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These scandals may not get fixed
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Unfortunately, for those who would like to see these policy problems resolved, the wrong party is angry about them and the wrong party is complacent. Comment?
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Stabenow, Cochran brace for full Senate vote on Farm Bill
The Senate Agriculture Committee's 2013 Farm Bill is in the midst of a critical test this week on the Senate floor, where the $955 billion measure is expected to draw opposition from lawmakers who wanted more money taken from farm subsidies and less from the nation's food stamp program. Comment?
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Gosnell Conviction Spurs Reintroduction of Bill Banning Taxpayer Funding for Abortion
The recent murder conviction of Pennsylvania abortionist Kermit Gosnell is giving new momentum to the " No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act ," which was reintroduced in the 113th Congress last week. Comment?
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SEC should adopt Franken plan on credit ratings agencies
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A sensible, bipartisan solution to the conflicts of interest that too often arise between credit ratings agencies and the firms that hire them to judge their products should be adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Comment?
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Midday Roundup: British security services knew knife-wielding attackers
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Police officers lay down floral tributes handed to them by members of the public at the scene of a terror attack in Woolwich, southeast London. Comment?
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J. Everett Dutschke's journey to ricin suspect
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Everett Dutschke stands in the steet near his home in Tupelo, Miss., and waits for the FBI to arrive and search his home in connection with the sending of poisoned letters to President Barack Obama and others April 23, 2013. Comment?
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Man charged with mailing ricin letter to judge in Washington state
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... suggest this letter is related" to three other ricin-tainted envelopes sent last month to Obama, U.S. Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi and judge in that state, or to the suspect accused of mailing them. James Everett Dutschke, 41, a martial arts ... Comment?
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For Gosnell, a Declarative Sentence
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Over the last two months, Kermit Gosnell did something that he hadn't managed in almost 40 years of practicing abortion: he brought something to life. Comment?
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Man charged with mailing ricin letter to judge in ...
... suggest this letter is related" to three other ricin-tainted envelopes sent last month to Obama, U.S. Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi and judge in that state, or to the suspect accused of mailing them. James Everett Dutschke, 41, a martial arts ... Comment?
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Klein: Why Obama's Scandals Won't Lead to Reform
Put aside the politics, and the question of who-knew-what-when. There are two policy problems highlighted by the controversies at the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Justice . Comment?
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US Senate begins farm bill debate
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The U.S. Senate on Monday began debate of the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013. Comment?
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Bipartisanship push for 2013 farm bill in Senate
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The Senate began debating the new farm bill Monday afternoon . The debate has already been contentious, but Sen. Comment?
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Wicker Demands Answers from Administration on FAA Salary Bonuses
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker , a member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee joined a group of 17 senators in writing a letter to Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Michael Huerta demanding an explanation... U.S. Senator Roger Wicker , a member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee joined a ... (more) Comment?
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CPAs Try to Get Congress to Do Something
... that all financial advisors to municipalities register with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., is planning to sponsor it, according to Peterson. The AICPA is also supporting reforms to discourage patent-holding ... Comment?
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New farm bill to provide 'balanced' risk management tools for nation's farmers
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The U.S. Senate has begun debate of the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013, which was passed out of the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Nutrition on May 14. Comment?
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Stabenow at Delta Council: features of farm bill - Part 1
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First the Senate Agriculture Committee and then the House Agriculture Committee passed their versions of the new farm bill in business meetings last week . Comment?
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Stabenow, Cochran brace for full Senate vote on Farm Bill they crafted
The Senate Agriculture Committee's 2013 Farm Bill is encountering a critical test this week on the Senate floor, where the $955billion measure is expected to draw opposition from lawmakers who wanted more money taken from farm subsidies and less from the nation's food stamp program. Comment?
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Reid: Letter with ricin or poison sent to senator
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says a letter containing ricin or another poison was sent to the office of Sen. Comment?
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MSU to welcome Boys State participants May 26
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant and Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker lead a list of speakers for the American Legion's Boys State on the campus of Mississippi State University this month. Comment?
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Senators: SEC must get tough with credit rating agencies
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Editor's note: Al Franken, a Democrat, is a U.S. senator from Minnesota. Roger Wicker, a Republican, is a U.S. senator from Mississippi. Comment?
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