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Legislation Would Ground Recalled Rental Cars
KickingTiresA bipartisan group of U.S. senators last week introduced a bill that would prohibit rental-car companies from renting or selling vehicles with an open manufacturer's recall. The legislation, the Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2013,...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Product Recalls, Chuck Schumer, Rentals, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Murkowski to Lead GOP Outreach to Native Americans
Channel 2 NewsAlaska's senior U.S. senator has been picked to lead the National Republican Senatorial Committee's "Native American Program." Sen. Lisa Murkowski, in a release, said she was proud to take on leadership of the new initiative. It is aimed at improving...Tags: Republican Party, Primaries, Politics, Elections, Joe Miller
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Coast Lines: May 10, 2013: Arts festival set for Saturday
The Santa Cruz SentinelArts festival set for Saturday The UC Santa Cruz Good Neighbor Initiative Program will present a free Community Arts Festival from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at Abbott Square -- outside the Museum of Art & History. The student-run festival will feature...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Arts and Culture, Rentals, Starbucks Corp., Barbara Boxer
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NRA Celebrates Gun Control Defeat as Tension Builds for Senators (Houston)
BloombergHOUSTON — Weeks after the Senate defeated a proposed expansion of background checks on gun purchases, the annual conference of the National Rifle Association here has a celebratory atmosphere. "I was so proud of the American public, and the NRA,...Tags: Barack Obama, Max Baucus, Interior Policy, Entertainment, Personal Weapon Control
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States try to tackle 'secret money' in politics
WASHINGTON — Early last month, state lawyers and election officials around the country dialed into a conference call to talk about how to deal with the flood of secret money that played an unprecedented role in the 2012 election. The discussion,...
Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Political Fundraising, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Jerry Brown, Ron Wyden
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Sarah Palin for Senate? Some tea party activists want her to run
SEATTLE — Sarah Palin’s last elective position in Alaska ended early when in 2009 she abandoned the governorship midway through her first term. But tea party activists appear eager for a comeback, urging supporters to contribute money toward...
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Interior Policy, Sarah Palin, Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control
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Tim Tebow will now have time to celebrate International Dance Day
Feliz Día Internacional de la Danza! Welcome to your post-weekend trends report for April 29, 2013. As the international Twitter scene lights up with colorful pictures of people dancing all over the world, the East Coast is more focused on the release...
Tags: Ice Hockey, New York Knicks, Twitter, Inc., Stanley Cup Playoffs, National Hockey League
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Wyden calls for new federal agency for nuclear waste
Tri-City HeraldA discussion draft of legislation to address the storage and disposal of used nuclear fuel and waste -- including Hanford waste -- has been released by U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., working with three other Democratic and Republican senators. It would...Tags: Dianne Feinstein, Ron Wyden, U.S. Congress, Environmental Issues, Doc Hastings
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Senators call for review of TSA knife policy
NewsdayTwo U.S. senators called on Wednesday for an audit of the Transportation Security Administration's plan to allow passengers to carry small knives on planes for the first time since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and...Tags: Transportation Security Administration, Air Transportation Industry, Chuck Schumer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Background checks measure faces defeat, sponsor says
WASHINGTON -- The lead author of a compromise plan to expand background checks, seen as the centerpiece of larger gun legislation before the Senate, all but conceded Wednesday that there won't be the votes needed to adopt it. During an appearance on...
Tags: Joe Biden, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Gun Control
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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: Crime, Law and Justice, Susan Collins, Barack Obama, Max Baucus, Timothy M. Kaine
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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: Susan Collins, Max Baucus, Timothy M. Kaine, Interior Policy, John McCain
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