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Obama nominee vows to work with Congress to fund transportation
ReutersBy Doug Palmer WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's choice to be transportation secretary promised on Wednesday to work with Congress to figure out how to fund U.S. transportation needs during a time of tight budgets and faced...Tags: White House, John Thune, Ray LaHood, U.S. Congress, Anthony Foxx
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Obama threatens to veto Republican student loan plan
ReutersBy Elvina Nawaguna WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - The White House threatened on Wednesday to veto a Republican bill to switch federal student loan interest rates to a market-based system, arguing the plan would create more uncertainty for students and...Tags: White House, Virginia Foxx, John Kline, Students, Finance
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Amid rancor, a chance for U.S. action on trade bill
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Major trade legislation appears increasingly likely to clear Congress this year despite an intensely partisan atmosphere made worse by scandals plaguing President Barack Obama's administration. Business groups are preparing to push...Tags: Think Tanks, White House, European Union, U.S. Congress, Republican Party
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Progress on immigration
Just when Washington looked like it was completely preoccupied with the scandals, real and imaginary, swirling around the White House, a group of Democrats and Republicans in the Senate managed the unexpected (and, these days, extraordinary): They...
Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Migration, White House, U.S. Congress, Republican Party
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Ken Griffin calls Illinois tax incentives cronyism
Tribune staff reporterCitadel founder Kenneth Griffin named and shamed local corporations that have taken tax incentives from the state’s financially strapped government in a Monday evening speech to a prominent Chicago business group. "The last election cycle I called...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Media Industry, CNBC (tv network), Finance, Mutual Funds
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Ed Markey's fight strategy: Duck 'n' cover
Boston HeraldIf you haven't been paying much attention to U.S. Rep. Ed Markey's Senate campaign, that's just fine with Markey. Debates? He hasn't agreed to any against GOP opponent Gabriel Gomez. Releasing his tax returns? He'll get to it -- eventually. Public...Tags: Politics, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Elections, Duck
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Policy pits candy against sugar
Some of Baltimore's best-known candy makers are pressing Congress to overturn a decades-old sugar policy they say is leaving a bad taste in their mouth. Goetze's Candy Co., Wockenfuss Candies and others want lawmakers to rethink long-standing...
Tags: Barbara A. Mikulski, Patrick J. Toomey, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Government
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Citadel's Kenneth Griffin exposes 'cronyism,' causes a stir at Economic Club
Citadel LLC founder Kenneth Griffin named and shamed local corporations that have taken tax incentives from the financially strapped state in a speech to a prominent Chicago business group. "The last election cycle I called a local CEO to talk to him...
Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Mutual Funds, Finance, CNBC (tv network), Republican Party
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Rep. Issa tested by the spotlight
WASHINGTON — During the 2010 campaign, Rep. Brad Sherman, a Democrat from Sherman Oaks, joked, "Every time I try to encourage the White House to do more to help us elect Democrats to the House of Representatives, I send them a picture of Darrell...
Tags: U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, U.S. Army, Brad Sherman, U.S. Congress, Henry A Waxman
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U.S. Democrats call for controls on tax-exempt groups at IRS hearing
Reuters* Senators put focus on "loophole" for political activity * "There are two scandals here," Senator Menendez says * Former IRS chief says enforcement "very, very difficult" By Gabriel Debenedetti and David Lindsey WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - As they...Tags: Interior Policy, U.S. Congress, Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Tea Party Movement
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U.S. House panel approves spending cuts, assumes more to come
Reuters* $967 billion spending cap approved, lowest in a decade * Republicans shifting limited funds toward defense, security By David Lawder WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - The Appropriations Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives made clear on...Tags: Finance, U.S. Congress, Republican Party, U.S. Senate, Politics
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Dems' Senate campaigns marked by internal battles
ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans aren't the only ones roiled by internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year's midterm elections. Two top-tier Democratic prospects recently bypassed running for Senate seats in Georgia and South Dakota,...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Kay Hagan, Republican Party, Jack Kingston, Lawyers
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