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    Jun 19, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  1. Senator: IRS to pay $70M in employee bonuses

    <span style="font-size: small;">WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; The Internal Revenue Service is about to pay $70 million in employee bonuses despite an Obama administration directive to cancel discretionary bonuses because of automatic spending cuts enacted this year, according to a GOP senator.</span>
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service is about to pay $70 million in employee bonuses despite an Obama administration directive to cancel discretionary bonuses because of automatic spending cuts enacted this year, according to a GOP...

    Tags: Taxation, Budgets and Budgeting, Danny Werfel, Career and Workplace, Employees

    2. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  2. NSA director says agency programs stopped around 50 terror plots

    <span style="font-size: small;">WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; The director of the National Security Agency said Tuesday the government's sweeping surveillance programs have foiled some 50 terrorist plots worldwide, including one directed at the New York Stock Exchange, in a forceful defense of spy operations that was echoed by the leaders of the House Intelligence Committee.</span>
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The director of the National Security Agency said Tuesday the government's sweeping surveillance programs have foiled some 50 terrorist plots worldwide, including one directed at the New York Stock Exchange, in a forceful defense...

    Tags: Summits, Financial Markets, Najibullah Zazi, National Government, FBI

    3. Jun 11, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  3. Boehner: Congress can do immigration this year

    WASHINGTON (AP) — With the Senate ready to cast the first floor votes on a landmark immigration bill, House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday he thinks there's a good chance the legislation can be signed into law "by the end of the year." Ahead of...

    Tags: Harry Reid, National Security, Elections, Labor Legislation, Marco Rubio

    4. Jun 11, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  4. US: No plans to end broad surveillance program

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration considered whether to charge a government contractor with leaking classified surveillance secrets while it defended the broad U.S. spy program that it says keeps America safe from terrorists. Facing a...

    Tags: European Union, U.S. Department of Justice, Macungie, National Government, FBI

    5. Jun 10, 2013 |Story| AP Indiana

  5. Planned Parenthood in Ind., Ky., to merge

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The statewide Planned Parenthood affiliates in Indiana and Kentucky will merge next month in a move aimed at expanding reproductive health care services offered by the nonprofit organization in both states. One goal...

    Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Abortion, Social Issues, Planned Parenthood

    6. Jun 10, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  6. Gun control advocates mark 6 months since shooting

    <span style="font-size: small;">WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; Six months after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, some of the victims' families are heading to Capitol Hill to remind lawmakers they are painfully waiting for action, while some of the president's allies are asking him to do more without any new prospects of legislation to toughen gun laws.</span>
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Six months after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, some of the victims' families are heading to Capitol Hill to remind lawmakers they are painfully waiting for action, while some of the president's allies are asking him to...

    Tags: Harry Reid, Richard Blumenthal, U.S. Senate, Interior Policy, Gun Control

    7. Jun 14, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  7. Rally in South Bend for immigration reform

    SOUTH BEND &ndash; South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, along with other local officials, rallied Friday afternoon to encourage Indiana Senators Joe Donnelly and Dan Coats to vote in favor of immigration reform, including a path to citizenship for over 11 million immigrants.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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    SOUTH BEND – South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, along with other local officials, rallied Friday afternoon to encourage Indiana Senators Joe Donnelly and Dan Coats to vote in favor of immigration reform, including a path to citizenship for over 11...

    Tags: Interior Policy, Migration, Politics, Dan Coats, Joe Donnelly

    8. Jun 8, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  8. South Africa: Mandela taken to hospital

    JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former South African President Nelson Mandela is in "serious but stable" condition after being taken to a hospital to be treated for a lung infection, the government said Saturday, prompting an outpouring of concern from admirers...

    Tags: Pneumonia, FIFA World Cup, Johannesburg (South Africa), Africa, Television Industry

    9. Jun 2, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  9. Newly released IRS video shows employees dancing

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service has provided Congress with another video featuring its employees, this one showing about a dozen of them practicing dancing on a stage. The video, which lasts under three minutes, comes weeks after it...

    Tags: Taxation, Career and Workplace, Politics, Internal Revenue Service, Employees

    10. May 30, 2013 |Story| AP Indiana

  10. Study: Helmet law weakened, motorcycle injuries up

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The average medical claim from a motorcycle crash rose by more than one-fifth last year in Michigan after the state stopped requiring all riders to wear helmets, according to an insurance industry study. Across the nation,...

    Tags: Judges, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Insurance, Crime, Law and Justice, Medical Research

    11. May 26, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  11. Thousands of bridges at risk of freak collapse

    SEATTLE (AP) — Thousands of bridges around the U.S. may be one freak accident or mistake away from collapse, even if the spans are deemed structurally sound. The crossings are kept standing by engineering design, not supported with brute...

    Tags: Medical Specialization, Science and Technology, Dwayne Johnson, Engineering, Politics

    12. May 22, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  12. Eventful week for Hesburgh

    <span style="font-size: small;">SOUTH BEND -- This is a big week for the Rev. Theodore M. <span style="color: red;">Hesburgh</span>, president emeritus of the University of Notre Dame.</span>
    SOUTH BEND -- This is a big week for the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, president emeritus of the University of Notre Dame. Hesburgh will celebrate his 96th birthday on Saturday, May 25. But two other occasions will precede that: Hesburgh is honored...

    Tags: U.S. Senate, Nancy Pelosi, Religion and Belief, U.S. House of Representatives, John Boehner

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