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Billions on the chopping block: Senate debates farm bill
WASHINGTON - Working on a new farm bill, the Senate recently defeated an amendment to change the sugar program but limited the crop insurance premium subsidies for high-income farmers before putting off further action on the bill until after a Memorial...Tags: Al Franken, Prices, Justice System, Genetic Engineering, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
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Rand Paul vows to speak 'as long as it takes' to block Brennan
WASHINGTON -- In a rare, traditional filibuster, Sen. Rand Paul vowed to speak on the Senate floor "as long as it takes" to draw attention to his concerns about the Obama administration's policy regarding the targeted killing of American terrorism...
Tags: Rand Paul, John Brennan, Terrorism, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, John O. Brennan
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Tony Plakas: Gays finally getting seat at table in Washington
Last week, Tammy Baldwin was sworn in as the first openly gay U. S. senator. If you've ever had the privilege to hear Tammy Baldwin speak in person, you may hear her confess Geraldine Ferraro, who in 1984 became the first female Vice Presidential...Tags: Matthew Shepard, Gays and Lesbians, Elections, Youth Organizations, U.S. Supreme Court
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Democrats retain narrow majority in Senate
WASHINGTON — Democrats retained a narrow majority in the Senate on Tuesday, but Republicans kept their grip on the House, delivering another divided, and highly polarized, Congress. The balance of power was likely to shift by no more than a seat...
Tags: Joe Donnelly, Richard Mourdock, Keith Poole, Claire McCaskill, Tea Party Movement
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What I’m Thankful For: A Newfound Diversity in Congress
Orlando Opinionators - Orlando SentinelThere is much to be thankful for in the wake of the 2012 election. Yes, we re-elected a president who believes in equality for all citizens and that we all should have equal opportunity, but beyond that, the shifts in our Congress are both remarkable... -
DNC fills convention speakers’ list with women
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelOn the eve of the Republican National Convention in Tampa the Democrats are signalling one of their campaign themes by naming 10 more speakers for their upcoming national convention — all women. The speakers list released this morning by the... -
What they're saying about gay marriage [media roundup]
Delivering same-sex marriage's first ballot box victories and the first openly gay U.S. Senator-elect, the 2012 election could be remembered as a turning point for gay rights, some observers say. Maine voters joined Maryland's in approving same-sex...
Tags: Washington, DC, Gays and Lesbians, Voting, Elections, Minority Groups
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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: Human Rights, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Mark Clayton, Peter Hoekstra, Minority Groups
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Democrats maintain control of Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats secured a majority in the Senate on Tuesday, snatching Republican-held seats in Massachusetts and Indiana and turning back fierce, expensive challenges in Virginia, Ohio, Wisconsin and Connecticut to maintain the...
Tags: Kirsten Gillibrand, Joe Donnelly, Richard Lugar, Government, Maria Cantwell
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Democrats Hold onto Narrow Majority in U.S. Senate
Los Angeles TimesWASHINGTON -- Democrats retained a narrow majority in the Senate on Tuesday, but Republicans kept their grip on the House, delivering another divided, and highly polarized, Congress. The balance of power was likely to shift by no more than a seat or two,...Tags: Joe Donnelly, U.S. House of Representatives, Minority Groups, Abortion Issue, Polls
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Controversies dim GOP hopes to take over Senate
CNNEven before a second Republican Senate candidate tripped over incendiary comments about rape, GOP leaders in Washington knew that their once promising chances of winning control of the Senate had diminished. Whether Richard Mourdock of Indiana can move...Tags: Joe Donnelly, Richard Mourdock, Claire McCaskill, Tea Party Movement, Richard Lugar
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GOP candidates in close races disavow rape remark
WASHINGTON (AP) — Just as Mitt Romney and other Republicans had cut into the Democrats' advantage with female voters, a tea party-backed Senate candidate's awkward remark — that if rape leads to pregnancy it's "something God intended" —...
Tags: Joe Donnelly, Washington, DC, Richard Mourdock, Abortion Issue, Tea Party Movement
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