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Prop 29, Proposed Tax on Tobacco, Has Failed
Los Angeles TimesSACRAMENTO -- Asking voters to slap a $1-per-pack tax on cigarettes to fund cancer research seemed like a cinch in health-crazy California, where lighting up already is banned in bars, public buildings and on many of its golden beaches. But the tobacco...Tags: Mark Ridley-Thomas, Politics, Barack Obama, Julia Brownley, Finance
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Congressman returns from Afghanistan
U.S. Rep. Dan Benishek, R-Crystal Falls, returned Tuesday night from Afghanistan to Andrews Air Force Base near Washington, D.C., following five days traveling abroad.
The Congressman was part of a five-member Congressional Delegation, including Reps....Tags: U.S. Military, U.S. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Scott DesJarlais, Dan Benishek, Afghanistan
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Congressional Republicans want to take back high-speed rail funds
California's proposed bullet train, the nation's largest public infrastructure project, has become the focus of an intense federal funding battle that could undermine its survival, as Republican leaders in Congress attempt to claw back as much as $3.3...Tags: Kevin McCarthy, Politics, U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Republican Party
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