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Debbie Stabenow, chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, negotiated a deal with Rep. Frank D. Lucas to extend the 2008 “farm bill,” but the proposal was piggybacked onto the stalled “fiscal cliff” measure. (Associated Press)
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FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2012 file photo, a school bus rolls toward a memorial in Newtown, Conn., for victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Nearly three weeks after the shooting rampage, classes are starting Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013 for the Sandy Hook students at a repurposed school in the neighboring town of Monroe, where the students' desks have been taken along with backpacks and other belongings that were left behind in the chaos following the shooting on Dec. 14. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
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** FILE ** In this Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012 photo, Victor Rose, site manager of the Ali Forney Center, relocated inside The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Center because of Superstorm Sandy, unpacks supplies, in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
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FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2011 file photo, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett makes remarks during a news conference after a Penn State Board of Trustees meeting in State College, Pa. Corbett said Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013 he plans to sue the NCAA in federal court over sanctions imposed against Penn State in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
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** FILE ** A school bus rolls toward a memorial in Newtown, Conn., for victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (right), Kentucky Republican, returns to his office after a vote on the "fiscal cliff" deal on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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One California law that takes effect Tuesday has drawn opposition. In September, parents and their children rallied outside the Capitol to protest legislation requiring parents to get waivers saying they have received information about the benefits and risk of immunization. (Associated Press)
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott is a Republican lawmaker set to face a well-financed Democrat in a state President Obama has won twice. Democrats hope to use Mr. Obama’s health care law and Republican inflexibility to their advantage in upcoming elections. (Associated Press)
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, makes his way back to his office after going into the Senate chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Dec. 31, 2012. Lawmakers on the Hill are attempting to avert the looming "fiscal cliff" of automatic tax increases and spending cuts. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, makes his way back to his office after going into the Senate chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Dec. 31, 2012. Lawmakers on the Hill are attempting to avert the looming "fiscal cliff" of automatic tax increases and spending cuts. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
