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4 hrs ago | Business Wire

CAGW Names Mary Landrieu Porker of the Month

The United States sugar program, a misguided relic of the 1930s that CAGW has opposed for many years, arbitrarily protects a select few large and prosperous sugar producers at the expense of U.S. consumers and manufacturers of sugar-containing products and their workers.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Mary Landrieu, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Republican, Life, Food, Candy

8 hrs ago | ABC7 Chicago

Zachary Fardon nominated for US Attorney of Northern District IL

He was nominated by President Barack Obama to be the U.S. Attorney of Northern District of Illinois on Thursday.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Barack Obama, Democrat, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Senator Dick Durbin, Illinois, Illinois Government

12 hrs ago | Breitbart.com

Sen. Kirk to Support Pritzker: She Will 'Take on Special Interests'

Senator Mark Kirk was "uncertain" about supporting Hyatt Hotel heiress and Obama campaign bundler Penny Pritzker for Commerce Secretary until a few days ago.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Senator Dick Durbin, Richard Durbin, Democrat

16 hrs ago | CBS News

Amid scrutiny of commerce pick, White House confident about her fate

Penny Pritzker, heiress to the Hyatt hotel fortune and one of Forbes' top 300 U.S. billionaires , is not without her critics.

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Related Topix: US News, Environmental Law, US Politics, John Thune, US Senate, Republican, Chuck Grassley

20 hrs ago | Illinoisreview

Cornyn, Kirk Move to Ban All Iranian Government Exports

As the Government of Iran continues to defy United Nations Security Council orders to halt its nuclear enrichment activities, sponsor terrorism, disregard human rights by targeting Iranian dissidents worldwide and partner with North Korea on missile and nuclear technology, U.S. Senators John Cornyn and Mark Kirk introduced today the Iran Export ... (more)

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, John Cornyn, Senator Ted Cruz, Roy Blunt, US House of Representatives, Senator Roy Blunt, Texas

Wed May 22, 2013

WBEZ-FM Chicago

Gay rights groups bristle at being excluded from immigration bill

Some Illinois gay rights advocates say they feel betrayed by their Democratic allies because same-sex couples aren't legally recognized in an immigration overhaul bill that's headed to the floor of the U.S. Senate next month.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Gay/Lesbian, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Senator Dick Durbin, Wedding

Your News Now

"Campus Carry" bill shot down in Senate

The so-called campus carry bill is among legislation nearing expiration at the State Capitol and the bill is as good as dead, according to Democratic lawmakers.

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Related Topix: US Senate, Republican, US Politics, US News

The Baltimore Sun

Lawmakers press Pentagon, VA to cooperate on claims backlog

A bipartisan group of lawmakers pressed the Obama administration Wednesday to reduce the backlog of disability claims at the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving cooperation between the several agencies that have a role in the process.

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Related Topix: Life, Veteran Affairs, US News, Jeff Miller, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate

PeoriaTimes-Observer

Tri-county area approved for federal disaster aid

Gov. Pat Quinn announced today 14 more counties were approved for federal disaster aid to help people and businesses recover from historic flooding in mid-April. Counties approved today include Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford, Bureau, Crawford, Henderson, Knox, Livingston, Marshall, Mason, McDonough, Rock Island, Schuyler and Stark.

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Related Topix: Pat Quinn, US Governors, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican

Jerusalem Post

Iran legislation moves through US Congress

A number of bills targeting Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program advanced in the US Congress.

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Related Topix: US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Politics, Eliot Engel, Israel, World News, Middle East, US Senate, Republican, John Cornyn,

Tue May 21, 2013

NBC Chicago

Bill Clinton Urges Illinois House To Approve Gay Marriage

Former President Bill Clinton on Tuesday released a statement in favor of marriage equality in Illinois, urging the House to approve the stalled bill.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Illinois, US Supreme Court, Documentary Movies, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Lincoln

NBC Chicago

Sen. Kirk To Support Pritzker Confirmation

U.S. Senator Mark Kirk was non-committal when asked whether he would support Penny Pritzker's bid for Commerce Secretary.

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Related Topix: US Senate, Republican, US Politics, US News, Capitol Hill (Washington, DC)

Mon May 20, 2013

US News & World Report

Sugar, Monsanto and Tobacco All in Crosshairs on Senate Farm Bill

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., will introduce an amendment that would repeal the Farmer Assurance Provision,which allows farmers who use biotech seeds to keep planting them even as courts reassess whether the USDA followed protocol when it approved the use of the seeds.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Senator Jeff Merkley, US Senate, Democrat, United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture, Science, Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Senator Patrick Toomey, Republican

The Washington Post

Iran policy: End of the road?

Then there is the congressional piece of the puzzle. This week the House will take up legislation by Reps.

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Related Topix: Robert Menendez, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Senate, Senator Joe Manchin, Republican, Terrorism, Lindsey Graham

Sat May 18, 2013

The Southtown Star

Kadner: No chairs for chatty old veterans

As 79-year-old Gerald Lee slumped to the floor, he wondered why there were no chairs for patients at the registration desks in the Edward Hines Veterans Affairs clinic in Oak Lawn.

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Related Topix: Life, Veteran Affairs, Oak Lawn, IL, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Richard Durbin, Democrat, Palos Hills, IL

Belleville News Democrat

Guest view: It's time to fix our locks and levees

In its 2013 Infrastructure Report Card, the American Society of Civil Engineers gave America's infrastructure a near-failing grade: "D-plus." Worse, our inland waterways, levees and ports were given a "D-minus" with an estimated $3.6 trillion needed to turn that around.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Representative Cheri Bustos, US News, US Senate, Representative Rodney Davis, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Thu May 16, 2013

Energy Tribune

US Seeking Total Ban on Iran's Oil

After failing to halt Iran's peaceful nuclear program with harsh economic sanctions, a group of U.S. lawmakers are proposing a measure to cut off Iran entirely from world oil markets.

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Related Topix: Iran, World News, Middle East, US Politics, US News, Robert Menendez, US Senate, Democrat, US House of Representatives, Republican

Wed May 15, 2013

State Department

Collected Department Releases: Remarks at INL Partner Appreciation Ceremony

Commissioners, superintendents, chiefs, directors, deputy assistant attorneys general, attorney general, ladies and gentlemen, may I start by recognizing two particularly important representatives with us here this morning both here to show their support to local law enforcement in the state or district that they represent.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Eliot Engel, US House of Representatives, Democrat, New York, New York Government

The Hill

Congress should close spectator loophole in animal-fighting laws

Despite reforms to tighten prohibitions against animal fighting, a glaring federal law loophole remains: Attendance at an animal fight must be made a federal crime.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Maria Cantwell, Democrat, David Vitter, Federal Prisons, Prison

Tue May 14, 2013

EDGE

Gay GOP Group Log Cabin Announces Relaunch

Log Cabin Republicans recently announced a relaunch of their organization, but it remains to be seen how much influence the predominately gay GOP group will have within the national Republican Party.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, US Politics, Senator Rob Portman, US News, US Senate, Republican, San Francisco, CA