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Pressure on Republican ahead of Massachusetts Senate debate
ReutersBy Scott Malone BOSTON, June 18 (Reuters) - Republican political newcomer Gabriel Gomez heads into the final debate with veteran Democratic Congressman Edward Markey ahead of next week's special U.S. Senate election with one big hope, observers contend:...Tags: U.S. Congress, Polls, Boston, Deval Patrick, Gabriel Gomez
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U.S. House won't consider immigration bill unless Republicans back it
ReutersBy Rachelle Younglai WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - The House of Representatives will not consider immigration legislation that does not have the support of most Republicans, Speaker John Boehner said on Tuesday, casting doubt on prospects for reform as...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Illegal Immigrants, Crime, Law and Justice, Democratic Party, Parties and Movements
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Dems target Rigell over looming student loan interest rate hikes
With interest rates on student loans set to double a group of students affiliated with a Democratic Party organization called on U.S. Rep. Scott Rigell, R-Virginia Beach, to act to stop the rate hike. If Congress doesn't take action the interest rate for...Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. House of Representatives, Economy, Business and Finance, Money and Monetary Policy, Parties and Movements
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NSA chief says programs disrupted 50 terrorist plots
Under growing pressure over recently disclosed surveillance programs, the head of the National Security Agency told lawmakers Tuesday that gathering telephone data and monitoring Internet use has helped to disrupt more than 50 "potential terrorist events"...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Al Gore, U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, White House, Najibullah Zazi
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Joe Biden touts White House progress on gun control
WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden, seeking to reinvigorate the White House's stalled gun safety push, touted incremental progress Tuesday in nearly two dozen executive actions pledged by the administration in January. In a speech to...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Gun Control, Crime, Law and Justice, Washington, DC, Joe Biden
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One Republican calls it quits, another jumps in
A generational shift within the Maryland Republican Party picked up steam Tuesday as a veteran GOP senator called an end to her legislative career and a conservative favorite launched an audacious challenge to an incumbent Democratic congressman. State...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Nancy Jacobs, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Richard F. Colburn
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Biden Promotes White House Campaign For Stricter Federal Gun Laws
The Hartford CourantVice President Joseph Biden re-launched an Obama administration campaign to overhaul federal gun laws in a White House address Tuesday, delivered the week after Newtown families traveled to Washington to push a similar agenda. Biden announced progress...Tags: Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Patrick J. Toomey, U.S. Congress, White House, Shootings
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Led by Republicans, House passes measure to limit abortions
WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives passed legislation to enact stringent restrictions on abortion Tuesday, acting on an issue championed by social conservatives in the Republican majority and inviting a possible new challenge to...Tags: U.S. Congress, Todd Akin, Kermit Gosnell, U.S. House of Representatives, Marsha Blackburn
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David Craig assembles gubernatorial campaign team
Harford County Executive David Craig's bid for Maryland governor is gaining added momentum as a campaign manager with proven experience and strong ties to the state will oversee strategic and operational details. The new campaign manager, Paul Ellington,...Tags: Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Regional Authority, Michael Steele, Executive Branch, Washington, DC
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Speaker's wife cast as 'House of Cards' senator
As the Netflix political thriller "House of Cards" took over the Maryland State House for filming this week, House Speaker Michael E. Busch found himself not only hushed by film crews outside his office, but also outranked by his wife. Crews from the...
Tags: Annapolis, House of Cards (tv program), Michael E. Busch, Netflix Inc.
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Patent trolls collect 'nuisance fees' and political enemies
Star Tribune (Minneapolis)WASHINGTON Mason Cos. of Chippewa Falls, Wis., sells shoes, women's clothing and general merchandise on the Internet and through mail-order catalogs. It does not produce or market computers or their components. Yet six times in the past three years,...Tags: U.S. Congress, Invention and Innovation, Business Enterprises, Crime, Law and Justice, Economy, Business and Finance
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Moves to limit U.S. contractor access to secrets meets resistance
ReutersBy Mark Hosenball and Andrea Shalal-Esa June 18 (Reuters) - Industry executives and some corners of the U.S. intelligence community are pushing back against possible legislative moves to curb contractors' access to classified information. Following...Tags: National Government, U.S. Congress, U.S. House of Representatives, Raytheon Company, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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