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Newt Gingrich's immigration comments: What others are saying
During Tuesday night's national security debate among Republican presidential candidates in Washington, DC, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said some illegal immigrants should be allowed to stay in...
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Economy would suffer if tax cut, jobless aid end
Just the uncertainty of not knowing what Congress will do could cause businesses to hold back on hiring and investment A tax cut that reaches 160 million Americans and government aid for the long-term...
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Companies give regulators, GOP different messages about effect of pollution...
Congressional testimony is compared with company reports submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission Large and small companies have told Republican-led congressional committees what the party...
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Medicaid financing formula is balm to partisan wounds
Louisiana will get an extra $560 million or more in 2013 Is there a thaw developing in the tense relations between Gov. Bobby Jindal and Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La.? Perhaps. Louisiana Health and...
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Rep. Bill Cassidy pressing to get victims of alleged Ponzi scheme made whole
Allen Stanford faces 14 criminal charges for allegedly selling fake certificates of deposit from his Antiguan bank Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, is leading an effort on Capitol Hill to press the...
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Sen. Mary Landrieu wants to ban fees for fliers' first checked bag
People who carry their bags on to avoid baggage fees increase costs for the Transportation Security Administration Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., has introduced legislation that would require airlines to...
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President Obama, European Union leaders meet amid debt concerns
Other topics on the agenda: supporting democracy in the Middle East and North Africa; cooperation on counterterrorism and transatlantic law enforcement; and Iran President Barack Obama and European...
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Occupy camp in Philadelphia is calm but 4 are arrested in Los Angeles
Wall Street protesters in both cities defied orders to leave their months-old encampments LOS ANGELES -- Wall Street protesters in Los Angeles and Philadelphia defied orders to leave their months-old...
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Home elevation contractors called to special legislative hearing
Bonding requirements, HMGP problems on agenda A legislative committee will hold a special hearing Wednesday for home elevation contractors participating in the state's troubled Hazard Mitigation Grant...
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New year could usher in higher taxes, about $934 for average family
Congress must act fast if it it's going to renew Social Security payroll tax break for another year Nearly 2.1 million Louisiana residents who benefited from Social Security tax reductions in 2011...
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Extending payroll tax relief must be offset by spending cuts, Republicans say
House and Senate Republicans are united in demanding that any eventual measure not add to the federal deficit Any extension of this year's payroll tax cut must be paid for with savings from elsewhere...
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Horses could soon be butchered for meat: What others are saying
Horses could soon be butchered in the U.S. for human consumption after Congress quietly lifted a 5-year-old ban on funding horse meat inspections, and activists say slaughterhouses could be up and...
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Vitter proposes extension of National Flood Insurance Program
'This is not some big ideological dispute,' Vitter said in the Senate on Thursday WASHINGTON - With a vote on a bill that would extend the federal flood insurance program for six years unlikely before...
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Senate approves massive $662 billion defense bill
Action ignores a veto threat from President Barack Obama WASHINGTON -- Ignoring a presidential veto threat, the Democratic-controlled Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a massive, $662 billion...
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River Birch landfill contract challenged with fresh strategy
Jefferson Parish lawsuit contends that a different process should have been used for awarding the contract Jefferson Parish has filed a lawsuit asking a judge to void the River Birch landfill's...
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State home-elevation program revises bonding policy for contractors
Three-way meeting at house now required for grant approval Facing criticism of nearly every aspect of its home elevation grant program, Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration came out with yet another set...
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Obama pledges to fight for middle class
President delivers a sweeping indictment of economic inequality in the United States OSAWATOMIE, Kansas -- President Barack Obama took aim at Republicans and delivered a sweeping indictment of...
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St. Bernard Parish president tapped to run state hazard-mitigation programs
Fresh off defeat at polls, Taffaro lands job with Jindal administration St. Bernard Parish President Craig Taffaro, who lost his bid for re-election, has been named the new head of hazard mitigation...
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U.S. Senate passes extension of flood insurance program through May
Program critical to Gulf Coast economy is set to lapse this month With the National Flood Insurance Program set to expire Dec. 18, the Senate voted for legislation Wednesday that would extend it...
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President Obama's consumer bureau nominee victim of partisan divide
Republicans filibuster appointment, feel agency has too much power and too little accountability President Barack Obama's choice to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau established in the...
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