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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 2013

Page

4

Republicans plan $40 billion SNAP cuts in farm bill

House Republicans propose a $40 billion reduction to the SNAP food stamp program as part of the farm bill talks with the Senate. Committee Chairman Frank Lucas says the target could include drug testing and employment rules, doubling prior cut requests.

Washington House House Agriculture Committee Committee Frank Lucas U.S Senate Lucas

Vodka protests spread over Russia gay rights issue

Gay rights activists in New York City dumped vodka onto the street on Wednesday to protest Russia's anti gay laws. Bar owners across the United States vow to stop serving Stolichnaya as part of a boycott called by Dan Savage to influence change.

New York City Russia United States Chuck Hyde Sidetrack Chicago Dan Savage San Francisco New York

Activists Mobilize for August Congressional Recess

Activists across parties mobilize for the five week August recess amid plans for town halls and protests as lawmakers return to districts. Immigr ation reform and Obamacare debates loom with groups like Heritage Action and NumbersUSA organizing events to press lawmakers.

Washington U.S Congress Obama Dick Durbin U.S. Senate Durbin Heritage Action Jim DeMint Heritage Foundation Numbersusa

Supporters turn up the heat on immigration protest

Dozens of immigration movement leaders were arrested near the Capitol after blocking Independence Avenue in a bid to force a House vote on a comprehensive overhaul with a pathway to citizenship. A smaller group blocked Boehner's hallway as demonstrations continued.

Washington Capitol Independence Avenue John Boehner Ohio House Jess George Latin American Coalition Charlotte N.C House of Representatives America

Queen Elizabeth speech drafted for WW III crisis in 1983

Newly released archives show British officials drafted a monarch’s wartime broadcast urging unity amid escalating Cold War tensions. The imagined 1983 speech referenced the queen’s Christmas address and recalled 1939, promising resilience against great odds as the nation faced potential nuclear conflict.

London Soviet Union West Queen Elizabeth Britain Commonwealth U.S Ronald Reagan George VI National Archives

Senate bills seek reform of FISA court and judge selection

Three senators unveiled bills to alter the way the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court operates and how its judges are chosen. The measures require a public interest advocate before surveillance rulings and seek changes to the selection process, amid NSA leak concerns.

Washington Senate National Security Agency Edward Snowden FISA Ron Wyden D-Ore Tom Udall D-N.m Richard Blumenthal D-Conn Constitution Supreme Court Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court John Roberts Jr Wyden NSA Barack Obama Udall Senate Intelligence Committee Dianne Feinstein Dcalif White House Jay Carney Obama

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