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16 hrs ago | Russia Taday

Vermont could be first US state to mandate GMO food labeling

Vermont seemed more likely than ever to become the first US state to mandate the labeling of genetically modified food after a bill passed the state house, though legislators worry about a lawsuit threat from biotech giant Monsanto.

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Related Topix: Vermont, Vermont Government, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Peter DeFazio, US House of Representatives

18 hrs ago | Stars and Stripes

White House, Congress bear down on military sexual assault

President Barack Obama, center, meets with, from left, General Ray Odierno, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Gen.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Joe Biden

22 hrs ago | NutraIngredients-USA

Former FDA official on GMO labeling: 'Science doesn't always win'

Whether the food industry likes it or not, when it comes to GMO labeling, the " train appears to have left the station", according to former FDA associate commissioner of foods Dr David Acheson.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Food and Drug Administration, US News, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, Peter DeFazio, US House of Representatives, Life, Food, Nutrition

Yesterday | Common Dreams

San Onofre at the No Nukes Brink

But a funny thing has happened on the way to the restart: a No Nukes groundswell has turned this routine rubber stamping into an epic battle the grassroots just might win.

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Related Topix: Activism, Nuclear Energy, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, California, Jerry Brown, US Governors, Liberal Political News

Yesterday | The Washington Post

Obama's water-logged press conference

The sight of a Marine holding an umbrella over his head only added to the weirdness of the event.

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Related Topix: Tax, US News, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, Entertainment

Thu May 16, 2013

The Miami Herald

Obama, lawmakers tackle military sexual assault

In a one-two punch from both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue on Thursday, lawmakers introduced a sweeping revision to military sexual-assault law and the president summoned his uniformed service chiefs.

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Related Topix: Pennsylvania, US News, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, US Military, US Marine Corps

USA Today

Lautenberg returns to Senate for committee vote on EPA nominee...

Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey, the Senate's oldest member, returned to Congress on Thursday after being sidelined for months because of illness.

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Related Topix: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Frank Lautenberg, Environment, Science, Harry Reid

NH Insider

HotAir Daily Express 05/15/2013

Has the narrative begun to turn on Barack Obama? Jon Stewart reacted last night to the string of scandals buffeting the White House over the past week, and the incredibly weak response they have generated.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat

Washington Post

Obama vows to hold IRS officials accountable

Video: In a joint press conference with the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President Barack Obama called for an investigation into the IRS, saying, "We've got to make sure that it is doing its job scrupulously." President Obama said Thursday that he did not know about Internal Revenue Service targeting of conservative groups before an ... (more)

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Related Topix: Tax, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey, World News, Middle East, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Liberal Political News

Orange Juice

Where I Differ From the Environmentalists on San Onofre

Emphasis. Basically, we differ on emphasis. The environmentalists are right, in this case, but they're not emphasizing what I think is the most compelling part of the story.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat

Wed May 15, 2013

The Raw Story

Reid not ready to support legislation to crack down on sexual assault in the military

In a gathering with reporters on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said that the problem of rampant sexual assault in the military is something the military needs to handle but wouldn't yet endorse legislation to take reporting such crimes out of the chain of command.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Joe Biden, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, US House of Representatives, Representative Jackie Speier

KIRO-TV Seattle

Senate votes to extend federal water projects law

The Senate on Wednesday put aside its partisan differences to extend the federal government's main water resources law, which promotes investment in port improvements, flood protection, dam and levee projects and environmental restoration.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Flood, US News, George Bush, W., US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, Mary Landrieu

Connecticut Post

EPA nomination stuck in partisan impasse

A committee vote had been scheduled last Thursday after hearings in which McCarthy, currently assistant EPA administrator for air and radiation, was asked more than 1,100 questions.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Darrell Issa, David Vitter, US Senate, Democrat, Barack Obama, George Bush

Tue May 14, 2013

FreedomWorks

Capitol Hill Update, 14 May, 2013

House & Senate/Schedule: Both chambers are in session this week and next week. Both chambers will recess for Memorial Day, the week of May 27th.

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Related Topix: Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Health Insurance, Health, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, Scott Garrett, Agriculture, Science, US Senate, Democrat

Medical Daily

FDA: GMO Foods Must Adhere To Same Safety Laws As Other Plant-Derived Products

Food from genetically modified organisms has been popular in the news lately, as companies try to get their products approved by federal regulators, and lawmakers try to make the labeling of these foods mandatory by law.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Food and Drug Administration, US News, US Supreme Court, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, Peter DeFazio, US House of Representatives, Agriculture, Science

The Campbell Reporter

Mercury News editorial: Require labels for genetically engineered foods

Americans have made it abundantly clear they want the ability to make informed decisions about what they eat.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, California, California Government, Peter DeFazio, US House of Representatives, Barack Obama, Opinion

Holtville Tribune

Job Market Looking Great for 2013 Grads

With the national jobs report stronger than it has been in more than four years, the class of 2013 may be getting into the job market at just the right time.

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Related Topix: Geology, Science, Chevron Corporation, Energy, Oil & Gas, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Monterey, CA

Mediaite.com

Barbara Boxer: 'The Benghazi Scandal' 'Starts With...

In a speech on the Senate floor on Tuesday, Sen. Barbara Boxer said that Republicans in Congress should look into a mirror when asking why the attack on an American consulate in Benghazi was as deadly as it was.

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Related Topix: US Senate, US Politics, Democrat, US News, Television

Gazette.net

System would target those who assault or kill police officers

U.S. Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin wants a nationwide alert system to help catch violent criminals who injure or kill police officers and is urging Congress to pass a bill that would put such a system in place.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Benjamin Cardin, Democrat, US Senate, Republican, Representative Michael Grimm, Lindsey Graham, Patrick Leahy

The Hill

Sen. Gillibrand leads charge to change Pentagon sex-assault policy

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is raising her profile as one of the leading Democratic advocates for changing the way the military prosecutes sexual assault cases.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Hillary Clinton, Dianne Feinstein