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Senate Resolution Honors Phils
For Immediate Release Contact: (202) 224-9020 - Arlen Specter (202) 228-6367 - Bob Casey November 20, 2008 Specter, Casey Congratulate 2008 World Series...Tags: Washington, DC, Philadelphia Phillies, Arlen Specter, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Tampa Bay Rays
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A little bit Cherokee? Elizabeth Warren not alone in ancestry claim
Kevin Costner, James Garner, Johnny Depp, James Earl Jones, Chuck Norris, Cameron Diaz. You guessed it (no, you probably did not). This is a partial roster of the people included in Wikipedia’s “List of People of Self-Identified Cherokee...Tags: Elizabeth Warren, James Earl Jones, Barack Obama, Harvard University, Elections
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Senate ethics panel admonishes Coburn over Ensign aide
WASHINGTON — The Senate Ethics Committee publicly admonished Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) for improperly meeting with a lobbyist and former aide to Sen. John Ensign, the Nevada Republican who resigned from the Senate after having an affair with the...
Tags: Lobbying, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice, Tom Coburn
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Illinois House approves $1-a-pack cigarette tax increase
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD --- The Illinois House today approved a $1-a-pack cigarette tax hike to generate money for health care coverage for the poor. The 60-52 vote by the House, which has in the past rejected cigarette tax hike proposals, came a day after lawmakers...Tags: Elections, Medicaid, Tobacco Products, Government Health Care, Hospitals and Clinics
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House OKs cigarette tax hike
SPRINGFIELD — Smokers are likely to pay $1 more a pack after the Illinois House on Friday approved a cigarette tax increase to avoid even deeper cuts to health care for the poor.
The House has long been the stumbling block to higher tobacco taxes,...Tags: Illinois, Tobacco Products, Interior Policy, Government Health Care, Pat Quinn
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Detention facilities
As Lake County sheriff, I support Senate Bill 1064, which would ensure any individual detained by the government is held in a facility that is public and directly accountable to the people. The citizens of Illinois have long believed that detention is...Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Illinois General Assembly, Crete, Immigration, Republican Party
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GOP Sen. Tom Coburn reprimanded for role in Ensign affair
WASHINGTON -- Concluding its investigation surrounding the affair of former Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) with the wife of a top aide, the Senate Ethics Committee issued a public admonition of GOP Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma for meeting with the aide in...
Tags: Lobbying, Crime, Law and Justice, Tom Coburn, Arts and Culture, Ethics
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Weldon: 'I have very little to lose' in long-shot Senate bid
WASHINGTON -- Former Congressman Dave Weldon has no illusions about his last-minute decision to enter Florida's Republican primary for U.S. Senate. "I know the odds against me are big," said Weldon, in a recent interview. But the ex-lawmaker from...Tags: Christianity, Brevard County, Port Canaveral, Mel Martinez, Health
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Q Poll gives wide lead to Mack; Scott gets a bump in approval rating
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — A Quinnipiac Poll released this morning gives U.S. Rep. Connie Mack, R-Fort Myers, a wide lead in a U.S. Senate matchup against former Sen. George LeMieux and Tea Party candidate Mike McCalister. If the election were held today, Mack... -
Senate agrees on FDA overhaul
Of The Morning CallWASHINGTON — In a momentary flash of bipartisanship, the Senate approved legislation that would allow Americans speedier access to generic drugs as well as breakthrough treatments for life-threatening diseases as part of a Food and Drug...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Health Organizations, John McCain, Health, Memorial Day
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Poll shows Connie Mack with big lead in U.S. Senate primary
A Quinnipiac poll released Thursday gives U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV, R-Fort Myers, a wide lead in a U.S. Senate matchup against former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux and tea party candidate Mike McCalister.
If the Republican primary were today, Mack would...Tags: Rick Scott, Interior Policy, Trayvon Martin, Barack Obama, Connie Mack Jr
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Mourdock backs Notre Dame in lawsuit
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND – Republican U.S. Senate candidate Richard Mourdock defended an effort by the University of Notre Dame to overturn a federal mandate involving health care coverage for contraception during a campaign stop here Thursday. The state...Tags: Christianity, Insurance, Family Planning, Health, Health Care Reform (2009)
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