• No rest in the restroom Jun 18, 2013 - Washington Post Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.).“Too funny,” McCaskill wrote. “First power meeting with E Warren and D Fischer? Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.) might be giving her donors a little “Satisfaction” this week at a Rolling Stones concert.
• The Caucus: Q. and A.: Is Congress Broken? Jun 18, 2013 - New York Times Kaiser had unusual access to Senator Christopher J. Dodd, Democrat of Connecticut; Representative Barney Frank, Democrat of Massachusetts; and, crucially, their staff members. The political stars aligned for just long enough to allow for the enactment of health care reform and Dodd-Frank. But lobbyists did not appear to have been particularly influential on the Dodd-Frank bill.
• No rest in the restroom Jun 18, 2013 - Washington Post Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.).“Too funny,” McCaskill wrote. “First power meeting with E Warren and D Fischer? Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.) might be giving her donors a little “Satisfaction” this week at a Rolling Stones concert.
• Candidates call on area Jun 18, 2013 - The Free Lance-Star June 18--'MAINSTREAM' REPUBLICANS BACKING DEMOCRAT RICHMOND—Republican former state Sen. Edd Houck in 2011, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds in 2009 and Sen. Last week former Republican governor Linwood Holton—also Democratic Sen.
• Fire rings forum burns in Newport Jun 18, 2013 - Huntington Beach Independent (Calif.) Pulido and the rest of the AQMD board, the rule would also cover beach fire rings. On Thursday, about 30 of the roughly 120 in attendance spoke. More Newport residents were represented than at the May hearing at Huntington Beach City Hall, when less than a half dozen showed up. Huntington Beach Mayor Pro Tem Matthew Harper and Costa Mesa Mayor Jim Righeimer both voiced their desire to keep the rings. "Your job is to make the air clean," Righeimer told AQMD staff members.
• Boehner Faces Leadership Test on Farm Bill Jun 18, 2013 - Roll Call - Goppers Dan Benishek, R-Mich., Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va., and Erik Paulsen, R-Minn. Valvo characterized the other targeted lawmakers as hailing from rural districts.AFP’s ads may be of questionable value.
• Audit finds Toledo Municipal Court violated rules on disbursing federal grant money Jun 18, 2013 - The Blade Santiago wrote. When Ms. Santiago took over as neighborhoods directors in January, 2012, she promised to swiftly overhaul the department. An internal investigation completed the following month detailed allegations of bid-rigging, favoritism, misuse of funds, and document falsification.
• Boehner's Job Security Questioned in Relation to Immigration, 'Hastert Rule' Jun 18, 2013 - Roll Call - Goppers ...is not a formal rule but a general guideline used by former Speaker J. Dennis Hastert, R-Ill. It held that the House should not pass legislation on the backs of Democrats.Boehner last week did not rule out bringing up immigration with a minority of Republican support and now he faces an insurgent effort to codify the Hastert rule.In the same interview, Rohrabacher also dismissed Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., as confused on the issue and telling “lie after lie” about the...
• Everett may be left out of 787-10 plans Jun 17, 2013 - The Seattle Times The first 787-9 midsection arrived in Everett from South Carolina just last month. The 787-10 fuselage will be stretched another 18 feet. You could do the doughnut in the aft." Also, the new 787 final-assembly line building in Charleston has more room than the Everett assembly bays. Rick Larsen of Lake Stevens -- who stepped in at the last minute to lead the delegation when Gov.
• Patrick Kane puts bad behavior behind him Jun 17, 2013 - Chicago Tribune No photos of a drunken Kane have burned up the Internet. Kane earns roughly $6 million a year to represent the Blackhawks, and the team was clearly growing frustrated with his antics. A customer since childhood, Kane gave Imperial an invaluable endorsement in 2010 when he ate the pizzeria's popular Buffalo wings out of the Stanley Cup.
