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Senate bill aims to toughen Iran sanctions
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Wednesday that would sharply toughen U.S. economic sanctions on Iran despite administration calls for Congress to delay penalties that could disrupt diplomacy aimed at resolving...
Tags: Mark Kirk, Foreign Aid, U.S. Department of State, Petroleum Industry, Iran
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Hillary is great, but look at other women too, activists say
WASHINGTON -- Hillary Clinton would be the runaway favorite among Democrats for the party’s 2016 presidential nomination, a new Quinnipiac University poll shows, but activists at EMILY’s List, who have launched a campaign to elect the first...
Tags: Kathleen Sebelius, Mark R. Warner, Amy Klobuchar, Christine Gregoire, Andrew Cuomo
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A Mexican father's plea to two presidents
President Obama has much to discuss with Mexico's new president, Enrique Peña Nieto, when they meet in Mexico City this week. No issue, however, is more urgent than the search for peace, justice and dignity for and between our peoples. For seven years,...
Tags: Corporate Crime, Personal Weapon Control, Laws, Interior Policy, Gun Control
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Pentagon reports sharp rise in military sexual assaults
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon estimated that 26,000 members of the military were sexually assaulted in unreported incidents last year — 35% more than in 2010 — a severe trend that senior officials warned could threaten recruiting and...
Tags: Barbara Boxer, Assault, Chuck Hagel, Courts-Martial, Crime, Law and Justice
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IRS targeted conservative groups, official says
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service improperly singled out conservative groups for extra scrutiny of their applications for nonprofit status, a top agency official said Friday, setting off calls for investigations into an organization...
Tags: U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Pension and Welfare, Interior Policy, Parties and Movements, Darrell E Issa
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Massachusetts Senate race pits Democrat Markey vs. Republican Gomez
This post has been updated, as indicated below.WASHINGTON – The race to replace John F. Kerry in the U.S. Senate will offer Massachusetts voters a familiar choice: a longtime Democratic officeholder against a fresh-faced Republican. Democratic Rep. Edward J. Markey and Republican businessman...Tags: Scott P. Brown, Elizabeth Warren, The Boston Globe, Edward J Markey, Primaries
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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, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Tom Coburn, Barack Obama, Thomas R. Carper
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Republicans intensify pressure to limit powers of consumer agency
WASHINGTON — Republicans have stepped up their pressure to limit the wide-ranging powers of the nation's watchdog over consumers' money matters. The head of a key House committee overseeing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said he would no...
Tags: Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Mortgages, U.S. Supreme Court, Richard Cordray
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Democrats, not Republicans, should be worrying about their future
Since Mitt Romney lost to President Obama on Nov. 6, the conventional wisdom has been that the Republican Party is in trouble. The less conventional truth is that it is the Democrats whose chances many be more bleak. Yes, Republicans are currently...
Tags: Mitt Romney, Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, Brian Schweitzer, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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Sen. Max Baucus announces retirement plans
WASHINGTON -- In a surprise move that deals a serious blow to Democratic chances of holding the Senate, veteran Montana Sen. Max Baucus has decided not to seek reelection next year, Democratic officials said Tuesday. Baucus chairs the Senate Finance...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy, Gun Control, Brian Schweitzer, Tom Harkin
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House chairman bars consumer bureau chief from testifying
WASHINGTON -- The head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will deliver his semi-annual report to the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday morning, but he's not welcome to do the same before a House panel. House Financial Services Committee...
Tags: U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, U.S. Supreme Court, Crime, Law and Justice, Richard Cordray, Career and Workplace
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Schwarzenegger lends muscle to immigration discussion
Arnold Schwarzenegger uses his own improbable rise from bodybuilder to action hero to California governor as an argument for immigration reform. As a teenager in his native Austria, Schwarzenegger saw the United States as the only place he could achieve...
Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Michael F. Bennet, Immigration, U.S. House of Representatives
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