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Lawmakers grill Apple execs over tax strategy
WASHINGTON — Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook was supposed to face a hostile Capitol Hill crowd but instead he wielded the company's popularity like a shield to deflect some of the most aggressive questioning over the company's...
Tags: Carl Levin, Washington, DC, Rand Paul, Apple Inc., U.S. Congress
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Apple CEO Tim Cook to senators: 'We don't depend on tax gimmicks' [video chat]
WASHINGTON -- Apple CEO Tim Cook defended the company's tax avoidance strategies in an appearance Tuesday before the U.S. Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. Wearing a business suit, white shirt and powder blue tie, Cook read an...
Tags: Corporate Officers, Ron Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Human Rights, Tim Cook
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McCaskill shines light on bonuses paid to top federal employees
St. Louis Post-DispatchA category called Senior Executive Service exists above the civil service pay schedule, a lofty goal in working for the federal government. A report to be issued today by a subcommittee headed by Sen. Claire McCaskill suggests one reason why. Over a...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Public Employees, Science, Civil and Public Service, Labor Legislation
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Military sex assault cases pile pressure on Pentagon
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A rash of scandals discrediting the U.S. military's efforts to stamp out sexual assault is putting unprecedented pressure on Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to consider options that once appeared off limits to address sex crimes in...Tags: Justice System, Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Congress, Assault, Fort Hood (military base)
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Legislation Would Ground Recalled Rental Cars
KickingTiresA bipartisan group of U.S. senators last week introduced a bill that would prohibit rental-car companies from renting or selling vehicles with an open manufacturer's recall. The legislation, the Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2013,...Tags: Lisa Murkowski, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Barbara Boxer, Car Safety Tips and Advice, U.S. Congress
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McCaskill tackling 'ghosts of earmarks past'
St. Louis Post-DispatchLeave it to senators to create something called the Infrastructure Deauthorization Commission to do a job that they might consider doing themselves. The Senate is moving toward final passage of the Water Resources Development Act, a multi-billion dollar...Tags: U.S. Congress, Ohio River, Tom Coburn, Taxpayers for Common Sense
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Sex assault scandals put unprecedented pressure on Pentagon
Reuters* Lawmakers eye legislation to help stem jump in assaults * Hagel open to 'all options' to deal with issue, spokesman says * Defense chief once backed keeping sex crimes within military system By David Alexander and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, May 15...Tags: Justice System, U.S. Congress, Assault, Fort Hood (military base), Sexual Misconduct
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Pentagon reports sharp rise in military sexual assaults
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon estimated that 26,000 members of the military were sexually assaulted in unreported incidents last year — 35% more than in 2010 — a severe trend that senior officials warned could threaten recruiting and...
Tags: Justice System, Washington, DC, Military Justice, Crime Victims, Courts-Martial
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Ohio congressman's bill ensures punishment for sexual assaults in military
The Columbus DispatchDays after the Fairfield, Ohio, native heading up the Air Force's sexual assault and prevention unit was arrested and accused of groping a woman in a northern Virginia parking lot, an Ohio lawmaker introduced a bill aimed at strengthening punishment of...Tags: Punishment, White House, Niki Tsongas, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress
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EDITORIAL: Foot-in-mouth epidemic
The Record, Stockton, Calif.Haven't the Republicans been here before? Here being making scientifically indefensible and colossally insensitive statements about rape. The latest came in March from Celeste Greig, leader of the conservative faction of the California Republican...Tags: The Wall Street Journal, Todd Akin, U.S. Senate, Republican Party, Elections
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Ohioan is center of sexual abuse investigation
The Dayton Daily NewsThe Air Force has removed a Fairfield, Ohio, native who led the service branch's sexual assault and prevention and response unit after he was charged with groping a woman in a parking lot Sunday morning in Arlington, Va. Lt. Col. Jeffrey R. Krusinski,...Tags: Washington, DC, Military Justice, Italy, Prosecution, Police Arrests
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EDITORIAL: Fairness in taxes overdue
St. Joseph News-Press, Mo.Unlike some other observers, we see an opening for the U.S. House to approve a long-overdue measure that would bring tax fairness to Internet purchases. All that is needed is for our elected representatives to choose to support their hometown businesses...Tags: Lynn Jenkins, E-Commerce Industry, Business, Roy Blunt, Sam Graves
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