Oil prices widen gap for GOP in elections
Washington and Chicago Tribune pieces describe rising gasoline costs above 3 dollars per gallon, fueling GOP worries about the fall elections. Polls show Bush and congressional Republicans at new lows while immigration and budget fights split party members. Pension reform sections warn of legislative trouble ahead.
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R-Mich
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Lowa
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Kansas Legislature Faces Private Prisons and Tax Cut Debates
Lawmakers return amid fights over allowing private prisons to handle rising inmate populations and proposed business tax cuts. Supporters claim growth, opponents cite governance concerns. School finance remains tied to a Kansas Supreme Court mandate while revenue optimism stirs talks of easing funding.
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National Federation of Independent Business
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Treasury
Wal-Mart Campaign War Draws Odd Bedfellows
A year-long fight over Wal-Mart business practices has become a high stakes political clash. Republican and Democratic consultants spend millions on polling ads emails and grass-roots campaigns against the retailer while Wal-Mart responds with a multibrand offensive. The battle centers on wages health care and foreign sourcing and draws support from unions and political figures across party lines.
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John Kerry
Terry Holt
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Leslie Dach
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Goldman Prize winners named for environmental work
Six activists from six regions receive 125000 each in San Francisco for efforts to stop chemical weapons storage, curb illegal logging, protect tropical forests, and safeguard wetlands. Notables include Craig Williams from Kentucky and Olga Melen in Ukraine, with global support from the Goldman Foundation founder.
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China
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