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Notebook: No challengers yet for Rounds
We are now a year from the June 3, 2014, primary elections in South Dakota. That is significant because South Dakota voters will choose a new U.S. senator next year. So far voters don’t have a choice. The only declared candidate is Republican...Tags: Tim Johnson, Republican Party, U.S. House of Representatives, Democratic Party, Politics
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Penny Pritzker nominated for Commerce secretary
Tribune staffChicago business executive Penny Pritzker was nominated by President Barack Obama to become the new Secretary of Commerce on Thursday, in an expected move that could prove controversial for the longtime political supporter and fundraising heavyweight....Tags: Hyatt Hotels Corp., Republican Party, Bill Clinton, Realty, Politics
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Md. airport towers appear safe from federal cuts
Five air traffic control towers in Maryland that had been scheduled to shut down in June as a result of federal budget cuts are now expected to remain open, lawmakers said Wednesday — easing fears that the closures could back up flights at BWI...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Politics, White House, Barbara A. Mikulski, U.S. Congress
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Thune being watched in sales tax vote
PIERRE -- This week, the U.S. Senate is expected to vote on Internet sales-tax legislation that is strongly supported by retail businesses in South Dakota. If it eventually becomes law, the state treasury and municipal governments throughout South...
Tags: Tim Johnson, Politics, U.S. Senate, Executive Branch, Elections
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Senators point blame, solutions to air traffic delays
WASHINGTON -- As delayed flights jammed up air travel, Senate Republicans on Tuesday blamed the White House for furloughing air traffic controllers, as Democrats offered a new proposal to replace the sequester cuts that have begun to affect ordinary...
Tags: Susan Collins, Budget Control Act of 2011, Politics, U.S. Senate, Elections
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South Dakota delegation responds to ricin letter threat
- Sen. John Thune, R-S.D.: Because of the reports, there was some limited access on the Capital complex Wednesday morning. Given the reports of suspicious substances and the bombs that went off Monday in Boston, people are taking more precautions and...Tags: Tim Johnson, Roger F. Wicker, Kristi Noem, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC
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Rubio has dinner at the White House
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelBy William E. Gibson, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, one of President Obama’s most persistent critics, joined him for dinner at the White House on Wednesday night to talk immigration, the budget and a wide range of other... -
Obama and GOP senators discuss issues over dinner
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama hosted Republican senators at the White House Wednesday evening, with dinner conversation including the deficit, gun control and immigration. A White House official characterized their discussion over steak...
Tags: Republican Party, Lamar Alexander, Susan Collins, Politics, U.S. Senate
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Rubio dines with political adversary Obama
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, one of President Obama’s most persistent critics, joined him for dinner at the White House on Wednesday night to talk immigration, the budget and a wide range of other topics. Not big breakthroughs emerged from the...
Tags: Republican Party, Roger F. Wicker, Lamar Alexander, Susan Collins, Politics
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Obama courts GOP senators, Part II
WASHINGTON – President Obama is proving to be a popular dinner host. Republican senators who dined Wednesday at the White House, the second time Obama has extended an invitation to his sometime adversaries, offered mostly positive reviews,...
Tags: Republican Party, Roger F. Wicker, Lamar Alexander, Susan Collins, Mitch McConnell
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Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle In Hartford On Thursday
The Hartford CourantFormer U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle is the featured speaker Thursday morning at an event held by the Connecticut Health Council. Daschle will give a talk entitled "The Affordable Care Act: A New Paradigm for Healthcare in America?" The...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Tom Daschle, Politics, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate
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SD Sen. Tim Johnson retirement opens door for GOP
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson was expected to announce his retirement Tuesday, making the state the fifth where Democrats will have to defend a seat without an incumbent seeking re-election. The decision opens up a 2014 race...
Tags: Tim Johnson, Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Democratic Party, Politics
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