Newstalk 870 KFLD: The Mid Columbia's Newstalk Leader » congress http://newstalk870.am Wed, 22 May 2013 13:00:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Oregon and Colorado Congressmen Want Medical Marijuana Legalized Everywhere http://newstalk870.am/congress-officially-gets-marijuana-legalization-bill-will-it-pass/ http://newstalk870.am/congress-officially-gets-marijuana-legalization-bill-will-it-pass/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:00:31 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=124363 A new medical marijuana bill could set precedent.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/congress-officially-gets-marijuana-legalization-bill-will-it-pass/feed/ 0 (Photo by Dan Callister/Liaison). Proposed Law Would Require Employers to Share YOUR Paycheck Information with Co-Workers http://newstalk870.am/proposed-federal-bill-would-require-employers-to-share-your-paycheck-information-with-co-workers/ http://newstalk870.am/proposed-federal-bill-would-require-employers-to-share-your-paycheck-information-with-co-workers/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:11 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=119888 In the interest of what they are calling fairness,  two Congresswomen want the details of your paycheck to be public.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/proposed-federal-bill-would-require-employers-to-share-your-paycheck-information-with-co-workers/feed/ 0 (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for IEBA) Does Congress Need Term Limits? The President Has Them http://newstalk870.am/does-congress-need-term-limits-too-the-president-has-them/ http://newstalk870.am/does-congress-need-term-limits-too-the-president-has-them/#comments Sat, 26 Jan 2013 01:00:30 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=118723 After the re-re-election of FDR, our nation's leaders felt it was time to restrict the number of terms for the highest office in the land. Now, could it be time to limit Congress?

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/does-congress-need-term-limits-too-the-president-has-them/feed/ 0 (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Was Hillary Clinton's Benghazi Testimony a Fiery Defense or a Meltdown? [VIDEO] http://newstalk870.am/hillary-clintons-benghazi-testimony-fiery-defense-or-meltdown-you-decide-video/ http://newstalk870.am/hillary-clintons-benghazi-testimony-fiery-defense-or-meltdown-you-decide-video/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:45:40 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=118327 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton got pretty heated during her testimony before Congress on the subject of Benghazi and terrorism Wednesday.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/hillary-clintons-benghazi-testimony-fiery-defense-or-meltdown-you-decide-video/feed/ 0 (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Will Walmart Stop Ordering Ammunition? The Rumors Are Running Wild and We Have the Answer http://newstalk870.am/will-walmart-stop-ordering-ammunition-rumors-running-wild-on-internet/ http://newstalk870.am/will-walmart-stop-ordering-ammunition-rumors-running-wild-on-internet/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:00:46 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=116781 You may have heard stories that Walmart was going to stop ordering ammunition.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/will-walmart-stop-ordering-ammunition-rumors-running-wild-on-internet/feed/ 0 (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) White House Refuses to Deny Rumor of $1 TRILLION Coin! http://newstalk870.am/white-house-refuses-to-deny-rumor-of-1-trillion-dollar-coin/ http://newstalk870.am/white-house-refuses-to-deny-rumor-of-1-trillion-dollar-coin/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:37:54 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=116214 A trillion dollar coin? Really?

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/white-house-refuses-to-deny-rumor-of-1-trillion-dollar-coin/feed/ 0 (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Democrats Want $1 Trillion in New Revenue in 2013 http://newstalk870.am/democrats-want-1-trillion-in-new-taxes-and-revenue-starting-this-year/ http://newstalk870.am/democrats-want-1-trillion-in-new-taxes-and-revenue-starting-this-year/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:54:30 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=115444 To offset the budget cuts that are legally mandated in the fiscal cliff compromise and by sequestering, Democrats want to ratchet up taxes.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/democrats-want-1-trillion-in-new-taxes-and-revenue-starting-this-year/feed/ 0 (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images TSA Claims Congress Has No Jurisdiction Over It http://newstalk870.am/tsa-claims-congress-has-no-jurisdiction-over-it-or-its-actions/ http://newstalk870.am/tsa-claims-congress-has-no-jurisdiction-over-it-or-its-actions/#comments Sun, 09 Dec 2012 17:30:36 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=109994 The Transportation Security Administration is again flexing its muscle in telling a Congressional committee it doesn't have to show up for a hearing.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/tsa-claims-congress-has-no-jurisdiction-over-it-or-its-actions/feed/ 0 (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images) TSA Pulls Dozens of 'Naked Body' Scanners After Vendor Accused of Fraud http://newstalk870.am/tsa-pulls-dozens-of-naked-body-scanner-machines-after-vendor-accused-of-fraud/ http://newstalk870.am/tsa-pulls-dozens-of-naked-body-scanner-machines-after-vendor-accused-of-fraud/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:31:25 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=110535 The Transportation Security Administration is again taking fire after one of its body scanner vendors is accused of faking tests on its machines.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/tsa-pulls-dozens-of-naked-body-scanner-machines-after-vendor-accused-of-fraud/feed/ 0 (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) 7 of 10 Richest Members of Congress–Are Democrats http://newstalk870.am/7-of-the-10-richest-members-of-congres-are-democrats/ http://newstalk870.am/7-of-the-10-richest-members-of-congres-are-democrats/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:00:39 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=110005 Maybe they want to hit themselves with big tax increases?

