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    Jan 10, 2011 |Story| AP Broadcast

  1. Georgia rep. criticizes Arizona sheriff's remarks

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A Georgia Republican is criticizing Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik (DOOP'-nik) for linking Saturday's shooting in Arizona with overheated political rhetoric. Rep. Jack Kingston said in an interview Monday there is no...

    Tags: Jared Lee Loughner, Arizona, Human Interest, Pima County, Georgia

    2. Dec 19, 2012 |Story| AM News

  2. Grief mixes with impatience in shattered Newtown

    NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - Mourners overlapped at back-to-back services as funerals began in earnest in a Connecticut town that lost 20 of its children and seven adults to a gunman, with emotions and tempers in tatters amid a global crush of media attention to a community once known mostly for its bucolic atmosphere and sterling school system.
    Associated Press
    NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - Mourners overlapped at back-to-back services as funerals began in earnest in a Connecticut town that lost 20 of its children and seven adults to a gunman, with emotions and tempers in tatters amid a global crush of media attention to...

    Tags: Interior Policy, Gun Control, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Mike Thompson

    3. Jan 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. House approves 'fiscal cliff' deal, rescinding broad tax hike

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    WASHINGTON — The House gave final approval Tuesday night to a bill to rescind tax increases for the vast majority of Americans, but only after a day of closed-door debate among Republicans, who were forced to allow a vote on a compromise many in...

    Tags: Congressional Budget Office, U.S. Senate, Democratic Party, Federal Income Tax, Unemployment Benefits

    4. Jul 14, 2012 |Story| Aberdeen News

  4. AUTO RACING: Earnhardt Jr. hoping to stay on with National Guard

    Dale Earnhardt Jr. is optimistic about his sponsorship relationship with the National Guard despite the U.S. Army's decision to end its association with another team, Stewart-Haas Racing, next season. Earnhardt, in second place in NASCAR's Sprint Cup...

    Tags: Auto Racing, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Stewart-Haas Racing, Stock Car Racing, NASCAR

    5. Dec 22, 2011 |Story| Petoskey News

  5. House Republican leaders agree to 2-month payroll tax cut extension

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Capping a full retreat by House GOP leaders, Congress will convene Friday in hopes of approving a stopgap measure renewing payroll tax cuts for every worker and unemployment benefits for millions -- despite serious opposition among some tea party Republicans.
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Capping a full retreat by House GOP leaders, Congress will convene Friday in hopes of approving a stopgap measure renewing payroll tax cuts for every worker and unemployment benefits for millions -- despite serious opposition among some...

    Tags: U.S. Senate, Democratic Party, Unemployment Benefits, Government Health Care, Karl Rove

    6. Dec 20, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Impasse boosts chances of tax hike, end of some jobless benefits Jan. 1

    The <a id="ORGOV0000134" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="U.S. Senate" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/politics/government/u.s.-senate-ORGOV0000134.topic">Senate</a> is gone, the House is packing up, and for now that means working Americans will see their taxes rise in January.
    LOS ANGELES TIMES
    The Senate is gone, the House is packing up, and for now that means working Americans will see their taxes rise in January. The Capitol emptied to an eerie quiet on Tuesday, with no signs of negotiations toward a compromise that would save an expiring...

    Tags: Chuck Grassley, U.S. Senate, Democratic Party, Unemployment Benefits, White House

    7. Dec 9, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Bill seeks to require drug screening for jobless benefits

    Nation Now
    Legislation introduced by Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) would require applicants for federally subsidized jobless benefits to fill out a questionnaire used for drug screening to determine whether they should then have to take a drug test. Those identified as...
    8. Oct 26, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. White House cool to contract plan Obama backed as senator

    A senator can take stands for sheer political purposes. A president doesn't always believe he has that luxury.
    A senator can take stands for sheer political purposes. A president doesn't always believe he has that luxury. Case in point: Barack Obama. When he was a junior senator from Illinois, Obama once voted against lifting the debt ceiling, a shot at...

    Tags: Politics, Money and Monetary Policy, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Barack Obama, U.S. Senate

    9. Jan 4, 2011 |Story| Health Portal

  9. Funding uncertain for US food safety overhaul

    Republican opponents of food safety legislation are already promising a fight over its funding, even before it becomes law.
     
    Republican opponents of food safety legislation are already promising a fight over its funding, even before it becomes law. President Barack Obama was scheduled to sign the bill on Tuesday. It allows the Food and Drug Administration to increase...

    Tags: Iowa, Health Organizations, Crime, Law and Justice, Product Recalls, Rosa DeLauro

    10. Jan 7, 2011 |Story| Aberdeen News

  10. Obama to sign bill to improve nation's food safety

    WASHINGTON (AP) - When salmonella-laced peanut products sickened hundreds during a recent scare, President Barack Obama said consumers should be able to have confidence that their government will keep peanut butter-eating children safe - and that included...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Food Industry, Peanuts, Kathleen Sebelius, Elections

    11. Jan 4, 2011 |Story| Petoskey News

  11. Obama signs bill to improve nation's food safety

    WASHINGTON — Foreshadowing the coming power struggles between the White House and a more Republican Congress, President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed a $1.4 billion overhaul of the nation's food safety system as some lawmakers complained that it'...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Food Industry, White House, Elections, Business

    12. May 17, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Newt Gingrich still on defensive after critique of GOP's Medicare plan

    Newt Gingrich's presidential candidacy is only days old, and more than a decade after he last campaigned for public office, he's clearly shaking off some rust.
    Washington Bureau
    Newt Gingrich's presidential candidacy is only days old, and more than a decade after he last campaigned for public office, he's clearly shaking off some rust. On Tuesday, the former House speaker stepped up outreach to conservatives in an attempt to...

    Tags: Washington (U.S. state), Iowa, Rob Woodall, Austin Scott, Government Health Care

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