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Former GOP Senator Judd Gregg named CEO of lobbying group SIFMA
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association named former Republican Senator Judd Gregg as its chief executive officer, the lobbying group said Monday. The appointment of the veteran politician, who also was governor...Tags: Financial and Business Services, Securities, Republican Party, Politics, Management Change
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EDITORIAL: Thumbs up, thumbs down
The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, Calif.Making 'islands' part of Santa Rosa Kudos to Santa Rosa's elected leaders for listing the annexation of Roseland -- and those other unincorporated "islands" -- among their priorities for the next two years. In a Feb. 13 editorial ("Fulfilling a...Tags: Congressional Budget Office, Golf, Barack Obama, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, U.S. Senate
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EDITORIAL: Free press guaranteed for a reason
Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.Newspapers and media outlets have become used to governments withholding and blocking information. What we're not accustomed to is a government spying on us and taking reporter records without consent. But with the revelation that the U.S. Justice...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Freedom of the Press, News Agency, Eric Holder, Justice System
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Pressure builds on U.S. officials to take heat for IRS scandal
ReutersBy Kim Dixon and Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - Pressure was building on Monday for the Obama administration to fire more people linked to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service's extra scrutiny of conservative groups, possibly including...Tags: Taxation, Vern Buchanan, Washington, DC, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Republican Party
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U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear town meeting prayer case
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Delving into the controversial relationship between government and religion, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider whether a town in New York could allow members of the public, who in practice were nearly all Christian...Tags: Separation of Church and State, Religion and Belief, Trials, Church and State Relations, U.S. Supreme Court
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Nancy Pelosi - 'I'm proudly liberal'
Financial TimesNancy Pelosi is beaming as she bustles into the House of Representatives dining room on Capitol Hill, which combines the busyness of a staff cafeteria with the grace of a late 19th-century reception room. A large painting of George Washington on the...Tags: Elections, Republican Party, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Family
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Maine panel endorses labels for genetically-modified food
Portland Press Herald, MaineThe Legislature's Agriculture Committee endorsed a bill Tuesday that would require food retailers to label products containing genetically modified seeds or ingredients. The 8-4 vote moves Maine farther into a national debate over genetically modified...Tags: Biotechnology Industry, Laws, Health, Politics, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Congress not likely to pass term caps
The Brunswick News, Ga.In 1994, U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston, R-1, pledged support for a constitutional amendment implementing term limits. The legislation never got anywhere, though, and Kingston has held on to the office for two decades, or 10 terms, counting the current two-...Tags: Elections, Republican Party, Phil Gingrey, Politics, Paul C. Broun
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RPT-ANALYSIS-Shrinking U.S. deficit reduces pressure for budget deal
Reuters(Repeats story with no changes to text) By Jason Lange and David Lawder WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The chances of a deal between Democratic and Republican lawmakers that would overhaul the U.S. tax system, trim government spending and reform...Tags: Social Security, Budget Control Act of 2011, Albert Tom, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Republican Party
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Sunrise clinic renamed for Bill Kling, veterans advocate
Those who knew Bill Kling agree that in dedicating more than three decades of his life to the cause of military veterans, the tireless community activist never sought recognition or glory. But Kling, the longtime head of the Broward County Veterans...
Tags: Sunrise (Broward, Florida), Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Bill Nelson, U.S. Senate, Fort Lauderdale
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ANALYSIS-Shrinking U.S. deficit reduces pressure for budget deal
ReutersBy Jason Lange and David Lawder WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The chances of a deal between Democratic and Republican lawmakers that would overhaul the U.S. tax system, trim government spending and reform safety net spending programs appear to be...Tags: Social Security, Albert Tom, Budget Control Act of 2011, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Republican Party
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Analysis: Shrinking deficit reduces pressure for budget deal
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chances of a deal between Democratic and Republican lawmakers that would overhaul the tax system, trim government spending and reform safety net spending programs appear to be fading. A sudden improvement in the outlook for the...Tags: Elections, Social Security, Budget Control Act of 2011, Albert Tom, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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