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Senate Democrats to Vote on Campaign Money Bill
Senate Democrats to vote on revised campaign money bill that drops exemption for unions Democratic – United States – Government – Senate – Legislative Branch
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Local Democrats split after leadership vote
Democrats in San Bernardino County elected new party leaders Thursday night, but rather than uniting in the months before November’s elections, the leadership fight highlighted fissures in the local organization.
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Senate Democrats to vote on campaign money bill
WASHINGTON — Democrats plan a showdown on a new campaign disclosure bill in the Senate next week. The party hopes to win Republican support with a measure that eliminates some exemptions for unions. Those carve-outs had been included in a House-passed version of the legislation. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., filed…
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On February 14th, 1962 First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy gave an exclusive tour of the White House, hosted by CBS’s Charles Collingwood and broadcasted on all three networks.
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Part 1 – A history of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and a brief tour of the Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston, Massachusetts. Copyright: Kennedy Library Foundation
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White House Press Sec. Gibbs, Ag Sec. Vilsack apologize to fired USDA head Shirley Sherrod
Posted on 24. Jul, 2010 by vladowsky.
White House Press Sec. Gibbs, Ag Sec. Vilsack apologize to fired USDA head Shirley Sherrod
The White House has ordered Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to apologize to Shirley Sherrod, fired as head of USDA’s rural development office in Georgia over comments the administration wrongly deemed to be racist after seeing reports in the right-wing.
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White House opposes hazard insurance bill
WASHINGTON, July 21 (UPI) — The White House is opposing a bill that would put the U.S. government in the business of windstorm insurance, saying it’s best left to the private sector. White House – United States – Federal government of the United States – President – Government
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Check out these Tea party images:
Garden Tea Party Cake
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Boston Tea Party ship on the Congress Street Bridge over Fort Point Channel
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Michele Bachmann at the Tea Party Express rally in Minnesota
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‘Tea party’ granted official status on Capitol Hill
The “tea party” movement established an official beachhead on Capitol Hill Monday, even as top organizers faced an internal fight over how to deal with charges of racism against fringe elements of the movement. Minnesota Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann confirmed Monday that the House Administration Committee had approved her request …
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Wounded Ga. Capitol officer released from hospital
ATLANTA — Authorities say a state Capitol Police officer wounded in a shootout in downtown Atlanta has been released from a hospital.
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Most in oil, gas lobbies worked for government
The 3-out-of-4 proportion far exceeds the usual revolving-door standards on Capitol Hill, a Washington Post analysis finds. Washington Post – United States – Business – Washington DC – Energy
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WASHINGTON Doctors and other advocates of a national single-payer health system also known as an improved Medicare for All directly confronted senators at a Senate Finance Committee roundtable on health reform today.
