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Facebook spent $4 million to lobby U.S. lawmakers in 2012
2013-01-23 22:58:49| CNET News.com
The social network is spending millions to advance a pro-Facebook agenda in the nation's capital. Cue the cynicism. [Read more]
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Lawmakers Aim to Solve 2012 Voting Problems
2013-01-19 13:10:52| Chemicals - Topix.net
Lawmakers in Richmond are trying to fix the problems that led to hours of waiting and long lines at the polls this past November.
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Va. lawmakers considering changes to utility incentives
2013-01-18 06:33:38| Energy - Topix.net
Lawmakers are considering changes to how regulators handle electric rates following a proposed deal between the attorney general's office and Virginia's largest power companies.
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White House Plan On Guns To Include 19 Executive Actions, Lawmakers Say
2013-01-15 14:22:40| Biotech - Topix.net
At a gun shop in Phoenix, a customer holds a handgun. Among the executive actions President Obama is expected to propose is an expansion of background checks for gun buyers.
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Texas Drought Pushes Lawmakers to Focus on Water in New Session
2013-01-12 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: There is usually no shortage of controversial and politically divisive issues for lawmakers to address in the opening days of a state legislative session, from abortion to immigration to gun rights. But throughout the opening of the 83rd Texas Legislature last week, one of the most frequently discussed topics had bipartisan support: improving the states water infrastructure as the population booms and a devastating two-year drought drags on. Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and other Republicans proposed...
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