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TRAIN Act Colossal Waste of Money, Attempt to Delay Regulations	21.9.2100	Union of Concerned Scientists
The House is expected to take up a bill today, called the TRAIN Act, which would waste $2 million of taxpayer money by mandating redundant cost-benefit analyses of environmental and health regulations.
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GOP Hopes IRS Scandal Will Ensnare Unlikely Target	18.5.2013	Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
WASHINGTON -- Political scandals have strange ways of causing collateral damage, and Republicans are hoping the furor over federal tax enforcers singling out conservative groups...
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Targets In IRS Scandal Make Little Sense	18.5.2013	Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
WASHINGTON -- There's an irony in the Internal Revenue Service's crackdown on conservative groups. The nation's tax agency has admitted to inappropriately scrutinizing smaller tea...
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Afghan lawmakers block law on women's rights	18.5.2013	Terrorism
Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked legislation on Saturday aimed at strengthening provisions for women's freedoms, arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles and encourage disobedience. ...
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Hard-line Afghan MPs block law protecting women	18.5.2013	Yahoo: Top Stories
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan legislator says conservative lawmakers have blocked a law that aims to protect women's freedoms, saying parts of it violate Islamic principles.
Week In Politics: IRS, Benghazi Emails, AP Phone Logs	18.5.2013	NPR: All Things Considered
Audie Cornish speaks with political commentators E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times. They discuss controversial IRS audits, the release of White House emails on Benghazi talking points and the Justice Department's seizure of AP phone logs.
White House sharpens focus on path forward	18.5.2013	Twincities.com: Nation
BALTIMORE -- President Barack Obama, struggling to find his footing after one of his most turbulent weeks in office, will try to push past the moment's political furor with a focus on the few pieces of legislation he believes have a chance in Congress and on executive actions that do not require Republican approval.
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Despite setback, U.S. Rep. Tim Walz continues push for transparency	18.5.2013	Star Tribune: Latest
The congressman tries a new tack to shed light on insider activity.
PoliGraph: Bachmann health premium claim leaves out key details	18.5.2013	Minnesota Public Radio: Politics
On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted for the 37th time to undo the new healthcare law - a bill sponsored by Sixth Congressional District Rep. Michele Bachmann. But the vote was largely symbolic; the Senate has no plans to pass the bill.
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Minnesota House passes protections on vehicle tracking, data misuse	18.5.2013	Star Tribune: Politics
The House bill would prevent cops from retaining location data on innocent people.
DealBook: Where the I.R.S. Investigation May Go From Here	18.5.2013	NY Times: Washington
DealBook: Where the I.R.S. Investigation May Go From Here
After Deadly Chemical Plant Disasters, There's Little Action	18.5.2013	NPR News
Proposals for chemical plants to use "inherently safer" design practices have been blocked by industry executives and their allies in Congress, despite deadly accidents and the risk of a potential terrorist attack that could harm an entire community or city.
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ESA Policy News May 17	18.5.2013	EcoTone
ESA Policy News May 17
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Bill clears House for wider SEC economic analyses	18.5.2013	Seattle Times: Top stories
Legislation cleared the House on Friday that would place stricter requirements on the federal agency overseeing Wall Street to assess the costs and benefits of its regulations before they are issued.
What Are the Solutions to This Week's Scandals?	18.5.2013	Yahoo: Politics
As Scandal Week comes to a close, it's worth reviewing the policy proposals that have followed in the revelations' wake. There … aren't many. We looked at each of the week's three scandals, such as they are, assessing what could possibly be done as a function of public policy, and then what policies have been proposed.
NH gets input on educating public about health law	17.5.2013	Boston Globe: New Hampshire
NH gets input on educating public about health law
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Why did GOP try repealing 'Obamacare' again?	17.5.2013	MinnPost
WASHINGTON — The House passed a repeal of the Affordable Care Act on Thursday night, at once a crowning achievement for House conservatives like Michele Bachmann, who sponsored the bill, and somewhat of an afterthought in a week that saw GOP attention turn sharply elsewhere. Affordable Care Act opponents wielded a new argument against the law this time around: that after the Internal Revenue Service admitted to singling out applications from conservative groups for extra scrutiny, it would be folly to give the IRS additional power (the bureau is charged with issuing health care subsidies and imposing penalties under the law). It was indicative of the way this week went in Washington — House Republicans would normally have waged a PR campaign based around their vote to repeal “Obamacare.” Instead, they made headlines pursuing the triple controversies of the IRS, an investigation into the Associated Press and their Benghazi inquiry. In fact, when Republicans did bring up the ACA, they were often ...
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Fighting Poverty Through Wall Street Accountability	17.5.2013	Commondreams.org Views
Greg Kaufmann This year, I’ve been focused on how anti-poverty activists can move from a defensive battle defined by trying to save what needs to be saved during these budget debates, to an offensive one, laying out a vision that inspires ongoing, unified action and builds a vibrant movement that connects with people in their communities.(Photo: Lenina Nadal/flickr) read more
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OCA Calls on Congress to Reject King Amendment and Any Other Farm Bill Riders That Would Preempt State GMO Labeling Laws	17.5.2013	Commondreams.org Newswire
The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) today called on all members of Congress to reject the King Amendment and any other amendments or riders to the 2013 Farm Bill that would take away states’ rights to enact laws requiring the labeling of foods containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs). read more
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Headlines for May 17, 2013	17.5.2013	Democracy Now!
Headlines for May 17, 2013
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