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Farming: June is . . . a mess
Less than a generation ago, June meant the end of school, the beginning of summer and the arrival of Dairy Month. Now, somehow, June has become the Golf Channel’s official Pace of Play Month, LGBT Pride Month (you can look that up) and Farm Bill...Tags: Golf Channel (tv network), Elections, U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, Parties and Movements
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Senate Armed Services panel approves defense bill
The Senate Armed Services Committee passed a $625 billion defense bill Friday that would raise the cost cap on the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford and free up nearly $2 billion to restore cuts from sequestration. Sen. Tim Kaine, a member of the...
Tags: Mark R. Warner, Hampton Roads, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Senate, U.S. Military
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Local farmers prefer insurance, not subsidy
When it comes to getting help from the federal government, North Whitehall farmer Don Newhard says money is great, but insurance is gold. That appears to be the prevailing opinion among Lehigh Valley farmers as Congress debates the future of...
Tags: Matt Cartwright, Center Valley, Northampton County (Pennsylvania), Kutztown, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania)
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Judge orders halt to impeachment, restores Fair Grove mayor to office
ghartley@schurz.comFAIR GROVE, Mo. -- The mayor sued four members of the Board of Aldermen on Monday to try to prevent his removal from office by impeachment. Later in the day, a Greene County judge ordered a halt to the impeachment proceedings, at least temporarily, and...Tags: Trials, Labor Legislation, Elections, Justice System, U.S. Senate
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Newtown Church Bells Will Ring On Anniversary
The Hartford CourantIn Newtown Friday, church bells will toll, clergy will host an inter-faith gathering and activists will call for stricter gun laws as the community observes the six-month anniversary of the worst elementary school shooting in U.S. history. The day...Tags: Joe Biden, New York City, Culture, Elizabeth Esty, Arts and Culture
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Racial profiling provision of immigration bill scrutinized
A coalition of civil liberties and immigrant-rights advocates led by Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland wants to strengthen a provision in the Senate's sweeping immigration bill that would prohibit law enforcement agencies from racial profiling. The 867-page,...
Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Racism, Frederick County (Maryland), NAACP, Social Issues
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Rules committee rejects Grayson measure to stop NSA snooping
Washington BureauWASHINGTON -- A measure that would have blunted efforts by the National Security Agency to collect data on Americans was blocked late Wednesday by a key U.S. House committee, despite a last-minute plea by its sponsor, U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Orlando. ...Tags: Computer Networking and Internet, Alan Grayson, Miramar, National Security Agency, Alcee Hastings
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Military sexual assault: Senate approves new procedures
The Senate Armed Services Committee endorsed several steps to improve prosecution of military sexual assault on Wednesday during a rare open debate of its annual defense policy bill, but it killed a controversial proposal opposed by Pentagon leaders....
Tags: Prosecution, Armed Forces, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Ted Cruz, Kirsten Gillibrand
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Ind. lawmakers override Pence on local tax measure
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana lawmakers have handily reversed Gov. Mike Pence's veto of a local tax measure. The House of Representatives voted 68-23 and the Senate voted 34-12 Wednesday afternoon to override Pence's veto. Wednesday's vote marked...
Tags: Mike Pence, Justice System, U.S. Senate, Crime, Law and Justice, Executive Branch
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Guillermo Martinez: Immigration debate starts, but GOP stands in the way
At long last the debate over a comprehensive immigration reform bill has begun in the Senate. Everyone has a bias, so let me give you mine. Immigration reform is much needed. Undocumented aliens are an economic plus to the nation. For those who have lived...Tags: Ronald Reagan, Elections, U.S. Senate, Republican Party, Marco Rubio
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Dawn Shirreffs: Everglades restoration cannot wait
Everglades restoration efforts, the future of Floridians' drinking water, and the fate of endangered species like the Florida Panther lie in the hands of the South Florida Water Management District this month. SFWMD must act now and affirm its...Tags: Endangered Species, Monroe County (Florida), National Parks, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), U.S. Senate
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News media clashes: Columnist swims against the tide on some issues
It goes against the grain to go against the grain, especially when government authorities are slapping journalists around. I have spent my entire adult life nurturing an adversarial relationship, often bitterly adversarial, with government. It is the...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Elections, Justice System, Cheshire
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