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Hagel wins another GOP vote, others call for nomination to be pulled
WASHINGTON – Fifteen GOP senators called on President Obama to withdraw Chuck Hagel’s nomination to lead the Pentagon, even as support from another Republican increased the likelihood he will be confirmed when Congress returns from recess next...
Tags: Defense, Richard Shelby, Mike Johanns, Republican Party, U.S. Department of Defense
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Hagel approved by Senate committee in party-line vote
WASHINGTON -- After a sometimes contentious debate, the Senate Armed Services Committee voted on party lines and narrowly approved the nomination of former Sen. Chuck Hagel to be secretary of Defense, moving the bitter fight over President Obama’s...
Tags: North Korea, John McCain, Mike Johanns, Claire McCaskill, State of the Union Address
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Hagel defends record, spars with critics in Senate hearing
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.WASHINGTON -- Making his first public comments after his nomination to lead the Pentagon, former Sen. Chuck Hagel said Thursday he stood by his record but also urged senators to look beyond controversial votes and statements he has made, which critics...Tags: John McCain, Democratic Party, George W. Bush, Nuclear Weapons, Wars and Interventions
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Hagel to stress opposition to a nuclear Iran in Senate testimony
WASHINGTON -- President Obama’s nominee for secretary of Defense, former Sen. Chuck Hagel, will stress at his confirmation hearing Thursday that he opposes letting Iran acquire nuclear weapons and will focus on developing military options to set...
Tags: Defense, Republican Party, International Military Interventions, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Senate
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The challenging math of passing immigration reform
WASHINGTON – Senators from both parties are expressing enthusiasm for pushing a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s immigration system. But while immigration politics appears to have changed in the wake of sweeping Republican rejection...
Tags: Claire McCaskill, George W. Bush, Bob Corker, Sheldon Whitehouse, Parties and Movements
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Election 2002: State-by-State Results
Here are the results of elections around the nation Tuesday. Not all returns were available at press time. ALABAMA Governor: Democratic Gov. Donald Siegelman won reelection over Republican Rep. Bob Riley. Senate: Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions held...Tags: Rick Larsen, John E Sununu, Kathleen Sebelius, John Kerry, Elections
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Senate passes farm bill, moving debate to House
WASHINGTON (AP) - The last time Congress passed a farm bill, Democrats had control of the House and the food stamp program was about half the size it is today. That was five years ago. Conservatives calling for an overhaul of the domestic food aid...Tags: Republican Party, Peanuts, Parties and Movements, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Prices
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Senate passes farm bill
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- The Senate on Monday passed a five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill that expands government subsidies for crop insurance, rice and peanuts, while making small cuts to food stamps. The bill passed on a bipartisan 66-27 vote. Sens. Tim...Tags: Tim Johnson, Conservation, Republican Party, Peanuts, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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Billions on the chopping block: Senate debates farm bill
WASHINGTON - Working on a new farm bill, the Senate recently defeated an amendment to change the sugar program but limited the crop insurance premium subsidies for high-income farmers before putting off further action on the bill until after a Memorial...Tags: Jeff Merkley, Joe Donnelly, Conservation, Science and Technology, Dick Durbin
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The costly and outdated farm bill
The Heritage FoundationCongress is once again taking up the farm bill and continuing to treat agriculture like it was 1933, not 2013. The result: billions of taxpayer dollars going to waste. This is unacceptable. It's time for lawmakers to make reforms that reflect the reality...Tags: Conservation, Heritage Foundation, U.S. Congress, Politics, Barack Obama
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Natchez Trace marks 75th anniversary
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, TupeloWhile celebrating and remembering the first 75 years of the Natchez Trace Parkway, elected officials talked about what the next 75 years will bring. Sen. Roger Wicker remembered a time when the road seemed impossible. "In 1976 I went into the United...Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Jack Reed, Alan Nunnelee, U.S. Air Force, Roger F. Wicker
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Senate to take up farm bill in May
WASHINGTON - Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said April 25 that she plans to hold a markup of a new farm bill in May, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., signaled that he intends to bring it to the Senate floor...Tags: Amy Klobuchar, Harry Reid, Immigration, Mark Pryor, Mark Begich
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