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Senators: Don’t Drill
Central Florida Political Pulse» Orlando Sentinel – Central Florida Political PulseBy William Gibson, Washington Bureau Florida Senator Bill Nelson and nine other coastal-state Democrats have warned fellow senators not to expand offshore oil drilling as part of legislation to diminish global warming. Their letter to negotiators who... -
Rahm Emanuel: 'A lot of heat... not light'
The Swampby Mark Silva The initial reaction to passage of an historic healthcare bill in some quarters of the country this spring is staring to make the TEA Party protests against taxes and the rest last summer look tame -- now......Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Finance, Golf, Sports, Private Health Care
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Can government make things better?
Today, Dugan and Tanton discuss what roles government should have in regulating gas prices. Yesterday, they established whether there is an appropriate price for a gallon of gas; tomorrow, they'll debate environmental issues related to fossil fuel use....Tags: State Budgets, Natural Resources, Research, California, Sacramento
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The Great Steroids Debate: A juicer nanny state?
All week long, Mat "Halos Heaven" Gleason and New York Sun baseball writer Tim Marchman have been debating steroids in baseball. Monday's installment probed the options for Angels owner Arte Moreno in disciplining suspected Human Growth Hormone orderer...Tags: Labor Markets, Mark McGwire, Sports, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Employees
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Obama budgets most dramatic change in decades
Washington BureauWASHINGTON — Just a month into his presidency, Barack Obama is calling for the most dramatic change in decades in the way the country tackles its most pressing problems—from the economy and health care to energy, education and taxes....Tags: State Budgets, Bill Clinton, Indiana, Politics, Sociology
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Bill aims to ban toy-like lighters
The SwampA display of novelty lighters sits on the counter at a Skokie, Ill. Marathon gas station, which sells lighters that have lights on them along with other toy-like designs, July 17, 2007. (Chicago Tribune Photo By David Trotman-Wilkins) by......Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Environmental Issues, Services and Shopping, Toys, Baby Products
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Bailout (of rum, arrows, race tracks)
The Swampby Frank James What do rum, motorsport race tracks and wooden arrows used by kids all have in common? The financial markets bailout bill, that's what. Taxpayers for Common Sense has compiled a handy list of what it called the......Tags: Alcoholic Beverages, Larry Craig, Parliament, Sports, Upper House
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Will Dems get a brake-free Senate?
The Swampby Frank James One of the biggest question marks right now about what will happen on Election Day is whether Democrats will gain a filibuster-proof Senate by reaching 60 votes. The filibuster, of course, is the way that the Senate......Tags: Parliament, Upper House, Colorado, Saxby Chambliss, Ted Stevens
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Love abounds at Interior hearing
The SwampBy Jim Tankersley For all the fire they can spit on C-SPAN, ranting about procedure or policy, the truth is that most United States senators are exceedingly polite to one another in public. Friendly, often. Every once in a while......Tags: Nature, Mel Martinez, Parliament, Labor Legislation, Upper House
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Panetta at CIA: 'Clean break from past'
The Swampby Rebecca Cole and updated as hearing continued and ended The Senate Intelligence Committee has taken up the nomination of Leon Panetta, former congressman from California and onetime chief of staff to former President Bill Clinton, for director of the.....Tags: Parliament, Upper House, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Dick Cheney, Politics
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Bonus limits in stimulus: Tougher, or less tough?
Spin CycleChris Dodd, the Senate banking chairman who presided over the great collapse and got his own cut-rate mortgage but now portrays himself as the great reformer, gets big play this morning in both the NYT and the WashPost for......Tags: Parliament, National Government, Upper House, Government, Politics
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Obama's 'change:' Big things and now
The Swampby Janet Hook Just a month into his presidency, Barack Obama is calling for the most dramatic change in decades in the way the country tackles its most pressing problems - from the economy and healthcare to energy, education and......Tags: White House, State Budgets, Bill Clinton, Indiana, Politics
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