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With the old practice of earmarking off limits in one house of Congress, legislators are finding new ways to trade influence. Namely, phonemarking.
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As plans roll out for the first phase of California's High Speed Rail, a 120-mile stretch from just north of Fresno to just south of Bakersfield, agricultural growers are organizing to derail those plans. Many fear the finalized plans will cut through their farmland, devalue their property and undercut a $36 billion industry.
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Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee want to squash the EPA's ability to regulate CO2 emissions. Last year, those members received millions in campaign contributions from the energy sector that stands to benefit from strait jacketing the EPA.
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Independent expenditures in South L.A.'s 8th District race are up more than 22,000 percent from when incumbent Bernard Parks last ran for the seat. Unions are backing his opponent.
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California's freshman Congressman's first step on the hill included hiring a lobbyist and inviting lobbyists to an $80,000 party.
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With the old practice of earmarking off limits in one house of Congress, legislators are finding new ways to trade influence. Namely, phonemarking.
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As plans roll out for the first phase of California's High Speed Rail, a 120-mile stretch from just north of Fresno to just south of Bakersfield, agricultural growers are organizing to derail those plans. Many fear the finalized plans will cut through their farmland, devalue their property and undercut a $36 billion industry.
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Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee want to squash the EPA's ability to regulate CO2 emissions. Last year, those members received millions in campaign contributions from the energy sector that stands to benefit from strait jacketing the EPA.
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Independent expenditures in South L.A.'s 8th District race are up more than 22,000 percent from when incumbent Bernard Parks last ran for the seat. Unions are backing his opponent.
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California's freshman Congressman's first step on the hill included hiring a lobbyist and inviting lobbyists to an $80,000 party.
