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Senators are preparing for a potentially rancorous day Tuesday as Democrats say they may change filibuster rules to keep Republicans from blocking White House nominees for top executive jobs.

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This year's across-the-board budget cuts mean that federal wildfire fighting efforts are losing millions of dollars

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College students' interest rates are at the mercy of Congress.

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Calvin Webb, a 12-year-old-boy from Laramie, has been selected as the lone delegate from Wyoming to remind members of Congress about Type 1 Diabetes research.

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A wide-ranging farm bill the House is considering would cut food stamps by $2 billion a year and make it more difficult for some people to qualify for the domestic food aid program.

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The White House is reporting progress on President Barack Obama's initiatives to reduce gun violence, but says the most important step would be getting a reluctant Congress to pass new firearms laws.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Boston's police commissioner says the marathon bombings should not be an excuse to move the country into a "police state mentality." But Commissioner Edward Davis says security should be tightened through various means while protecting basic civil liberties. The comments co

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DENVER (AP) — Six Republican Westerners in Congress are headed to the Colorado state Capitol on Thursday to review forest management and wildfire prevention.

The hearing will look at current forest management plans on federal lands

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U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo) and fellow members of the House Natural Resources Committee voted to support the Keystone Pipeline with their passage of H.R. 3; the Northern Route Approval Act.  Repre

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