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Cardin, Mikulski urge Obama to speed withdrawal from Afghanistan
The Baltimore SunSens. Benjamin L. Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski urged President Barack Obama on Wednesday to speed the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Afghanistan. The Maryland Democrats joined a group of 24 senators in declaring the mission in Afghanistan...Tags: NATO, Tom Harkin, Frank Lautenberg, Barbara A. Mikulski, Patrick Leahy
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President Obama supports Morning After pill restriction
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Thursday endorsed but said he did not steer his administration's decision to halt the over-the-counter sale of an anti-pregnancy drug to girls under 17, saying it was common sense to keep a morning-after...Tags: Democratic Party, Women's Health, Juvenile Delinquency, Health Organizations, Republican Party
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Local veteran waited nearly two years for PTSD treatment
Q13 FOX News reporterNew figures show VA hospitals are becoming overwhelmed by cases of veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. More than 211,000 U.S. veterans of the 1.3 million who have served in the Iraq and Afghan wars have been treated for PTSD. One of...Tags: Health, Iraq, Hospitals and Clinics, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Behavioral Conditions
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Sen. Patty Murray reaches out to families and small-business owners at Elliot Bay Book Co.
Q13 FOX News OnlineOn Dec. 1, U.S. Sen. Patty Murray stood before Congress and urged members to approve the Middle Class Tax Cut Act, a bill that would extend and expand payroll tax cuts for middle class families and small business owners. After Republicans blocked...Tags: Politics, Family, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Business
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Government: Payroll tax follies
Opinion L.A.The editorial board blasted Senate Democrats on Monday for proposing a temporary payroll tax cut for employers (with little evidence that it would help create jobs) offset by a permanent tax increase on millionaires. As it happens, Democrats were already.... -
Let's socialize contraceptive services and be done with it
Change of SubjectDemocratic U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer, Calif.; Patty Murray, Washington; and Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire published an editorial in today's Wall Street Journal (read the whole thing on the San Francisco Chronicle's website) defending mandatory free... -
Issa's House hearings on contraception: Where were the women?
Opinion L.A.Let me look at that calendar -- what year is it again? 2012? Because, if you ask the Democrats, on Capitol Hill this week it was really looking like 1991. That was the year that an all-white, all-male Senate committee...... -
GOP aides: Super-committee Republicans open to tax increases
CNN Congressional CorrespondentA mere two weeks before the congressional budget super committee's November 23 deadline, GOP members of the deficit-reduction panel have signaled a willingness to accept tax increases as part of a broader deficit reduction package, CNN learned Tuesday....Tags: Government Health Care, Democratic Party, Max Baucus, CNN (tv network), Republican Party
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Obama keeps his distance as deficit committee effort set to fail
Washington BureauPresident Obama appears determined to publicly keep his distance from the congressional super-committee and its failure to put forward a deficit-reduction plan, despite Republican efforts to shift blame to his end of Pennsylvania Avenue. In his first...Tags: John Kerry, Joe Manchin III, Max Baucus, Satellite and Cable Service, Republican Party
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Debt News: Sen. Patty Murray named co-chair of 'super committee'
Q13 FOX News political analystWhen all the dust settled after the recent debt-ceiling debate at the nation's capital, one important job remained — coming up with another $1.5 trillion in debt reduction over the next 10 years. Democrats and Republicans deadlocked over the...Tags: Politics, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Jeb Hensarling
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Former Washington Governor Locke confirmed as ambassador to China
Q13 FOX News Online & ReutersFormer Washington State Governor and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke is the U.S.’s new ambassador to China. The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Locke, sending to Beijing an envoy who has said he would press for greater access to Chinese markets. The...Tags: Politics, China, Government, Elections, Washington (U.S. state)
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State unemployment remains steady; Sen. Murray points to 'training gap'
Q13 FOX News ReporterDespite an estimated increase of 5,700 jobs last month, Washington's unemployment rate in July remained unchanged at 9.3 percent, according to the state Employment Security Department. Economists point out that the state has added jobs for 11 straight...Tags: Unemployment, Unemployment Benefits, Labor Markets, Chicago Jobs, Employment
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