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Maine panel OKs Clean Election upgrade
Portland Press Herald, MaineA bill to provide more public funding for Maine Clean Election Act candidates inched closer to approval Friday, following a 7-5 vote by the Legislature's Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee. The bill, L.D. 1309, sponsored by Sen. Edward Youngblood, R-...Tags: Politics, U.S. Supreme Court, Finance, Lawyers, Government
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California analyst's revenue projection higher than Jerry Brown's
The Sacramento BeeCalifornia will collect more than $3 billion in additional state revenue, the state's nonpartisan legislative analyst said Friday, setting the stage for a Capitol fight among Democrats over spending. Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor's prediction of higher...Tags: Politics, Parties and Movements, Bob Huff, Finance, Government
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Republicans see IRS scandal parallel in EPA info requests
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers on Friday began an investigation into whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency greatly favored left-leaning environmentalists over conservative groups when granting fee waivers for requests to access...Tags: Politics, James Inhofe, Darrell E Issa, Barack Obama, Gina McCarthy
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Ousted IRS chief defends against partisan charges
WASHINGTON — The ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service apologized Friday for the agency's "foolish mistakes" in singling out conservative groups for intrusive and time-consuming scrutiny, but said that the effort was not driven by partisan...
Tags: Politics, Parties and Movements, Dave Camp, Paul Ryan, Tea Party Movement
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Michelle Steel launches bid for supervisor
Orange County's representative on the state Board of Equalization officially began her campaign this week for a seat on the county's Board of Supervisors. Michelle Steel, a Surfside resident, is running for the District 2 seat during the June 2014...Tags: Local Elections, Primaries, Politics, Sandra Hutchens, Allan R. Mansoor
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Sen. Jim Inhofe goes 'unvarnished' for speech in Tulsa
Tulsa WorldThe potential Republican U.S. Senate candidates waiting in a long line for incumbent Sen. Jim Inhofe to retire might have a longer wait than they had hoped. Speaking Friday at the Tulsa Republican Club, Inhofe said emphatically that he is not a declared...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Politics, James Inhofe, Barack Obama, Barbara Boxer
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Harris links IRS scandal to Obamacare in address
Rep. Andy Harris of Maryland used a rare opportunity to speak on behalf of the Republican Party on Saturday to tie the unfolding IRS scandal to President Barack Obama's 2010 overhaul of the nation's health care system. Noting that the Internal...
Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Politics, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Taxation, Parties and Movements
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Democrats seeking office have their eye on Sacramento
WASHINGTON — Early this year, Leticia Perez and her husband flew here for a whirlwind 48 hours. The couple dined at the Italian Embassy, visited the Lincoln Memorial and joined the crowd on the National Mall watching as President Obama was...
Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Politics, Parties and Movements, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama
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Scandal of the day
Paul GreenbergAs it goes with these things, every day there is another drip. Which becomes a trickle, then a stream, and soon enough a flood. Maybe even a whole monsoon season. Scandals tend to multiply. It's not that some folks suddenly go bad, as an old boy once told...Tags: Politics, Media Industry, Richard Nixon, Tea Party Movement, Barack Obama
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New top Realtor sees a rebound, but full recovery years away
Washington TimesAs a Realtor in Orange County, California, Gary Thomas lives at the epicenter of the last decade's epic housing boom and bust that is only now beginning to release the economy from its withering grip. It was in that county and the broader Los Angeles...Tags: Politics, Washington, DC, Real Estate, Federal Housing Administration, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means
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Could next House speaker be Republican?
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va.A Republican speaker in the West Virginia House of Delegates? Las Vegas oddsmakers would be in a tizzy over that, but from a mathematical standpoint, it is possible, when delegates gather under the dome in June to replace outgoing Speaker Rick Thompson....Tags: Politics, Virginia General Assembly, Government, Executive Branch, Elections
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