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1 hr ago | OregonLive.com

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden lays out 'framework' for boosting O&C Lands logging

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden , D-Oregon, spelled out a "legislative framework" today that calls for increased logging and county timber revenues from federally owned Oregon & California Railroad lands but penalizes counties with relatively low property taxes.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Peter DeFazio, Greg Walden, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Kurt Schrader, Oregon, Environmental Law, Law

2 hrs ago | The Miami Herald

Wyden: FracFocus 'constructive' tool on drilling

The chairman of the Senate Energy Committee says a website partially funded by the oil and gas industry is a constructive tool that could be used by federal regulators in requiring public disclosure of the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations.

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

6 hrs ago | Eugene Weekly

Biz Beat 5-23-2013

Soubise Restaurant opened May 12 at 50 W. Broadway, the redeveloped Broadway Commerce Center downtown.

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Related Topix: Restaurant Management, Eugene, OR, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat

11 hrs ago | Tulsa World

LNG exports on hold until data review by Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz

U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz addresses the Alliance to Save Energy EE Global Forum in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.

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

15 hrs ago | Post-gazette.com

Senators criticize IRS for handling of tax-exempts

The IRS has been misapplying the law on tax-exempt status for years, several senators said Tuesday morning during a Finance Committee hearing on the scandal over the agency's handling of applications from Tea Party groups and other groups based on their names and conservative ideologies.

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Related Topix: Tax, US News, Tea Party, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, Bill Nelson

Wed May 22, 2013

The Indianapolis Star

U.S. House backs college information bill

The House backed Wednesday a bill directing the U.S. Department of Education to study whether students have the information they need to make good college selections.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Luke Messer, Indiana, US Senate, Democrat, Indiana State University, Purdue University

OregonLive.com

Jordan Cove files formal application for liquefied natural gas export in Coos Bay

If liquefied natural gas export terminal gets final approval in Coos Bay, the total price tag would be $7.5 billion.

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Related Topix: Coos Bay, OR, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Coos County, OR

Washington Post

Group wants special court to release ruling on unlawful U.S. surveillance

A civil liberties group is set to file a motion Thursday asking a special federal court to allow the release of a classified opinion that found the government engaged in unlawful surveillance on Americans.

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Related Topix: US Senate, US Politics, Democrat, US News, Liberal Political News

The New York Times

The New Old Age Blog: V.A. Warns Aging Veterans Against 'Pension Poachers'

If you've applied for the Aid and Attendance benefit from Department of Veterans Affairs - which can provide as much as $2,019 monthly for a veteran and spouse for caregiving expenses - then you are all too familiar with some of the reasons for the typical 8-to-18-month delays in getting an answer from the V.A. As The Times reported on Sunday, the ... (more)

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Related Topix: Pension, Personal Finance, Life, Veteran Affairs, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Richard Burr, Republican, Healthcare Law, Law, Long Term Care, Health

Tue May 21, 2013

The Oregonian

Timber fight claims Josephine County's last sawmill

Here lies Rough & Ready Lumber . The last sawmill in Josephine County closes next week, a grim milestone in the persistent stalemate over logging that's peculiar to this unique corner of Oregon.

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Related Topix: Josephine County, OR, US Politics, Greg Walden, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Peter DeFazio, US Senate, Democrat, Representative Kurt Schrader, Oregon

Reuters

IRS officials deny misleading Congress on targeting

Top Internal Revenue Service officials told Congress on Tuesday they were unaware of the agency's targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny until recently and did not deliberately mislead lawmakers last year when they did not reveal the practice.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, Tax, US Politics, Orrin Hatch, US Senate, Republican, Democrat, Barack Obama

WRIC-TV Richmond

Moniz sworn in as energy secretary

Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said Tuesday he will put on hold about 20 applications to export liquefied natural gas until he reviews studies by the Energy Department and others on what impact the exports would have on domestic natural gas supplies and prices.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Global Warming

American Forests

Logging Roads and the Clean Water Act

It doesn't really matter what your political party affiliation is: There are times when you hear about a Supreme Court ruling, and you are left scratching your head.

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Related Topix: Environmental Law, Law, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat

Anchorage Daily News

State pushes offer to help pay for exploratory drilling in ANWR

Alaska is trying to drum up publicity for its offer to pay some of the cost of exploratory drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, but the pitch appears to have no real chance.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Don Young, Republican, US House of Representatives, Senator Mark Begich, US Senate, Democrat, Sean Parnell, US Governors

Mon May 20, 2013

KXL-AM Portland

Merkley: Amend Monsanto Protection Act

It's formally known as the Farmer Assurance Provision. But it's opponents have given it the name the "Monsanto Protection Act". The law was tucked into a piece of budgetary legislation, H.R. 933, and passed with flying colors in the House and Senate.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative Kurt Schrader, US Senate, Agriculture, Science, Roy Blunt, Republican, Senator Roy Blunt

Politico

Time to shed light on disclosure bill

For a bill supposedly about "disclosure," Sens. Ron Wyden and Lisa Murkowski gave surprisingly few details about their Follow the Money Act in their POLITICO op-ed, . While they wrote in broad generalities about requiring "full transparency on the part of independent political spenders," they had already articulated that principle in a Washington ... (more)

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Republican, Lisa Murkowski, Opinion

Sat May 18, 2013

US News & World Report

Energy Department OKs Second Natural Gas Export Project

Freeport LNG Development's liquefied natural gas receiving terminal in Freeport, Texas while under construction.

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Related Topix: Freeport, TX, Department of Energy, Quintana, TX, US Politics, US News, Senator John Barrasso, US Senate, Republican, Democrat

Fri May 17, 2013

American Institute of Physics

Senate Confirms Ernest Moniz as Secretary of Energy

By a vote of 97-0 yesterday, the Senate confirmed Ernest Moniz to be the new Secretary of Energy.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Lindsey Graham, Department of Energy, Boston College, Democrat, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Reuters

U.S. senator seeks probe into impact of alleged EU oil price manipulation

The chairman of the U.S. Senate's energy committee asked the Justice Department on Friday to investigate whether alleged price manipulation by three oil companies in Europe has boosted fuel prices for U.S. consumers.

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

Thu May 16, 2013

NWCN.com

Senate confirms physicist Moniz as energy chief

Moniz, 68, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, replaces Steven Chu, who served as Energy secretary in President Barack Obama's first term.

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Related Topix: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat, Environment, Science, Republican, Lindsey Graham