From Bloomberg Government’s Congress Tracker Republican Trent Franks, the Arizona congressman whose comment about rape and pregnancy revived a political uproar that dogged Republicans in the last election, is trying to capitalize on the episode for campaign donations. Franks, sponsor of legislation to...
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Anti-abortion protesters pray outside the U.S. Supreme Court on the third day of oral arguments over the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on March 28, 2012 in Washington, DC.
Can Franks Turn Rape-Comment Uproar Into Campaign Cash?
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Supporters for passage of a new agriculture law rally near the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 12, 2012.
Reid: Farm Bill Can Be Finished This Week
From Bloomberg Government’s CongressTracker Though it’s only Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid can see the end of the week from here. During today’s session-opening floor remarks, Reid said that the chairwoman of the Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, Michigan...
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Free Syrian Army fighters take a break from the front line in Aleppo, Syria.
Senators Take Up Bill to Arm Syrian Rebels
As frustration mounts over the war in Syria, senators will prod President Barack Obama to do what he has resisted: arm the rebels. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee takes up a bill today that would authorize the president to provide...
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Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx, right, speaks after being introduced by President Barack Obama as the nominee for Secretary of Transportation at the White House, next to outgoing Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, left, on April 29, 2013 in Washington, DC.
Low-Key Mr. Foxx Goes to Washington
Anthony Foxx, whose nomination as Transportation Secretary has slid under the radar as picks for the labor and commerce departments get more scrutiny, will get his moment in Washington at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee. Foxx, 42,...
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Steve Ballmer, chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp., speaks about the Xbox 360 system during his keynote address at the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada.
A Microsoft-Google Patent Case May Actually End?
By Susan Decker Microsoft could see the end of its almost three-year trade fight with Google’s Motorola Mobility unit over technology used in the popular Xbox video-gaming system. A U.S. International Trade Commission judge in March cleared Microsoft of a...
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Workers lay the pipes for a gas pipeline outside the town of Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, on April 13, 2012. It is estimated that more than 500 trillion cubic feet of shale gas is contained in this stretch of rock that runs through parts of Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio and West Virginia.
Wyden Seeks the Whole Truth on Natural Gas
So many positive attributes have been ascribed to natural gas it’s a wonder that it hasn’t been touted as a cure for wrinkles and belly fat. The U.S. gas bonanza will revive domestic manufacturing, lower carbon emissions, weaken OPEC, reduce...
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People march through the streets of Oxnard, California, for immigration reform and to honor the legacy of Cesar E. Chavez, founder of the United Farm Workers of America, on March 24, 2013.
Immigration Bill: Promise with a Prayer
At the rose-adorned grave-site of Cesar Chavez, co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association, widow Helen Chavez had one wish for the visiting President Barack Obama. “I would like to make sure and request that you get immigration reform passed,”...
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A worker is viewed through protective sheeting on the Brooklyn Bridge on April 30, 2013 in New York City.
Divided Views of U.S. Economy Remain with Jobs Report: BGov
With the employment report today beating expectations – at 165,000 new jobs, above the widely expected 140,000 gain – the U.S. economy continues to chug along at a steady, though unexciting pace. The unemployment rate ticked down by 0.1 percent...
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President Barack Obama makes a final get-out-the-vote push for Democratic candidates, Attorney General Dick Blumenthal, running for U.S. Senate, left, and Rep. Jim Himes, D-Ct., right, in Bridgeport, Conn.
DCCC Finance Chair: Winning House ‘Very Daunting’
As the 2014 campaign begins, one bright spot for House Democrats is their early success raising campaign funds. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee raised $22.6 million in the first three months of this year compared with $17.5 million for its partisan...
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World heavyweight champion Jack Johnson with his wife, visiting Paris in 1910.
An Easy Decision for the U.S. Senate: Boxer Jack Johnson
From Bloomberg Government’s Congress Tracker: On a day when senators couldn’t agree on any proposals to deal with the burning issue of the moment, gun control, they were able reach consensus on divisive events of a century ago — now...
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