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Charlotte, N.C., mayor expected to be nominated for Cabinet
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.WASHINGTON -- President Obama will nominate Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Anthony Foxx as the new secretary of Transportation on Monday, a White House official said. If confirmed, Foxx would take charge of a department that has been in the spotlight of late...Tags: U.S. Congress, Washington, DC, Barack Obama, Ray LaHood, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary
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ATF workers in Berkeley County, W.Va. could regain jobs
matthewu@herald-mail.comBudget changes approved last week will allow nearly 100 contract workers who recently lost their jobs at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives National Tracing Center in Berkeley County, W.Va., to be rehired, U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller&...Tags: U.S. Congress, Career and Workplace, FBI, Justice System, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
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Miranda rights silenced Boston bombing suspect
WASHINGTON — Federal agents had to end what they termed "an urgent public safety interview" with Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev when a judge came to his hospital room, officials said Thursday, a disclosure that has renewed the...
Tags: Michael Bloomberg, Times Square, FBI, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Mike J. Rogers
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U.S. congressman questions legal handling of Boston suspect
ReutersBy Tabassum Zakaria WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) - U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers has expressed concern to Attorney General Eric Holder that the legal handling of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect may have "prematurely cut...Tags: Defendants, Times Square, Judges, FBI, Mike J. Rogers
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Key Republican rips federal purchase of Illinois prison
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON — A Republican congressman from Virginia who chairs a key appropriations panel lashed out Wednesday over the federal government’s purchase of a vacant Illinois prison, telling Attorney General Eric Holder that he “really...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Prisons, Washington, DC, Dick Durbin, Crime, Law and Justice
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Virginia congressman rips federal government for buying Illinois prison
— A Republican congressman from Virginia who chairs a key appropriations panel lashed out Wednesday over the federal government's purchase of a vacant Illinois prison, telling Attorney General Eric Holder that he "really created a mess with your...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Prisons, Justice System, Dick Durbin, Crime, Law and Justice
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An agency-by-agency guide to Obama's 2014 budget
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has proposed a $3.8 trillion budget for fiscal 2014 that aims to slash the deficit by $1.8 trillion over 10 years, raise taxes on the wealthy and trim popular benefit programs including Social Security and...Tags: Space Programs, Plant Openings, U.S. Department of Justice, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Dems, GOP press Obama administration on drone use
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats and Republicans on Tuesday challenged the Obama administration to spell out its justification for using drones for targeted killings amid growing concerns about unchecked powers of the presidency and Americans'...
Tags: U.S. Congress, John O. Brennan, Washington, DC, Al-Qaeda, Central Intelligence Agency
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Rand Paul's filibuster worked
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul got a lot of attention Wednesday for mounting an honest-to-God filibuster of President Barack Obama's nominee for CIA director, John Brennan. The nation's political class marveled at his real-life Mr. Smith act, the funny stuff his...Tags: John O. Brennan, Washington, DC, Al-Qaeda, Ron Paul, Central Intelligence Agency
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Some banks have become too big to prosecute, attorney general says
First, financial institutions were too big to fail. Now, are they too big to prosecute? Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. said Wednesday that some banks had become so big that prosecuting them could endanger the wider economy. In remarks before the Senate...
Tags: HSBC Holdings plc, Business Institutions, U.S. Congress, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice
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Kass: A Senate battle between a libertarian whippersnapper, crotchety establishment
Republican Sen. John McCain is pushing 80 now, but he still has those jaws and the Teddy Roosevelt teeth that look as if they could chomp through a baseball bat. Yet no matter how vital his bite, the Arizona Republican is getting up in years. So he can'...
Tags: Al-Qaeda, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, John McCain, Barack Obama
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Sen. Warren slams regulators' failure to prosecute crooked banks
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wants to know: How much money do banks have to launder to get charged with a crime? In a Senate Banking Committee hearing Thursday, Warren asked financial regulators why officials from banks weren't prosecuted even...
Tags: Elizabeth Warren, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
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Mar 7, 2013
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Mar 7, 2013
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Mar 8, 2013
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Mar 8, 2013
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