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Lawmakers look to repeal Medicare provision aiding Amgen drug
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is seeking to repeal a Medicare-pricing provision in the recent "fiscal cliff" deal that benefits biotech giant Amgen Inc. U.S. Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) filed legislation this week to eliminate the exemption for a...
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861 days and $787 billion in, Obama pleads for more time on jobs
Top of the TicketDemocrat Obama tells Iowa it will take more time to create the new jobs that were supposed to be here now.... -
NFU thanks Reps. Kaptur and Braley for Rural Energy Investment Act
WASHINGTON - National Farmers Union (NFU) expressed support for legislation introduced by Reps. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, and Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, to provide robust mandatory funding and extend eligibility to renewable chemicals in Farm Bill Energy Title...Tags: Environmental Issues, Biotechnology, Renewable Energy, Employment Opportunities, Michael H Michaud
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EDITORIAL: Further reform necessary to battle sexual assault in the military
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, IowaIn a scandal-ridden time in Washington, recent bombshells about the prevalence of sexual assault in our nation's military probably haven't received the attention they deserves. Last week marked the third recent case of the fox guarding the henhouse....Tags: Abusive Behavior, Fox News Channel (tv network), Crime, Law and Justice, Assault, Armed Forces
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Democrats face challenging Senate landscape
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a surprising string of victories last fall, Democrats now face a challenging terrain as they look to hold onto their Senate majority in 2014 and prevent Republicans from gaining full control of Congress during President...Tags: Tea Party Movement, John Fleming, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Mike Johanns
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Farm-state lawmakers returning home empty-handed
WASHINGTON (AP) — Farm-state members of Congress have campaigned for decades on the back of farm bills delivering election-season subsidies and other goodies to rural voters. Not this year. The bill is stalled, primarily because House GOP leaders...Tags: Jon Tester, Scott Tipton, Kristi Noem, U.S. House of Representatives, Tim Huelskamp
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Social Security Administration gets C's in clear communication
Advocates for plain language have issued their first report card on how clearly federal agencies communicate with taxpayers and others — and the Social Security Administration has drawn a pair of C's. That put the Woodlawn-based administration in...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Online Media Industry, Labor Legislation, Lawyers, Justice System
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FBI to Investigate Allegations News Corp. Hacked Phones of 9/11 Victims
CNNNEW YORK -- The FBI has launched an investigation into Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. after a report that employees or associates may have attempted to hack into phone conversations and voice mail of September 11 survivors, victims and their families, a...Tags: Criminal Laws, News Corp., CNN (tv network), Rupert Murdoch, Justice System
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Obama on Libya: "We Intervened to Stop a Massacre"
CNNWashington -- President Barack Obama on Monday rejected criticism of his decision to commit U.S. forces to the U.N.-authorized military mission in Libya, telling the American people there were strategic and moral reasons to act. In a nationally televised...Tags: United Nations, CNN (tv network), Wars and Interventions, Defense, Massacres
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Delta bag fees for soldiers ignites backlash
WASHINGTON — Delta Air Lines hastily changed its baggage fees for troops Wednesday after a YouTube video showed soldiers complaining that they had to pay $200 apiece to check extra bags as they made their way home from Afghanistan. The video was...Tags: Computer Networking and Internet, U.S. Department of Defense, Defense, Trips and Vacations, Weaponry
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Ag secretary's wife moves toward U.S. House run
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Christie Vilsack, the wife of Agriculture Secretary and former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, announced Wednesday she is taking the first step toward running for Congress by relocating to Iowa's new 4th District. "The decision to run for...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Elections, Regional Elections, Government, U.S. House of Representatives
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