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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: Ronald Reagan, Litigation and Regulation, Elections, Rick Perry, Laws
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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: Ronald Reagan, NATO, Baltimore County, Dennis J. Kucinich, Roscoe G Bartlett
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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: Family, Armed Forces, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Maryland, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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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: Gene Upshaw, National Football League, Roger Goodell, Retirement, 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: Armed Forces, Democratic Party, Maryland, Elijah E. Cummings, Mark Dayton
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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: Elections, Newt Gingrich, Republican Party, Jerrold Nadler, James Jordan
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Part D proposals signal bid for government takeover
Congressman John Conyers, D-Mich., recently introduced a bill that would create government-run health care in the United States. This same proposal for a single-payer system has been put forth in every Congress since 2003, and like all of those previous...
Tags: Medicare, Congressional Budget Office, State of the Union Address, Jan Schakowsky, National Government
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Internet Radio Fairness Act debate opens in Washington
The jockeying has begun on Capitol Hill over congressional legislation known as the Internet Radio Fairness Act, or IRFA (HR 6480 and S3609), with many musicians, record companies and performing rights organizations lining up in opposition to the bills...
Tags: Business, Jason Chaffetz, Lobbying, Jimmy Jam, Radio
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3 races key to Mich. Congress delegation control
DETROIT (AP) — Republicans are heading into Election Day with a two-seat majority in Michigan's congressional delegation and high hopes of maintaining the edge, but three surprisingly close races have Democrats eyeing a previously unexpected...
Tags: Voting, Elections, Republican Party, Tea Party Movement, Thaddeus McCotter
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3 Saginaw officers disciplined in homeless man's shooting
SAGINAW, Michigan (AP) — Three Saginaw police officers are being disciplined for their roles in the fatal shooting of a homeless, mentally ill man in a parking lot, the city manager said Thursday. Officials didn't reveal details of the punishment....
Tags: Criminal Laws, Prosecution, Shootings, Jesse Jackson, Laws
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Mom wants justice for son who was killed by police
SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) — The mother of a mentally ill man who was fatally shot by Saginaw police said Monday night that the fight for her son's justice will continue even though prosecutors aren't filing charges against the officers involved. Jewell...Tags: Prosecution, Justice System, Shootings, Lawyers
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