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/7-of-the-10-richest-members-of-congres-are-democrats/feed/ 0 (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Your Taxes Will Almost Certainly Go Up in January, and Congress Won't Stop It — Dollars and Sense http://newstalk870.am/your-taxes-will-almost-certainly-go-up-in-january-and-congress-wont-stop-it-dollars-and-sense/ http://newstalk870.am/your-taxes-will-almost-certainly-go-up-in-january-and-congress-wont-stop-it-dollars-and-sense/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2012 22:00:02 +0000 Mike Adams http://tsminteractive.com/?p=147230 Regardless of who wins the presidential election, starting January 2013 some 163 million workers across the United States will be slapped with a significant tax increase.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/your-taxes-will-almost-certainly-go-up-in-january-and-congress-wont-stop-it-dollars-and-sense/feed/ 0 Pool, Getty Images Senatorial Debate Draws Big Crowd in Kennewick http://newstalk870.am/senatorial-debate-draws-big-crowd-in-kennewick/ http://newstalk870.am/senatorial-debate-draws-big-crowd-in-kennewick/#comments Sat, 21 Jul 2012 14:00:28 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=81074 (newstalk 870 image)
Newstalk 870 was on site Thursday as State Sen. Mike Baumgartner and Dr. Art Coday debated in spirited fashion.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/senatorial-debate-draws-big-crowd-in-kennewick/feed/ 0 (newstalk 870 image) Manhattan National Park Bill Introduced In House http://newstalk870.am/manhattan-national-park-bill-introduced-in-house/ http://newstalk870.am/manhattan-national-park-bill-introduced-in-house/#comments Sun, 24 Jun 2012 15:00:53 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=72467 The House of Representatives will take up a new bill that would create a national park/monument for the Manhattan Project, including Hanford.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/manhattan-national-park-bill-introduced-in-house/feed/ 0 (Photo by Jeff T. Green/Getty Images) Should Members of Congress Have Term Limits? — Survey of the Day http://newstalk870.am/congress-term-limits-survey-of-the-day/ http://newstalk870.am/congress-term-limits-survey-of-the-day/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 20:00:35 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://tsminteractive.com/?p=79509 The re-election rates for members of Congress hovers between 85 and 95 percent.

Yet, according to a new survey from Poll Position, the majority of American people would like new rules which would prevent them from sending the same represenatives to Washington, DC year after year.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/congress-term-limits-survey-of-the-day/feed/ 0 Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images Obama "Obligation…To Do What I Can Without Congress." (Video) http://newstalk870.am/obama-obligation-to-do-what-i-can-without-congress-video/ http://newstalk870.am/obama-obligation-to-do-what-i-can-without-congress-video/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:00:44 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=33646 Claims he's looking out for middle class Americans

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/obama-obligation-to-do-what-i-can-without-congress-video/feed/ 0 (Photo by Ron Sachs-Pool/Getty Images) Obama Pulls 'Fast One' With Controversial Appointments http://newstalk870.am/obama-pulls-fast-one-with-controversial-appointments/ http://newstalk870.am/obama-pulls-fast-one-with-controversial-appointments/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:00:08 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=33434 Uses "recess" picks for NLRB and other offices-says he won't take 'no' for an answer.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/obama-pulls-fast-one-with-controversial-appointments/feed/ 0 (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Alec Baldwin Is Mulling a Run for Mayor of New York http://newstalk870.am/alec-baldwin-is-mulling-a-run-for-mayor-of-new-york/ http://newstalk870.am/alec-baldwin-is-mulling-a-run-for-mayor-of-new-york/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 22:48:48 +0000 The Brad http://newstalk870.am/?p=2657 Before questionable Internet habits exposed the world to all of Anthony Weiner, the Congressman was considered the frontrunner in the upcoming 2013 New York City Mayoral race.

With Weiner's political future now very much in doubt, Alec Baldwin is letting it be known that he wouldn't mind running the nation's largest city.

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