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47 min ago | Roll Call

Go Fish! With These Senators and Wounded Vets

As Memorial Day approaches, several media outlets are ramping up their coverage of veterans and particularly the effects of two recent long-running wars.

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Related Topix: Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, US News, US Senate, Republican, US Politics, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Democrat

Tue May 21, 2013

Kiwiblog

General Debate 22 May 2013

On TV3 news last night, Turei alleged that the convention centre deal will give SkyCity "a monopoly on gambling". None of the reporters called her out on this arrant nonsense.

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

Mother Jones

Is Climate Change to Blame for the Oklahoma Tornado?

Global climate change and politics are linked to each other - for better or worse.

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Related Topix: Tornado, Natural Disasters, Global Warming, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Environment, Science, Moore, OK, Weather

The Daily Caller

Former Rhode Island pol to challenge Colorado governor

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has an official Republican challenger, but it's not one of the expected names.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Lincoln Chafee, Democrat, US Governors, John Hickenlooper, Cranston, RI

The Daily Caller

Newsweek in 1975: Tornado outbreak blamed on global cooling

Over the past several years, one of the knee-jerk reactions from political and media personalities following natural disasters has been to blame man-made global warming.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Al Gore, John Kerry, US Senate, Democrat, Moore, OK, Conservative Political News

BizPacReview.com

Dem. senator uses deadly tornado to bash GOP, rant about global warming

In the midst of a natural disaster, there's no place for politics. All of the victims of the Moore, Okla.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Moore, OK, Opinion

Mon May 20, 2013

Turnto10.com

Heather Abbott gets warm RI homecoming

Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and David Cicciline along with Gov. Lincoln Chafee were among the guests at the homecoming party Sunday for Heather Abbott.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Democrat, Lincoln Chafee, US Governors

Sun May 19, 2013

The Columbus Dispatch

IRS' focus left big-budget groups free to spend

The nation's tax agency has admitted to inappropriately scrutinizing smaller tea-party organizations that applied for tax-exempt status, and senior Treasury Department officials were notified in the midst of the 2012 presidential election season that an internal investigation was under way.But the IRS largely maintained a hands-off policy with the ... (more)

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Related Topix: Tax, US News, 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, Barack Obama

Sat May 18, 2013

Daily-Jeff.com

Saturday, May 18, 2013

An elderly driver plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Saturday parade in a small Virginia mountain town and investigators were looking into whether he suffered a medical emergency before the accident.

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Related Topix: Virginia, Train Disaster, Prison, 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat

The Miami Herald

IRS probe ignored most influential groups

The nation's tax agency has admitted to inappropriately scrutinizing smaller tea party organizations that applied for tax-exempt status.

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

Fri May 17, 2013

Patch.com

Sen. Whitehouse: God Won't Save Us from Climate Change

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse took the floor of the US Senate Wednesday to rebut the remark of a fellow senator, whom, he said, told him God wouldn't allow humanity to ruin the planet with carbon pollution and climate change.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Republican, Pat Roberts, US House of Representatives, John Shimkus

Digital Post Production

Breaking Movie News: RI Filmmaker Verdi attaches Oscar nominee Eric...

May 16, 2013 Verdi Productions and The Woodhaven Production Company announce that RI filmmaker Chad A. Verdi has added Oscar nominee Eric Roberts to the cast of A Bet's A Bet.

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Related Topix: US News, US Senate, Democrat, US Politics, Eric Roberts, Monday Mornings, Emmy Awards, Entertainment, Television, Jennifer Finnigan

Thu May 16, 2013

The Miami Herald

In IRS scandal, why is any political group exempt from taxes?

The Internal Revenue Service is under fire for giving extra scrutiny to conservative organizations that asked for tax-exempt status.

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Related Topix: Tax, Non-Profit, California, US Politics, US News, Democrat

National Geographic

Artists Evoke Care for Oceans at Blue Vision Summit 4

Opening the Blue Vision Summit 4 in Washington, D.C., on Monday, author and ocean advocate David Helvarg said of Congress, "A lot of them are hardwired like sharks, they respond to stimuli like money or votes" . The summit, which ends today, is "the biggest ocean day on the Hill," said Helvarg.

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Related Topix: US News, Activism, National Geographic, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, Sam Farr, US House of Representatives

Wed May 15, 2013

The Hill

Dems mull 'nuclear option' on filibuster to move EPA nominee McCarthy

Senate Democratic leaders should consider using the "nuclear option" to blow up GOP filibusters of EPA nominee Gina McCarthy and several other administration hopefuls, several liberal senators told The Hill on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Bernard Sanders, Harry Reid, Democrat, Senator Roger Wicker, Republican

New Media Journal

Senators Vote to Weaken Entry-Exit System in Immigration Bill

Senators fended off changes to the immigration bill in committee on Tuesday, but the first cracks emerged in the carefully crafted compromise between business groups and labor unions, leaving even some supporters frustrated at the defensive votes they had to cast.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, US Politics, Senator Marco Rubio, US Senate, Republican, Chuck Grassley, Democrat

The Daily Caller

Senators compete over worker protections in immigration bill

The 18 senators redrafting the Senate immigration bill tried to outbid each other Tuesday in claiming to protect American workers - including executives - against increased competition.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Senator Dick Durbin, Senator Chuck Schumer, Jeff Sessions, Republican, Lindsey Graham, Democrat

The Hill

Senate Judiciary panel wraps up debate on H-1B visa measures

The Senate Judiciary Committee finished working its way through amendments on the section of the Gang of Eight's immigration bill that covers visas for foreign high-skilled workers on Tuesday afternoon.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, Orrin Hatch, US News, US Senate, Republican, Charles Schumer, Democrat, Senator Ted Cruz, Chuck Grassley

Patch.com

Scorsese Joins Local 'Paz' Movie Project

Chad Verdi's film project on the life of Rhode Island boxing great Vinnie Pazienza received a high-octane Hollywood boost a few days ago, when Oscar-winning director and producer Martin Scorsese signed on as an executive producer.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, East Greenwich, RI, Cranston, RI

Tue May 14, 2013

WLNE-TV Providence

Reed, Whitehouse react to AP records seizure

Rhode Island's senior U.S. Senator says Americans and the news media deserve to know the facts behind the Justice Department's seizure of telephone records from The Associated Press Sen.

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