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Obama unveiling gun violence measures (WSBT airing)
JULIE PACE,Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's broad effort to reduce gun violence will include proposed bans on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines as well as more than a dozen executive orders aimed at circumventing...Tags: Politics, Shootings, Republican Party, Joe Biden, Washington, DC
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Snyder makes tax, fee proposals for road repairs
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder urged Michigan legislators to put aside short-term political concerns and approve tax and fee increases needed to raise an additional $1.2 billion a year to patch up Michigan's ailing roads and bridges....
Tags: Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Politics, Republican Party, Crime, Law and Justice, Executive Branch
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After shootings, states rethink mental health cuts
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Dozens of states have slashed spending on mental health care over the last four years, driven by the recession's toll on revenue and, in some cases, a new zeal to shrink government. But that trend may be heading for a U-...
Tags: Politics, Mary Fallin, Kathleen Sebelius, Health and Safety at Work, Republican Party
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Snyder, Mich. lawmakers face tough road funding choices
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder was preparing Tuesday to ask legislators for billions of dollars to repair Michigan's pothole-riddled roads and aging bridges, a politically delicate task made even tougher by Republicans' aversion to higher...
Tags: Politics, Republican Party, Rick Snyder, Government, Executive Branch
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House GOP, Pence, seek more vouchers, pre-K aid
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republican leaders are building on the sweeping schools overhaul they approved in 2011 with proposals from House lawmakers and Gov. Mike Pence to expand the school voucher system and find private money to send children to pre-...Tags: Politics, Republican Party
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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: Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics, Republican Party, Executive Branch
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Blue Cross overhaul back on legislative burner
JEFF KAROUB,Associated PressLANSING, Mich. (AP) — Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan officials hoped to start the new year with an operational overhaul that included ending its tax-exempt status, changing how it's regulated and transforming itself from a charitable trust to...Tags: Politics, Republican Party, Crime, Law and Justice, Elections, Executive Branch
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Finally, a breakthrough
CBS NewsMost of the world is counting down to a midnight New Year's celebration while Congress continues to watch the clock and count down to another deadline, despite the efforts of lawmakers to avert the "fiscal cliff." Those efforts are inching closer to the...Tags: Fiscal Cliff, U.S. Congress, Politics, Unemployment Benefits, Republican Party
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Gay marriage opponents push ahead with proposal for ban
Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS -- A proposal to write Indiana's gay marriage ban into the state constitution may be on hold as Republican leaders ponder its fate this year, but the House and Senate sponsors are charging ahead anyway. Rep. Eric Turner, R-Cicero, said he...Tags: Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics, Family, Republican Party
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Ind. lawmakers eye workforce development in new session
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's General Assembly got off to a quick start Monday with Republican leaders promising to focus on workforce development and Democrats seeking a two-year moratorium on divisive social issues. House Speaker Brian Bosma, R-...
Tags: Marriage, Politics, Republican Party, Crime, Law and Justice, Personal Income
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Former Democrat leader Bauer wins national post
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana House Democrats may have decided it was time for new leadership this past summer but a national campaign committee is keeping Patrick Bauer on board despite his demotion in Indiana. The Democratic Legislative Campaign...
Tags: Politics, Republican Party, Democratic Party, Elections
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Talk of GOP primaries follows 'fiscal cliff' vote
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans in Congress who took the politically risky step of voting to raise taxes now find themselves trying to fend off potential primary challenges next year from angry conservatives. These lawmakers wasted little time...
Tags: Tea Party Movement, Tom Harkin, Politics, Richard Lugar, Republican Party
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Dec 31, 2012
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Jan 9, 2013
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Dec 14, 2012
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