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Tammy Baldwin makes debut speech on U.S Senate Floor

Senator Tammy Baldwin made her debut speech on the U.S Senate Floor for the first time today in Washington D.C. Press Release: Washington D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today delivered her first speech on the floor of the United States Senate.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Tammy Baldwin, US News, US Senate, Tammy Baldwin, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Republican, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Government

Tue May 21, 2013

The Guardian

Tim Cook defends Apple tax policy in Senate hearings - live blog

Apple CEO says his company is a patriotic American company and complies with the law - and the spirit of the law - on tax Apple CEO Tim Cook waits in the audience before appearing at a Senate homeland security and governmental affairs investigations subcommittee hearing.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Carl Levin, Democrat, Republican

Washington Examiner

Examiner Editorial: Five senators who know how to control federal spending

Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and four other senators wrote the May 14 "Dear Colleague" letter.

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Related Topix: Tom Coburn, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Jeff Flake, Senator Kelly Ayotte, US House of Representatives, Senator Rand Paul, Oklahoma, Opinion

Sat May 18, 2013

Government Executive

Senior Exec Bonuses Targeted

The Senate legislation, sponsored by a Democrat, would prohibit agencies from doling out performance awards to members of the Senior Executive Service while the sequester is in effect.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Claire McCaskill, US Senate, Democrat, Tom Coburn, Republican

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

U.S. needs a fully functioning National Labor Relations Board

Most people in Wisconsin don't even know what the National Labor Relations Board is.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Tammy Baldwin, US News, US Senate, Republican, Tammy Baldwin, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Barack Obama, Opinion

Wed May 15, 2013

The Hill

McCain: Consumers shouldn't pay for TV they don't watch

Sen. John McCain urged a Senate panel on Tuesday to back his legislation that would pressure cable and satellite TV providers to allow their customers to pick and choose the individual channels they pay for.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, John McCain, Republican

Fetch Your News

Gilmer GOP Gears up for State Convention

During last Tuesday's Gilmer County Republican Party Meeting candidates for first and second vice chairs for the state party campaigned to Gilmer's GOP group.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Marco Rubio, US News, US Senate, Republican, Gilmer County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Ellijay, GA, Jackson County, GA

Tue May 14, 2013

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

President Barack Obama creating more government cynics

It was less than two weeks ago that President Barack Obama stood before the matriculating students at Ohio State University, urging them to have unwavering faith in their government.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Barack Obama, Ohio State University, Tax, US Senate, Republican, Opinion

Roll Call

Coburn, Colleagues Explaining Holding Up the #WGDB

Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma on Tuesday circulated a letter where he and five GOP colleagues explains circumstances in which he won't allow legislation through the Senate quickly by unanimous consent using the chamber's "hotline" system.

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Related Topix: Tom Coburn, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Oklahoma Government, Oklahoma, Jeff Flake, Senator Kelly Ayotte, US House of Representatives, Senator Rand Paul

WTMJ-AM Milwaukee

Ron Johnson Reacts To Benghazi Testimony & IRS Scandal

For intelligent commentary and analysis of political and daily events, Milwaukee turns to the top-rated Midday with Charlie Sykes.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Milwaukee, WI, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Mon May 13, 2013

Chattanoogan.com

Chickamauga Man, 24, Dies At Panama City Beach

The body of a 24-year-old Chickamauga, Ga., man was found floating in the water on Panama City Beach early Sunday morning.

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Related Topix: Chickamauga, GA, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Bob Corker, Senator James Risch, Senator Marco Rubio, Jeff Flake, US House of Representatives

Salon

GOP reprises '90s scandal playbook

First things first: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton never said "Who cares?" about how four Americans died in Benghazi.

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Related Topix: Hillary Clinton, US Politics, US News, US Senate, John McCain, Republican, Bill Clinton, History in the News

Sun May 12, 2013

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Lawyer Rick Esenberg revels in public policy fights

Rick Esenberg's love of law started with a long-ago television show named "Judd for the Defense," a series about a high-profile attorney who takes on tough cases across America.

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Related Topix: Milwaukee, WI, Marquette University, US Politics, US News, Tammy Baldwin, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Senate, Republican

The Huffington Post

Mary Bottari: Ghost in the Machine: Pete Peterson Haunts College Campuses

An odd couple made an appearance on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus recently: Tea Party Senator Ron Johnson and Madison's progressive Congressman Mark Pocan.

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Related Topix: US News, Representative Mark Pocan, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Politics, University of Wisconsin Madison, Public Relations, Law, Healthcare Law

Sat May 11, 2013

St. Augustine Record

Our view: Focus on solutions during Benghazi probe

Republican strategists can barely contain themselves regarding developments that have come to light during the ongoing congressional Benghazi hearings.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Mike Huckabee, George Bush, Opinion

Juan Cole

Top Ten Republican Myths on Libya

John McCain, Ron Johnson and the others who make this charge are the most cynical and manipulative people in the world.

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Related Topix: World News, Africa, Libya, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Darrell Issa, Best of 2007, John McCain

Fri May 10, 2013

Chattanoogan.com

Corker Among Group Asking New Hearings On Benghazi

In a letter today to Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez, D-N.J., committee Republicans including Bob Corker, R-Tenn.; James E. Risch, R-Idaho; Marco Rubio, R-Fla.; Ron Johnson, R-Wis.; Jeff Flake, R-Ariz.; John Barrasso, Wyo.; and Rand Paul, R-Ky., requested a hearing on the deadly Benghazi terrorist attacks to examine new ... (more)

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Related Topix: Senator James Risch, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Bob Corker, Senator Marco Rubio, Jeff Flake, US House of Representatives

WKXW-FM Trenton

State Department Pushed To Change Talking Points [VIDEO]

State Department officials recommended significant changes in the widely debunked talking points that U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice used five days after the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last September.

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

Groong

ANC of Wisconsin Commemorates 98th Anniversary of Genocide

ANC of Wisconsin Commemorates 98th Anniversary of Genocide http://www.armenianweekly.com/2013/05/09/anc-of-wisconsin-commemorates-98th-anniversary-of-genocide/ May 9, 2013 MADISON, Wisc.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Wisconsin Government, Wisconsin, Madison, WI, Greendale, WI

Thu May 09, 2013

The Montgomery Advertiser

Legislature approves Accountability Act changes

The Alabama Legislature approved a series of changes to the Accountability Act that include a new definition of failing schools, but not an income limit on qualifications for a tax credit for students in those schools.

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