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A risk including gay partners in immigration bill?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Frustrated at being left out of an immigration overhaul, gay rights groups are pushing to adjust a bipartisan Senate bill to include gay couples. But Democrats are treading carefully, wary of adding another divisive issue that...Tags: Defense of Marriage Act, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Social Issues, U.S. Senate, Republican Party
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Dems, GOP press Obama administration on drone use
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats and Republicans on Tuesday challenged the Obama administration to spell out its justification for using drones for targeted killings amid growing concerns about unchecked powers of the presidency and Americans'...
Tags: Dick Durbin, Ted Cruz, Washington, DC, Al-Qaeda, Yemen
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House passes CISPA, sets up showdown with White House and Senate
The House of Representatives passed a controversial cybersecurity bill as expected on Thursday, moving toward a possible confrontation with the Senate and White House. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2013, or CISPA, passed by a vote...Tags: Adam Schiff, Ron Wyden, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Corporate Crime
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Lake student gives her backing to federal non-discrimination act
Bayli Silberstein, a 14-year-old eighth-grader in Leesburg, told her story Thursday about being bullied and harassed by fellow students in a show of support for a federal bill to end discrimination against gay schoolchildren. U.S. Reps. Jared Polis, D-...
Tags: Education, Gays and Lesbians, Jared Polis, Students, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
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Dennis Miller talks a few moments, then he's 'Outta Here!'
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGLet it never be said that the smirky, prickly and sometimes arrogant personality comedian/commentator Dennis Miller has put on public display for more than 25 years is just an act. At least not if his demeanor in a recent telephone...... -
Metta World Peace signs on to congresswoman's mental health bill
WASHINGTON -- Lakers forward Metta World Peace lent his star power – and his personal story – to a Los Angeles congresswoman’s effort to fund mental health services in schools. Just don’t ask him to auction off any more...
Tags: Mental Health, Behavioral Conditions, Health, Grace F. Napolitano, Auction Service
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Inauguration 2013: Beyonce, Kelly Clarkson, deliver big
Los Angeles Times Pop Music CriticAmid the pomp of Monday’s inaugural ceremonies were a number of visual non-sequiturs, and most of them involved Jay-Z -- at least those not involving the sight of a former American Idol winner up there. There he was, in the same frame as Sen....Tags: Kelly Clarkson, Entertainment, Jay-Z, Music, Joe Biden
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Governors Awards: Jeffrey Katzenberg's phone skills revealed
They all talk about the phone calls — Will Smith, Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks. What binds them is the relentless prodding they’ve all received from Hollywood’s most bullish fundraiser, Jeffrey Katzenberg. At the fourth-annual...
Tags: Elisabeth Shue, Jimi Hendrix, Jerry Lee Lewis, David Oyelowo, Kristen Stewart
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Farm Bill a priority as fiscal cliff looms
WASHINGTON - Every five years, Congress reassesses the Farm Bill - a bill that conserves farmland and supports farmers and ranchers. After reviewing the bill, Congress usually passes legislation that sets national agriculture, nutrition, conservation...Tags: Agriculture, Mitch McConnell, U.S. Congress, Harry Reid, U.S. Senate
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3 GOP senators join call for action on toxic flame retardants
The first signs of bipartisan support for overhauling the nation's chemical safety law emerged Monday, as three Republicans joined 23 other senators calling for tough restrictions on toxic flame retardants. Citing the Tribune's "Playing With Fire"...
Tags: Dick Durbin, Maria Cantwell, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Bernard Sanders
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Farmers: Minnesota relief will help those who struggled during drought
After a year of severe drought, many local farmers are happy to get out of the fields with average harvests. Still, some bit the dust on yields. U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken and Rep. Tim Walz announced on Oct. 19 that the U.S. Department...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Droughts, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Disasters, Barack Obama
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Why no jail time?
LUVERNE, Minn. -- Dean Tofteland sweeps grain off of the elevator scale at his farmstead south of Luverne, Minn., and says it reminds him of the MF Global Holdings Ltd. case. "They haven't really cleaned this mess up," Tofteland says. Tofteland is one...Tags: Lobbying, Bankruptcy, Companies and Corporations, Farms, Washington, DC
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