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Senate bill aims to toughen Iran sanctions
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Wednesday that would sharply toughen U.S. economic sanctions on Iran despite administration calls for Congress to delay penalties that could disrupt diplomacy aimed at resolving...
Tags: Politics, Petroleum Industry, U.S. Senate, Money and Monetary Policy, Susan Collins
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Senators briefed on the latest from the International Space Station
WASHINGTON -- Sens. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) took a break from earthly political matters Tuesday to talk to NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn, one of two Americans aboard the International Space Station. Marshburn, who has been at the...
Tags: Politics, Heads of State, NASA, Vaccines, Science and Technology
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Senate showdown set on gun control
WASHINGTON — After four months of debate and maneuvering, the Senate headed for a showdown over gun control — a series of back-to-back votes on rival plans Wednesday afternoon that could end in the collapse of the entire effort. The...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Barack Obama, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Jeff Flake
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Gun-control plan several votes short in Senate
This post has been corrected and updated as indicated below.WASHINGTON -- A Senate plan to expand the background-check requirement for gun purchases faced a narrowing path to success Tuesday, as advocates for stricter laws sought to scrape together the last few votes they need from among a dwindling number of...Tags: Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Richard Burr, Jeff Flake, Parties and Movements
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Hagel approved by Senate committee in party-line vote
WASHINGTON -- After a sometimes contentious debate, the Senate Armed Services Committee voted on party lines and narrowly approved the nomination of former Sen. Chuck Hagel to be secretary of Defense, moving the bitter fight over President Obama’s...
Tags: Barack Obama, Parties and Movements, Robert Gates, Republican Party, U.S. Senate
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The challenging math of passing immigration reform
WASHINGTON – Senators from both parties are expressing enthusiasm for pushing a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s immigration system. But while immigration politics appears to have changed in the wake of sweeping Republican rejection...
Tags: Mary L. Landrieu, Richard Burr, Chuck Schumer, Thomas R. Carper, Sheldon Whitehouse
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Former Marine back in the U.S. after months in a Mexican prison
After spending months in a Mexican prison for attempting to carry his great-grandfather’s shotgun into the country, a former Marine has been released and is back in the United States. Jon Hammar, 27, a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan,...
Tags: Mexico, U.S. Congress, Hillary Clinton, Janet Napolitano, U.S. Department of State
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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: Barack Obama, Tommy Thompson, Parties and Movements, Paul Ryan, Republican Party
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Reaction to the death of astronaut Neil Armstrong
Saturday reaction to the death of astronaut Neil Armstrong, who became the first person to walk on the moon on July 20, 1969: "When I think of Neil, I think of someone who for our country was dedicated enough to dare greatly. ... He showed a skill and...Tags: Leon Panetta, Buzz Aldrin, NASA, Neil Armstrong, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Threatened by giant snakes, U.S. will ban import of 4 species
Nation NowFederal officials Tuesday moved to halt the import and interstate transport of Burmese pythons and three other nonnative species of snakes, calling them a threat to the enviornment,... -
Weekend TV Talk Shows for July 9th - 10th
Show TrackerSATURDAY The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer The economy, jobs report: economist Mark Zandi. 3 p.m. CNN The Chris Matthews Show The “tea party” and the debt ceiling; Rep. Michele Bachmann's presidential bid. (N) 5 p.m. KNBC McLaughlin Group... -
Sunday shows: Sessions, Pawlenty, Geithner, Nelson
Top of the TicketAlso, Christine Lagarde, William Daley, Kevin McCarthy, Ron Johnson, Rick Santorum and Chris Van Hollen....
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