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COLUMN - The price of ignoring climate change: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
Reuters(US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Senator Sheldon Whitehouse June 19 (Reuters) - The effects of climate change, driven by carbon pollution, hit Americans harder each year. Extreme weather events like...Tags: Global Change, Malaria, Natural Disasters, Daniel Webster, Endangered Species
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Hey, FCC: What Are You Doing About Those Loud TV Ads?
ReutersJun 05 (TheWrap.com) - Hello FCC … FCC. Can you hear me? Hello! Hey, what are you doing about toning down those loud TV commercials? Two legislators who helped Congress enact the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act in September 2010...Tags: Television, Anna Eshoo, Entertainment, Federal Communications Commission
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IRS probe ignored most influential groups
IRS probe ignored most influential groups KEN THOMAS,Associated Press STEVE PEOPLES,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — There's an irony in the Internal Revenue Service's crackdown on conservative groups. The nation's tax agency has admitted to...
Tags: Tea Party Movement, Barack Obama, 2012 U.S. Presidential Election, Pension and Welfare, Arts and Culture
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Senator Says God won't Save Us from Climate Change Doom
Michael McAuliff writes for the Huffington Post about Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse's rebuttal to those who contend God would never allow mankind to destroy the planet: Although Whitehouse did not name names, some of his Senate colleagues could be counted as...
Tags: Global Change, John Shimkus, Religious Texts, Pat Roberts, Ecosystems
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NFU urges Congress to include ag in climate change solution
WASHINGTON - National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson submitted comments on Feb. 20 to the Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change, addressing how the federal government can effectively address climate change. “The past year has seen...Tags: Global Change, Global Warming, U.S. Congress, Government, Henry A Waxman
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NFU addresses climate change
WASHINGTON - National Farmers Union (NFU) sent a letter to the Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change, co-chaired by U.S. Rep. Henry A. Waxman, D-Calif., and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, D.-R.I., in response to a call for suggestions on how the federal...Tags: Global Change, U.S. Congress, Government, Henry A Waxman, Ecosystems
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LaPierre caught with his facts down
WASHINGTON -- Wayne LaPierre, the National Rifle Association's chief executive, arrived for his hearing on Capitol Hill in the organization's trademark fashion: violently. When he and his colleagues stepped off the elevator in the Dirksen Senate...
Tags: Justice System, Wayne LaPierre, Criminals, Shootings, Personal Weapon Control
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The challenging math of passing immigration reform
WASHINGTON – Senators from both parties are expressing enthusiasm for pushing a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s immigration system. But while immigration politics appears to have changed in the wake of sweeping Republican rejection...
Tags: Bob Corker, Mary L. Landrieu, Ron Wyden, Lisa Murkowski, Claire McCaskill
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3 GOP senators join call for action on toxic flame retardants
The first signs of bipartisan support for overhauling the nation's chemical safety law emerged Monday, as three Republicans joined 23 other senators calling for tough restrictions on toxic flame retardants. Citing the Tribune's "Playing With Fire"...
Tags: Tom Udall, Ron Wyden, Lisa P. Jackson, Lisa Murkowski, Jeff Merkley
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Chemical companies are grilled about flame retardants
— The world's leading manufacturers of flame retardants faced scathing criticism Tuesday from U.S. senators angered by what they called the industry's misuse of science, misleading testimony and creation of a phony consumer group that stoked the...
Tags: Barbara Boxer, Republican Party, Consumer Goods Industries, Human Rights, Jeff Merkley
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Taint Of Petraeus Mess Likely To Spread
The Hartford CourantThe Oxford English Dictionary unveiled its word of the year last week, helpfully providing a succinct description of the scandal that has claimed Gen. David Petraeus' glittering career and appears to have only begun its cull. Omnishambles: "a situation...Tags: FBI, Adultery, Jill Kelley, Police Investigations, David Petraeus
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