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VA looks to veterans groups for help with backlog
As officials at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs look internally for solutions to a claims backlog that is drawing increasing fire from Capitol Hill, they are also reaching for outside help from some of the nation's best-known veterans groups....Tags: Memorial Day, Disabled American Veterans, National Government, American Legion, Electronics
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White House chief of staff visits local VA office
White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough visited the Baltimore regional office of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on Friday to discuss efforts to address the agency's persistent backlog of veterans disability claims. The Baltimore office,...
Tags: Chuck Hagel, Electronics, Barack Obama, Veterans Affairs, White House
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Veterans' claims put pressure on Obama even as backlog dips
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A long-growing backlog of U.S. military veterans' disability claims, which has stoked congressional anger, has dipped in recent weeks, however tentatively. But that is not taking any pressure off President Barack Obama, his...Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Washington, DC, U.S. Congress
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Lawmakers press Pentagon, VA to cooperate on claims backlog
A bipartisan group of lawmakers pressed the Obama administration Wednesday to reduce the backlog of disability claims at the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving cooperation between the several agencies that have a role in the process. Senators...
Tags: Memorial Day, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Justice System, Parties and Movements, Mark Kirk
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Policy pits candy against sugar
Some of Baltimore's best-known candy makers are pressing Congress to overturn a decades-old sugar policy they say is leaving a bad taste in their mouth. Goetze's Candy Co., Wockenfuss Candies and others want lawmakers to rethink long-standing...
Tags: Conservation, National Government, Globalization, Justice System, Democratic Party
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Oklahoma senators embrace disaster aid after opposing Sandy relief bill
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amid expressions of horror, grief and resolve over the devastating tornado that smashed into suburban Oklahoma City, many lawmakers expressed relief on Tuesday that they took action in January to bulk up the FEMA disaster relief...Tags: Television Industry, Fiscal Cliff, MSNBC (tv network), U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, FEMA
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President's remarks at Ellicott Dredges
Remarks by President Barack Obama this afternoon at Ellicott Dredges in Baltimore, from the White House. THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Baltimore! (Applause.) Well, it is wonderful to see all of you. Give Duncan a big round of applause for the great...
Tags: Ray Lewis, U.S. House of Representatives, Computer Hardware, Business, Labor Markets
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GOP senators on committee target three labor nominees from Buffalo
The Buffalo NewsThree men from Buffalo, one absent and two present, were the targets of grilling from Republicans on a Senate committee Thursday over matters that sometimes seemed personal but in the end are profound for every working person in America. The absent...Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Justice System, Civil Rights, Lamar Alexander, Work Relations
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Congressmen: Abuse of power is unacceptable
The Frederick News-Post, Md.Blaine Young, conservative activist and honorary chairman of We the People of Maryland, said the organization has not suffered any unreasonable scrutiny from the Internal Revenue Service. What the IRS has reportedly put conservative groups through is...Tags: Barack Obama, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), John Delaney, Philosophy, Benjamin L. Cardin
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US senator probing why IRS revealed mistakes at lawyer meeting
Reuters* Agency announced targeting at bar committee * Grassley says IRS bypassed Congress, seeks information By Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - The decision by the IRS to reveal to a small room of tax lawyers last week that it had targeted...Tags: Barack Obama, Justice System, Chuck Grassley, Taxation, U.S. Congress
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Senate OKs online sales tax
The Senate voted Monday to allow states to assess a sales tax on purchases from Amazon.com, eBay and other online retailers in a bipartisan measure that would also reduce the increase planned for Maryland's gas tax. The bill, which passed 69-27, would...
Tags: E-Commerce Industry, Andrew P Harris, Peter Franchot, Justice System, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary
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NSA plans new computing center for cyber threats
A new computing facility at the National Security Agency will help the country better defend against cyber attacks , agency officials and members of Congress said Monday. The High Performance Computing Center-2 will assist in "front-line defense against...
Tags: National Security Agency, Fort Meade (military base), C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, U.S. Congress, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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