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U.S.-Mexico deal on expanded Gulf oil drilling still in limbo
ReutersBy Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - More than a year after the United States and Mexico signed a much-lauded deal that would remove obstacles to expanding deepwater drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico, the agreement still has not...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Mexico, U.S. House of Representatives, Natural Resource Industry
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State Dems' chief to step down
The Santa Fe New MexicanAt the end of the month, Javier Gonzales will step down as state chairman of the Democratic Party. But, Gonzales insists, he will not be leaving politics. However, he's not necessarily thinking about some behind-the-scenes, party-elder position. In...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Justice System, Bill Richardson, Lawyers
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Casey gives Godiva, receives peanuts
Call Washington BureauU.S. Sen. Bob Casey gifted the chocolate of the top two percent and in return received the nut of the middle class. It was the Senate's second annual bipartisan Secret Santa Monday evening and for the second year in a row, the Pennsylvania Democrat...Tags: Democratic Party, Politics, Scranton, Peanuts, Robert P. Casey, Jr.
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Reid urges cooperation as Democrats expand Senate control
CNNSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid called on Republicans to cooperate with an expanded Democratic majority Wednesday, a day after the Democrats picked up at least one more seat in the chamber. "It is better to dance than to fight," said Reid, D-Nevada....Tags: Connecticut Labor Markets, Elizabeth Emken, Gays and Lesbians, Parties and Movements, CNN (tv network)
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Horse owners support New Mexico horse slaughterhouse
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A group of horse owners and clubs is urging the governor to support a proposed horse slaughterhouse in Roswell, saying the closing of domestic facilities five years ago has caused "needless suffering under the cruelest of...Tags: Politics, Executive Branch, Susana Martinez, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Government
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Other election issue around the nation
OTHER ELECTIONS The highlight of Tuesday’s elections was the gubernatorial recall vote in Wisconsin, which Republican Gov. Scott Walker won over his Democratic challenger. Mitt Romney swept the five states holding Republican presidential primaries...
Tags: Politics, Dianne Feinstein, Scott Walker, Tim Johnson, Martin T. Heinrich
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Cardin, Mikulski urge Obama to speed withdrawal from Afghanistan
The Baltimore SunSens. Benjamin L. Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski urged President Barack Obama on Wednesday to speed the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Afghanistan. The Maryland Democrats joined a group of 24 senators in declaring the mission in Afghanistan...Tags: Health, Politics, Chuck Schumer, Leon Panetta, Rand Paul
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Sens. Webb, Warner renew call for offshore drilling in Virginia
U.S. Sens. Jim Webb and Mark Warner, both Virginia Democrats, again asked the Obama administration to open the state’s coast to oil and natural gas exploration.
In a letter Friday to Interior Department Secretary Ken Salazar, the pair said that...Tags: Politics, Mark R. Warner, Bob McDonnell, Environmental Issues, Natural Resources
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House votes to block enforcement of light bulb rules
Nation NowA spending bill aimed at preventing a federal government shutdown would block enforcement of new energy-efficiency rules for light bulbs, letting old-style incandescent bulbs stay around a bit longer. The provision was a high priority of congressional... -
Offshore drilling bill stalls in the Senate
An effort to overhaul the nation’s offshore drilling practices, which includes opening Virginia’s coast to oil and natural gas exploration, stalled in a Senate committee on Thursday.
Discussion on the bill, which could direct millions of...Tags: Jim Webb, Politics, Mark R. Warner, Bob McDonnell, Energy Resources
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