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Saturday | US News & World Report

Energy Department OKs Second Natural Gas Export Project

Freeport LNG Development's liquefied natural gas receiving terminal in Freeport, Texas while under construction.

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Related Topix: Freeport, TX, Department of Energy, Quintana, TX, US Politics, US News, Senator John Barrasso, US Senate, Republican, Democrat

Fri May 17, 2013

American Institute of Physics

Senate Confirms Ernest Moniz as Secretary of Energy

By a vote of 97-0 yesterday, the Senate confirmed Ernest Moniz to be the new Secretary of Energy.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Lindsey Graham, Department of Energy, Boston College, Democrat, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Reuters

U.S. senator seeks probe into impact of alleged EU oil price manipulation

The chairman of the U.S. Senate's energy committee asked the Justice Department on Friday to investigate whether alleged price manipulation by three oil companies in Europe has boosted fuel prices for U.S. consumers.

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

Thu May 16, 2013

NWCN.com

Senate confirms physicist Moniz as energy chief

Moniz, 68, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, replaces Steven Chu, who served as Energy secretary in President Barack Obama's first term.

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Related Topix: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat, Environment, Science, Republican, Lindsey Graham

Lake County Examiner Online

Sen. Wyden hosts Lakeview Town Hall meeting

Sen. Ron Wyden held a meeting for the Town of Lakeview at the Senior Center on Sen.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Lakeview, OR, Israel, World News, Middle East

Wed May 15, 2013

Roll Call

Mikulski Pushing Spending Bills, Even Absent a Budget | #WGDB

Senate appropriators are moving forward with spending bills for the next fiscal year, even without a House-Senate agreement on the budget.

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Related Topix: Roll Call, US News, US Politics, Nita Lowey, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Senate, Republican, Mitch McConnell, Harry Reid

ENR-Engineering News-Record

Senators Optimistic About Prospects for Energy Effiency Bill

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on May 8 approved S.761 by a voice vote.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Lisa Murkowski, Democrat, Senator Rob Portman, Ohio

Bloomberg

IRS Sent Same Letter to Democrats That Fed Tea Party Row

The Internal Revenue Service , under pressure after admitting it targeted anti-tax Tea Party groups for scrutiny in recent years, also had its eye on at least three Democratic-leaning organizations seeking nonprofit status.

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Related Topix: Tax, US News, Non-Profit, US Politics, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat, Republican, Lisa Murkowski

Tue May 14, 2013

The Las Vegas Sun

Comments on govt's examination of AP phone records

Comments about the Justice Department's secret examination of Associated Press phone records as part of an investigation into leaked information on a CIA operation in Yemen to stop an airliner bomb plot near the anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden.

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Related Topix: Eric Holder, Senator Deb Fischer, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat

Cybercast News Service

Collusion and Corruption at the IRS

They say there are only two sure things in life: death and taxes. Try as we might, it's virtually impossible to escape the clutches of the Grim Reaper or the Tax Man.

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Related Topix: Tax, Representative Jim Jordan, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Democrat, Lisa Murkowski

Mon May 13, 2013

Daily Kos

Blast from the Past

Today, the President pushed for a quick confirmation of his nominee for CIA Director, General Michael Hayden.

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

The Oregonian

DeFazio thinks he can fend off rival for top Democratic spot on resources panel

Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., is in position to become the ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Natural Resources -- if a couple of elections go his way.

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Related Topix: Peter DeFazio, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative Kurt Schrader, Greg Walden, Republican, US Senate

Crescent-News.com

Steve Chapman - Holding energy captive

For decades, Americans have been told of the evils of importing energy. It sends our money abroad, the argument goes, makes us vulnerable to supply disruptions, strengthens our enemies and weakens the economy.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, Debbie Stabenow, Opinion

Sun May 12, 2013

News Times

Plans to export US natural gas stir debate

This June 13, 2003 file photo shows pipelines running from the offshore docking station to four liquefied natural gas tanks at the Dominion Resources Inc.

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Related Topix: US Energy Systems, Energy, Dominion Corp, Financial Services, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Global Warming

Sat May 11, 2013

OregonLive.com

Internet sales tax bill should be fixed, not rejected

It's been two decades since AOL and other early service providers started giving consumers the ability to access the Internet from their home computers and almost 18 years since Amazon.com and others started selling products online.

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Related Topix: Computers, Immigration Reform, US News, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, Opinion

The Hill

Issa tapped for major role in House GOP immigration push

Rep. Darrell Issa is about to become a major player on immigration reform. Issa, the powerful chairman of the House Oversight Committee, has been tasked with crafting a bill that would modify the immigration rules for highly skilled and educated foreign workers, The Hill has learned.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Darrell Issa, Bob Goodlatte, US Senate, Democrat

The Oregonian

Financially troubled Oregon counties face critical turning point locally, in Legislature and in D.C.

In Grants Pass last month, officials locked down an elementary school while police searched for a burglar with a stolen rifle.

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Related Topix: Grants Pass, OR, Josephine County, OR, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, John Kitzhaber, US Governors, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Fri May 10, 2013

The Oregonian

Wyden says he will "lay out strategy" this month for a successful O&C forestlands bill

Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden says he's preparing to assemble a bill on the state's Oregon and California railroad lands that "can pass the Senate and the House and actually get signed by the president." The Democratic senator chairs the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee and is a central figure in the debate over management of 2.6 million acres ... (more)

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Related Topix: US Politics, Greg Walden, US News, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Peter DeFazio, Representative Kurt Schrader, Oregon House, CA, John Kitzhaber, US Governors

Thu May 09, 2013

American Institute of Physics

Helium Update: House Passes Bill, Senate Committee to Move Legislation

"You're absolutely right about the urgency of this," said Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Ron Wyden to Lisa Murkowski .

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Republican, Lisa Murkowski, US House of Representatives, Doc Hastings, Edward Markey, Rush Holt, Representative Bill Flores

The Washington Post

Harper to Visit New York as Canada Pushes for Keystone Approval

Prime Minister Stephen Harper will visit the U.S. next week as Canada intensifies efforts to secure approval of TransCanada Corp.'s Keystone XL pipeline.

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Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News, Stephen Harper, US Politics, Fred Upton, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Democrat