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The following is political activity for Friday, October 14, 2011, going on in Washington and across the nation. It is courtesy of Scott Wilk, Community Organizer, and Anchor Consulting group. The Beacon will be posting these daily as they become available.

In the House:

  1. The House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business.
  2. One Minutes Speeches (5 per side)
  3. H.R. 2273 – Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act (Structured Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. David McKinley / Energy and Commerce Committee)
  4. The rule provides for one hour of general debate and makes in order the following amendments:
  • Rep. John Shimkus Manager’s Amendment (10 minutes of debate)
  • Rep. Henry Waxman Amendment (10 minutes of debate)
  • Rep. John Carney Amendment (10 minutes of debate)
  • Rep. Edward Markey Amendment (10 minutes of debate)
  • Rep. Bobby Rush Amendment (10 minutes of debate)
  • Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Amendment (10 minutes of debate)
  1.  Special Order Speeches
  1.  Boehner confronts Obama on claim that GOP has no jobs plan – House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) challenged President Obama in a phone call over the president’s assertions that he has not yet seen the Republican jobs plan, the Speaker’s office said.  The Hill

In the Senate:

  1. The Senate is not in session.
  2. Not every Republican digs GOP jobs bill – Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Thursday that “all but a handful” of Republican senators are on board with his conference’s new jobs bill.  Count Sen. Scott Brown as part of that handful.  Politico

Other News

  1. Solyndra Came Close to Landing Navy Deal – A major investor in Solyndra LLC was instrumental in helping the troubled solar-power firm compete for a potentially lucrative U.S. Navy deal, a previously unreported connection that will likely fuel controversy surrounding the company.  WSJ
  2. Obama campaign raises $70 million in third quarter – Campaign fundraising tallies continued to dribble out Thursday, with President Obama’s effort announcing a $70-million haul in the third quarter and party committees releasing their latest totals.  L.A. Times
  3. Pentagon error suspends anti-narcotics programs worldwide – Pentagon counter-narcotics and counterterrorism operations around the world were abruptly suspended this month when the Defense Department officials overseeing the programs failed to ensure they were funded by congressional authorizations.  Wash Examiner
  4. Preparing for a Way Out of Afghanistan – Much of what the Pentagon hopes to accomplish in Afghanistan before withdrawing most of its forces by 2014 is visible from this small, sandbagged mountaintop, where the risks and ambitions guiding the latest effort to reshape a foreign nation are equally clear.  NY Times
  5. Why Herman Cain can win – Let’s start with this basic fact: Herman Cain isn’t the most likely person to be the Republican nominee for president in 2012. That’s Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts.  Wash Post

Federal Grant of the Day

  • Long Term Research in Environmental Biology- Through the LTREB program, the Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) and the Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) encourage the submission of proposals that generate extended time series of biological and environmental data to address ecological and evolutionary processes and resolve important issues in organismal and environmental biology. NSF

Today in History

  • October 14, 1912- While campaigning in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the former President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, is shot and mildly wounded by John Schrank, a mentally-disturbed saloon keeper. With the fresh wound in his chest, Mr. Roosevelt still carries out his scheduled public speech.

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