Keystone XL passage raising political hackles

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Monday February 02, 2015 · 11:10 PM PST

2015/02/02 · 23:10

Even though the Keystone XL pipeline project has been approved by the Senate, questions about climate change, the use of renewable energy and a presidential veto still keep the project up in the air.

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Sunday January 25, 2015 · 4:46 AM PST

2015/01/25 · 04:46

In an effort to make Senate Republicans look out of step with the U.S. electorate, Democrats forced a vote on an amendment to the Keystone XL pipeline bill that would make Republicans publically state whether they believed climate change was a man-made event.

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Monday January 12, 2015 · 6:44 PM PST

2015/01/12 · 18:44

Even in the minority, House Democrats want to push forward with their agenda to raise taxes on Big Business and Wall Street to redistribute wealth to working-class families.

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Thursday January 08, 2015 · 9:19 PM PST

2015/01/08 · 21:19

As the Service Employees International Union, CTW, CLC (SEIU) seeks to expand its influence, it has brokered an agreement between the company that cleans Best Buy stores and the janitors that work for it.

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Tuesday January 06, 2015 · 8:15 PM PST

2015/01/06 · 20:15

Even before the gay marriage ban ended in Florida, same-sex couples were lined up to get married, and in some cases, were married before the ban was officially lifted.

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Monday January 05, 2015 · 8:44 PM PST

2015/01/05 · 20:44

Senate Democrats have gone from opposing the Keystone XL pipeline bill to trying to “improve” it. According to Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), the pending bill will have a number of amendments attached to it to make it more palatable to liberals.

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Thursday January 01, 2015 · 9:21 AM PST

2015/01/01 · 09:21

Veronica J. Rutledge, 29, was shopping on Tuesday morning with her son and three nieces at a Wal-Mart in Hayden, Idaho. Her son discharged a small caliber firearm that Rutledge had in her purse. The single bullet struck Rutledge in the head and the deputies who responded to the accident found her dead.

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Wednesday December 24, 2014 · 9:03 PM PST

2014/12/24 · 21:03

The U.S. Supreme Court could announce as early as January 9 whether it will consider gay marriage cases this year. If the court decides to add same-sex marriage to its calendar, it will have enough time to argue and decide the issue by late June.

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Wednesday December 24, 2014 · 9:00 PM PST

2014/12/24 · 21:00

Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio lost his bid to block the implementation of President Obama’s immigration policy after the judge ruled that the suit didn’t show how it would harm the country.

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Sunday December 21, 2014 · 11:41 AM PST

2014/12/21 · 11:41

Vaping and E-cigarettes use has grown exponentially over the last few years and some legislators are seeing the trend among smokers to use e-cigs to cut down or quit as an easy source of income when they run out of money to spend.

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Wednesday December 17, 2014 · 8:17 PM PST

2014/12/17 · 20:17

Stopping just short of announcing that he is running for president, Jeb Bush has said he will âactively exploreâ the possibility on Facebook.

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Monday December 08, 2014 · 8:43 PM PST

2014/12/08 · 20:43

Same-sex marriage became legal in New York in 2011, since then at least 9 percent of marriages in the state have been between same-sex couples. According to the state records, the percentage of same-sex marriage in New York City is higher, at 11 percent of all marriages.

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