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WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers on Thursday approved legislation that links student loan rates to the ups and downs of the financial markets in spite of a veto threat from President Barack Obama. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
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Energy Dept. backs Texas LNG export plan
Posted by admin on May 17th, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Energy Department on Friday conditionally approved a Texas company's proposal to export liquefied natural gas, only the second such project allowed to move forward amid a production boom that has led to glut of domestic natural gas. Tweet This Post
Senate panel backs Perez to head Labor Dept.
Posted by admin on May 16th, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel has endorsed the nomination of Justice Department official Thomas Perez to head the Labor Department despite opposition from Republicans. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
Crist Backs Gay Marriage
Posted by admin on May 9th, 2013
Potential Florida gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist (D) “is taking some heat for having backed a Florida gay marriage ban during his 2006 Republican primary for governor” but he reversed himself last night in a Facebook post, the Tampa Bay Times reports. Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire Tweet This Post
Turkish Airlines backs down on lipstick ban
Posted by admin on May 9th, 2013
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) – Turkish Airlines is quashing a ban on female flight attendants wearing red lipstick and nail polish, its chief executive said on Thursday, after an outcry by secular Turks worried the country is becoming too Islamic. The national carrier had said in a statement this month the use of red [...]
Senate backs bill empowering states on online sales taxes
Posted by admin on May 6th, 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate on Monday cast a majority of votes to give states the power to enforce their sales tax laws on online purchases, but the bill was expected to stall later in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives. The Senate had cast more than 60 votes for the legislation with voting still under [...]
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No Comments »Cuomo’s Sister Backs Campaign for Female President
Posted by admin on May 3rd, 2013
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) “may have his eye on the White House, but it looks his sister may be gunning for the opposite team,” the New York Observer reports. Tweet This Post
Cuomo’s Sister Backs Campaign for Female President
Posted by admin on May 3rd, 2013
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) “may have his eye on the White House, but it looks his sister may be gunning for the opposite team,” the New York Observer reports. Tweet This Post
‘I Want A Divorce,’ Peter King’s Wife Says Just Before He Tells Her About Best Defensive Backs In 2013 Draft
Posted by admin on April 25th, 2013
NEW YORK—Moments before launching into a long diatribe about the 2013 NFL Draft’s top defensive backs, Sports Illustrated writer Peter King’s wife Ann reportedly told her husband she wanted a divorce, sources confirmed on Thursday. The Onion Tweet This Post
Senate panel backs Obama nominee for Medicare/Medicaid chief
Posted by admin on April 23rd, 2013
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama's nominee to oversee Medicare and Medicaid won the backing of a Senate panel on Tuesday, clearing the way for a vote by the full Senate that could make Marilyn Tavenner the programs' first official administrator since 2006. The Senate Finance Committee voted unanimously to endorse Tavenner [...]
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