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Standing Room Only for Solutions Day

americansolutions.com     May 20, 2008          

Last night's kick-off for Solutions Day was a huge success. We had a standing room only crowd at the Cobb Galleria with more than 1,200 people in attendance.If you missed it, you can watch the webcast here. We had a great cast of bloggers there that interviewed Newt and live blogged his...                    

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Senators Pleased With Energy Title of Farm Bill

domesticfuel.com     May 16, 2008   3 related          

Two of the main architects of the new Farm Bill are more than thrilled with overwhelming passage of the legislation this week by both the House and Senate. “Senate passage of the farm bill conference report on a strong, bipartisan basis demonstrates support for core farm bill initiatives –...                    

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Roadblock Republicans vs. Combatting AIDS in Africa

levellers.wordpress.com     May 16, 2008          

Gentle Readers: As you know, I do not think much of the presidency of George W. Bush. However, as a Christian, I also believe that part of peacemaking and loving enemies is working hard to affirm the good they do and/or the valid points they raise, etc. So, I have told all who would listen [...]                    

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Senate slams FCC newspaper/TV cross-ownership rule

arstechnica.com     May 16, 2008   51 related          

By Matthew Lasar | Published: May 16, 2008 - 09:40AM CT In 2003, Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) sponsored a resolution condemning the Federal Communications Commission's massive relaxation of its media ownership rules. But yesterday the Senate by voice vote overwhelmingly approved Dorgan's Joint...                    

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Saxby Chambliss Declares His Independence...

georgiaunfiltered.blogspot.com     May 16, 2008          

...On the Farm Bill.After voting with President George W. Bush and the Republicans a whopping 91.7% of the time, Georgia Senator Saxby Chambliss has broken ranks with the GOP and cast his vote in favor of House Resolution 2419; the Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 also known as the Farm...                    

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Something for Everybody: What Could Be Wrong?

reason.com     May 16, 2008          

The spectacle of the pork-laden farm bill sailing through both houses of Congress with veto-proof majorities is disgusting enough if you imagine that its supporters are simply political hacks doing what they think is necessary to stay in power. They are, of course, but they don't necessarily see...                    

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Farm Bill Will Help the U.S. Move to Advanced, Low-Carbon Biofuels

redorbit.com     May 15, 2008   2 related          

The Farm Bill passed yesterday by the U.S. House and today by the U.S. Senate will encourage biofuel producers to move more rapidly to commercialize advanced biofuels and help farmers transition to growing energy crops for a sustainable biofuel industry.                    

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'Difficult To Imagine' Why Seven 'Pro-Life' Republicans Are Not Supporting Global HIV/AIDS Bill,...

medicalnewstoday.com     May 15, 2008   2 related          

It is "difficult to imagine" why seven Republican senators who say they are "pro-life" are not supporting legislation that would reauthorize the U.S. global HIV/AIDS program, Michael Gerson -- columnist for the Washington Post, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and President...                    

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Our Opinion: Why the lack of oversight?

valdostadailytimes.com     May 15, 2008          

The Valdosta Daily Times The U.S. Army released a statement Wednesday concerning an ongoing investigation into fraudulent insurance practices by companies with military contracts in Iraq. Contracts for work on restoring the power grid, according to the Associated Press, were awarded to two...                    

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Strategic Vision Poll: Saxby Still Beats Them All

georgiaunfiltered.blogspot.com     May 14, 2008          

Strategic Vision is out with a new poll today confirming an earlier Insider Advantage Georgia survey showing Vernon Jones and Dale Cardwell leading the field of candidates vying for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination. However, in head-to-head match-ups with Republican Saxby Chambliss, the...                    

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