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    Nov 7, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  1. Democrats maintain control of Senate

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats secured a majority in the Senate on Tuesday, snatching Republican-held seats in Massachusetts and Indiana and turning back fierce, expensive challenges in Virginia, Ohio, Wisconsin and Connecticut to maintain the control they've held since 2007.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats secured a majority in the Senate on Tuesday, snatching Republican-held seats in Massachusetts and Indiana and turning back fierce, expensive challenges in Virginia, Ohio, Wisconsin and Connecticut to maintain the...

    Tags: Benjamin L. Cardin, Government, Politics, Tommy Thompson, Joe Manchin III

    2. May 21, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Citizens United II

    "While American democracy is imperfect, few outside the majority of this Court would have thought its flaws included a dearth of corporate money in politics."
    "While American democracy is imperfect, few outside the majority of this Court would have thought its flaws included a dearth of corporate money in politics." That penultimate sentence in now-retired Justice John Paul Stevens' brilliant dissent in the...

    Tags: Elections, John Paul Stevens, Politics, Metal and Mineral, Republican Party

    3. Feb 1, 2012 |Story| Reuters
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    4. Jan 29, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
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    5. Apr 17, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  5. Obama's Buffett rule impact on taxes, jobs

    WASHINGTON (AP)— President Barack Obama’s proposal to impose a “Buffett rule” tax on the rich is generating enormous political wattage, but the plan itself would directly affect only a tiny fraction of Americans. 
    WASHINGTON (AP)— President Barack Obama’s proposal to impose a “Buffett rule” tax on the rich is generating enormous political wattage, but the plan itself would directly affect only a tiny fraction of Americans.  Only around 210,...

    Tags: Earnings, White House, Parties and Movements, U.S. Senate, Employment

    6. Mar 7, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Cardin, Mikulski urge Obama to speed withdrawal from Afghanistan

    The Baltimore Sun
    Sens. 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: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Tom Harkin, Benjamin L. Cardin, Government, Politics

    7. Apr 16, 2012 |Story| KCPQ-LTV

  7. Senate GOP blocks Buffett Rule bill

    A proposal to implement the Buffett Rule was blocked in the Senate on Monday, but proponents of the millionaire tax vowed to keep the issue alive in the months ahead.
    CNN Money
    A proposal to implement the Buffett Rule was blocked in the Senate on Monday, but proponents of the millionaire tax vowed to keep the issue alive in the months ahead. Republicans, as expected, garnered enough support to reject Democrats' attempt to bring...

    Tags: Parties and Movements, Mark Pryor, Elections, U.S. Senate, Politics

    8. Sep 20, 2011 | Allentown Morning Call

  8. Mr. Corbett and Mr. Pawlowski go to Washington

    Pennsylvania Ave.
    The head of Pennsylvania and the leader of Allentown are both spending Tuesday in Washington for a series of meetings about some of the latest hot button issues. Gov. Tom Corbett is expected to meet privately with the Pennsylvania delegation......
    9. Jun 29, 2011 | RedEye

  9. US senators tell LGBT kids ‘It Gets Better’

    Boystown
    A group of Democratic US Senators, including Illinois' own Dick Durbin, have joined the ranks of high profile people sending messages of hope to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth as part of the ‘It Gets Better‘...
    10. May 8, 2011 |Story| Aberdeen News

  10. Roll Call: House votes on abortion, health exchange bills

    WASHINGTON - Here's how area members of Congress voted on major issues in the week ending Saturday: HOUSE Abortion tax policies Voting 251 for and 175 against, the House on Wednesday sent the Senate a bill (HR3) that would use the U.S. tax code as a...

    Tags: Texas, Auction Service, Jeff Duncan, Politics, Abortion Issue

    11. Mar 3, 2011 | Orlando Sentinel

  11. Nelson may ask for still more time on high-speed money

    Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando Sentinel
    By Mark K. Matthews, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida told Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Thursday that the state may ask for more time to bring high-speed rail to the state – with an extension...
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