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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 23: U.S. U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) (2nd R) takes the podium as U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) (R) looks on during a news conference May 23, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The Senate Democratic leadership held a news conference to highlight the continued obstruction by Senate Republicans of President Obama’s executive and judicial nominees.
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After careful consideration of all of the issues involved in a race for the United States Senate, I have decided to keep my focus on being the best Governor that I can for the citizens of Nebraska ... A race for the United States Senate would distract from the State’s priorities of tax relief, job creation and education.
After careful consideration of all of the issues involved in a race for the United States Senate, I have decided to keep my focus on being the best governor that I can for the citizens of Nebraska ... Every day, I enjoy the challenges and opportunities of being the governor of the best state in America.
This week the U.S. Senate brought Apple executives before one of its publicly held sub-committee hearings ... The topic was Apple using Ireland and other techniques to avoid paying U.S. taxes on products and services sold off-shore.More quotes »
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Will Senate bid lure Rogers from his House seat?
me to have versus running and being a member of the U.S. Senate. Does that increase my impact?"The bright, shiny prize of a Senate seat seems to have lost some of its luster this election cycle, especially for members of the House. In recent weeks, House Republicans Read more »
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On Hill, Cook defends Apple on taxes
Senate dragged Apple Inc. , the world's most valuable company, into the debate over the U.S. tax code Tuesday, grilling CEO Tim Cook over allegations that its Irish subsidiaries help the company avoid billions in U.S. taxes.Cook said the subsidiaries have Read more »
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Court nixes Obama's NLRB recess appointment
Relations Board .The ruling Thursday by the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia came on the same day that a Senate panel considered a slate of five nominees for full terms on the labor board. Senate Republicans said they would oppose two of the Read more »
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Will: IRS scandal shows that we've forgotten Watergate's lesson
, July 29, 1974 The burglary occurred in 1972, the climax came in 1974, but 40 years ago this week -- May 17, 1973 -- the Senate Watergate hearings began exploring the nature of Richard Nixon 's administration. Now the nature of Barack Obama 's administration Read more »
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Bromund: Senate takes a step toward the VAT
employees, which should be helpful at the next election.While the marginal kind of bipartisanship that got the act through the Senate is praised, it often works badly in practice. For years, politicians of all parties propped up Fannie Mae to encourage home Read more »
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Mitch McConnell exposes Barack Obama's 'culture of intimidation'
tags, which are generally the state abbreviation followed by the office. CA-01 is the first district House seat. CA-Sen covers both senate races. NY-GOV covers the New York governor's race. Tags do not compound: that is, "education reform" is a completely 7:23 PM from Daily Kos Read more »
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N.C. Senate budget would end youth government exposure programs
previously served in the state House. “It is certainly worth the investment that will benefit the state for years to come.” The Senate budget is now in the hands of the House, which will assemble its own plan in a few weeks. Rep. Tom Murry, R-Wake, served 6:44 PM from The News & Observer Read more »
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Dave Heineman will not seek Sen. Mike Johanns' U.S. Senate seat in 2014, according to a press release issued Saturday morning. Gov. Dave Heineman will not seek Sen. Mike Johanns' U.S. Senate seat in 2014, according to a press release issued Saturday morning. 6:18 PM from Omaha.com Read more »
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Hot Dish Politics: Congress takes breaks, but keeps working
– Congress never officially takes a vacation. Rather than breaks, House and Senate calendars refer to time away from D.C. as district or state “work periods.” Right now, lawmakers are in the midst of the Memorial Day Work Period, which began Friday and stretches 6:03 PM from Minneapolis Star Tribune Read more »
