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US Politics & Gov't News tagged with sadness

Welcome to Our Town. Wish We Weren't Here.
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, Kansas, Mayor, Wasted land, mining waste, toxic, contaminated, sinkholes, federal government, sadness )

Dee
- 71 days ago - nytimes.com
TREECE, Kan. -- Mayor Bill Blunk sees no reason for sugar-coating his opinion when asked to describe this town.
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U.S. District Judge Sets Monday Hearing for Idaho Wolf Hunt Challenge
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, law, politics, business, boycott, idaho, potatoes, wolf, wolves, endangered, slaughter, sadness, suffering, hunters, extinction, environment, animals, animalcruelty, abuse, cruelty, killing, law, wildanimals, wildlife, death, protection )

Tom
- 87 days ago - idahostatesman.com
The hearing is scheduled for Aug. 31, the day before Idaho wolf hunting is to start. Attorneys for Earthjustice, the group representing the 13 groups challenging the hunt and the federal government, will get three hours to make their cases in court.
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Ted Kennedy Dies of Brain Cancer at Age 77
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Senator Ted Kennedy, brain cancer, death, liberal, sadness, congress )

Dana
- 90 days ago - abcnews.go.com
'Liberal Lion' of the Senate Led Storied Political Family After Deaths of President John F. Kennedy, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy.Sen. Ted Kennedy died shortly before midnight Tuesday at his home in Hyannis Port, Mass., at age 77.
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Obituary: Edward Kennedy
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, senator, Ted Kennedy, obituary, death, sadness )

Dee
- 90 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Edward Kennedy, who has died following a battle with a brain tumour at the age of 77, possessed the full mixture of the virtues, and the vices, that defined America's most famous political dynasty.
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U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy Dies
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Ted Kennedy, democrats, politics, government, americans, death, society, sadness )

Cal
- 90 days ago - news.yahoo.com
U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy, a towering figure in the Democratic Party who took the helm of one of America's most fabled political families after two older brothers were assassinated, has died, his family said. He was 77
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Millions Face Shrinking Social Security Payments-By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Social Security, COLA, americans, obama, politics, government, sadness )

Dana
- 92 days ago - news.yahoo.com
WASHINGTON - Millions of older people face shrinking Social Security checks next year, the first time in a generation that payments would not rise. The trustees who oversee Social Security are projecting there won't be a cost of living adjustment (COLA)
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Commentary: A Gift to D.C. and Champion for Refugees
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: culture, humans, sadness, society, politics, freedoms, clinton, news, cancer, death )

Suzybell
- 99 days ago - cnn.com
- In Hollywood, when a star passes away, the obituary usually centers on film or television work. So-and-so was a star of golden age of Hollywood....or so-and-so had a TV series back in the 1970s that nobody remembers.It's the same in Washington. When ob
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Our Petitions Worked: 105 Congressmen Sign Bill To Stop Aerial Wolf Hunt!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: goodnews, government, wolves, wolf, alaska, palin, aerial, hunting, animals, wildanimals, wildlife, suffering, endangered, extinction, cruelty, death, abuse, animalcruelty, sadness, protection )

Tom
- 101 days ago - blog.seattlepi.com
A new bill with 105 sponsors in Congress would ban Alaska's "wildlife management" policy of shooting wolves from the air, a policy vocally defended by ex-Gov. Sarah Palin. "It's time to ground this air assault on wolves," said Rep. George Miller, D-CA.
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Tracking Michelle Obama's Slave Roots
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, Michelle Obama, First Lady, Past, slave ancestry, plantations, sadness, segregation, freedoms, human rights )

Dee
- 130 days ago - cnn.com
GEORGETOWN, South Carolina (CNN) -- In many places across the South you can walk in the footsteps of slaves, and if you understand the history, it is not a happy journey. The same is true at Friendfield Plantation outside Georgetown, South Carolina.
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Severely Burned Cat Dies
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: animals, animalcruelty, abuse, crime, cruelty, death, cats, sadness, suffering )

Maria
- 141 days ago - abclocal.go.com
The cat was lit on fire and suffered burns over its entire body. Animal control officer Dave Schlott rescued the cat, which is believed to be a stray, from the parking lot of the Darby Borough Library after someone called police.
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In California, Grandma, the Blind Get IOUs; Politicians Get USD
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: california, poor, blind, disabled, elderly, sick, government, iou, budget, Schwarzenegger, abuse, corruption, crime, cover-up, dishonesty, ethics, lies, republicans, democrats, americans, economy, money, consumers, politics, debt, society, culture, sadne )

Tom
- 144 days ago - dailyfinance.com
California will begin issuing IOUs instead of cash due to a budget crisis. Sadly, but not surprisingly, politicians and judges will continue to get greenbacks, while the poor, elderly, and disabled will be stuck with California's new "currency."
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US Deaths in Iraq Rose Sharply in May
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, iraq, usa, war, troops, military, americans, casualties, sadness )

Dee
- 176 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
US forces in Iraq suffered their highest casualties last month than any month since September 2008.
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Memorial Day Roll Call Salutes 148,000 Veterans
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, Memorial day, roll call, honor, war, usa, troops, death, sadness )

Dee
- 183 days ago - abcnews.go.com
The story of America could be told through these names, tales of bravery and hesitation, of dreams achieved or deferred and of battles won and lost.
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Sign Petition: Support Tougher Dogfighting Laws!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, law, penalties, animals, dogs, fighting, vick, cruelty, animalcruelty, humans, suffering, sadness, death, abuse, politics, obama, congress )

Tom
- 186 days ago - change.org
Although animal fighting is illegal in all 50 states, the Animal Legal Defense Fund is working to make such crimes easier to prosecute and punishable by stronger penalties. ALDF has drafted a recommended amendment to all state laws.
32 comments
Fallen Soldiers Remembered
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, fallen soldiers, military, Memorial Day, war, honor, sadness )

Dee
- 186 days ago - capitalnews9.com
LATHAM, N.Y. -- It was a day to honor our fallen brave men and service women. Thirty-one members of the New York Army National Guard and one member of the Naval Militia have died on active duty in combat since September 11, 2001.
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