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14 hrs ago | The Boulder County Business Report

Summit to explore impact of sequestration

Private-sector companies can help keep the region's research sector strong in light of federal budget cuts, according to Clif Harald, executive director of the Boulder Economic Council.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Mark Udall, US News, US Senate, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Senator Mark Udall, Boulder, CO

18 hrs ago | The Day

House approves student-loan bill

The House approved a Republican proposal Thursday to allow interest rates on federal student loans to rise or fall from year to year with the government's cost of borrowing, ending a system in which rates are fixed by law.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, John Kline, 2012 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Democrat

Yesterday | Rome News

Graves: Email Privacy Act gaining support

Rep. Tom Graves , along with Reps. Kevin Yoder and Jared Polis , today announced continued and growing support for H.R. 1852, the Email Privacy Act.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Tom Graves, Georgia, Georgia Government, Representative Kevin Yoder, Democrat

Thu May 23, 2013

The Heritage Foundation

Withdrawing U.S. Forces from Europe Weakens America

In the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, the House of Representatives passed an amendment that called for the removal of all four U.S. Army Brigade Combat Teams currently based in Europe.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Brigade, Alternative, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Politics, Representative Mike Coffman, World News, Germany, US Marine Corps

Summit County Voice

Oil money looms large in Keystone XL Pipeline vote

If the U.S. House of Representatives has its way, Canadian tar sands oil will soon be flowing across the country in a new pipeline, authorized under a law that flaunts many important environmental laws.

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Related Topix: US News, US House of Representatives, US Politics, Democrat

Wed May 22, 2013

MySanAntonio.com

House passes another bill authorizing Keystone XL

The House of Representatives passed legislation Wednesday that would speed construction of the Keystone XL pipeline - a largely symbolic measure with probably no chance of clearing the Democratic Senate and overcoming a presidential veto.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Representative Jeff Denham, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Sheila Jackson-Lee, George Bush, Representative Nick Rahall

Tue May 21, 2013

The Hill

Tensions rise between press, Obama

Tensions between the Obama administration and the press were strained further Monday by news that the Justice Department had targeted a Fox News reporter as a criminal co-conspirator over national security leaks.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Marco Rubio, US News, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative Justin Amash

Sun May 19, 2013

Roll Call

Rep. Peters Reports Between $2 million and $7 million in Stock Transactions

Rep. Scott Peters reported this week over $2 million in stock transactions in April.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Representative Scott Peters, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense, Astronics, Michael McCaul, Republican, Representative Bill Flores, Advanced Micro Devices, Startups

Sat May 18, 2013

Denver Post

Guest Commentary: Restoring Latinos' trust in police

Among many Latinos, the perception exists that reaching out to local law enforcement is more risky than potentially continuing to let a criminal run free and prey on others, even though most encounters with law enforcement do not end in the deportation of Latinos, according to U.S. Rep.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Immigration Reform, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Politics, University of Illinois Chicago, Opinion

Mon May 13, 2013

Broadbandreports

Bill Could Make Unlocking Your Phone Legal Again - The Unlocking Technology Act of 2013

In late January, unlocking your cellphone technically became illegal after the Librarian of Congress removed it from the DMCA exception list last year.

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Related Topix: Cellphones, DMCA News, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Zoe Lofgren, Democrat, Anna Eshoo, Representative Thomas Massie, Republican

Sun May 12, 2013

Customer Interaction Solutions

Reps. Jared Polis, Zoe Lofgren, Thomas Massie & Anna Eshoo Introduce...

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo. , issued the following news release: Reps.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Representative Thomas Massie, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Zoe Lofgren, Democrat, Anna Eshoo, DMCA News, Digital Rights Management, Science / Technology

Fri May 10, 2013

Wired

Beyond Unlocking: Don't Let Them Kill the First Reasonable Copyright Reform Bill

A funny thing happened on the way to Congress yesterday. For once, lawmakers introduced a common-sense bill - the Unlocking Technology Act of 2013 .

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Related Topix: Cellphones, US Politics, Anna Eshoo, US News, US House of Representatives, Zoe Lofgren, Democrat, Representative Thomas Massie, Republican, DMCA News, Opinion

Thu May 09, 2013

The Old Lyons Recorder

Representative Jared Polis Speaks To Students

The Lyons High School government classes got a chance to ask questions of United States House of Representatives member Jared Polis last Thursday morning.

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Related Topix: US House of Representatives, US Politics, Democrat, US News

Washington Blade

In first, Pocan obtains congressional spousal ID for same-sex partner

Rep. Mark Pocan has secured a spousal ID for Philip Frank, whom he legally married in 2006 For apparently the first time ever in the history of the U.S. House, a gay member of Congress has obtained a congressional ID card identifying his same-sex partner as a spouse.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Representative Mark Pocan, Democrat, US News, Gay/Lesbian, Representative Sean Patrick, Barney Frank

Forbes.com

First Bill Introduced to Fix Phone Unlocking

"Zoe Lofgren has introduced the Unlocking Technology Act of 2013 this afternoon with co-sponsors Jared Polis and Thomas Massie .

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Zoe Lofgren, Democrat, Anna Eshoo, Representative Thomas Massie, Republican, Libraries

Wed May 08, 2013

Boston.com

House approves GOP bill giving employees option of receiving overtime wages or taking extra time off

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a Republican-backed bill Wednesday that would give American workers the option of taking paid ``comp time'' off for working more than 40 hours a week, instead of receiving overtime pay.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Representative Kevin McCarthy, Republican, US House of Representatives, John Tierney, Democrat, Representative Chellie Pingree

Mon May 06, 2013

Daily Kos

Hypothetical Democratic Gerrymander of Colorado

I've been working on a Colorado map. I think it can produce a 6-1-1 delegation. I didn't take into account incumbent Democrats, but I don't think they'd have a huge problem with this map.

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Related Topix: Representative Scott Tipton, Diana DeGette, US Politics, US News, Representative Mike Coffman, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative Betsy Markey, Representative Ed Perlmutter

Thu May 02, 2013

Center for American Progress

Improving the Lives of LGBT Americans Beginning with Our Youth

Earlier this month Rep. Jared Polis and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen reintroduced the Student Non-Discrimination Act in the House of Representatives.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Family, Adolescents and Pre-Teens, Gay/Lesbian, Transgender, Ohio

Wed May 01, 2013

HR Magazine

Dead ENDA?

No one has yet put the Employment Nondiscrimination Act out of its misery or placed a "Do Not Resuscitate" tag on the bill, which has had more lives than a cat.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Senator Jeff Merkley, US Senate, Democrat, US House of Representatives, Gay/Lesbian, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Republican, Transgender

Fort Collins Coloradoan

Panel to discuss building green communities

The event is free and open to the public. Metered parking is available near the building.

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Related Topix: Colorado State University, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat