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Walorski and Coats respond to President's State of the Union address
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Jackie Walorski (IN-02) and U.S. Senator Dan Coats released the following responses to the President’s State of the Union address: Rep. Walorski's statement: “House Republicans are ready to get to...
Tags: Politics, Budget Control Act of 2011, Barack Obama, Career and Workplace, Unions
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Senators see path to immigrants' legalization
WASHINGTON (AP) — Illegal immigrants might face around a 10-year wait to become legal permanent U.S. residents under sweeping immigration overhaul legislation taking shape in the Senate, negotiators said Thursday. That's shorter than some current...Tags: Politics, Bob Menendez, Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Legislation, Immigration
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Michiana reacts to no Saturday mail
SOUTH BEND – The U.S. Postal Service says it isn't waiting any longer for permission from Congress to quit delivering mail on Saturdays. Here is a look at the big changes unveiled on Wednesday: The USPS plans to start five-day-a-week delivery in...
Tags: U.S. Postal Service, Barbara Harris, Mail Order Industry, Government Postal Delivery
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Postal Service to cut Saturday mail to trim costs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service will stop delivering mail on Saturdays but continue to deliver packages six days a week under a plan aimed at saving about $2 billion annually, the financially struggling agency says. In an announcement...
Tags: U.S. Postal Service, Washington, DC, Marketing, Government Postal Delivery, Health Insurance Cost
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'Legacy of faith': Bishop D'Arcy remembered
Despite deteriorating health, Bishop Emeritus John M. DArcy preached the word of God right up to the end. During a mass held last week by the Most Rev. Kevin C. Rhoades at DArcy's Fort Wayne home, DArcy -- confined to a wheelchair -- began preaching...
Tags: Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Roman Catholicism, Politics, Colleges and Universities, High School Sports
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NRA likens universal checks to gun registry
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Rifle Association's executive vice president continued to oppose background checks for all gun purchases despite polls indicating that most NRA members don't share his position. The NRA's Wayne LaPierre said on...
Tags: Washington, DC, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Gabrielle Giffords, Wayne LaPierre, Fox News Channel (tv network)
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House Dem leader: Pence squandering 'honeymoon'
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The leader of Indiana's House Democrats says Gov. Mike Pence is squandering a rare chance to get his priorities through the Legislature during the bipartisan "honeymoon" that typically exists for new governors in their first days...
Tags: Politics, Regional Authority, Government, Trips and Vacations, Crime, Law and Justice
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Walorski discusses debt ceiling, federal pay
South Bend TribuneMISHAWAKA -- Newly elected U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski spoke to The Tribune on Thursday about her vote to suspend the federal debt ceiling, federal pay and other fiscal issues facing the 113th Congress. Along with 86 Democrats and 199 Republicans,...Tags: Politics, Elections, Government, Republican Party, Barack Obama
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Obama unveils $500 million gun violence package
JULIE PACE,Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Braced for a fight, President Barack Obama on Wednesday unveiled the most sweeping proposals for curbing gun violence in two decades, pressing a reluctant Congress to pass universal background checks and bans on military-style...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Politics, Joe Biden, Firearms, Weaponry
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VIDEO: Walorski delivers maiden speech on House floor
WASHINGTON, D.C.- In her first speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, Congresswoman Jackie Walorski talked about the need to cut wasteful spending in Washington. Walorski called on Congress and the president to pass a deficit...
Tags: Politics, Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. House of Representatives, Michael G. Mullen, Small Businesses
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Slain SB police officer's brother applauds gun control plan
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND – Some of the president's new gun control proposals unveiled Wednesday may have prevented the shooting death of a South Bend Police officer about 6 years ago. Corporal Nick Polizzotto was gunned down by a man that was mentally unstable....Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Schizophrenia, Interior Policy, Shootings
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Local congressional delegation reacts to Obama gun plan
WASHINGTON, DC – Some of our area members of Capitol Hill are reacting to the president's new gun control plan unveiled on Wednesday. Congresswoman Jackie Walorski (IN-02) released the following statement: “As a supporter of the Second...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Joe Donnelly, Politics, Civil Rights
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