Archive for the ‘Duncan Hunter’ Category
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Republicans like protectionism, too
You don’t have to travel to the Democratic side of the presidential race and to hear the chords of protectionism. That was evident at yesterday’s Republican presidential debate in Johnston, Iowa - the last formal verbal joust before that state’s voters kick off the official race by voting in caucuses on January 3.
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Sen. Brownback backs out of GOP presidential race
Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas announced Friday afternoon that he is pulling the plug on his Republican presidential bid.
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GOP hopefuls: NASDAQ deal not a threat
Most of the Republican presidential candidates said in a debate Tuesday that they support a Middle Eastern oil firm’s bid for a large stake in a major U.S. stock exchange.
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Tonight’s facts
Here are some facts from tonight’s broadcast that you might find interesting. Red Storm Rising Chinese Import Scandal Demonstrates FDA Failings, Congress Told CSPI Urges New Money for FDA, Ultimately Single Food Safety Agency WASHINGTON — While all imported meat and poultry products are visually inspected at the border and subject to microbial and chemical testing, 99 percent of imported seafood, produce, animal feeds, and grains pass through U.S. borders uninspected. According to the Center for Science in the Public Interest, that’s because meat and poultry products are regulated by the well funded U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and most other foods are regulated by the woefully underfunded Food and Drug Administration (FDA). CSPI food safety director Caroline Smith DeWaal, testifying before the House Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight today, said that even when USDA and FDA are operating at the same port, they don’t share
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Dems Hope to Close Guantanamo
Democrats want to cut President Bush’s budget for Guantanamo Bay prison in half, beating the administration to the punch in shutting down the facility for terror detainees
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Commentary: Border security talk a bluff for bill’s critics
It’s baaaack. Comprehensive immigration reform isn’t dead after all, and thank goodness for that.
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Border Patrol Pardon
Here are some facts from tonight’s broadcast that you might find interesting. Co-sponsors of HR 563, Rep. Duncan Hunter’s (R-California) bill to pardon former Border Patrol Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean: 100 (plus Hunter). Republicans: 96 Democrats: 4
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GOP leader: Immigration bill’s future still uncertain
The Senate should wrap up work on a sweeping overhaul of U.S. immigration laws before July 4, but its odds of passage remain uncertain, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday.
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Prospect of pardoning Libby splits GOP field
When it comes to the debate over whether former White House aide Lewis “Scooter” Libby should be pardoned, the Republican presidential field is split between “yes,” “no,” “maybe” and “I’d have to study the transcript.”
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Ivins: GOP ineptitude and some advice for Dems
“There’s no doubt in my mind, with your help, Dave Lamberti will be the next United States congressman” — President George Bush last week, endorsing Jeff Lamberti.