Congress shakes up House as moderates lose seats
Freshman Republicans retreat from moderates while veterans retire. Key figures like Allen West exit amid a broader GOP shift toward conservatives. Pelosi and others flag potential gridlock even as new members vow compromise and reform. The Senate tilts 55 45 to Democrats with 73 women in the House and 20 in the Senate, a record.
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Judy Biggert
Illinois
New Hampshire
Charles Bass
Jerry Lewis
California
Steven LaTourette
Ohio
Congress
Phil Singer
GOP
Allen West
R-Fla
House
Nancy Pelosi
D-Calif
Sal Russo
Tea Party Express
Senate
Cruz
Ted Yoho
Florida
Mark Meadows
North Carolina
Associated Press
Washington
Roger Williams
Texas
Elizabeth Warren
D-Mass
Tammy Baldwin
D-Wis
Capitol Hill
Egypts Morsi edicts deepen clash as protests widen
In Cairo supporters and opponents of President Morsi hardened their positions after his decrees granting near autocratic powers. Clashes injured hundreds, a 15 year old protester was killed, and Egypt’s stock market fell sharply. Judges and prosecutors boycotted courts while the Supreme Judicial Council urged talks to limit immunity.
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Cairo
Egypt
Hosni Mubarak
Mohammed Morsi
Muslim Brotherhood
Nile
Damanhoor
Morsi
Islam Hamdi Abdel- Raqsood
Mubarak
Supreme Judiciary Council
Constitutional Assembly
Tahrir Square
Interior Ministry
Tahrir
Local bell ringer Cruz leads by example in Garden City
Cruz dedicates Tuesday bell ringing to youth leadership and volunteerism and serves with Finney County United Way, his church, the Kansas Health Initiative Board, and the Kiwanis Club. He works as a safety specialist for the Kansas Department of Transportation and donates candy canes to those who give.
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Cruz
Finney County United Way
Kansas Health Initiative Board
Topeka
Kiwanis Club
Penny Cruz
Alta Brown
Garden City
Salvation Army
United Way
Dillons East
Robert DeLeon
Walgreens
Walmart
Sam’s Club
Dillons West
Jcpenney
Sears
Robert
DeLeon
Drought Drives Feed Changes Across Midwestern Farms
Nebraska and Kansas face severe drought with high hay prices pushing farmers to seek alternatives. Dairy alfalfa and stock hay fetch 260 to 285 dollars per ton, with corn stover gaining interest in Missouri. Thieves target hay bales in Butler County while farmers in Brewster adapt by baling failed corn and oat crops.
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Debbie Blythe
U.S
Steve Hessman
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Dodge City
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
U.S. Drought Monitor
Hessman
Butler
Missouri
Columbia Missourian
Missouri Department of Agriculture
Brewster-area
Mike Schultz
Schultz
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Massachusetts
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New York
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D-N.m
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Pete Stark
Howard Berman
Barney Frank
House Rules Committee
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R-Calif
Ron Paul
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