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Tea Party Activists Urge Palin to Run for Senate

“Sarah Palin’s last elective position in Alaska ended early when in 2009 she abandoned the governorship midway through her first term,” the Los Angeles Times reports. Tweet This Post

Lawmakers urge SEC to bar forced Wall Street arbitration

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of 37 federal lawmakers urged U.S. securities regulators to prohibit Wall Street brokers from forcing customers to sign away their legal right to sue. "If arbitration offers investors an efficient forum to resolve disputes, as some argue, investors may choose that option – but they should [...]

Lawmakers urge SEC to bar forced Wall Street arbitration

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of 37 federal lawmakers urged U.S. securities regulators to prohibit Wall Street brokers from forcing customers to sign away their legal right to sue. "If arbitration offers investors an efficient forum to resolve disputes, as some argue, investors may choose that option – but they should [...]

Milwaukee Fans Urge Bucks To Stop Blocking View Of Miami Heat

MILWAUKEE—While attending Thursday’s first-round playoff matchup between the Miami Heat and the Milwaukee Bucks, frustrated fans repeatedly urged their hometown team to stop blocking their view of the visiting Heat squad, sources confirmed. The Onion Tweet This Post

Lawmakers urge delay in control tower furloughs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two senators are urging the Obama administration to postpone the furloughing of air traffic controllers, saying the turmoil caused by reduced staffing raises economic and security concerns as well as inconveniencing thousands of travelers. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Super PAC Launches to Urge Clinton to Run

A new super PAC founded to urge Hillary Clinton to run for president officially launched today, “complete with a new Web site to help the group ramp up its online fundraising operation,” the Washington Post reports. Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire Tweet This Post

Two congressmen urge USTR designate China for trade secret theft

By Doug Palmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two senior Democrats in the House of Representatives on Thursday urged the Obama administration to formally target China for the theft of U.S. trade secrets, a move they said could lead to duties on Chinese goods if U.S. concerns are not addressed. “As evidence mounts that the Government of [...]

Obama to urge high court to allow gay marriage in California

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In President Barack Obama's latest act in support of gay rights, his administration will urge the U.S. Supreme Court to allow same-sex marriages to resume in California, an administration official said on Thursday. Thursday is the deadline for the administration to file a friend-of-the-court brief in a case that is due to [...]

Obama to urge high court to allow gay marriage in California

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In President Barack Obama's latest act in support of gay rights, his administration will urge the U.S. Supreme Court to allow same-sex marriages to resume in California, an administration official said on Thursday. Thursday is the deadline for the administration to file a friend-of-the-court brief in a case that is due to [...]

Governors urge Congress to avoid automatic cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's governors are becoming prominent voices in the fight to cut the federal deficit, warning that Capitol Hill's latest budget stalemate is radiating fresh waves of uncertainty that threatens economic progress in their states. Tweet This Post