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Cut a cabinet department? You must be joking
"Laws were most numerous when the state was most corrupt." — Tacitus, The Annals III.27
Texas Gov. Rick Perry came in for much ridicule for his televised failure to remember which three federal agencies he has pledged to eliminate if elected...Tags: Litigation and Regulation, Rick Perry, Laws, Elections, Ronald Reagan
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Bartlett, colleagues, sue Obama over Libya
Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers Wednesday in filing a lawsuit against President Barack Obama over U.S. involvement in Libya, alleging that the White House overstepped its constitutional authority when it launched the...Tags: Litigation, Heads of State, Trials, Timothy V Johnson, Ron Paul
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War toll speaks to geography, class split
Sun reporterWashington // Taken together, the stories of the 2,000 American soldiers who have died in Iraq in the past two years tell a poignant tale about who is bearing the largest burden. The victims are disproportionately working-class young men, most in their...Tags: African Americans, Minority Groups, The Washington Post, World War II (1939-1945), Defense
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Benefits for ex-players to be reviewed
Sun ReporterA congressional committee says it has "serious questions" about the disability benefits system for NFL players and is asking the Congressional Research Service to conduct a study so lawmakers can determine whether a legislative remedy is needed. The...Tags: Johnny Unitas, Gene Upshaw, Retirement, Roger Goodell, Research
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Bush apologizes for abuse
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - President Bush apologized yesterday for the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at the hands of U.S. soldiers and said he had scolded Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld for his handling of the scandal. But the president rejected calls to oust...Tags: John P Murtha, American Red Cross, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Ben Nelson, Defense
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Hyde yields on file review
Sun ReportersBowing to public concerns about fairness, the House Judiciary Committee chairman announced yesterday that a bipartisan legal team will review 20 boxes of evidence that Kenneth W. Starr did not send to Congress with his report on President Clinton. "The...Tags: Janet Reno, James Jordan, Asa Hutchinson, Henry J Hyde, Barney Frank
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Violence Against Women Act splits House committee
WASHINGTON -- A bill designed to curb domestic violence passed a key U.S. House committee on Tuesday, but a seven-hour hearing over its scope served only to inflame debate about whether it does enough for immigrants, American Indians and gays and...Tags: Sandy Adams, U.S. Senate, Labor Legislation, Parties and Movements, Democratic Party
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SOPA anti-piracy bill markup to resume next month, lawmaker says
TechnologySOPA: Despite the anti-SOPA protests scheduled for Jan. 18, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith says Congress will reexamine the bill in February.... -
Emergency Managers dispute claims of race behind Public Act 4
DETROIT (AP) — The reins of power in Detroit have been in the hands of blacks since the city elected Coleman Young mayor in 1973, and for many, black control of Detroit has become as important to the city's identity as its deep auto industry roots....Tags: Lawyers, Civil Rights, Minority Groups, Executive Branch, Laws
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Sharpton to protest Mich. emergency takeover law
SUPERIOR TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The Rev. Al Sharpton, U.S. Rep. John Conyers and others say they plan a demonstration outside Gov. Rick Snyder's gated community to protest what they say is a racially biased law that makes it easier for Michigan to...Tags: Al Sharpton, Executive Branch, Martin Luther King Day, Rick Snyder, Government
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Congressman wants hearing on college athletics
College Gridiron 365 Blog - Orlando SentinelCongressman wants hearing on college athletics... -
Technology: A bipartisan attempt to regulate the Internet?
Opinion L.A.Leaders of the House Judiciary Committee introduced a beefed-up version Wednesday of the Senate Judiciary Committee's proposed Protect IP Act, offering Hollywood new tools to go after foreign piracy hotbeds -- as well as opening online storage, content-...
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