Tag: Associated Press

From left, Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Den. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., House Agriculture Committee Chairman Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Okla., and Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., ranking Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee, are intercepted by reporters after negations on the Farm Bill wrapped up on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013. There is agreement on many parts of the legislation but significant differences remain over funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, more commonly known as food stamps. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Milk prices could rise if farm bill looms

Associated Press · December 5, 2013 10:11 pm

Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, got a boost from the Chamber of Commerce today when it officially released an ad in which former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney endorsed him. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

Chamber of Commerce ads to run in Idaho, West Virginia

Associated Press · December 5, 2013 5:00 am

FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2013 file photo, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton looks at his notes after delivering his budget proposal in St. Paul, Minn. (AP File)

Minnesota officials predict $1 billion budget surplus

Washington Examiner · December 5, 2013 5:00 am

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Michigan House votes to ensure jury trials in state suits

David Eggert · December 5, 2013 5:00 am

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National Security

Official: Algeria kills high-level al Qaeda leader

Associated Press · December 5, 2013 5:00 am

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Railroads to offer health care to same-sex spouses

Associated Press · December 5, 2013 5:00 am

LONDON - JUNE 26: Nelson Mandela leaves the InterContinental Hotel after a photoshoot with celebrity photographer Terry O'Neil on June 26, 2008 in London, England. (Getty Images File)

South Africa’s president says Nelson Mandela has died

Associated Press · December 5, 2013 5:00 am

Traffic checkpoints along the Texas border that critics say were state-operated immigration traps won't be deployed again without lawmaker support, Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck)

DPS: Disputed roadblocks won’t return to Valley

Associated Press · December 5, 2013 5:00 am

Middleman in $18m Navy scheme sentenced to 3 years

National Security

Middleman in $18m Navy scheme sentenced to 3 years

Washington Examiner · December 5, 2013 5:00 am

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, shakes hands with U.S Vice President Biden, left, as they pose for photos at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Lintao Zhang, Pool)

National Security

China gives no ground to Biden in air zone dispute

Josh Lederman · December 5, 2013 5:00 am

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Georgia immigrant students sue for in-state tuition

Associated Press · December 5, 2013 5:00 am

In this June 27, 2006 file photo, reviewed by a U.S. Department of Defense official, U.S. military guards walk within Camp Delta military-run prison at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba. Two men who have been held without charge at the Guantanamo Bay for more than a decade have been sent back to their native Algeria as part of a renewed effort to gradually close the prison, U.S. officials said Thursday. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

National Security

US sends 2 Guantanamo prisoners back to Algeria

Ben Fox · December 5, 2013 5:00 am