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9 hrs ago | Bloomberg

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 .

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Related Topix: Tax, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Senator Roger Wicker, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Max Baucus

13 hrs ago | Newms360.com

US Senate begins farm bill debate

The U.S. Senate on Monday began debate of the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Thad Cochran, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Debbie Stabenow, Democrat, Senator Roger Wicker, US House of Representatives, Representative Alan Nunnelee

16 hrs ago | Airport Business

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)

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Related Topix: US News, Federal Aviation Administration, US Politics, Senator Roger Wicker, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Transportation

Mon May 20, 2013

Mississippi Business Journal

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.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Debbie Stabenow, Democrat, Thad Cochran, Senator Roger Wicker, Republican, US House of Representatives

WMC-TV Memphis

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.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Representative Gregg Harper, Senator Roger Wicker, US News, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Alan Nunnelee, Mississippi, Mississippi State University

Fri May 17, 2013

Memphis Commercial Appeal

Poisoned letter suspect tried to evade authorities in Mississippi, documents say

J. Everett Dutschke heads to speak with the media as Federal Authorities search his Tupelo home in connection with the ricin-laced letters sent to President Obama, Senator Roger Wicker, and Mississippi Judge Sadie Holland.

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Related Topix: US Senate, Republican, US Politics, Senator Roger Wicker, US News, US House of Representatives

CNN

Al Franken: Prevent fiscal meltdown

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.

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Related Topix: Senator Al Franken, US News, US Senate, Democrat, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Senator Roger Wicker, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Corporate / Securities Law, Law, Securities and Exchange Commission, Opinion

Thu May 16, 2013

Athens Banner-Herald

Documents: Ricin letters suspect evaded police

The man suspected of sending poison-laced letters to President Barack Obama and other officials appears to have attempted to evade law enforcement just days before his arrest, according to FBI documents made public Thursday.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Senator Roger Wicker, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Tupelo, MS

Tue May 14, 2013

Reuters

Duo of senators plead with SEC to take action on credit raters

A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators urged federal securities regulators to move quickly on fundamental changes to how credit-rating agencies are compensated, a step they said will reduce the type of conflicts that helped fuel the 2007-2009 financial crisis.

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Related Topix: Securities and Exchange Commission, Corporate / Securities Law, Law, US Securities and Exchange Commission, Financial Services, US News, US Politics, Scott Garrett, Senator Roger Wicker, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives

WTOK-TV Meridian

IRS Accused of Targeting Conservative Groups

"This is something that should never have happened. They've got to be neutral in their views and they made political decisions." Both Democrat and Republican government officials agree with Mississippi Congressman Gregg Harper in the fact that the IRS overstepped its bounds when reviewing non-profit status applications from conservative groups.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Roger Wicker, US News, US Senate, Republican, Representative Gregg Harper, US House of Representatives, Tea Party

Mississippi Business Journal

Legislation aims to preserve Civil War battlefields

U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran has introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the program that helps preserve historic battlegrounds in the United States, including battlefields in Mississippi.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Roger Wicker, US News, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Thad Cochran, Bennie Thompson, Democrat, Senator Tim Kaine, Non-Profit

Mon May 13, 2013

Politico

SEC should simplify ratings

Since I left the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2007, many important steps have been taken to improve the quality of credit ratings and to increase the accountability, transparency and oversight of rating firms, which play an important role in the financial system.

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Related Topix: Securities and Exchange Commission, Corporate / Securities Law, Law, US Politics, Senator Al Franken, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Roger Wicker, Republican, US House of Representatives, Opinion

Sat May 11, 2013

Newms360.com

Celebration will mark Natchez Trace's 75th

Mississippi congressional leaders and officials of the National Park Service will help start the 75th anniversary celebration of the Natchez Trace Parkway at 10 a.m. May 18 at the parkway's administrative headquarters near Tupelo.

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Related Topix: Thad Cochran, US Politics, Senator Roger Wicker, US News, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Alan Nunnelee, Service, MS, US National Parks, Natchez Trace Parkway

Fri May 10, 2013

Customer Interaction Solutions

Big businesses and localities win online sales tax [Examiner, The (Wash., DC)]

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) When do 21 Republican senators vote for higher taxes Answer: When the biggest businesses and local politicians hire top K Street lobbyists to push for the tax-hike legislation.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Senator Roger Wicker, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Senator Mike Johanns, Senator John Hoeven, John McCain

Thu May 09, 2013

Government Executive

Who Wants a Nondeployable Helicopter?

Not the Army, which views its fleet of Lakota choppers as operational only in "permissive" environments such as the United States, according to Lt.

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Related Topix: Prison, American Eurocopter, Aerospace-Defense, US National Guard, US Military, US Politics, Senator Roger Wicker, US News, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Columbus, MS

BizPacReview.com

Sen. Boxer's meltdown: Did someone call her ma'am again?

Sen. Barbara Boxer , D-Calif., let loose at Thursday morning's Environmental and Public Works Committee meeting that the eight Republican members boycotted .

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Related Topix: Barbara Boxer, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Roger Wicker, Senator John Barrasso, Republican, Senator John Boozman, US House of Representatives, Opinion

Wired

The Science Laureate of the United States

Bipartisan agreement is hard to come by in today's political environment. But one thing both parties seem to agree on is the importance of science and math education as a driver of future innovation and economic progress.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Representative Mazie Hirono, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Senator Roger Wicker, US Senate, Republican, Zoe Lofgren, Lamar Smith

Wed May 08, 2013

Washington Examiner

Tim Carney: Big businesses and localities win online sales tax

When do 21 Republican senators vote for higher taxes? Answer: When the biggest businesses and local politicians hire top K Street lobbyists to push for the tax-hike legislation.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Senator Roger Wicker, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Senator Mike Johanns, Senator John Hoeven, John McCain

CSIS

Ricin: Characterization of a Biological Threat

On April 16th, 2013 a suspicious letter mailed to Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi tested positive for ricin, a highly toxic poison derived from the castor bean plant.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Roger Wicker, US News, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Barack Obama

Newms360.com

Bryant: Let states decide on Net tax

Republican Gov. Phil Bryant supports giving states the authority to force collection of sales taxes on Internet transactions, his spokesman, Mick Bullock, said Tuesday.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Roger Wicker, US News, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Alan Nunnelee, Thad Cochran, Small Business, Personal Finance