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US Airways chief warns lawmakers of potential service cuts
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Forcing a combined American Airlines and US Airways Group to surrender slots at Reagan National Airport would risk fewer flights to small and medium-sized cities, US Airways CEO Doug Parker told lawmakers on Wednesday. Parker was...Tags: Politics, Travel, Maria Cantwell, Southwest Airlines Co., Kelly Ayotte
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Obama's FCC Pick Tom Wheeler Appears Before Senate Committee
ReutersJun 18 (TheWrap.com) - A Senate Commerce Committee hearing into Tom Wheeler's nomination as Federal Communications Commission chairman quickly turned into a partisan debate about the FCC's future. Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-W.V.)...Tags: Television Industry, Tea Party Movement, Politics, T-Mobile, National Security Agency
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FCC nominee Wheeler says will promote competition
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tom Wheeler, President Barack Obama's pick to lead the Federal Communications Commission, on Tuesday pledged to champion competition in the telecommunications industry and said an upcoming auction of airwaves is the biggest...Tags: Television Industry, T-Mobile, Politics, Auction Service, Federal Communications Commission
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Obama pick for top U.S. telecom regulator to face Senate panel
ReutersBy Alina Selyukh WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's choice for chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is expected to face questions about his past work within the telecommunications industry at a Senate confirmation...Tags: AT&T Corp., Television Industry, Net Neutrality, Politics, Federal Communications Commission
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Farm bill matters, but few people care
timr@herald-mail.comPolicy. Remember that? It’s what America used to discuss back in the day, before we became obsessed with birth certificates and the 47 percent. Policy is what the government does, instead of how it does it or why — two questions that are...Tags: Renewable Energy, Politics, Petroleum Industry, Government, The Herald-Mail
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$15.9 million expansion of U.S. Coast Guard operations to add 150 jobs
matthewu@herald-mail.comA $15.9 million expansion of U.S. Coast Guard operations in the Eastern Panhandle announced Thursday by U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller will add 150 new information technology jobs, according to the senator’s office. The expansion of the Coast Guard...Tags: U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, U.S. Coast Guard, Budgets and Budgeting
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Column: Palmer Raids Redux: The NSA versus civil liberties
Reuters(Reuters) - During the "Red Scare" that swept the United States in the wake of Russia's 1917 Bolshevik revolution, the Justice Department launched a cycle of raids against radicals and leftists. The U.S. attorney general, a once-celebrated Progressive...Tags: Fox News Channel (tv network), National Security Agency, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, The New York Times, George Washington
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COLUMN - Palmer Raids Redux: The NSA v civil liberties
Reuters(Jeffrey Rosen is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Jeffrey Rosen June 11 (Reuters) - During the "Red Scare" that swept the United States in the wake of Russia's 1917 Bolshevik revolution, the Justice Department launched a cycle of...Tags: National Security Agency, Fox News Channel (tv network), Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Parties and Movements, Explosions
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Penny Pritzker nomination moves forward
Tribune newspapersWASHINGTON — Penny Pritzker moved a step closer to becoming Commerce secretary Monday after a unanimous vote by a Senate panel to advance her nomination. The Chicago billionaire, whose family founded the Hyatt Hotel chain, could win final approval...Tags: Chuck Grassley, Politics, Anthony Foxx, Barack Obama, John Thune
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Senate panel backs Obama picks for Commerce, Transportation
ReutersWASHINGTON, June 10 (Reuters) - The Senate Commerce Committee on Monday gave strong bipartisan backing to President Barack Obama's nominees to head the Departments of Transportation and Commerce, sending them to the Senate floor for approval. The...Tags: Politics, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Anthony Foxx, White House, John Thune
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Blumenthal To Nickelodeon: No More Junk Food Ads
The Hartford CourantKids in America are getting fatter and four Democratic senators say that Nickelodeon can help curb the growing problem by cutting out ads for unhealthy foods that are sandwiched between its programs. Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal and three...Tags: Family, Marketing, High Blood Pressure, Sleep Apnea, Weight
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Progress slow in cleanup of Gulf Coast oil well disaster
WASHINGTON - Three years after the infamous BP oil spill off the Gulf Coast, lawmakers are still trying to nail down the effectiveness of past, present and future relief efforts backed by billions of dollars. Restoration efforts will receive anywhere...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Oil Spills, Science and Technology, Dwayne Johnson
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