• NYC teachers union to pick mayoral candidate Jun 17, 2013 - Newsday ...with Mulgrew fighting Bloomberg on a range of policies the union opposes. Bill Thompson and Mulgrew worked together on pension funds when Thompson was city comptroller and Mulgrew a lower-level union officer. Mulgrew says he doesn't "know Anthony Weiner that well," but the former congressman made a pitch last Monday to the UFT, a union spokeswoman said. More than 1,200 union delegates will meet in lower Manhattan Wednesday to choose. Like most big-union endorsements, the UFT's...
• Anthony Weiner says wife Huma Abedin will join him in campaign for NY mayor Jun 17, 2013 - Newsday Horrible man," she said. He met a former student of his mother's, a retired high school math teacher.
• BRIEF: 'Nuns on Bus' will visit Denham Monday in Modesto Jun 17, 2013 - The Modesto Bee ...on the Bus" tour are urging lawmakers across the country to support legislation that provides a road map to citizenship for 11 million aspiring Americans, promotes family unity and protects the rights of all immigrant workers. The tour, which began in the shadow of Ellis Island in late May, has drawn large and enthusiastic crowds of supporters in state after state on the route to California. The 45-foot bus will stop at the 1231 Eighth St., Modesto, office of Rep. Jeff Denham,...
• Justice Department's civil rights review of Miami police shootings still not finished Jun 17, 2013 - The Miami Herald In two of the cases, the men who were killed had no weapons. Miami Police Chief Manuel Orosa said he hasn't heard anything from the Justice Department. Orosa and others say DOJ is no longer visible despite the answer to Rep. The plan was forwarded to the head of DOJ's civil rights division, Thomas Perez.Miami is still waiting to hear back from DOJ.
• Patent trolls collect "nuisance fees" and political enemies Jun 16, 2013 - Star Tribune He recently persuaded a small Minnesota medical device maker to challenge the validity of patents cited in three troll suits. St.
• Lawmakers await next actions in Farm Bill debate Jun 16, 2013 - St. Joseph News-Press But the GOP-led chamber declined last year to even vote on a comprehensive Farm Bill. Missouri Sen. Eighteen Republicans joined with 48 Democrats and independents to provide the winning total. A year ago, 16 Republicans teamed with 46 Democrats to pass the five-year agricultural authorization. Roy Blunt, who owns a lifetime score of 91 percent from the American Conservative Union, voted in favor of the Senate Farm Bill.
• Lawmakers seek to reduce SNAP Jun 16, 2013 - Muskogee Phoenix Tom Coburn and Jim Inhofe, would cut Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by $4.1 billion during the next 10 years. Markwayne Mullin, who represents the 2nd Congressional District, said there remains "a significant amount of details to discuss" regarding the farm bill introduced in the House. Mullin, however, expressed concern about fraud and abuse within SNAP. Mullin said experts project food stamp fraud will cost taxpayers about $2.9 billion this year.
• Pearce visits Silver Fire command post, offers government assistance Jun 16, 2013 - Silver City Sun-News Reportedly, the cloud from the Silver Fire is even visible from space. Highway 152 from remains closed San Lorenzo to Hillsboro. The road closure is for east and westbound traffic from 35 miles east of Bayard at mile marker 16 to 10 miles west of Hillsboro at mile marker 40.
• CNET Story Alleging NSA Can Listen To U.S. Phone Calls Without Warrant Faces Skepticism Jun 16, 2013 - The Huffington Post CNET article focused on an exchange between Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) and FBI Director Robert Mueller at a hearing on Thursday. (Watch above.) During questioning, Nadler claimed that in a separate, closed-door briefing, he had been told that NSA analysts could listen to the contents of a phone call at analysts' discretion. Given the apparent illegality of listening to Americans' phone calls without warrants, some questioned whether Nadler understood the briefing he cited.
• Fort Worth native is part of the 'Ready for Hillary' effort Jun 16, 2013 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram Roger Williams of Austin, a former Atlanta Braves player (he wore the team jersey) and TCU player and coach, tried hard, but his team was no match for the Democrats' powerhouse pitcher and hitter Rep.

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