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W.Va. veteran's dream of WWI memorial in jeopardy
A bill that U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller twice introduced to create a World War I memorial in Washington, D.C., no longer bears the name of the late Frank Buckles, the West Virginia veteran who pushed for it. Nor does the version the Senate was considering...
Tags: World War I (1914-1918), Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Congress
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Missouri's Sen. McCaskill circulates petition; urges NRA to join effort to prevent mass murders
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill is circulating an online petition urging the National Rifle Association to "make their voice a part of the solution" to prevent future mass killings. The Missouri Democrat said in a news release...
Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Claire McCaskill, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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Low Mississippi River water levels may halt barges
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The gentle whir of passing barges is as much a part of life in St. Louis as the Gateway Arch and the Cardinals, a constant, almost soothing backdrop to a community intricately intertwined with the Mississippi River. But next month,...Tags: Pat Quinn, Layoffs and Downsizing, U.S. Army, Jay Nixon, Government
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Paul Ryan on ‘Fox News Sunday’; Chris Christie on 3 shows
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelPaul Ryan, left, and Mitt Romney campaigned in Vandalia, Ohio, on Tuesday. Photo credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images THIS ITEM HAS BEEN UPDATED: The guest list for Sunday morning: Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan is a guest on “Fox News... -
Sunday guest list: Bill Gates, Scott Walker, Nancy Pelosi
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelThe Sunday morning guest list: CNN's “State of the Union” features Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., discussing the fiscal cliff. The program starts at 9 a.m. and noon. Discussing the fallout from Benghazi will be Sen. Roy... -
Blunt Amendment: Protections For Religion, Conscience Long Established
The Hartford CourantThe most demanding responsibility of a member of Congress, in my experience, was to remain open to the extraordinary diversity of opinion among my constituents and my colleagues. It's hard, and demands profound respect for those with whom you disagree,...Tags: Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice, Renovation, Chuck Schumer, Abortion
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O'Malley bashes Republicans on jobs on CNN
Gov. Martin O'Malley returned to the national stage Sunday after a Democratic National Convention speech that received tepid reviews, facing off with Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt over job creation and women's issues on CNN. Questioned by CNN's Candy Crowley,...Tags: Democratic Party, Martin O'Malley, Regional Authority, Democratic Governors Association, CNN (tv network)
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Police, FBI Investigate Reported Threat Against Rep. Akin
CNNWASHINGTON -- U.S. Capitol Police are investigating a reported threat against Rep. Todd Akin, the Missouri congressman who has been criticized for comments he made recently about rape. There is "an active, open investigation, Lt. Kimberly Schneider said,...Tags: Scott Walker, Rape, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi, Government
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Victims of 1998 Africa bombing still seeking compensation
Fourteen years after a truck bomb ripped through the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, the families of 12 Americans killed in the attack are still fighting for federal compensation that has been granted to other terrorism victims — a struggle that has...Tags: Tanzania, Allen West, Barbara A. Mikulski, Oklahoma City Bombing (1995), U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations
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Springfield postal plant spared from closing 'for now'
mlandis@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A sigh of relief is being breathed, for now, by postal employees and customers. The United States Postal Service has announced the city’s mail processing hub has been spared from a first round of closings being made to cut costs....Tags: U.S. Postal Service, Claire McCaskill, Mail Order Industry
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Obama wooing young voters with student loan focus
ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON (AP)— Eager to energize young voters, President Barack Obama is depicting Republicans as obstacles to an affordable college education as he previews an argument he will make on university campuses next week in states crucial to his re-...Tags: TransCanada Corporation, Democratic Party, University of Iowa, Jimmy Fallon, Arne Duncan
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Why I demanded a voice for Sandra Fluke
Rush Limbaugh's recent, despicable three-day attack against law student Sandra Fluke cast a spotlight on a national campaign by Republicans to turn back the clock on 50 years of progress on women's health issues. But his attacks were not the first attempt...Tags: Insurance, Rush Limbaugh, Health Treatments, Birth Control, Parties and Movements
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