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    Nov 7, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  1. Democrats maintain control of Senate

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats secured a majority in the Senate on Tuesday, snatching Republican-held seats in Massachusetts and Indiana and turning back fierce, expensive challenges in Virginia, Ohio, Wisconsin and Connecticut to maintain the control they've held since 2007.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats secured a majority in the Senate on Tuesday, snatching Republican-held seats in Massachusetts and Indiana and turning back fierce, expensive challenges in Virginia, Ohio, Wisconsin and Connecticut to maintain the...

    Tags: Politics, Tea Party Movement, Elections, Elizabeth Warren, Executive Branch

    2. Nov 7, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  2. Democrats Hold onto Narrow Majority in U.S. Senate

    WASHINGTON -- Democrats retained a narrow majority in the Senate on Tuesday, but Republicans kept their grip on the House, delivering another divided, and highly polarized, Congress.
    Los Angeles Times
    WASHINGTON -- Democrats retained a narrow majority in the Senate on Tuesday, but Republicans kept their grip on the House, delivering another divided, and highly polarized, Congress. The balance of power was likely to shift by no more than a seat or two,...

    Tags: Politics, Advertising, Elections, Tea Party Movement, Linda Lingle

    3. Oct 22, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Prop or problem? Well, neither

    In 2007, I was finishing a book about my husband's race for the U.S. Senate in Ohio when my editor called with some changes.
    In 2007, I was finishing a book about my husband's race for the U.S. Senate in Ohio when my editor called with some changes. In the book, I had rattled off quite a list of all the wrongs, perceived and otherwise, visited on us during the campaign. Unfair...

    Tags: The New York Times, John Kasich, Ann Romney, Politics, Elections

    4. Jul 30, 2012 |Story| RedEye

  4. Climate Week: A New Hope in Tax and Dividend?

    If you&rsquo;d like to catch up climate week on Off the Markley, read about the <a href="http://www.redeyechicago.com/news/markley/redeye-climate-week-the-disastrous-summer-of-2012-20120729,0,5073407.story">disastrous summer of 2012 here</a> and the implications of <a href="http://www.redeyechicago.com/news/markley/redeye-climate-week-why-the-delay-should-scare-you-20120730,0,7780054.story">the Delay here</a>.
    If you’d like to catch up climate week on Off the Markley, read about the disastrous summer of 2012 here and the implications of the Delay here. I know what you’re saying, “Hey, Markley, when will you get back to the posts where you...

    Tags: U.S. Senate, Politics, Vegan Diet, Parties and Movements, NASA

    5. Jul 2, 2012 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  5. Moms thank Sen. Casey for pro-EPA vote

    A group of moms promoting issues important to families is airing a TV ad in Pennsylvania to thank U.S. Sen. Bob Casey for his <a href="http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/blog_pennsylvania_ave/mc-bob-casey-epa-coal-vote-20120620,0,4083397.story">vote</a> to preserve the Environmental Protection Agency's clean air rule that limits emissions of mercury and other air toxics.
    Call Washington Bureau
    A group of moms promoting issues important to families is airing a TV ad in Pennsylvania to thank U.S. Sen. Bob Casey for his vote to preserve the Environmental Protection Agency's clean air rule that limits emissions of mercury and other air toxics. The...

    Tags: Politics, Elections, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues

    6. Jun 10, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. JPMorgan's Dimon To Go To Washington

    WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jamie Dimon will be playing a new role in Washington this Wednesday, called to explain JPMorgan's recent trading debacle after years of being known as the Wall Street banker who got it right during the financial crisis.
    Reuters
    WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jamie Dimon will be playing a new role in Washington this Wednesday, called to explain JPMorgan's recent trading debacle after years of being known as the Wall Street banker who got it right during the financial crisis....

    Tags: Chicago, Banking, Politics, Citigroup Incorporated, Richard Shelby

    7. Apr 29, 2012 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  7. Neighborhoods crumble as thousands of homes sit in legal limbo, Sun Sentinel finds

    Banks that made reckless home loans have been tiptoeing away from foreclosures in a tactic designed to cut their losses. The result: Orphaned, dilapidated homes dot the landscape from Kendall to Lake Worth.
    Banks that made reckless home loans have been tiptoeing away from foreclosures in a tactic designed to cut their losses. The result: Orphaned, dilapidated homes dot the landscape from Kendall to Lake Worth. There are no owners willing to claim and care...

    Tags: Judges, Politics, Greenacres, Government, Coral Gables

    8. Mar 22, 2012 |Story| Aberdeen News

  8. Nelson: Cap farm payments to mega-farms

     OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — U.S. Sens. Ben Nelson of Nebraska and Tim Johnson of South Dakota are part of a bipartisan group of senators who will seek to cap federal farm payments to large farming operations.   The group plans to introduce a measure to...

    Tags: Kirsten Gillibrand, Tim Johnson, Ben Nelson, Democratic Party, Chuck Grassley

    9. Mar 7, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Cardin, Mikulski urge Obama to speed withdrawal from Afghanistan

    The Baltimore Sun
    Sens. Benjamin L. Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski urged President Barack Obama on Wednesday to speed the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Afghanistan. The Maryland Democrats joined a group of 24 senators in declaring the mission in Afghanistan...

    Tags: Kirsten Gillibrand, Defense, Sheldon Whitehouse, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    10. Feb 15, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Xi Jinping confronted on human rights in Capitol Hill meeting

    A potentially tense exchange between Republican Sen. John McCain&nbsp;and Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on Wednesday provided a glimpse into the personal political skills of heir apparent to China's&nbsp;presidency.
    A potentially tense exchange between Republican Sen. John McCain and Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on Wednesday provided a glimpse into the personal political skills of heir apparent to China's presidency. Xi was holding a private meeting with nearly...

    Tags: Politics, John McCain, John Boehner, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice

    11. Jan 1, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. 'Super PACs' are showing their power

    Political committees unfettered by donation limits are dominating the last weeks of the presidential nominating contests in Iowa and New Hampshire, funding aggressive attack campaigns that are swamping the efforts of the candidates themselves.
    Political committees unfettered by donation limits are dominating the last weeks of the presidential nominating contests in Iowa and New Hampshire, funding aggressive attack campaigns that are swamping the efforts of the candidates themselves. In Ohio,...

    Tags: Politics, Jon Huntsman, Jr., Elections, Companies and Corporations, Government

    12. Dec 8, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  12. GOP blocks vote on Richard Cordray to head consumer bureau [Updated]

    Money & Company
    Republicans on Thursday blocked the Senate from voting on the nomination of Richard Cordray to be the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau....
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