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New Sen. Joe Donnelly says spending cuts must be next on congressional agenda
Radio report Newly-minted Indiana U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly says he plans on working with a moderate group of senators to reduce the nation’s spending. Tim Grimes of TheStatehouseFile dot com reports: By Tim Grimes TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – In this first news conference as a senator, Democrat Joe Donnelly of Indiana told reporters Thursday that Congress [...]
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Commentary: Lugar and the leadership of the long-distance runner
By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Just after Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., lost the primary election that brings to an end his illustrious political career, he called together all the people who had worked for him. All of them were devastated. Many were in tears. It had to have been a hard moment for Lugar. [...]
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Analysis: A crowded news year’s top stories
By Lesley Weidenbener TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – It wasn’t easy to pick out the Top 10 government and political stories in a year so packed with interesting issues and campaigns. And it was even tougher to rank the stories I settled on. Of course, you’re likely to quibble with my choices and already I’ve seen other [...]
Lugar to take foreign policy expertise to Georgetown University
Staff Report TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., will join the Georgetown Public Policy Institute next spring as a visiting distinguished professor of public policy. Lugar will bring his expertise in international relations, arms control, energy, technology and agricultural policy to the classroom as a guest lecturer in the spring and fall of 2013. [...]
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Lugar calls for Congress and Obama to work together
By Samm Quinn TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar used his valedictory speech Wednesday to encourage the incoming Congress to work better together. “In my experience, it is difficult to conceive of a better platform from which to devote oneself to public service and the search for solutions to national and international problems,” he [...]
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Commentary: Election shows Indiana is a little more Libertarian
By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz IndyPolitics.org Believe it or not, 2012 was actually not a bad a year for Libertarians in the Hoosier State. Yes, I know they didn’t win the governor’s race or the U.S. Senate and they didn’t field anyone in the race for superintendent of public instruction. But here’s what they did do: They [...]
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Video & story: Richard Lugar & UIndy will launch Washington D.C.-based program
U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar takes on new role at University of Indianapolis on Vimeo. By Lesley Weidenbener TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Sen. Richard Lugar announced Friday he will help launch a new intensive Washington D.C.-based internship and study program through the University of Indianapolis, where he will also join the faculty as an occasional speaker [...]
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Richard Lugar to receive highest civilian defense award
By Tim Grimes TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., and former Sen. Sam Nunn of Georgia received the nation’s highest civilian defense award Monday for their work to reduce nuclear threats. Lugar and Nunn authored a law creating the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program in 1992, which has led to the destruction of thousands [...]
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Many Lugar-related programs to continue even as senator leaves office
By Jacie Shoaf TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – During a political career that extended more than four decades, U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar launched or inspired programs across Indiana focused on students, women, communities and more – and many will continue even after the Republican leaves office. One of those is the Richard G. Lugar Center for Tomorrow’s [...]
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Commentary: Strife in GOP party over tax cut plan
By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – We are about to see another episode of “Family Feud” in the Indiana political theater. Just days after the Indiana General Assembly came back for the second part of its 2013 legislative session – the part where the hard work gets done – the conservative advocacy group Americans for [...]