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Klobuchar, Franken question gas prices
Duluth News TribuneU.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., has asked the U.S. Department of Energy to investigate the steep increase in Minnesota gas prices over the past few weeks. Gasoline industry officials say regional gas prices have jumped 80 cents over the past month and...Tags: Gasoline Industry, Al Franken, Petroleum Industry, Consumers, U.S. Department of Energy
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Hotdish Politics: With Judiciary Committee drawing attention, Franken and Klobuchar are, too
Star TribuneSen. Al Franken ducks it. Sen. Amy Klobuchar embraces it. This year, both have had their share of national attention and are due for more. As members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Minnesota's U.S. senators have faced the spotlight's glare on...Tags: Wayne LaPierre, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control
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Measure passed to unify Asian carp prevention efforts
Portsmouth Daily Times, OhioDuring debate of a critical water resources development bill, the U.S. Senate passed an amendment Wednesday introduced by U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) that would help prevent the invasion of Asian carp in the Ohio and Upper Mississippi River Basins....Tags: Patrick J. Toomey, Dick Durbin, Rob Portman, Natural Resource Industry, U.S. Senate
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Thune, Klobuchar introduce Sodsaver Prairie Protection Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced legislation that would modify crop insurance premium assistance for insured crops grown on native sod converted to cropland and land that a producer cannot...Tags: Wildlife, John Thune, Mike Johanns, Ducks Unlimited, Environmental Issues
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Senate to take up farm bill in May
WASHINGTON - Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said April 25 that she plans to hold a markup of a new farm bill in May, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., signaled that he intends to bring it to the Senate floor...Tags: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Harry Reid, Immigration, U.S. Congress, Mark Pryor
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Hillary is great, but look at other women too, activists say
WASHINGTON -- Hillary Clinton would be the runaway favorite among Democrats for the party’s 2016 presidential nomination, a new Quinnipiac University poll shows, but activists at EMILY’s List, who have launched a campaign to elect the first...
Tags: Andrew Cuomo, Elections, Joe Biden, Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. Senate
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Saturday's TV Highlights: 'Smash' on NBC
Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of April 28 - May 4, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SERIES Fix This Yard The season premiere...
Tags: C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, TNT (tv network), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Jan Schakowsky, Jason Chaffetz
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The Mount Airy News, N.C., Tom Joyce column
The Mount Airy News, N.C.It's funny how politicians at virtually every level of government always pledge to create jobs, yet their actions seem to involve everything but the economy -- whether it be a preoccupation with gun control, gay marriage or other irrelevant social issues....Tags: Unemployment, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Labor Legislation, Surry County, Personal Weapon Control
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Debate circles online sales tax
Star TribuneLandmark legislation to force online and mail-order retailers to collect sales tax on out-of-state purchases advanced toward Senate passage this week. Retail giants such as Minnesota-based Target and Best Buy have spent millions of dollars over the past...Tags: John Boehner, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Homes, Parties and Movements, Keith Ellison
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Charlize Theron on 'Fox News Sunday'
Staff writerCharlize Theron puts in an appearance this weekend on "Fox News Sunday." The Oscar-winner is a messenger of peace for the United Nations. She and Michel Sidibé, executive director of UNAIDS, are in the power play segment of the program at 10 a.m. Sunday...Tags: C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Jan Schakowsky, Jason Chaffetz, Claire McCaskill, Antonio Villaraigosa
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Senate passes bill to end controller furloughs
The U.S. Senate revived and passed a measure to end air-traffic controller furloughs as most members were flying home on recess, after four days of flight delays blamed on staffing shortages from budget cuts. The Senate unanimously approved a hastily...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Jay Carney, Layoffs and Downsizing, Mark Udall, Economy, Business and Finance
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The true costs of the phony fiscal crisis
In most countries that experience a fiscal crisis, there is no ambiguity about the situation. The government is unable to sell debt at a reasonable interest rate. This probably coincides with a broader shift out of domestic assets, as smart investors...Tags: Medicaid, Budgets and Budgeting, Medicare, Money and Monetary Policy, Economy, Business and Finance
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