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Congress passes bill to reduce flight delays; Obama will sign it
WASHINGTON -- Seeking to end flight delays that jammed airports nationwide, the House approved legislation Friday that will stop the furlough of air-traffic controllers, sending the bill to President Obama. Final passage of the quickly arranged...Tags: Air Transportation Delays, Federal Aviation Administration, Career and Workplace, U.S. Congress, Labor Legislation
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Air travel: That's one silly victory over sequestration
So that’s how you get this Congress to spend money: You cramp their vacation plans. The House on Friday passed legislation that will end the furloughing of air traffic controllers. And what got these famously contentious representatives off...
Tags: Barack Obama, Air Transportation Delays, Federal Aviation Administration, John Boehner, Budget Control Act of 2011
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Democrats face challenging Senate landscape
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a surprising string of victories last fall, Democrats now face a challenging terrain as they look to hold onto their Senate majority in 2014 and prevent Republicans from gaining full control of Congress during President...Tags: Barack Obama, Susan Collins, Steve Scalise, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Ashley Judd
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Democrats expand Senate grip but fail to win House
Democrats strengthened their hold on the Senate but failed Tuesday to recapture the majority in the House of Representatives they lost two years ago. President Barack Obama, in his freshly authorized second term, will face the same divided Congress in...
Tags: George Allen, Primaries, Elections, Tea Party Movement, Political Candidates
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GOP Retains Grip on U.S. House of Representatives
Los Angeles TimesWASHINGTON -- Republicans held on to their House majority in Tuesday's election, leaving Democrats well short of the net gain of 25 seats they needed to take control. "The American people have once again given the House of Representatives to Republicans,...Tags: Ben Chandler, ESPN (tv network), Finance, Labor Legislation, Elections
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Farm-state lawmakers returning home empty-handed
WASHINGTON (AP) - Farm-state members of Congress have campaigned for decades on the back of farm bills delivering election-season subsidies and other goodies to rural voters. Not this year. The bill is stalled, primarily because House GOP leaders don'...Tags: Rick Berg, Barack Obama, Labor Legislation, Elections, Kristi Noem
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House acts to stop rules for child labor on farms
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Tuesday barred the labor secretary from imposing new safety rules for children working on farms, putting a legal stamp on a Labor Department decision to put off action on the rules. The Labor Department announced last...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Washington, DC
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Funding uncertain for US food safety overhaul
 Republican opponents of food safety legislation are already promising a fight over its funding, even before it becomes law. President Barack Obama was scheduled to sign the bill on Tuesday. It allows the Food and Drug Administration to increase...Tags: Barack Obama, Chris Crawford, Product Recalls, Health, Health and Medical Professionals
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NEW MAP: A proposed congressional redistricting plan would toss two Republicans in the same district and two Democrats in another
Staff WriterA proposed new map of congressional districts tosses Republican congressmen Steve King and Tom Latham into the same district. It also puts Democratic Reps. Bruce Braley and Dave Loebsack in the same northeastern Iowa district. The proposed maps delivered...Tags: Democratic Party, Bruce Braley, Des Moines (Polk, Iowa), Iowa, Republican Party
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PLAN PASSES: A legislative redistricting plan has passed the Iowa legislature and is awaiting Gov. Branstad's signature
Staff WriterThe Iowa House and Senate have overwhelmingly approved new maps of legislative and congressional districts. The Legislature approved the maps Thursday, send them to Gov. Terry Branstad. He hasn't taken a position on the redistricting plan. Under the...Tags: Terry Branstad, Steve King, Government, Executive Branch, Bruce Braley
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LATHAM MOVE: New redistricting map prompts Rep. Tom Latham to move to Iowa's 3rd Congressional District
Staff WriterRepublican U.S. Rep Tom Latham says he will run for election in Iowa's new 3rd Congressional District in 2012. Latham announced his decision Friday, a day after Iowa lawmakers approved a new congressional map, which reduced the number of districts in...Tags: Polk County (Iowa), Des Moines (Polk, Iowa), Iowa, Republican Party
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VILSACK MOVE: A former First Lady of Iowa is moving into the 4th District and setting her sights on a Congressional seat
Staff WriterChristie Vilsack, the wife of Agriculture Secretary and former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, has announced she's taking the first step toward running for Congress by relocating to Iowa's new 4th District. Vilsack, a Democrat, announced her decision on...Tags: Terry Branstad, Des Moines (Polk, Iowa), Elections, Iowa, Rentals
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