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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Len Boselovic column
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteA 25-year-old Texas law school student has answered President Barack Obama's call for a revolution in American manufacturing. Cody Wilson uses a clip of the president's State of the Union address in a pitch for money for his venture: to produce a gun...Tags: Politics, Electronics, Manufacturing and Engineering, Science and Technology, Barack Obama
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DCCC supports Aguilar campaign in 31st District
Redlands Daily Facts, Calif.Redlands Mayor Pete Aguilar's campaign to represent California's 31st Congressional District received a boost this week. He was one of eight candidates included on the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's Jumpstart program, which will support...Tags: Jeff Denham, Elections, Politics, Democratic Party, Republican Party
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LIU Post president: 'Degree empowers you'
NewsdayLIU Post's 55th commencement was held Friday under a tent on the Great Lawn on the school's Brookville campus. NUMBER OF GRADUATES 939 bachelor's, 1,099 master's, 28 doctoral degrees FACULTY SPEAKER David J. Steinberg, who will retire this...Tags: Education, Graduation, Long Island University, Labor Day, Chuck Schumer
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Climate change causes prostitution? Rep. Barbara Lee explains
Climate change is causing glaciers to melt, heat waves to become more intense, species to become extinct and low-lying island nations like Tuvalu to disappear altogether. To this list of calamities, U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee has added another: Climate...
Tags: Weather, Keith Ellison, Jan Schakowsky, Mike Honda, Barbara Lee
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Former Gov. Mark Sanford wins South Carolina House seat
WASHINGTON — Two years after Mark Sanford left the South Carolina governor’s office tarred by an adultery scandal, he has completed an unlikely political comeback to win a special congressional election. Sanford defeated Democratic neophyte...Tags: Politics, Democratic Party, Elizabeth Colbert Busch, Executive Branch, Adultery
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Comeback complete, Republican Sanford could be wild card in Congress
Reuters* Republican Sanford does not owe national party after win * Democrats say result undermines Republican pitch to women By John Whitesides WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - Fresh off a redemptive win in South Carolina's special election, former Governor...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Politics, NBC (tv network), Democratic Party, U.S. Senate
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South Carolina sends Mark Sanford back to House
WASHINGTON — Two years after Mark Sanford left the South Carolina governor's office tarred by an adultery scandal, he has completed an unlikely political comeback to win a special congressional election, holding the seat for Republicans. Sanford...
Tags: Politics, Elizabeth Colbert Busch, Democratic Party, Executive Branch, Adultery
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Obama and Pelosi coming to Chicago in late May
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and two other Democratic leaders will visit Chicago on May 29 to attend two fundraisers for House Democrats. Obama will be accompanied by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Rep. Steve Israel, D-N....Tags: Washington, DC, Politics, Nancy Pelosi, Political Fundraising, Michigan Avenue
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Obama in town May 29 for fundraisers
— President Barack Obama and two other Democratic leaders will visit Chicago on May 29 to attend two fundraisers for House Democrats. Obama will be accompanied by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., who...
Tags: Politics, Nancy Pelosi, Political Fundraising, Barack Obama
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New York VA center one of slowest to process veterans' claims
NewsdayThe New York-area center that processes veterans' disability claims is one of the slowest in the country, taking nearly four times longer than the Department of Veterans Affairs' targeted schedule, federal data show. Veterans filing disability claims...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Iraq, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Afghanistan, Manhattan (New York City)
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Why we shouldn't raise the minimum wage
In announcing his wrongheaded proposal to increase the minimum wage to $9 an hour, President Obama spoke in lofty terms: "In the wealthiest nation on Earth," he said in his State of the Union address last month, "no one who works full time should have...Tags: Politics, George W. Bush, Unemployment, Congressional Budget Office, American Enterprise Institute
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Mitt Romney on ‘Fox News Sunday’; Bob Woodward on ‘Face the Nation’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelThe guest list will be more star-studded than usual this Sunday morning. It should be especially fascinating to hear the discussion about whether the White House is threatening reporters. Bob Woodward of The Washington Post has said he was made...
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