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    Jan 5, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  1. 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: Steve Womack, Primaries, Richard Lugar, Fred Upton, Mitch McConnell

    2. Dec 4, 2012 |Story| AP Indiana

  2. New inflation gauge would cut benefits, hike taxes

    <span style="font-size: small;">WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; Tweaking the way the government measures inflation sounds like an obscure method to help reduce budget deficits, but over time it would lead to significantly lower Social Security benefits while increasing taxes, mainly on low- and middle-income families.</span>
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Tweaking the way the government measures inflation sounds like an obscure method to help reduce budget deficits, but over time it would lead to significantly lower Social Security benefits while increasing taxes, mainly on low- and...

    Tags: Personal Income, Washington, DC, John Boehner, Rentals, Health Insurance

    3. Jan 20, 2012 |Story| CLTV-LTV

  3. Ky. officials work to prevent student confinement

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky education officials are working to prevent public school students from being restrained or confined alone in small rooms after citing two schools for violating the rights of three disabled students subjected to such...

    Tags: Students, Health, Behavioral Conditions, Autism, Teaching and Learning

    4. May 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Senate approves Obama choice to head Medicare

    <span class="runtimeTopic"><span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span></span> &ndash; In an unusual break in the partisan warring over healthcare, the Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Obama's choice to oversee the mammoth Medicare and Medicaid health programs.
    WASHINGTON – In an unusual break in the partisan warring over healthcare, the Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Obama's choice to oversee the mammoth Medicare and Medicaid health programs. Marilyn Tavenner, a former hospital executive and...

    Tags: Medicare, Eric Cantor, Politics, Government Health Care, Elections

    5. May 13, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Labor official brings minimum-wage push to Baltimore

    The fight over the federal minimum wage is coming to Baltimore.
    The fight over the federal minimum wage is coming to Baltimore. The head of the U.S. Department of Labor plans to swing into town Tuesday to talk to low-wage workers about how they make — or don't make — ends meet. Seth D. Harris, the agency'...

    Tags: U.S. Department of Labor, Research, Labor Legislation, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Employment

    6. May 10, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  6. Thune, Klobuchar introduce Sodsaver Prairie Protection Act

    WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced legislation that would modify crop insurance premium assistance for insured crops grown on native sod converted to cropland and land that a producer cannot...

    Tags: Agriculture, John Thune, Amy Klobuchar, Mike Johanns, Conservation

    7. May 8, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Perez vote delayed as confirmation fight intensifies

    WASHINGTON -- A Senate committee vote on Labor Secretary nominee Tom Perez was postponed hours before it was set to take place Wednesday, highlighting what appears to be a growing partisan fight over the confirmation of the former Maryland official.&nbsp;
    WASHINGTON -- A Senate committee vote on Labor Secretary nominee Tom Perez was postponed hours before it was set to take place Wednesday, highlighting what appears to be a growing partisan fight over the confirmation of the former Maryland official. ...

    Tags: Politics, Jay Carney, Labor Legislation, Barack Obama, U.S. Senate

    8. May 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Vote on Obama's choice to lead Labor Department delayed

    WASHINGTON -- A vote on President Obama&rsquo;s nominee to lead the Labor Department was delayed for an additional week, the latest roadblock for the controversial choice.
    WASHINGTON -- A vote on President Obama’s nominee to lead the Labor Department was delayed for an additional week, the latest roadblock for the controversial choice. The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions was scheduled to...

    Tags: Politics, Labor Legislation, Elections, Barack Obama, Career and Workplace

    9. Apr 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Sen. Max Baucus announces retirement plans

    WASHINGTON -- In a surprise move that deals a serious blow to Democratic chances of holding the Senate, veteran Montana Sen. Max Baucus has decided not to seek reelection next year, Democratic officials said Tuesday.
    WASHINGTON -- In a surprise move that deals a serious blow to Democratic chances of holding the Senate, veteran Montana Sen. Max Baucus has decided not to seek reelection next year, Democratic officials said Tuesday. Baucus chairs the Senate Finance...

    Tags: Max Baucus, Politics, Government, Elections, U.S. Senate

    10. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Labor nominee Perez faces sharp questions from GOP senators

    Thomas E. Perez, the former Maryland labor secretary nominated to lead the U.S. Department of Labor, faced pointed questions at his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday about whether politics influenced his decisions as the top civil rights attorney in the U.S. Justice Department.
    Thomas E. Perez, the former Maryland labor secretary nominated to lead the U.S. Department of Labor, faced pointed questions at his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday about whether politics influenced his decisions as the top civil rights attorney in...

    Tags: Tim Scott, Countrywide Financial Corp., Laws, David Vitter, Takoma Park (Montgomery, Maryland)

    11. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  11. Johnson to retire in 2014

    WASHINGTON -- Democrats&rsquo; efforts to maintain a majority in the U.S. Senate after next year&rsquo;s midterm elections were thrown into further doubt Tuesday when Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., became the fifth senior member of the party to announce his retirement.
    Tribune Washington Bureau
    WASHINGTON -- Democrats’ efforts to maintain a majority in the U.S. Senate after next year’s midterm elections were thrown into further doubt Tuesday when Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., became the fifth senior member of the party to announce his...

    Tags: Politics, Jim DeMint, Elections, Barack Obama, U.S. Senate

    12. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  12. SD Sen. Tim Johnson retirement opens door for GOP

    SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) &mdash; South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson was expected to announce his retirement Tuesday, making the state the fifth where Democrats will have to defend a seat without an incumbent seeking re-election. The decision opens up a 2014 race that Republicans had already labeled as a top target to grab a seat.
    SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson was expected to announce his retirement Tuesday, making the state the fifth where Democrats will have to defend a seat without an incumbent seeking re-election. The decision opens up a 2014 race...

    Tags: John Thune, Politics, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Television Industry, Elections

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