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Senate Dems offer Sandy disaster aid package

Source: Mail.com, Dec 12 2012, 5:05pm CST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats have quickly cobbled together a $60.4 billion disaster aid package for New York, New Jersey and other states hit by Superstorm Sandy in late October. Working from the emergency spendin ...

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Lawmakers Nix Obama's Food Aid Overhaul, but Discuss Compromise

Source: Roll Call  |   May 24 2013, 4:48pm CDT

Johanns is working on negotiating a smaller package of changes to the food aid program, now that it’s clear the administration’s proposed overhaul is going nowhere. A White House-proposed overhaul of the United States’ ...

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4 hours ago

Why Dems haven’t (completely) given up hope on GOP cooperation

Source: The Washington Post  |   May 24 2013, 2:37pm CDT

In an interesting paradox, the most ostentatious display of Tea Party intransigence in quite some time is persuading Democrats not to (completely) give up on the prospects for cooperation from Republicans. As I’ve been noting h ...

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US Senate approves first India-born senior judge

Source: China Post  |   May 24 2013, 2:30pm CDT

WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Thursday unanimously approved Srikanth Srinivasan as the most senior U.S. judge of South Asian descent, amid speculation that he may one day be tapped for the Supreme Court. Srinivasan, who was born in the northern Indian city ...

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6 hours ago

McCain: Tea Party Senators Forcing Dems to Destroy Senate Rules

Source: Big Government  |   May 24 2013, 12:28pm CDT

by Ben Shapiro 24 May 2013, 9:12 AM PDT post a comment Then McCain went off. He ripped on the Tea Party senators, stating that the set-upon Democrats would surely react by attempting to curb Republican minority rights. “That would be the most disastr ...

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6 hours ago

Obama Makes Campaign Swing for Christie

Source: Big Government  |   May 24 2013, 12:28pm CDT

by Mike Flynn 24 May 2013, 9:06 AM PDT post a comment Tuesday's tour of the Jersey Shore, just after the start of the traditional summer tourist season, is a welcome distraction for Obama, whose Administration is engulfed in ...

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7 hours ago

Obama-Chris Christie Reunion Bad Timing for NJ Dems

Source: ABC News  |   May 24 2013, 11:29am CDT

President Obama and N.J. Gov. Chris Christie will reunite once again when the president visits the Jersey Shore Tuesday. The post-Memorial Day trip comes as the New Jersey coast prepares for its first summer season after Superstor ...

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8 hours ago

Good Grief, Barack Obama!

Source: The Huffington Post  |   May 24 2013, 9:55am CDT

The most famous running joke in the Peanuts comic strip repeats at the beginning of every football season. Charlie Brown asks Lucy to hold the ball for him so he can kick it. At the last moment, just before Charlie gets his fo ...

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9 hours ago

Two Senate Aides Tapped for SEC Commissioner Seats

Source: The Legal Times  |   May 24 2013, 9:38am CDT

Two U.S. Senate aides have been nominated to serve as commissioners of the Securities and Exchange Commission. President Barack Obama tapped Democrat Kara Stein, legal counsel and senior policy advisor to Senator Ja ...

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10 hours ago

Senate Dems worry about ACA’s small business impact – House immigration group closer to health care agreement – Appeals court hears Hobby Lobby challenge – House compounding bill faces bumpy road

Source: The Politico  |   May 24 2013, 8:34am CDT

By Jason Millman With help from Brett Norman DEMS VOICE SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS – Senate Democrats aired their concerns about ACA implementation yesterday during a meeting with top Obama administration officials. “Several se ...

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After superstorm Sandy, Jersey Shore priming for Memorial Day weekend

Source: Christian Science Monitor  |   May 24 2013, 8:09am CDT

Carpenters are installing a railing along a rebuilt boardwalk, intent on getting it ready for the Memorial Day weekend. The smell of fried food hangs in the air as vendors fire up their fryers for funnel cakes and ...

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