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Dems, GOP raise concerns over subpoenas to AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — The leaders of a House panel told Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday that they had serious concerns about the Justice Department's gathering of phone records at The Associated Press. Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., chairman...Tags: Government, U.S. Department of Justice, National Government, Osama bin Laden, Dianne Feinstein
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Obama says IRS commissioner has resigned amid scandal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hurrying to check a growing controversy, President Barack Obama ousted the acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service late Wednesday amid an outcry over revelations that the agency had improperly targeted tea party...Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Justice System, Jim Jordan, Taxation, Barack Obama
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Local legislators push for uniform DUI standards
SOUTH BEND TRIBUNEDrunken driving is drunken driving, no matter what type of motorized vehicle the individual happens to be operating. That’s the gist of a pair of House bills introduced by state Rep. Sharon Tyler, R-Niles. The legislation bringing the blood-alcohol...Tags: Punishment, Justice System, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Punishment
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COLUMN - What war on the press?
Reuters(Jack Shafer is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Jack Shafer May 24 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has declared war on the press, say writers at Slate, the Daily Beast, Reason, the Washington Post (Jennifer Rubin, Dana Milbank...Tags: Government, Dianne Feinstein, National Government, Lindsey O. Graham, Roger Ailes
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House feels the heat on immigration reform
WASHINGTON — Committee approval of a sweeping Senate immigration overhaul has put pressure on the House, where Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) and top leaders have been pushing a bipartisan group of lawmakers to produce its own bill. House...
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Immigration bill gets Senate boost; House effort teetering
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supporters of U.S. immigration reform are hoping that the smooth and drama-free passage of their legislation through a Senate committee - a departure from almost everything that has happened in Congress over the past four years -...Tags: Steny Hoyer, Health Insurance, Social Issues, Chuck Grassley, Jon Tester
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House immigration group sees resolution on disagreements as lawmakers return home to voters
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — House members writing a bipartisan immigration bill said Thursday they had patched over a dispute that threatened their efforts, even as they and the rest of Congress prepared to return home for a weeklong recess where many could...Tags: Justice System, Justice and Rights, Migration, Immigration, Washington, DC
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Key House chairman slams Senate immigration bill as House immigration group struggles
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A key House committee chairman on Wednesday sharply criticized a wide-ranging immigration bill just passed by a Senate committee, underscoring the difficulties ahead as the politically volatile measure moves forward in a divided...Tags: Al Franken, Chuck Grassley, Dianne Feinstein, Employees, Jeff Flake
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Aaron Gordon: Condo associations gain victory over banking lobby
For the second year in a row, Florida's condominium associations dodged a financial bullet when legislators opted to favor voters rather than the powerful banking lobby. It was an important victory for the state's struggling community associations,...Tags: Justice System, Economy, Business and Finance, Interior Policy, Housing and Urban Planning, Elections
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Beretta has no plans to leave, yet
The Baltimore SunDespite Beretta's threats that the company would leave Maryland if new gun laws were passed and signed by Gov. Martin O'Malley, Beretta USA has no current plans to abandon its headquarters in Prince George's County. In a statement sent to The Baltimore...Tags: Gun Control, Justice System, Firearms, Martin O'Malley, Laws
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The Nixon false equivalence
"The only thing new in the world is the history you don't know," said Harry Truman, who made it his task to absorb a lot of it. Many people who have not followed his example are not averse to using what little they do know, with the inadvertent effect...
Tags: The New York Times, Justice System, Taxation, Barack Obama, Tea Party Movement
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U.S. grower group asks for no limit on foreign field workers
ReutersBy Charles Abbott WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Immigration reform legislation should allow unlimited hiring of foreigners to work on U.S. farms to avert damaging labor shortages at harvest, a group representing large farmers told a U.S. House of...Tags: Personal Data Collection, Bob Goodlatte, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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