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Bipartisan praise heaped on energy chief Moniz
U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz will help position the United States as a world leader in terms of sustainable natural resources, President Obama said.
U.S. policymakers and those in the energy industry need a clear set of rules before they can start arctic exploration campaigns, lawmakers said.
Potential oil and natural gas reserves off the coast of Virginia must be included in a comprehensive energy plan, the oil industry said.
U.S. legislation under consideration for hydropower improvement is viewed favorably by federal energy regulators, FERC Energy Director Jeff Wright said.
U.S. Senate votes to kill gun control legislation
U.S. President Obama said Wednesday the Senate vote to kill a bill expanding gun sale background checks was "shameful," but it was "just round 1" of the fight.
Toomey, Manchin mull gun-bill compromise to lure support
Backers of a bipartisan plan to expand U.S. gun-sale background checks mulled changing their compromise measure to win Senate votes, two news outlets reported.
Senate confirms Jewell as interior chief
The U.S. Senate confirmed outdoor retailer REI chief Sally Jewell as interior secretary, overcoming threats by some Republicans to hold up her nomination.
Rep. Salmon: Son gay but marriage straight
Rep. Matt Salmon, R-Ariz., said his son's homosexuality had not led him to change his view that marriage should only be between a man and a woman.
A Republican U.S. presidential nominee will back same-sex marriage sooner or later and will get party support, says a senator widely seen as a rising GOP star.
Interior nominee approved by comittee
A U.S. Senate committee Thursday gave its approval to President Obama's nomination of Sally Jewell to be Secretary of the Interior.
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Tornadoes Devastate Moore, Oklahoma
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A damaged movie theater is seen in aftermath of a series of tornadoes in Moore, Oklahoma, May 21, 2013. On May 20 a series of tornadoes swept through severals towns south of Oklahoma City leaving a path of destruction and killing at least 24 people. UPI/J.P. Wilson