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    Mar 7, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. 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: Democratic Party, Jeff Bingaman, U.S. Senate, Taliban, Parties and Movements

    2. Feb 17, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  2. Payroll tax cut at a glance: How is it paid for?

    Congressional negotiators have agreed on a $144 billion package that extends three major programs through the end of the year: a 2 percentage-point reduction in the Social Security payroll tax, federal unemployment benefits for the long-time unemployed and avoidance of a 27 percent cut in reimbursements for doctors treating Medicare patients.
    Congressional negotiators have agreed on a $144 billion package that extends three major programs through the end of the year: a 2 percentage-point reduction in the Social Security payroll tax, federal unemployment benefits for the long-time unemployed...

    Tags: Medicare, Government Health Care, Unemployment, Health, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce

    3. Feb 2, 2012 |Story| KIAH-LTV

  3. COINS Act would kill the dollar bill

    Two U.S. senators have proposed getting rid of the dollar bill -- an act that is sure to enrage strippers everywhere.
    KIAH
    Two U.S. senators have proposed getting rid of the dollar bill -- an act that is sure to enrage strippers everywhere. John McCain (R- Arizona) and Tom Harkin (D- Iowa) presented Congress with the COINS Act (Currency Optimization, Innovation and...

    Tags: Foreign Exchange Market, John McCain

    4. Dec 11, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Federal center pays good money for suspect medicine

    Thanks to a $374,000 taxpayer-funded grant, we now know that inhaling lemon and lavender scents doesn't do a lot for our ability to heal a wound. With $666,000 in federal research money, scientists examined whether distant prayer could heal AIDS. It could not.
    Thanks to a $374,000 taxpayer-funded grant, we now know that inhaling lemon and lavender scents doesn't do a lot for our ability to heal a wound. With $666,000 in federal research money, scientists examined whether distant prayer could heal AIDS. It could...

    Tags: Lower Back Pain, Alzheimer's Disease, Ginkgo Biloba, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Physical Fitness and Exercise

    5. Dec 15, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. How we got details on questionable federal health research funding (You can look, too)

    On Sunday and Monday of this week, we published a series examining 12 years of spending at one of the centers at the National Institutes of Health -- the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, also known as NCCAM.
    On Sunday and Monday of this week, we published a series examining 12 years of spending at one of the centers at the National Institutes of Health -- the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, also known as NCCAM. Sen. Tom Harkin...

    Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Media Industry, Health, Facebook, National Institutes of Health

    6. Dec 23, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  6. Tom Harkin: Investigate S.C. Gov. Haley about healthcare panel

    Nation Now
    Harkin blasts Haley: Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) is asking for a federal investigation of South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, a Republican, over allegations that she wasted federal dollars by convening a healthcare reform study panel while dictating a...
    7. Mar 15, 2012 | Chicago Tribune

  7. Nostalgic look at 1992 to cheer Republicans

    Change of Subject
    Updated and expanded In March 1992, George H.W. Bush was leading Clinton in head to head polls as Obama now leads Romney. The problem with finding too much hope in such a number is that GHWB's overall approval number was......
    8. Jul 14, 2011 |Story| Petoskey News

  8. Companies propose curbing junk food ads for kids

    <strong>WASHINGTON</strong> &mdash; The nation's largest food companies say they will cut back on marketing unhealthier foods to children, proposing their own set of advertising standards after rejecting similar guidelines proposed by the federal government.
    WASHINGTON — The nation's largest food companies say they will cut back on marketing unhealthier foods to children, proposing their own set of advertising standards after rejecting similar guidelines proposed by the federal government. A...

    Tags: Obesity, Republican Party, Economy, Business and Finance, Health, Companies and Corporations

    9. Oct 20, 2011 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  9. Mendte On Chewing Tobacco

    Four U.S. senators and health officials from the cities hosting the<a title="http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Events+and+Awards/Sports/MLB+World+Series More news, photos about World Series" href="http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Events+and+Awards/Sports/MLB+World+Series">World Series</a>&nbsp;are urging the baseball players union to agree to a ban on chewing tobacco at games and on camera.
    Four U.S. senators and health officials from the cities hosting theWorld Series are urging the baseball players union to agree to a ban on chewing tobacco at games and on camera. The senators, including No. 2 Democrat Dick Durbin of Illinois, and...

    Tags: Democratic Party, U.S. Senate, Family, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Bud Selig

    10. Aug 8, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. States can apply for waivers to No Child Left Behind

    With a growing number of states rebelling against the No Child Left Behind law and stalled efforts in Congress to reform it, the Obama administration says it will grant waivers to liberate states from a law that it considers dysfunctional. Education...

    Tags: Democratic Party, Republican Party, Elections, John Kline, Crime, Law and Justice

    11. Jun 13, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Iowa Democrat Tom Harkin has a nifty idea to create jobs: Another stimulus spending plan with new taxes

    Top of the Ticket
    Tom Harkin's thinking: If one massive federal stimulus spending plan didn't work, maybe another will....
    12. Jun 7, 2011 |Story| AP Broadcast

  12. NAMING VOTE: A resolution to keep state buildings from being named after elected officials while they are in office has been approved by the Iowa House

    The Iowa House has approved a resolution saying state buildings should not be named after elected officials while they're in office.
    Staff Writer
    The Iowa House has approved a resolution saying state buildings should not be named after elected officials while they're in office. The resolution is aimed at the Iowa Board of Regents, which in April approved plans to name a public policy center at...

    Tags: Republican Party, Public Officials, Iowa, Government, Heads of State

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