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Army says no to more tanks, but Congress insists
WASHINGTON (AP) — Built to dominate the enemy in combat, the Army's hulking Abrams tank is proving equally hard to beat in a budget battle. Lawmakers from both parties have devoted nearly half a billion dollars in taxpayer money over the past...
Tags: Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Chuck Hagel, Budget Control Act of 2011, U.S. Army
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Dems fight for continued Senate control
WASHINGTON (AP) — Majority Democrats fought Republicans for control of the Senate on Tuesday after a bitter campaign marked by roughly $1 billion in outside spending in competitive races from Virginia to Montana. Republican Sen. Scott Brown, who...
Tags: Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Parties and Movements, Joe Lieberman, Scott P. Brown
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Will Donnelly tone down Republicans' celebration?
South Bend TribuneINDIANAPOLIS -- Republicans working to move Indiana firmly back into the land of red states after its 2008 support of Democrat Barack Obama hope to have plenty to celebrate today, but a U.S. Senate seat that has been a lock for the GOP for nearly four...Tags: Republican Party, Mitch Daniels, Mitt Romney, Parties and Movements, Mike Pence
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GOP pursues last chances to upend Senate Dems
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans vigorously pursued their last, longshot chances for taking control of the Senate — Pennsylvania topped their list — as Democrats remained cautiously optimistic that they'd retain their narrow majority...Tags: Jon Tester, Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Parties and Movements, Joe Lieberman
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Conservatives pour new money into Indiana Senate race
WASHINGTON (AP) — A conservative super PAC affiliated with Republican strategist Karl Rove has jumped back into the Indiana Senate race with a nearly $1 million ad buy highlighting Democratic nominee Joe Donnelly's support for President Barack...
Tags: Republican Party, Tammy Baldwin, Shelley Berkley, Mitt Romney, Parties and Movements
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EU not trying to weaken U.S. financial services rules - aide
ReutersBy Doug Palmer WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - The European Union does not want to use negotiations with the United States on a free trade agreement to weaken recent U.S. financial regulatory reforms, an EU official said on Thursday, responding to...Tags: Labor Legislation, Finance, Marketing, G8, Economy, Business and Finance
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U.S. senators renew push against China currency 'manipulation' despite yuan's rise
ReutersBy Doug Palmer WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of senators on Wednesday introduced legislation to give the United States new tools to fight currency manipulation, an effort aimed mainly at China, just days before President Barack...Tags: Richard Burr, People's Bank, Parties and Movements, China, John Boehner
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IRS' last two commissioners deny lying; official to take the 5th
WASHINGTON — As the Internal Revenue Service's last two directors struggled to provide answers Tuesday about the agency's improper scrutiny of conservative groups, a lawyer for another key IRS official said she would invoke the 5th Amendment...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Crime, Law and Justice, Darrell E Issa, Justice System, Tea Party Movement
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IRS officials still don't have full explanation of targeting
WASHINGTON – The outgoing head of the IRS said the agency still doesn’t know which staff members were responsible for using politically loaded language to screen out nonprofit groups, as senators pressed them to explain how certain...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Barack Obama, Patrick J. Toomey, White House, Internal Revenue Service
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COLUMN - How much does Jamie Dimon matter?
ReutersBy Bethany McLean May 21 (Reuters) - So today is the day. After weeks of near-constant coverage of the big decision - will JPMorgan Chase shareholders keep Jamie Dimon as chairman and CEO or relegate him to just CEO? - the verdict came at JPMorgan's...Tags: New York City, Jamie Dimon, Finance, Warren Buffett, Economy, Business and Finance
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Thune, Klobuchar introduce Sodsaver Prairie Protection Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced legislation that would modify crop insurance premium assistance for insured crops grown on native sod converted to cropland and land that a producer cannot...Tags: John Thune, Conservation, National Wildlife Federation, Wildlife, Science and Technology
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Pro ports privatization group accused of campaign finance violation
A group that produced robocalls promoting the now-sunk port privatization efforts was accused of campaign finance violations by a watchdog group in Washington for election-season TV ads in Ohio. Citizens for Ethics and Responsibility in Washington, or...Tags: Federal Election Commission, Barack Obama, Government, Politics, Elections
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