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		<title>Senate Democrats divided over deep cuts to U.S. Postal Services</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senate Democratic lawmakers from rural states are balking at legislation to let the post office close thousands of offices. Read more...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Senate Democratic lawmakers from rural states are balking at legislation to let the post office close thousands of offices. Read more...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Senate leaders push insider-trading bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:15:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senate leadership are hoping to have lawmakers begin vote on amendments Thursday to legislation seeking to curtail insider trading of securities by lawmakers, though many of the measures under consideration are controversial and could bog down final passage of the bill.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Senate leadership are hoping to have lawmakers begin vote on amendments Thursday to legislation seeking to curtail insider trading of securities by lawmakers, though many of the measures under consideration are controversial and could bog down final passage of the bill.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Washington state Senate passes gay marriage bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:04:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[OLYMPIA, Wash (Reuters) - The Washington state Senate passed legislation on Wednesday to legalize gay marriage in a highly charged vote that moved the state closer to joining six others and the District of Columbia in recognizing same-sex nuptials. The 28-21 vote in favor of the measure -- three more votes than needed for passage -- sent it on to the state#39;s House of Representatives, where the ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[OLYMPIA, Wash (Reuters) - The Washington state Senate passed legislation on Wednesday to legalize gay marriage in a highly charged vote that moved the state closer to joining six others and the District of Columbia in recognizing same-sex nuptials. The 28-21 vote in favor of the measure -- three more votes than needed for passage -- sent it on to the state#39;s House of Representatives, where the ...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Senate Democrats Unveil Buffett Bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:16:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senate Democrats formally unveiled legislation Wednesday to ensure that all millionaires would pay a minimum federal tax of 30 percent.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Senate Democrats formally unveiled legislation Wednesday to ensure that all millionaires would pay a minimum federal tax of 30 percent.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mass. Senate to offer prescription monitoring bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:50:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Massachusetts Senate leaders Tuesday called for passage of legislation designed to toughen existing state regulations for the monitoring of dangerous prescription drugs.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Massachusetts Senate leaders Tuesday called for passage of legislation designed to toughen existing state regulations for the monitoring of dangerous prescription drugs.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Cantor Monitors Senate&#8217;s Progress on STOCK Act; House Poised to Act</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:02:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[House Majority Leader Eric Cantor says he is closely monitoring progress on the STOCK Act as the bill moves through the Senate this week, and depending on the final product the Senate passes, the House will also pass legislation to address insider trading by members...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[House Majority Leader Eric Cantor says he is closely monitoring progress on the STOCK Act as the bill moves through the Senate this week, and depending on the final product the Senate passes, the House will also pass legislation to address insider trading by members...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Senate faces key test vote on insider trading ban</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Legislation seeking to allow regulators to prosecute members of Congress for insider trading is set to come up for a key procedural vote late Monday in the Senate.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Legislation seeking to allow regulators to prosecute members of Congress for insider trading is set to come up for a key procedural vote late Monday in the Senate.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Senate passes bill creating &#8216;Sunset committee&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:28:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA (AP) — The Senate has approved legislation that would create a committee which would recommend to the Legislature whether certain state agencies should be eliminated. Senate Bill 233 was approved 37 to 12, with the vote was split largely along party lines, though the bill did pass with some bipartisan support. The proposed law would create a 14-member committee that would serve two-year ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[ATLANTA (AP) — The Senate has approved legislation that would create a committee which would recommend to the Legislature whether certain state agencies should be eliminated. Senate Bill 233 was approved 37 to 12, with the vote was split largely along party lines, though the bill did pass with some bipartisan support. The proposed law would create a 14-member committee that would serve two-year ...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Senate readies bill to stop lawmaker insider deals</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:21:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent poll indicates that a majority of Americans favor dumping every member of Congress. Now, the Senate is trying to restore a measure of trust by passing legislation to ban insider trading by lawmakers.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[A recent poll indicates that a majority of Americans favor dumping every member of Congress. Now, the Senate is trying to restore a measure of trust by passing legislation to ban insider trading by lawmakers.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Senate OKs drug-smuggling bill, Giffords&#8217; last</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The legislation, passed by voice vote, increases penalties for those flying ultralight planes to smuggle drugs into Gabrielle Giffords#39; home state of Arizona nd other states along the border.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The legislation, passed by voice vote, increases penalties for those flying ultralight planes to smuggle drugs into Gabrielle Giffords#39; home state of Arizona nd other states along the border.]]></content:encoded>
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