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Dodd unveils sweeping financial regulation plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new Democratic Senate bill to tame the financial markets would give the government new powers to break up firms that threaten the economy, force the industry to pay for its failures and create a consumer watchdog within the Federal Reserve.March 15, 2010
Rain floods Northeast roadways, knocks out power
EGG HARBOR CITY, N.J. (AP) — A torrential rainstorm that brought heavy winds to the Northeast, downing trees, flooding roadways and knocking out power, continued to pour rain on New England on Monday.March 15, 2010
U.S. census forms arrive in the mail: What to expect
WASHINGTON (AP) — Let the count begin. More than 120 million U.S. census forms begin arriving Monday in mailboxes around the country, in the government's once-a-decade population count that will be used to divvy up congressional seats and more than $400 billion in federal aid. Fast-growing states in the South and the West could stand to lose the most because of lower-than-average mail participation rates in 2000 and higher shares of Hispanics and young adults, who are among the least likely to mail in their forms.March 15, 2010
Obama heads to Ohio looking for health care votes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Still seeking votes for his proposed health care overhaul, President Barack Obama appears ready to reverse his position and allow unpopular deal-sweetening measures in the hopes of finding Democratic support for legislation whose future will be decided in coming days.March 15, 2010
Woods responders concerned about domestic violence
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The ambulance crew that responded after Tiger Woods crashed his SUV would not allow his wife to ride with him to the hospital because they suspected domestic violence, documents released Friday by the Florida Highway Patrol show.March 12, 2010
Four incendiary devices found in eastern Texas mail
DALLAS (AP) — At least four incendiary devices have been found recently in mailboxes or postal processing facilities in eastern Texas, although none posed a danger to the public, authorities said.March 12, 2010
Democrats pare differences over health overhaul
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama put off the start of a scheduled Asian trip on Friday as the White House and senior Democrats reached for agreement on long-stalled health care legislation they hope to push through Congress within days.March 12, 2010
Retail sales rise unexpectedly in February
WASHINGTON (AP) — Retail sales posted a surprising increase in February as consumers did not let major snowstorms stop them from storming the malls. The advance, the biggest since November, provided hope that the recovery from the Great Recession is gaining momentum.March 12, 2010
Herseth Sandlin, Thune push for stronger EPA blockade than Johnson
Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin reiterated her support Thursday for a stiff-arm of the Environmental Protection Agency on its plan to regulate greenhouse gases, one day after Sen. Tim Johnson advocated a more measured approach. Sen. John Thune, meanwhile, has been advocating against EPA regulation of greenhouse gases for months.March 12, 2010
Yemen holds NJ man after al-Qaida sweep, shootout
BUENA, N.J. (AP) — Yemen counterterrorism authorities captured a U.S. citizen of Somali origin after he shot his way out of a hospital in the Middle Eastern country, where he was being held after a sweep of al-Qaida members, authorities said Thursday.By Geoff Mulvihill , March 11, 2010
Massive school closures in KC to be done by fall
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City's school superintendent said Thursday the plan to shutter nearly half the district's schools, while "painful," will move forward quickly so that all the closures will be complete by fall.By Heather Hollingsworth , March 11, 2010
Miss. school prom off after lesbian's date request
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A northern Mississippi school district will not be hosting a high school prom this spring after a lesbian student sought to attend with her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo.By Shelia Byrd , March 11, 2010
Calif. boy who called 911 thanks dispatcher
NORWALK, Calif. (AP) — A 7-year-old boy who called 911 from a locked bathroom while armed robbers threatened his parents hugged and high-fived on Wednesday the sheriff's dispatcher who took his call.By Thomas Watkins , March 11, 2010
S.D. senators still in opposite corners of health-care debate
South Dakota’s U.S. senators remain entrenched in opposite corners of the health-care reform fight.Each conducted his own conference call Wednesday with reporters. Tim Johnson, a Democrat, said he supports the pending legislation and considers this to be one of the most important moments in his two-plus decades of congressional service. Defeat of the health-care bill, he said, would be tantamount to a defeat of Social Security in the 1930s or Medicare in the 1960s.
March 11, 2010
Boyfriend: 'Jihad Jane' suspect wasn't religious
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The self-dubbed "Jihad Jane" who thought her blond, all-American profile would help mask her plan to kill a Swedish cartoonist is a rare case of a U.S. woman inciting foreign terrorism and shows the latest evolution of the global threat, authorities say.By Maryclaire Dale , March 10, 2010
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OUR VOICES Hildebrand: Democrats could get 'slaughtered'
Mitchell native Steve Hildebrand, a political consultant who played a vital role in President Obama's rise to the White House, appears to be growing more and more disappointed with the Obama administration's failure to deliver on its campaign promise of change. Check out this excerpt fr
Posted by: Seth Tupper on Mar 12, 2010 at 8:00 AM | Republic InsiderOUR VOICES Curd hits the airwaves
Blake Curd, who is seeking the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, announced today that he's started running a radio ad. Here's the script: ANNOUNCER VOICE OVER: The headlines are scary....bailouts, runaway spending, a government takeover of health
Posted by: Seth Tupper on Mar 11, 2010 at 2:52 PM | Republic InsiderOUR VOICES Did George McGovern make us fat?
Mark Tapscott of the The Examiner shared some interesting comparisons this week between the current anti-obesity campaign led by First Lady Michelle Obama and the 1970s Senate Select Committee on Nutrition chaired by Mitchell's own George McGovern. Here are some excerpts: ... We've been here bef
Posted by: Seth Tupper on Mar 11, 2010 at 12:33 PM | Republic InsiderOUR VOICES Bad economic news for Mitchell
The state Department of Labor just came out with its unemployment numbers for January, and the news is bad. Mitchell's unemployment rate shot back up to 5.8 percent, from 5 percent in December. That's a non-seasonally adjusted rate, meaning that the statistical impact from seasonal employment trend
Posted by: Seth Tupper on Mar 10, 2010 at 1:21 PM | Republic InsiderOUR VOICES Brokers: Stock pushers or financial advisers?
There was an interesting story Wednesday in The New York Times about brokerage firms. The story posed a question that's always troubled me: Are brokers really interested in their clients' financial futures, or are they just interested in selling stocks and mutual funds that bring them lucrative comm
Posted by: Seth Tupper on Mar 4, 2010 at 5:22 PM | Republic InsiderOUR VOICES Should Herseth Sandlin give away political contributions from Rangel?
The National Republican Congressional Committee thinks you should care about the political contributions that U.S. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, D-S.D., has received from her embattled colleague, U.S. Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y. Here's the latest from the NRCC: Embroiled in an ethics scandal,
Posted by: Seth Tupper on Mar 3, 2010 at 1:00 PM | Republic InsiderOUR VOICES Should the Postal Service end Saturday delivery?
An Associated Press story in today's Daily Republic details the Postal Service's plan to drop Saturday delivery in the face of a potential $7 billion loss this year. Personally, I don't think it will affect my life at all if Saturday delivery is dropped. Maybe it's more important to others than it
Posted by: Seth Tupper on Mar 3, 2010 at 9:17 AM | Republic InsiderOUR VOICES Somebody help me understand this Toyota thing
I haven't seen much of the Toyota hearing from yesterday, but I've seen and read enough about the situation to be completely perplexed by it. It isn't like the accelerator pedal is a new innovation that Toyota is just now getting experience with. Automakers have been making accelerator pedals since
Posted by: Seth Tupper on Feb 25, 2010 at 9:26 AM | Republic Insider
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