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Our voice: 2014 Senate race holds intrigue
No sooner had Sen. Tim Johnson announced his retirement Tuesday than a curious — well, maybe not-so-curious — website popped up. "Draft Brendan Johnson," at draftjohnson.blogspot.com, aims to gather support for Tim Johnson's son, U.S....Tags: Politics, Tea Party Movement, Washington, DC, Mike Rounds, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
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Noem receives Wheat Advocate Award
Washington, D.C. - Recently, the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) presented Rep. Kristi Noem with the Wheat Advocate Award. This award is given annually to members of Congress who have demonstrated outstanding support for the wheat industry....Tags: Washington, DC, U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, U.S. Congress
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Noem: Parties beginning to reach across aisle
Rep. Kristi Noem senses somewhat better relations between Democrats and Republicans this Congressional session, but there are still a lot of major issues to resolve, she told an audience of about 60 people at an Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce Governmental...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Politics, U.S. Senate, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mining
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Rep. Kristi Noem to speak Wednesday in Aberdeen
Rep. Kristi Noem, R-S.D., will deliver an update on Congress at noon Wednesday at the Ramada Convention Center, 2727 Sixth Ave. S.E. The event is sponsored by the Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee. All are invited. The cost... -
Tim Johnson to announce future Tuesday
MITCHELL — Sen. Tim Johnson is ready to talk about 2014. The three-term senator will announce Tuesday what his plans are for next year. Johnson, a Democrat, is in his third term in the Senate after five terms in the House. Perry Plumart,...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Mike Rounds, POLITICO LLC, Parties and Movements
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Rural America's political clout slipping, USDA secretary warns
MITCHELL -- Rural America is in a struggle to remain relevant. So said U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in December after rural voters showed up for the November election in lackluster numbers and as Congress was letting a new farm bill slip through...Tags: Environmental Issues, South Dakota State University, Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Senate
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Noem challenges ag secretary
Rep. Kristi Noem challenged Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on how his department is dealing with producers in the wake of the federal spending reduction known as the sequester. Noem, R-S.D., questioned Vilsack, a Democrat who is the former governor...Tags: Aquaculture, Budget Control Act of 2011, Consumer Goods Industries, U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, U.S. Congress
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Batter, beer and basketball
In less than two weeks, People across the nation will meet with friends to watch eight hours of basketball while they gobble up hot dogs that have been dipped in batter, fried and then impaled on a stick. March 23 will mark the 21st annual National...
Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Republican Party, Politics, College Basketball, Basketball
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LETTER: Noem, Thune made right move with Violence Against Women Act
Kudos to Rep. Kristi Noem and Sen. John Thune for opposing the Violence Against Women Act. Make no mistake: Decent people are outraged at the abuse of women, but VAWA is more about building feminist power structures than about protecting vulnerable women....Tags: John Thune, Violence Against Women Act, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Congress, Abusive Behavior
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Women play larger role in today's ag
They're not all farm wives anymore. Women are driving combines, ordering feed and seed and owning and managing farms and ranches. Linda Bannwarth, of rural Mitchell, has seen the evolving role of women in agriculture. "I just think there's more...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Adele (music artist), Agriculture
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Protect Our Prairies Act creates a nationwide ÂSodsaver provision
Washington, DC - On Feb. 14, Representatives Kristi Noem (R-SD) and Tim Walz (D-MN), along with six additional cosponsors, introduced bipartisan legislation that would protect our nation's remaining native prairies and prime grasslands. The Protect...Tags: Environmental Issues, Politics, Bennie G. Thompson, Washington, DC, Bob Latta
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Letter: Sequester cuts are the real thing
Ask not for whom the bell tolls, because at this point it's ringing pretty loudly for the Democrats in Congress. Republicans, like Kristi Noem, were wise to vote against careening off the fiscal cliff and save the real battle for spending cuts coming...Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, Politics, U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, Fiscal Cliff
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