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Loose horses sold for slaughter.
Obama Budget: No Horse Meat
From Bloomberg Government’s Congress Tracker: President Barack Obama’s budget envisions zeroing out money for horse inspections, a move that — if it becomes law — would effectively block the slaughter of horses for human consumption in the U.S. Section 725,...
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The Louisville Cardinals mascot cheers during the National Semifinal game of the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship.
Basketball Trumps Senate Vote for Louisville Fan
The Senate was supposed to vote this afternoon on the nomination of Patty Shwartz as a judge on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. That vote has been postponed until tomorrow because Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has other plans: Kentucky’s...
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Mike Davis clears snow from the Millennium Park skating rink on March 5, 2013 in Chicago.
Snow Targets D.C., Asteroids on Hold
A congressional hearing on asteroid threats has been postponed due to inclement weather. As Washington girds for the snow from a storm blowing out of the Midwest, with heavy fluff predicted in the dawn hours of the nation’s Capitol tomorrow,...
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Star Wars
Obama’s Magic Star Wars (Trek) Meld
Updated 3:08 pm EST President Barack Obama is no Jedi knight, and no Vulcan — by his own accounts today. And he’s certainly not both. It would seem that to cross “Star Wars” and “Star Trek” in one reference, as...
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Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-WA., Sen. Patty Murray, D-WA.,Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-MI., Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-MN., and Claire McCaskill, D-MO., during a news conference with Senate Democratic women on the Violence Against Women Act in this file photo.
Failed Violence Against Women Act Substitute Divides Chairmen
From Bloomberg Government’s Congress Tracker blog To get a sense of the size of the Republican divide over its version of the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, look at the guys with gavels. Chairmen of committees with jurisdiction over the...
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A press conference in Tehran after the return of the capsule carrying this monkey was sent above the Earth's atmosphere on Jan. 28, 2013.
McCain’s Ahmadinejad ‘Monkey’ Line: ‘Lighten Up, Folks’
Sen. John McCain, no fan of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, probably wouldn’t mind the Iranian leader blasting off into the wherever. Nothing there is new. How he said it today, though, has rankled some, including a Republican congressman who called the jibe...
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Notre Dame inside linebacker Manti Te'o during the Discover BCS National Championship between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
Manti Te’o: Meet the Senate’s Budget
Everybody on Twitter seems to have jokes when it comes to Manti Te’o and the hoax of his fictitious girlfriend. So far be it from the National Republican Congressional Committee to miss out on its chance. “The last time the...
Read more »For Some Democrats and Activists, No Deal Better Than Bad Deal
As President Barack Obama shows cautious optimism that a fiscal deal can be reached in the waning hours of 2012, some Democratic activists and union leaders are already pushing back against the contours of the tax plan being negotiated by Vice...
Read more »Senate Chaplain: Save Us From `Self-Inflicted Wounds’
Senate Chaplain Barry Black’s melodious deep bass voice rings through the marble-lined chamber every time the Senate begins a new legislative day. He always invokes divine providence. Rarely does he ask for help averting lawmakers’ own bad ideas. Black opened...
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Wholesale milk prices may double if a Farm Bill is not passed soon.
Higher Milk Prices: Farm Bill Wake-Up Call?
One of the big questionmarks for the rest of the lame-duck session is what will become of the farm bill. As lawmakers were leaving last week for their break, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said only that he wanted Congress...
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