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    Apr 28, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV
  1. 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: Saudi Arabia, Robert P. Casey, Jr., Budget Control Act of 2011, U.S. Department of Defense, Business

  2. Nov 6, 2012 |Story| WSBT-TV
  3. 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: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Joe Lieberman, Robert P. Casey, Jr., Elizabeth Warren, Karl Rove

  4. Nov 5, 2012 |Story| South Bend Tribune
  5. Will Donnelly tone down Republicans' celebration?

    <span style="font-size: small;">INDIANAPOLIS -- Republicans working to move Indiana firmly back into</span><span style="font-size: small;"> the land of red states after its 2008 support of Democrat Barack Obama</span><span style="font-size: small;"> hope to have plenty to celebrate today, but a U.S. Senate seat that</span><span style="font-size: small;"> has been a lock for the GOP for nearly four decades could be the</span><span style="font-size: small;"> night's spoiler.</span>
    South Bend Tribune
    INDIANAPOLIS -- 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: Barack Obama, Evan Bayh, Joe Donnelly, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Democratic Party

  6. Nov 4, 2012 |Story| AP Indiana
  7. 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: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Joe Lieberman, Dean Heller, Jon Tester, Kent Conrad

  8. Sep 26, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast
  9. 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: Barack Obama, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Bill Nelson, Shelley Berkley, Democratic Party

  10. May 15, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  11. U.S. FDIC's Gruenberg joins call for higher bank capital

    Reuters
    WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - Limits on how much banks can borrow may need to be tougher, a top U.S. banking official said on Wednesday, the latest in a growing group of regulators to call for big banks to set aside more equity to fund their business....

    Tags: Martin J. Gruenberg, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Reserve, David Vitter

  12. May 10, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News
  13. 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: Agriculture, Ducks Unlimited, Mike Johanns, Wildlife, Science and Technology

  14. May 3, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  15. Fed's Tarullo wants big banks to hold more capital

    Reuters
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Banks' limits on how much they can borrow should be tighter than what is called for under a global pact, a top Federal Reserve official said, as calls to cut the size of the largest banks continue. Fed Governor Daniel Tarullo...

    Tags: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Economy, Business and Finance, Federal Reserve, Finance, David Vitter

  16. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  17. Lawmakers urge U.S. SEC to bar forced Wall Street arbitration

    Reuters
    By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) - A group of 37 federal lawmakers urged U.S. securities regulators to prohibit Wall Street brokers from forcing customers to sign away their legal right to sue. "If arbitration offers investors an...

    Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Democratic Party, Elizabeth Warren, Mary Jo White

  18. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  19. U.S. Senate duo dials back anti-big bank proposal

    Reuters
    By Douwe Miedema WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - Legislation to force U.S. banks to drastically raise their capital buffers - a proposal that has been criticized as a veiled attempt to break up the biggest banks - was presented in a slightly weakened...

    Tags: Politics, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Banking, Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Senate

  20. Apr 3, 2013 | Daily Press
  21. 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: Barack Obama, Politics, Privatization, Elections, Bob McDonnell

  22. Mar 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  23. Senate panel approves Obama nominees to head SEC, consumer bureau

    WASHINGTON &mdash; A Senate committee on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved Mary Jo White's nomination to head the Securities and Exchange Commission, clearing the way for the former federal prosecutor to be confirmed soon as Wall Street's top watchdog.
    WASHINGTON — A Senate committee on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved Mary Jo White's nomination to head the Securities and Exchange Commission, clearing the way for the former federal prosecutor to be confirmed soon as Wall Street's top watchdog....

    Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Elisse Walter, Richard Cordray, Mary Schapiro

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