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Obama nominates Senate aides to serve as SEC commissioners
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama nominated two U.S. Senate aides on Thursday to serve as members of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the agency tasked with policing Wall Street. Obama said Kara Stein, an aide to Rhode Island...Tags: Politics, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Tim Johnson, Jack Reed, Mike Crapo
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Senate Approves Minimum Wage Hike; Sunday Deer Hunting Approved By House; Racial Profiling Law Strengthened
The Hartford CourantThe state Senate voted Thursday night to raise the minimum wage — after a huge clash between Republicans and Democrats. The latest version calls for raising the wage by 75 cents per hour over two years, with no index for inflation. As such, the...Tags: L. Scott Frantz, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Politics, Joan V Hartley, Dannel P. Malloy
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Lawyer who helped prosecute Gov. Ryan tapped for U.S. attorney's post
The lawyer picked Thursday to succeed Patrick Fitzgerald as Chicago's U.S. attorney is a former federal prosecutor best known for taking on corrupt politicians and powerful institutions such as the University of Notre Dame. Zachary Fardon would take...
Tags: Politics, Patrick Fitzgerald, Mark Kirk, University of Michigan, Jimmy Carter
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Obama shifts U.S. from 'perpetual war-footing,' limits drone strikes
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday shifted the United States away from a "boundless global war on terror," restricting deadly drone strikes abroad and signaling that America's long struggle against al Qaeda will one day end. In a...Tags: Politics, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Washington, DC, Prisons, Republican Party
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Admiral Joe Sestak
When Admiral Joe Sestak declared he would be running for the U.S. Senate, I was happy to hear it primarily because of one reason: he will take care of our veterans. Our senators and congressmen voted to send them to war in Iraq and Afghanistan, adding...Tags: Politics, U.S. Congress, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Goldman unveils checks on conflicts in bid to fix image
ReutersSALT LAKE City (Reuters) - After dozens of meetings with executives and regulators, 100,000 hours of employee training and an immeasurable amount of public grief, Goldman Sachs Group Inc's Lloyd Blankfein claimed success in putting the bank and his legacy...Tags: Financial Markets, Politics, Corporate Officers, Lloyd Blankfein, Securities
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BurgerFi, Bill Nelson, guns at school & more
Winter Park folks have a knack for debating anything. Old houses, post offices, dog parks, you name it. Nowadays, it's hamburgers. Specifically, folks are worked up that BurgerFi — with its counter service at the south end of Park Avenue —...
Tags: Politics, Rick Scott, Sprained Ankle, Dean Cannon, Google Inc.
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U.S. Senate votes to cut insurance subsidies to rich farmers
Reuters* Wealthiest 1 percent would pay larger share of premium * U.S. would pay 47 percent of premium instead of 62 percent * Biggest House-Senate dispute is food stamps for the poor WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - The wealthiest 20,000 U.S. farmers should...Tags: Science and Technology, Politics, Debbie Stabenow, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Tom Coburn
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U.S. Commerce nominee poised for swift Senate approval
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chicago billionaire Penny Pritzker on Thursday appeared on her way to becoming U.S. commerce secretary, after a top Republican lawmaker said she had answered most of his questions about her role in the failure of an Illinois bank...Tags: Slavery, Politics, John Thune, Career and Workplace, Washington, DC
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U.S. House won't follow Senate lead on immigration bill: Boehner
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Thursday his chamber would chart its own path on immigration rather than simply considering a Senate-passed measure, quashing hopes some Democrats had for quickly enacting...Tags: Politics, Personal Data Collection, Steny Hoyer, Zoe Lofgren, Elections
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Local lawyer named to corruption fighting Chicago prosecutor job
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has nominated Chicago attorney Zachary Fardon to be the U.S. prosecutor in Chicago, which has seen the indictments of many top local politicians and mob figures, the two U.S. senators from Illinois announced on...Tags: Politics, Dick Cheney, Patrick Fitzgerald, Laws, Barack Obama
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Sen. Boxer presses NRC head on San Onofre's future
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.During a renomination hearing before the U.S. Senate's Environment and Public Works committee Thursday, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) pressed U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairwoman Allison Macfarlane on the agency's plans for the San Onofre nuclear...Tags: Justice System, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Crime, Law and Justice, Southern California Edison Company
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