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37 min ago | Peninsula Clarion

Senate panel advances bills on lands, Denali name

A U.S. Senate committee on Tuesday advanced legislation that would provide $50 million to clean up abandoned federal wells on current or former National Petroleum Reserve lands.

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Related Topix: Construction, Sealaska, US Politics, US News, Don Young, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Lisa Murkowski, Democrat

Tue Jun 18, 2013

The Guardian

Obama has not given up on tougher gun control reform, insists Joe Biden

Joe Biden has insisted that the Obama administration has not given up on its push for tougher gun laws in the wake of the Sandy Hook school shooting, and indicated that the White House will try to secure a second US Senate vote on universal background checks.

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Related Topix: Guns, US Politics, US News, Joe Biden, US Senate, Democrat, Max Baucus

KATV Little Rock

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Far from reversing course, Senate Democrats who backed President Barack Obama's health care law and now face re-election in GOP-leaning states are firming up their support for the overhaul even as Republican criticism intensifies.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, US News, 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, Barack Obama, Bobby Jindal, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Democrat

Politico

NYC fundraiser for Begich canceled

A Big Apple fundraiser for Sen. Mark Begich - one of the targets of New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg's gun control group - that was hosted by some of the city's finance titans was called off, officials confirmed.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Banking, Financial Services, Citigroup

USA Today

Alaska Lt. Gov. Treadwell to run for Senate

Alaska Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell formally jumped into the 2014 race for U.S. Senate, hoping to take on Democratic incumbent Mark Begich.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Alaska Government, Alaska, Matt Mead, US Governors

OpenSecrets

Natural Gas Producers Pushing, Against Chemical Cos., to End Export Restrictions

Energy companies are pressing hard for the U.S. government to lift restrictions on exports of liquefied natural gas , with the American Petroleum Institute recently moving to expand its already robust lobbying force in Washington.

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Related Topix: Rubber-Plastics, Manufacturing, Dow Chemical, Chemicals, Department of Energy, US News, US Senate, Republican, US Politics, Senator John Barrasso, Democrat, Exxon Mobil, Oil & Gas, Energy, ExxonMobil Chemical

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Outside the Beltway

Democratic Senator: I'm Really More Of A Republican

Sen. Mark Begich on Monday said he's closer to being a Rockefeller Republican than a Pelosi Democrat.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, Alaska, Ted Stevens, Republican, Alaska Government, Conservative Political News

Daily Kos

Senate Democrats running on, not from, Obamacare

The handful of Senate Democrats up for reelection in 2014 in tough states have decided to embrace Obamacare, taking the opportunity of its implementation coinciding with the midterm elections to remind constituents of its benefits and to make sure they understand and can use them.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, Mark Pryor, Mary Landrieu, Senator Kay Hagan, North Carolina Government, North Carolina

SFGate

Former CG cutter Storis up for auction

The federal government is putting a former Coast Guard cutter up for auction after efforts to send it to a museum in Juneau failed.

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Related Topix: Prison, US Coast Guard, US Military, US News, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, US Navy

The Hill

NRSC hits Senate Dems on IRS, ObamaCare

The National Republican Senatorial Committee is pushing vulnerable Senate Democrats to say whether they trust the Internal Revenue Service to handle the implementation of ObamaCare.

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

Sun Jun 16, 2013

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Ark. Sen. Pryor hit from right, left before 2014

The conservative Club for Growth tags Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor as President Barack Obama 's "closest ally" in the state while New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg 's gun-control advocacy group says Pryor "let us down."

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Related Topix: US Politics, Mark Pryor, US News, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative Steve Womack, 2012 Presidential Election, Barack Obama

The Washington Post

Arkansas Sen. Mark Pryor finds himself under fire from left and right in re-election bid

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The conservative Club for Growth tags Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor as President Barack Obama's "closest ally" in the state while New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's gun-control advocacy group says Pryor "let us down."

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Related Topix: US Politics, Mark Pryor, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Steve Womack, 2012 Presidential Election, Representative Tom Cotton, Blanche Lincoln

Sat Jun 15, 2013

Anchorage Daily News

Paul Jenkins: It's called lite gov for the workload

Have you ever wondered why anybody in their right mind wants to be lieutenant governor? Mr. Hold My Coat.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Sean Parnell, US Governors

The Miami Herald

Senate Dems' answer on health care: Go on offense

Far from reversing course, Senate Democrats who backed President Barack Obama's health care law and now face re-election in GOP-leaning states are reinforcing their support for the overhaul even as Republicans intensify their criticism.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, US News, 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat, Mary Landrieu

Fri Jun 14, 2013

Seattle Times

Son of a gun, Bloomberg’s a superhero

Michael Bloomberg has to ask himself that question every day, people. He has a dual identity, like an action hero.

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Related Topix: Michael Bloomberh, Guns, US Politics, Mark Pryor, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Opinion

Salon

Poll: Voters less likely to support opponent of background checks

A new poll from the Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling finds that 71 percent of voters still support universal background checks, including 57 percent of Republicans.

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Related Topix: US News, Jeff Flake, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Democrat, Lisa Murkowski, Senator Rob Portman, Representative Dean Heller

Holtville Tribune

Senators Boxer, Gillibrand, Collins Join Colleagues to Introduce...

U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer , Kirsten Gillibrand , Susan Collins , Mike Johanns , Senators Mark Begich , Richard Blumenthal , Chris Coons , Al Franken , Mazie Hirono , Barbara Mikulski , Mark Pryor , Brian Schatz , Jeanne Shaheen , and Representatives Dan Benishek , Tulsi Gabbard , Richard Hanna and Kyrsten Sinema were joined today by survivors of ... (more)

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Representative Richard Hanna, Republican, US House of Representatives, Susan Collins, Barbara Boxer, Senator Mike Johanns

Bloomberg

Congress's Rating Hits Low: Gallup

The public's scorn for a gridlocked U.S. Congress continues to grow, with a new Gallup poll showing confidence in the legislative body falling to 10 percent, the lowest level Gallup has ever found for any institution.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, US Supreme Court, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat

WNYC-AM New York

Senator: NSA Program Expanded Beyond Original Vision

Melissa Block talks to Democratic Sen. Mark Begich of Alaska. He's a co-sponsor of a bill which would require the government to reveal its collection of Verizon phone records and the PRISM Internet data-mining program.

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

Thu Jun 13, 2013

New York Post

Mayor & Chuck in Dem gunfight

Mayor Bloomberg yesterday fired back at Sen. Charles Schumer for knocking his campaign to oust even Democrats who vote against new gun-control laws.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Charles Schumer, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Mark Pryor, Conservative Political News