Jay Rockefeller

U.S. Senator Likely To Be Rebuffed In News Corp. Inquiry

Reuters | Posted 05.04.2012

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* Rockefeller had asked for any evidence of US misconduct * Leveson not authorized to fulfill request, sources say * U.S...

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Putting Our Premiums Into Medical Care, Not Profits

Wendell Potter | Posted 05.01.2012

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Chances are that many of the people eligible for an insurance rebate are among those demanding that ObamaCare be repealed or struck down by the Supreme Court. Getting a check in the mail because of ObamaCare might make some of them reconsider.

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Senator Presses For Speedier Afghanistan Withdrawal

HuffingtonPost.com | Max J. Rosenthal | Posted 04.03.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) sent a letter to President Barack Obama on Monday urging him to accelerate the American withdrawal from A...

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The Cry of "We the People" Is a Simple One: Leave Us Alone!

Todd Brewster | Posted 04.24.2012

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Last week, Obama signed a law authorizing the FAA to open the skies to civilian drones. With our society's fierce protection of individual choice, the new world is making it harder to be master of your own domain.

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Congress Agrees On Payroll Tax Cut, Unemployment Extension

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 04.16.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Congressional negotiators reached a final deal to extend the popular payroll tax cut for the rest of the year, with Republicans agreeing...

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Congress Agrees On Payroll Tax Cut, Unemployment Extension

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 04.16.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Congressional negotiators reached a final deal to extend the popular payroll tax cut for the rest of the year, with Republicans agreeing...

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Cybersecurity Legislation Gaining 'Momentum' In Congress

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 02.01.2012

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After introducing dozens of cybersecurity bills and holding months of hearings on threats from hackers, Congress is moving toward a vote on legislatio...

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Disgraced Senator Resurfaces Lobbying For Big Coal

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 12.22.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Having left Congress after an embarrassing 2007 arrest, former Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) has quietly reemerged in Washington as a lobby...

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OK White House, Now Give Consumers Some Quality Time to Talk Health Care

Wendell Potter | Posted 02.01.2012

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The administration should pay far more attention to what they have to say than to executives and lobbyists for Aetna and the rest of the industry who, take it from me, are more interested in their own best interests than in their customers.

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Key Senator Says Another FAA Shutdown Possible

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 01.14.2012

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WASHINGTON — Another shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration is possible because lawmakers haven't resolved a labor issue that's holding...

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Bipartisan Group Of Senators Wants To Ban Bonuses At Fannie And Freddie

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 01.09.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A bipartisan group of senators led by Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) announced Wednesday that they want to ban bonu...

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Former Senator Dies At 91

AP | By KAREN HAWKINS | Posted 11.17.2011

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CHICAGO -- Former Sen. Charles H. Percy, a successful Chicago businessman once widely viewed as a top presidential contender, described himself as "a ...

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Health Insurers to Consumers: Want to Know What You're Buying Before You Buy It? Only If You Pay for It

Wendell Potter | Posted 10.22.2011

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Complying with the new disclosure requirement will mean that insurers will have to spend some money they've never been willing to spend before to provide us with the information we need and in language we can understand.

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People Always Have the Right to Opt Out

Chuck Teller | Posted 10.03.2011

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Americans receive nearly 90 billion pieces of advertising mail every year. With thousands of companies offering to share their mailing lists, that adds up to an information super highway where individuals are losing control.

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Conservatives Pressure Republicans To Demand Deep Budget Cuts

HuffingtonPost.com | Paige Lavender | Posted 08.22.2011

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WASHINGTON -- A coalition of conservative groups tried to hike the pressure on Republican lawmakers who might be considering a compromise on the ongoi...

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Labor Deal made For Thousands Of Miners

AP | TIM HUBER | Posted 08.13.2011

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The United Mine Workers said Monday it has reached a tentative labor agreement with coal producers that employ thousands of ...

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Ted Turner Says Coal, Oil Industries Need 'A Good A** Kicking'

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 07.24.2011

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ANAHEIM, C.A. -- Philanthropist and CNN founder Ted Turner has turned his sights to renewable energy -- and he had some fighting words for the wind in...

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Senate GOP Votes Down Bill To End Big Oil Subsidies

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 07.17.2011

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WASHINGTON -- A ceremonial vote over whether to end subsidies to major oil companies failed on Tuesday, with 45 Republicans and three Democrats voting...

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Dinosaurs and Fossil Fools

Lance Simmens | Posted 07.16.2011

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"Dinosaur" means "terrible, powerful, wondrous lizard." It perfectly defines the fossil fools who argue for the continuation of federal tax subsidies as oil tops $100 per barrel, gasoline at the pump passes $4 a gallon and oil company profits top $35 billion so far in 2011.

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Democratic Senator Calls Big Oil Execs Selfish, Unfeeling -- And Unbeatable

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 07.12.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The unapologetic -- indeed combative -- testimony on Thursday by top oil executives summoned to defend multi-billion tax subsidies for t...

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Do-Not-Track-Online Goes On National Map With Rockefeller Bill

Jamie Court | Posted 07.09.2011

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The Do Not Track Me movement is so important because it sets the principle and precedent of the first real governmental limits on the Wild West of Internet data mining.

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Officials Push For Action In 'Online Privacy War'

HuffingtonPost.com | Bianca Bosker | Posted 05.25.2011

Top senators and members of the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday criticized the current state of Internet privacy regulations and pushed for legi...

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Journalist Recalls Interviewing Last Surviving American WWI Veteran

aolnews.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 05.25.2011

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I met Frank Woodruff Buckles on a chilly March afternoon in 2007 at his farmhouse in Charles Town, W.Va. He was a mere 106 years old back then. The l...

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Who Wants to Cash in on Gutting the Clean Air Act?

Liz Butler | Posted 05.25.2011

All of us who care about stopping climate change pollution need to stand together and say no. No, you cannot buy our democracy; no, you cannot pollute our air; and no, you cannot overpower us with money.

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Senator: Obama Has Taken Too Long To Update Families On Mine Disaster Investigation

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Sen. Jay Rockefeller is asking the Obama administration to update the families of miners killed in West Virginia's Upper Big Bra...

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