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Klobuchar, Franken question gas prices
Duluth News TribuneU.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., has asked the U.S. Department of Energy to investigate the steep increase in Minnesota gas prices over the past few weeks. Gasoline industry officials say regional gas prices have jumped 80 cents over the past month and...Tags: Consumers, U.S. Department of Energy, Gasoline Industry, Amy Klobuchar, Petroleum Industry
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Bachmann, Tea Party leaders demand thorough IRS investigation
Star TribuneU.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann says the IRS targeting of Tea Party and conservative groups that sought tax-exempt status during the 2012 election cycle is "far worse" than the Watergate scandal of the Nixon presidency. During a news conference Thursday on...Tags: Michele Bachmann, Taxation, IRS Tea Party Nonprofit Application Scandal (2013), MSNBC (tv network), Parties and Movements
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Schwab reverses ban on client class-action lawsuits
ReutersBy Jed Horowitz May 16 (Reuters) - Charles Schwab Corp has temporarily reversed its requirement that clients waive their right to bring class-action lawsuits, adding a new twist in a battle closely watched by the securities industry and plaintiffs'...Tags: Securities, Financial Markets, Corporate Crime, Crime, Law and Justice, Charles Schwab
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Senators struggle with tech industry concerns on U.S. immigration bill
Reuters* Schumer seeks to broker a deal * "Need all the support we can get" By Rachelle Younglai and Caren Bohan WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - Senate supporters of a broad U.S. immigration bill struggled on Wednesday to satisfy technology companies that want...Tags: Immigration, Corporate Crime, Crime, Law and Justice, Employees, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Duo of senators plead with SEC to take action on credit raters
ReutersBy Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators urged federal securities regulators to move quickly on fundamental changes to how credit-rating agencies are compensated, a step they said will reduce the type of...Tags: Ole Miss Rebels, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, Financial Markets, Crime, Law and Justice, Stock Market
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Hotdish Politics: With Judiciary Committee drawing attention, Franken and Klobuchar are, too
Star TribuneSen. Al Franken ducks it. Sen. Amy Klobuchar embraces it. This year, both have had their share of national attention and are due for more. As members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Minnesota's U.S. senators have faced the spotlight's glare on...Tags: Immigration, Crime, Law and Justice, Gun Control, Wayne LaPierre, U.S. Congress
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Measure passed to unify Asian carp prevention efforts
Portsmouth Daily Times, OhioDuring debate of a critical water resources development bill, the U.S. Senate passed an amendment Wednesday introduced by U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) that would help prevent the invasion of Asian carp in the Ohio and Upper Mississippi River Basins....Tags: Local Government, Patrick J. Toomey, Ohio River, Amy Klobuchar, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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Lawmakers urge U.S. SEC to bar forced Wall Street arbitration
ReutersBy Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) - A group of 37 federal lawmakers urged U.S. securities regulators to prohibit Wall Street brokers from forcing customers to sign away their legal right to sue. "If arbitration offers investors an...Tags: Lobbying, Securities, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Elizabeth Warren, Crime, Law and Justice
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Minnesota Rep. John Kline is chair, but title holds less power
Star TribuneAs chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, Republican U.S. Rep. John Kline oversees an annual budget of more than $6 million and an influential panel that's supposed to hold sway over legislation that touches the lives of almost every...Tags: U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, George Washington, Parties and Movements, U.S. Congress, Gun Control
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Debate circles online sales tax
Star TribuneLandmark legislation to force online and mail-order retailers to collect sales tax on out-of-state purchases advanced toward Senate passage this week. Retail giants such as Minnesota-based Target and Best Buy have spent millions of dollars over the past...Tags: Michele Bachmann, Parties and Movements, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Collin Peterson, Republican Party
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A risk including gay partners in immigration bill?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Frustrated at being left out of an immigration overhaul, gay rights groups are pushing to adjust a bipartisan Senate bill to include gay couples. But Democrats are treading carefully, wary of adding another divisive issue that...Tags: Immigration, John Hoeven, Human Rights Campaign, U.S. Congress, Gun Control
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Dems, GOP press Obama administration on drone use
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats and Republicans on Tuesday challenged the Obama administration to spell out its justification for using drones for targeted killings amid growing concerns about unchecked powers of the presidency and Americans'...
Tags: Military Equipment, Eric Holder, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama, Al-Qaeda
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