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5 hrs ago | KXMA-TV Dickinson

Green Bay man tries to save atrisk freighter

Green Bay man tries to save at-risk freighter Eds: APNewsNow. GREEN BAY, Wis. The nephew of a man who perished on the shipwrecked Edmund Fitzgerald is trying to save an endangered Great Lakes freighter whose crew at the time tried to help the doomed ship.

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Related Topix: Green Bay Metro, Green Bay, WI, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Boat Disaster, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Mon Nov 09, 2009

High Country News

Interior scandal: Rated G

During the waning years of the Bush administration, officials with the U.S. Department of Interior got a little too cozy with -- hold on to your Sierra Club card -- environmentalists .

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Republican, Rob Bishop, Democrat

Sat Nov 07, 2009

New York Times

G.O.P. Try Tactic to Derail Bill

Updated: Largely along party lines, a move that would have derailed the bill, was defeated by a vote of 247 to 187.

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Related Topix: US News, Timothy Johnson, US Politics, Eric Cantor, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative Bruce Braley, Family, Elderly

Bloomberg.com

Jump in Unemployment Escalates Political Fight Over Government Stimulus

A government report that the U.S. unemployment rate hit a 26-year high of 10.2 percent last month sparked political clashes between Democrats who supported government spending to stimulate the economy and Republicans who want tax cuts.

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Related Topix: US News, Tax, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, US House of Representatives, Democrat, John Larson

Fri Nov 06, 2009

WAOW-TV Wausau

Rep Obey says he thinks health care legislation will pass the House

Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Maryland says Democrats haven't yet lined up enough votes to pass their health care overhaul bill and may push the vote set for Saturday back one day or more.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Steny Hoyer, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama

Thu Nov 05, 2009

CBS News

Experts Say H1N1 Outrunning Vaccine

This story was written by David Brown . Two state and city public health officials briefing Congress on Wednesday said they don't expect to have enough pandemic-flu vaccine to meet the needs of their high-priority population groups until well into December, and possibly not until January.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, St. Paul, MN, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Washington Times

HHS admits overstating flu-vaccine availability

Two top officials at the Department of Health and Human Services acknowledged to a congressional panel Wednesday that the government had overpromised and made poor judgments on vaccination production against the current H1N1 flu pandemic.

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Related Topix: Health, Medicine, Influenza, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Politics

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Housing Wire

Appropriations Resolution Extends Jumbo Conforming Limit

Appropriations committees in the House and Senate are proposing to extend the temporary limits for conforming jumbo loans either insured by the Federal Housing Administration or purchased by the government-sponsored enterprises Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae .

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Related Topix: Financial Services, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, US News, US Senate, Daniel Inouye, Democrat, US Politics, US House of Representatives

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Detroit Free Press

Tom Walsh: Lake freighters get reprieve

Amid all the hullabaloo over health care in Congress last week, a revealing battle over Great Lakes shipping played out almost unnoticed in the background.

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Related Topix: Lake, MI, US News, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, US Politics, James Oberstar, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Candice Miller, Republican

MediLexicon

Appropriations Chairs Weigh Small Omnibus Combining HHS, Other Spending Bills

Main Category: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Also Included In: Women's Health / Gynecology Article Date: 30 Oct 2009 The fiscal year 2010 Labor-HHS-Education spending bill will likely be rolled into a small omnibus package with other remaining appropriations bills to allow quick passage by the end of the calendar year, CQ Today reports.

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Related Topix: Women's Health, Health, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

U.S. economy grows, with help from consumer spending

After more than a year of contraction, the U.S. economy grew in the third quarter, signaling a possible end to the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Thu Oct 29, 2009

The Orlando Sentinel

Hard times: NASA faces tough fight for funds

WASHINGTON I t's a time-honored NASA tradition to give every new astronaut class a derogatory nickname, chosen by the class that preceded it.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, NASA, Mixed Martial Arts, firstname lastname, Space, US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Democrat

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Newsday

Deal struck on Great Lakes ship pollution

JOHN FLESHER TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. a ' Congressional negotiators reached a deal Tuesday that would effectively exempt 13 ships that haul iron ore, coal and other freight on the Great Lakes from a proposed federal rule meant to reduce air pollution.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Candice Miller, Republican, US House of Representatives, Environmental Law, Law, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Democrat

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Spencer New Leader

House Dems seek home-state exemptions

House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey appeared Monday night to have won an exemption for at least 13 older U.S. vessels threatened by the regulations.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Tom DeLay, Republican, Environmental Law, Law, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, James Oberstar

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Green Bay Press-Gazette

Guest column: Wrong 'public option' health plan could punish Wisconsin

For reasons that would require an actuary and a congressional historian to explain, Wisconsin gets the short end of the stick when it comes to Medicare.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Wisconsin, Medicare, Health, Family, Elderly

Fri Oct 23, 2009

National Journal

The Nitty-Gritty: What Will Hearings Offer?

The draft cap-and-trade bill sponsored by Senate Foreign Relations Chairman John Kerry , D-Mass., and Senate Environment and Public Works Chairwoman Barbara Boxer , D-Calif., is receiving "heightened focus today... amid signs of progress," CongressDailyAM reports.

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Related Topix: Environmental Law, Law, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Thu Oct 22, 2009

Bill Baar's West Side

Bipartisanship: Inouye comes out for the McCrystal plan

Bipartisan consensus building on A-Stan strategy. America's not as divided as some would have us think.

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Related Topix: US House of Representatives, US Politics, Democrat, US News

Tue Oct 20, 2009

Wausau Daily Herald

Column: Who decides matters of war?

"I do not believe the American people will buy . A policy that is not sustainable is no policy at all; it is a Hail Mary pass that even Brett Favre would be highly unlikely to complete." -- Rep.

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Related Topix: US House of Representatives, US Politics, Democrat, US News

Mon Oct 19, 2009

Think Progress

Sen. Kerry: It would 'irresponsible' for Obama to commit...

Sen. Kerry: It would 'irresponsible' for Obama to commit more troops to Afghanistan right now.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Jane Harman, Democrat

Sun Oct 18, 2009

Appleton Post-Crescent

U.S. Rep. Dave Obey, an Wausau Democrat, irks environmental groups over EPA proposal

Environmentalists are scratching their heads and wondering if U.S. Rep. Dave Obey has abandoned them.

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Related Topix: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, US Politics, US News, James Oberstar, US House of Representatives, Democrat

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