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    Oct 6, 2011 |Story| KTUU

  1. Begich, Murkowski Sponsor Act to Protect Rural Post Offices

    Alaska’s U.S. senators are among the bipartisan sponsors of an act that would severely hinder plans by the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service to close post offices in many of the nation’s rural areas. The Protecting Rural Post Offices Act was introduced in the Senate Thursday.
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    Alaska’s U.S. senators are among the bipartisan sponsors of an act that would severely hinder plans by the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service to close post offices in many of the nation’s rural areas. The Protecting Rural Post Offices Act was...

    Tags: Jon Tester, Government Postal Delivery, Medical Research, Jerry Moran, Ron Wyden

    2. Jul 10, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Horse breeders saddled with tax scrutiny

    The battle over the federal budget has been playing out slowly in Congress for weeks, but it came galloping toward Maryland's thoroughbred farms recently in the form of a proposed tax increase.
    The battle over the federal budget has been playing out slowly in Congress for weeks, but it came galloping toward Maryland's thoroughbred farms recently in the form of a proposed tax increase. After threatening to trim the nation's ballooning budget...

    Tags: Agricultural Research and Technology, Timothy Geithner, Elections, Employees, Sports

    3. Mar 17, 2011 | Orlando Sentinel

  3. Nelson, other senators urge curb on oil speculators

    Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando Sentinel
    By William E. Gibson, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Florida Senator Bill Nelson and a dozen of his colleagues urged federal officials on Thursday to use new regulations to curb speculators from driving up gas prices. “Speculators are...
    4. Jun 22, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  4. Social nets wrap: Vitter, Feingold call for end to automatic congressional pay raises

    Top of the Ticket
    One of the Hill's most prolific social networkers, Louisiana Sen. David Vitter, tweeted Monday advocating an end to automatic congressional pay raises. Vitter, a Republican facing a bumpy reelection ride in an atmosphere hostile to incumbents, joined...
    5. May 25, 2010 |Blog| Chicago Tribune

  5. U.S. tax breaks favor oil industry

    The Swamp
    Residents of Grand Isle, La. express their frustration with BP Monday. (EPA/Bevil Knapp) by Kim Geiger and Tom Hamburger It was close to 2 a.m. when Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and others on a House-Senate conference committee saw......

    Tags: Government, Nick J. Rahall II, Energy, Edward J Markey, Companies and Corporations

    6. Dec 15, 2009 | Los Angeles Times

  6. Obama calls insulation 'sexy' (text here)

    Top of the Ticket
    President Obama went to a Home Depot in northern Virginia today to pitch energy independence as a surefire way to produce jobs. And he said, several times, that weatherizing or insulation is sexy, explaining that it's cool to save money.......
    7. Oct 29, 2009 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Electric motorcycle maker Brammo gains momentum

    Up to Speed
    It’s been quite a week for Brammo Inc., the Oregon-based manufacturer of the Enertia electric motorcycle. Last Saturday, the company celebrated the opening of its first California sales outlet at the Best Buy store in El Segundo, where it held......
    8. Feb 10, 2009 |Blog| Chicago Tribune

  8. Joe Biden's happy hour: Senate frosh

    The Swamp
    by Mark Silva It's 5 o'clock someplace in the world. At the mansion on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory this evening, Vice President Joe Biden will host a cocktail reception for the freshman class of senators -- that......

    Tags: Government, United States, Rod Blagojevich, Illinois, Mark R. Warner

    9. Nov 6, 2008 |Blog| Chicago Tribune

  9. Senate update: Oregon looking blue

    The Swamp
    by James Oliphant Democrats may have picked off another GOP seat in the Senate. This morning, the Oregonian, Portland's newspaper, is projecting that Jeff Merkley has unseated Republican incumbent Sen. Gordon Smith. If that occurs, it would be the sixth.....

    Tags: Government, Ted Stevens, Minnesota, Sarah Palin, Gordon Smith

    10. Nov 6, 2008 |Blog| Newsday

  10. Developments: N. Carolina, Oregon, House

    Spin Cycle
    A few developments tonight: The Raleigh News and Observer has declared Obama the "unofficial winner" of North Carolina, with a lead of more than 13,000 votes pending the counting of provisional ballots. With 81 percent of the vote counted and......

    Tags: Republican Party, Gordon Smith, North Carolina, Raleigh, Portland (Multnomah, Oregon)

    11. Nov 6, 2008 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Democrats expand majorities; several races remain undecided

    Los Angeles Times
    Despite his conviction last month on corruption charges, Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, the nation's longest-serving Republican senator, clung tenuously to his seat yesterday as congressional Democrats exulted in their election gains elsewhere around the...

    Tags: Government, Ted Stevens, John Dingell, Tim Mahoney, Minnesota

    12. Nov 5, 2008 |Story| WXIN-LTV

  12. Barack Obama starts new life as president-elect

    President-elect Barack Obama dove immediately into his transition to the White House this morning, accepting congratulations from President Bush and the Pope, preparing to commence intelligence briefings and reportedly asking Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) to...

    Tags: Benedict XVI, Elections, Gordon Smith, ABC (tv network), U.S. Electoral College

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