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Ind. lawmakers override Pence on local tax measure
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana lawmakers have handily reversed Gov. Mike Pence's veto of a local tax measure. The House of Representatives voted 68-23 and the Senate voted 34-12 Wednesday afternoon to override Pence's veto. Wednesday's vote marked...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Crime, Law and Justice, Government, Republican Party, Justice System
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Nigeria lawmakers pass anti-gay marriage bill
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Lawmakers in Nigeria have passed a bill banning gay marriage, setting prison terms of up to 14 years. Nigeria's House of Representatives passed the bill Thursday in a voice vote. The Senate previously passed the bill in...Tags: Nigeria, Abusive Behavior, U.S. Senate, Gays and Lesbians, Goodluck Jonathan
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Eventful week for Hesburgh
SOUTH BEND -- This is a big week for the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, president emeritus of the University of Notre Dame. Hesburgh will celebrate his 96th birthday on Saturday, May 25. But two other occasions will precede that: Hesburgh is honored...
Tags: John Boehner, U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, Religion and Belief, Nancy Pelosi
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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: Jackie Walorski, General Practitioners, Alzheimer's Disease, Human Interest, Politics
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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: Drugs and Medicines, Government, Indiana University, Politics, Executive Branch
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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: Personal Income, Elections, Republican Party, Politics, Executive Branch
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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: Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Congress, Michael G. Mullen, Politics, Small Businesses
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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: Social Issues, Elections, Democratic Party, Planned Parenthood, Religion and Belief
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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: Democratic Party, Republican Party, Politics, Betty Sutton, Executive Branch
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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: Mike Huckabee, National Rifle Association of America, Libertarian Party, Joe Donnelly, Elections
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