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U.S. Senators urge swaps watchdog to rein in oil majors
ReutersBy Douwe Miedema WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - Large energy companies look set to slip through the maze of new rules for derivatives trading, a group of U.S. senators said, urging regulators to tighten oversight to cover all the market. As of this...Tags: BP Plc, Business Enterprises, Lobbying, Banking, Royal Dutch Shell Plc
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RPT-REUTERS SUMMIT-U.S. cyber bill proponents hope second time's a charm
Reuters(Repeats with no change. For other news from Reuters Cybersecurity Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/Cyber13) * White House, lawmakers talking * Lawmakers more educated this time around * Cyber attacks, espionage major threat to U.S. By...Tags: Barack Obama, Janet Napolitano, Computer Crime, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives
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Immigration bill would restrict drone use in California
WASHINGTON – Concerned that border surveillance drones might fly over much of Southern California, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) successfully amended the proposed Senate immigration overhaul bill Tuesday to limit such flights to within three...
Tags: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Federal Aviation Administration, Immigration, Justice System, National Security
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Not everyone is out to destroy Hillary all the time
In recent days, Foreign Policy magazine's tally of the number of Hillary Rodham Clinton references during last Wednesday's Benghazi hearing has become grist for politicians and reporters to extrapolate wider political truths about the House Oversight...
Tags: Benghazi, Witnesses, U.S. Department of State, Yeast Infection, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Hunger strike, Yemeni dilemma could spur Guantanamo closure plans
A 100-day-old hunger strike at the Guantanamo Bay prison for suspected terrorists has agitated international human rights advocates anew, prompting fresh calls worldwide for closure of the detention center that President Obama vowed to shutter more than...
Tags: Barack Obama, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, National Government, Islam, Government
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EDITORIAL: The IRS targeted conservative groups?
Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.As the Wall Street Journal put it in a May 10 story: "The Internal Revenue Source apologized Friday for what it said were mistakes in targeting tea-party and other conservative groups for extra scrutiny during the 2012 election campaign but said its...Tags: Lobbying, Tea Party Movement, Internal Revenue Service, The Wall Street Journal, Taxation
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Congress speaks with a loud, muddled voice on Syria
WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein made headlines recently by demanding a forceful U.S. response to Syria's use of chemical weapons against its population. Less noticed was that the California Democrat wasn't urging deeper military involvement...
Tags: Barack Obama, Justice System, U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, Parties and Movements
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Foreign Policy: Not everyone is out to destroy Hillary all the time
Foreign PolicyWASHINGTON — In recent days, Foreign Policy's tally of the number of Hillary Clinton references during Wednesday's Benghazi hearing has become grist for politicians and reporters to extrapolate wider political truths about the House Oversight...Tags: Benghazi, POLITICO LLC, Witnesses, U.S. Department of State, Yeast Infection
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L.A. worries about immigration reform's cost to taxpayers
As Congress takes up immigration reform, Los Angeles County officials are voicing concerns that local taxpayers will be "left holding the bag" to pay for the brunt of healthcare and other services for the multitudes of immigrants who apply for...
Tags: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, U.S. Congress, Healthcare Policies, Zev Yaroslavsky, Don Knabe
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L.A. County officials worried about costs of immigration overhaul
WASHINGTON — Few regions will absorb the impact of future immigration reforms more than Los Angeles County, home to an estimated 1.1 million people in the country illegally, one-tenth of the nation's total. As the Senate Judiciary Committee...
Tags: Healthcare Policies, Barack Obama, Don Knabe, National Government, Fines
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Saturday's TV Highlights and Weekend Talk Shows: 'The Confession'
Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 12 - 18, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SERIES Orphan Black Paul (Dylan Bruce)...
Tags: Kelly Ayotte, Dennis J. Kucinich, Tom Hanks, Television, Robert Gates
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Benghazi attack tops Sunday morning news menu
Staff writerThe Benghazi attack will be the main topic this weekend on Sunday morning chat programs. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., talk to NBC's "Meet the Press" at 9 a.m. on WESH-Channel 2. They will discuss whether there was...Tags: Kelly Ayotte, Dennis J. Kucinich, Mother's Day, Robert Gates, CBS Corp.
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