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Okla. tornado: Obama promises Moore sustained help in its recovery
President Obama visited Moore, Okla., on Sunday to view the devastation left by last week's vast tornado and to reassure the community of sustained support from the federal government on its cleanup and rebuilding. "Oklahomans have inspired us with...
Tags: Tornadoes, James Inhofe, Natural Disasters, Government, Politics
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Saturday's TV Highlights and Weekend Talk Shows
Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 26 - June 1, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SERIES Trisha's Southern Kitchen In the season...
Tags: Channing Tatum, Homeland (tv program), Natural Disasters, Government, Bob Woodward
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Oklahoma lawmakers who opposed disaster aid now face own disaster
WASHINGTON -- When $50 billion in disaster aid for victims of Superstorm Sandy came before Congress this year, three of Oklahoma’s five representatives and both of its senators were among the "no" votes. At the time, some of the Oklahoma lawmakers...
Tags: James Inhofe, Natural Disasters, Harold Rogers, Government, Relief and Aid Organizations
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Republicans demand changes in Senate immigration bill
WASHINGTON — As a sweeping immigration bill moves forward in the Senate, Republicans are demanding stronger border security measures than those agreed upon during four months of bipartisan negotiation. The process of toughening the bill could...
Tags: Interior Policy, Immigration, Rand Paul, Personal Data Collection, Tamerlan Tsarnaev
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Republicans criticize Obama's new approach on fighting terrorism
WASHINGTON — Republicans hammered President Obama on Sunday for what they described as a retreat in the war against terrorism at a time when they said the world’s crises demand a more aggressive, vigilant posture from the United States. In a...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Crime, Law and Justice, Rand Paul, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, ABC (tv network)
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Rep. Lamar Smith defends tentative changes to research funding
Republicans in Congress, long skeptical of the value of some taxpayer-supported research, have taken aim at the National Science Foundation with a bill that seeks to limit the scope of its grants. A draft bill by House Science Committee Chairman Lamar...
Tags: Media Industry, Medical Procedures and Tests, International Court or Tribunal, Agricultural Research and Technology, International Law
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Senate approves Obama's budget chief
WASHINGTON -- The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to approve President Obama’s nominee for top White House budget expert, bringing a woman into a top post in an administration that critics say has been dominated by men. Sylvia Mathews...
Tags: Jeffrey Zients, Thomas R. Carper, U.S. Senate, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Walmart
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Saturday's TV Highlights: 'Life With La Toya' on OWN
Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of April 21 -27, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SERIES Smash It's opening night in this new...
Tags: Interior Policy, Malaria, Jason Ritter, Bob Woodward, Kym Whitley
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Senators reach deal to expand background checks on gun buyers
This post has been updated, as indicated below.WASHINGTON -- Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) on Wednesday announced a compromise on the centerpiece of gun legislation the Senate is to begin deliberating later this week -- an expansion of background checks that will cover most...Tags: Interior Policy, Crime, Law and Justice, Joe Manchin III, Ted Cruz, Dianne Feinstein
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Senate moves to begin debate on gun measures
WASHINGTON -- The Senate may begin voting as soon as Thursday on legislation intended to reduce gun violence, after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) decided Tuesday to initiate the procedural steps required to overcome a threatened filibuster by...
Tags: Interior Policy, Mike Johanns, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Ted Cruz
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McManus: Gun control, DOA
President Obama pleaded with Congress last week to remember the victims of December's schoolhouse shootings in Connecticut and tighten the nation's gun laws. "Shame on us if we've forgotten," he said. "Don't get squishy." But four months after the...
Tags: Interior Policy, Michael Bloomberg, Television Stations, Harry Reid, Rand Paul
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On gun control, watch Tom Coburn
In my Wednesday column, I reported on the gathering signs that President Obama's push for significant new gun control legislation is dead in the water -- mostly because the National Rifle Assn. has mounted opposition more intense than the support for...
Tags: Interior Policy, National Rifle Association of America, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
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