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Sins of commission on Yucca Mountain

Sins of commission on Yucca Mountain

Congress chose Yucca Mountain as the leading candidate for nuclear waste disposal. But opponents are concerned about contamination, and the Obama administration said it would not consider the site and…

Congress takes up STOCK Act to address insider trading, low public approval rating

By Karoun Demirjian (contact) Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 | 4:43 p.m. On Wall Street, hard and fast rules prohibit insider trading, securities fraud, and market manipulation — the logic being…

Iran’s Oil, Tanker Companies Targeted for Sanctions by Lawmakers

January 31, 2012, 7:32 PM EST By Indira A.R. Lakshmanan Jan. 31 (Bloomberg) — Iran’s national oil company and its oil-tanker fleet are the focus of sanctions measures that two…

Kan. plan: Allow illegal immigrants to stay, work

TOPEKA, Kan. –  A coalition of business groups will propose Kansas start a new program to help some illegal immigrants remain in the state so they can hold down jobs…

Gillibrand ended year with $8.1 Mill in campaign cash

Gillibrand ended year with $8.1 Mill in campaign cash

Gillibrand ended year with $8.1 Mill in campaign cash Posted by: Brian Tumulty – Posted in campaign money, Chuck Schumer, Kirsten Gillibrand on Jan 31, 2012 Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand…

Gillibrand Rejects Cox Hyprocrisy Hit, Reveals 2008 Trade Profit

Gillibrand Rejects Cox Hyprocrisy Hit, Reveals 2008 Trade Profit

Bloggers Dan Janison full bio | email Rick Brand full bio | email Tom Brune full bio | email Robert Brodsky full bio | email You can read the rest…

NY GOP Smells Hypocrisy in Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s Support for Ban on …

On Tuesday, the New York Republican State Committee issued a press release blasting Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) for cosponsoring a ban on insider trading when her husband shorted housing stocks…

Federal roads projects moving forward despite lack of long-term funding

Despite a lack of a long-term federal highway funding bill, local entities are moving forward on planning federally backed road projects, at least for the short-term. The state Transportation Department…

Texas Senators honor bet with ND Senators

Bet Winning North Dakota senators are eating well tonight on Capitol Hill. Thanks to NDSU’s national championship win over Sam Houston State. Senators Hoeven and Conrad collected on a wager…

Vulnerable Senate Democrats take early fundraising lead over 2012 challengers

Six Democratic Senate incumbents facing tough reelection bids brought in big bucks in the final months of 2011. All of those vulnerable senators raised over $1 million in the fourth…