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Dawson: Class action in joepardy?
Consumer File - Orlando Sentinel In case you missed the story buried on page 6 of our business section earlier this week – the future of class-action suits is now in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court heard arguments this week in the case of AT&T vs. a California... -
Obama: Happy Hanukkah, and you can Photoshop my lip for the picture
Top of the TicketHanukkah reception highlights White house evening for Barack and Michelle Obama... -
Here's what one second of national debt looks like
Top of the TicketA political showdown between Republicans and Democrats nears over increasing the legal limit of the national debt.... -
Toomey and Dent support repeal of DADT
Pennsylvania Ave.Republicans Charlie Dent and Pat Toomey both signaled their support this week for repealing the controversial don't ask, don't tell law that bans openly gay people from serving in the military. Dent, Lehigh Valley's congressman, was one of only 15...... -
The debate over the 'individual mandate': Stuck in neutral?
Opinion L.A.Now that the kabuki theater portion of the healthcare reform debate is over, what's the chance of this Congress actually improving the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act? My guess: none. Senate Republicans' attempt Wednesday to repeal the law was.... -
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Around Town: Background checks not worth $6 million
On Oct. 5, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in National Aeronautics and Space Administration v. Nelson, the JPL background check "informational privacy" case.
The case concerns the scope of background checks for contractors who...Tags: Employees, NASA, Politics, U.S. Supreme Court, Science and Technology
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Governor Gregoire may be headed to the "other" Washington
Governor Gregoire is not ruling out a possible job change.
She's on the short-list of candidates to become the nation's next Solicitor General, if Elena Kagan is approved for the Supreme Court.
The governor has said she has a job right now and isn't...Tags: Government, Politics, Washington (U.S. state), Executive Branch, Regional Authority
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Melody Barnes from the Commonwealth to the White House
Staff reporterWhen the director of the White House Domestic Policy Council (Melody Barnes) bends President Barack Obama's ear she's known for her straight-talk. How candid are you with the president? Do you ever disagree? "Well, we are absolutely candid with him,"...Tags: Labor Legislation, Employment, Employment Opportunities, Thomas Jefferson, Barack Obama
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Women And The Law: Kagan Nomination Prompts New Questions
Web ReporterRight now, the U.S. Senate is preparing for the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan. Her nomination alone has been cause to celebrate for many women who practice law, but the story doesn't stop there. Attorneys and judges in our...Tags: Legal Services, U.S. Senate, Local Government, Judges, Business Enterprises
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The battle over detainee abuse photos
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This spring, President Obama reversed himself and decided to block the release of photographs showing the abuse of detainees by the U.S. military. Now, having lost in two lower federal...Tags: Photography, Wars and Interventions, Trials, Local Government, U.S. Military
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JPL case to be heard by Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether low-risk employees at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory must submit to new background checks, more than two years after an appeals court blocked the program over concerns that it violated the Constitution. The...Tags: Employees, Trials, NASA, Science and Technology, Local Government
Nov 12, 2010
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