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MOST MEMBERS OF CONGRESS STILL UNDECIDED ON SYRIA STRIKE
4 of 5 local Congressional members not sure yet how they will vote; both CA Senators support military interventionBy Miriam RafterySeptember 4, 2013 (San Diego’s East County) – Three days ago, NBC...
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HOUSE APPROVES RETROACTIVE PAY FOR FEDERAL WORKERS
Shut down to cost San Diego region $7 million each weekOctober 5, 2013 (Washington D.C.) -- By a unanimous vote, the House of Representatives approved back pay to all furloughed federal workers for...
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JUDGE CHIDES ISSA FOR HYPOCRISY IN SEEKING EXEMPTIONS FROM SHUT-DOWN
October 5, 2013 (San Diego) –San Diego Congressman Issa (R-49) got a scolding from a federal judge after he asked to have a lawsuit that he filed be heard despite a federal shutdown. Judge Amy Berman...
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CONGRESS VOTES TO END SHUTDOWN
Update October 17, 2013: President Obama signed the measure into law last night, ending the shutdown.By Nadin AbbottOctober 16, 2013 (San Diego)--Tonight both the House and the Senate voted to end...
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REPUBLICANS KILL PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT FOR WOMEN--AGAIN
By Miriam RafteryApril 9, 2014 (Washington D.C.) – As a slap in the face to women on Equal Pay Day today, Senate Republicans blocked passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act for women – for the third...
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WAS IT FRAUD? EXPERTS RAISE SERIOUS QUESTIONS AFTER LOW FIRST-YEAR ENERGY...
Elected officials suppressed key report, failed to halt project or recover taxpayer dollars“It was heartbreaking to see this project desecrate such a historically and culturally significant landscape,...
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REPUBLICANS WIN CONTROL OF SENATE, GAIN HOUSE SEATS INCLUDING ONE LIKELY IN...
By Miriam RafteryNovember 5, 2014 (San Diego) -- Nationally, Republicans have won control of the Senate and increased their margin of dominnance in the House of Representatives. One of those gains...
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CONGRESS MEMBERS SPLIT ALONG PARTY LINES ON KEYSTONE PIPELINE VOTE
By Chris JenneweinReprinted with permission from Times of San Diego, a member of the San Diego Online News Association (SDONA)November 15, 2014 (San Diego)--The San Diego Congressional delegation...
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IMMIGRANTS’ ADVOCATES VOICE JOY, THANKS FOR PRESIDENT’S ACTIONS ON...
By Miriam Raftery November 23, 2014 (San Diego) – Families who no longer need to live in fear of separation or deportation have much to be thankful for following President Barack Obama’s...
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WILL THE POST OFFICE BE DISMANTLED?
Overnight mail service ends; privatization push triggers boycott of StaplesBy Hayden ParsleyMiriam Raftery also contributed to this reportJanuary 9, 2015 (San Diego) – Many Americans are shocked to...
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