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'Doc' laid to rest
BREMEN — Hundreds gathered along the streets of downtown Bremen today to bid farewell to their beloved “Doc.” Dr. Otis R. Bowen, former Indiana governor, secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and local...
Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Mitch Daniels, General Practitioners, Regional Authority
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IU remembers Bowen as student, professor, leader
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana University President Michael McRobbie is remembering former Gov. Otis "Doc" Bowen as a former IU student and professor whose accomplishments "place him among the giants of Indiana history." McRobbie says Bowen "was...
Tags: Executive Branch, Indiana University, Drugs and Medicines, Government, Politics
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Pence, Bosma intraparty tax battle boils over
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republicans typically invoke Ronald Reagan's "11th Commandment" when they're fighting within the family, and there's been plenty of infighting recently over Gov. Mike Pence's tax cut at the Statehouse. Reagan made famous the...
Tags: Regional Authority, Mike Pence, U.S. Senate, Republican Party, Personal Income
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Keeping the memory of Schuyler Colfax alive
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- On the day when he would have turned 190, about 40 people gathered Saturday where Schuyler Colfax once lived, at 601 W. Colfax Ave., and spoke of his role to end slavery and uplift civil rights. "He's sort of our (Abraham) Lincoln," said...Tags: AFL-CIO, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
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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: Michael G. Mullen, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Small Businesses, Politics, U.S. Congress
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Out of Washington, Pence redefines his image
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — It looks like Mike Pence is hanging up his mitts after more than a decade of leading religious conservatives in fights against abortion, gay marriage and President Barack Obama in Washington. Blasts against Planned Parenthood...
Tags: Regional Authority, Minority Groups, Barack Obama, Social Issues, Republican Party
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Ind. lawmakers meet ahead of packed 2013 session
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's lawmakers are meeting to prepare for a jam-packed 2013 session that will begin in earnest in January. The 25 state senators who won their races earlier this month took the oath of office Tuesday afternoon. The...
Tags: U.S. Senate
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Democrats expand Senate grip but fail to win House
Democrats strengthened their hold on the Senate but failed Tuesday to recapture the majority in the House of Representatives they lost two years ago. President Barack Obama, in his freshly authorized second term, will face the same divided Congress in...
Tags: Linda McMahon, Jon Tester, Christopher Van Hollen Jr., Democratic Party, Olympia J. Snowe
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One-on-one with Walorski after win over Mullen
After narrowly losing to 2nd district Congressman Joe Donnelly two years ago, Republican Jackie Walorski has claimed Donnelly's U.S. House seat in Washington after beating Democrat Brendan Mullen in a very tight race in Tuesday's election. Walorski won...
Tags: Libertarian Party, National Rifle Association of America, U.S. Army, Joe Donnelly, Iraq War (2003-2011)
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2nd District candidates hold first debate
South Bend TribuneWABASH -- The three candidates running for north-central Indiana's congressional seat were able to agree on one point early in their debate Thursday evening. Democrat Brendan Mullen, Republican Jackie Walorski and Libertarian Joe Ruiz all said in their...Tags: Libertarian Party, Medicare, Radio, NYSE Euronext, Inc., Barack Obama
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UPDATE: Gregg finds foothold in 2nd governor's debate
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Democrat John Gregg got personal Wednesday during the second Indiana gubernatorial debate, saying he took "great offense" at Republican Mike Pence's plans to promote traditional families, which Gregg said would ignore...
Tags: Libertarian Party, Mitch Daniels, Executive Branch, Mike Pence, Budgets and Budgeting
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Clinton boosts Dems with Indianapolis rally
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Hoosier Democrats are hoping Friday's love fest with former President Bill Clinton at North Central High School in Indianapolis will be enough to push at least one of their top-ticket candidates to victory in a traditionally...
Tags: Mitch Daniels, Regional Authority, Barack Obama, Mike Pence, Joe Donnelly
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