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    Jun 9, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. The unstoppable spread of surveillance

    Some years ago, when tax simplification was being discussed, a cartoonist came up with the most likely way the IRS would achieve it: a postcard-sized 1040 form consisting of two lines: 1) How much did you make? 2) Send it in.
    Some years ago, when tax simplification was being discussed, a cartoonist came up with the most likely way the IRS would achieve it: a postcard-sized 1040 form consisting of two lines: 1) How much did you make? 2) Send it in. That's comparable to...

    Tags: Antonin Scalia, Terrorism, FBI, Barack Obama, Verizon Communications

    2. Jun 10, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  2. Congress unlikely to change NSA snooping

    McClatchy Washington Bureau
    WASHINGTON The revelations that the government has secret programs to collect data from U.S. phone records and the Internet are unlikely to force any significant changes in the program, at least not anytime soon. While some members of Congress are...

    Tags: Civil Rights, Terrorism, Barbara A. Mikulski, Culture, Republican Party

    3. Jun 9, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  3. Pot comes to Capitol Hill as US marijuana movement blooms

    McClatchy Washington Bureau
    WASHINGTON As she prepares to open the Metropolitan Wellness Center above a Popeyes chicken restaurant a few blocks from the U.S. Capitol, general manager Vanessa West isn't worried that her medical marijuana shop will get raided. West knows she'll be...

    Tags: Health Treatments, Substance Abuse, Executive Branch, U.S. Congress, Regional Authority

    4. Jun 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Obama to nominate Jason Furman as key economic advisor

    WASHINGTON -- President Obama on Monday is to announce the nomination of Jason Furman to chair the White House Council of Economic Advisors, elevating the longtime aide to one of the administration's most visible positions dealing with the economy....

    Tags: National Economic Council, U.S. Senate, Elections, Labor Markets, Alan Krueger

    5. Jun 10, 2013 |Story| Daily Press

  5. Most of region's science jobs don't require bachelor's degree

    The majority of the science, technology, engineering or math jobs in Hampton Roads don't require a bachelor's degree.
    The majority of the science, technology, engineering or math jobs in Hampton Roads don't require a bachelor's degree. About 55 percent of the of the 151,490 so-called “STEM” jobs in the region required an associate's degree or less...

    Tags: Hampton Roads

    6. Jun 6, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  6. McCain says Assad is winning in Syria, urges U.S. aid to moderates

    McClatchy Washington Bureau
    WASHINGTON President Bashar Assad is winning the civil war in Syria, Sen. John McCain said Thursday, saying the United States must rethink its policy there and in the rest of the Middle East if it wants to avoid a regional war that would weaken many of...

    Tags: Al-Qaeda, U.S. Congress, CBS Corp., Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Government

    7. Jun 1, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  7. Clashing pot laws prompt search for middle ground

    McClatchy Washington Bureau
    WASHINGTON Under federal law, banks can't accept money from retail shops that sell marijuana, even if they're regulated by a state. That's because, in the eyes of the U.S. government, all pot sales are illegal, with marijuana classified as a Schedule 1...

    Tags: Elections, Bill Clinton, Lawyers, LSD, U.S. Congress

    8. Jun 2, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  8. Aging baby boomers could help Florida medical marijuana effort

    Stateline.org
    WASHINGTON Florida lawmakers made it clear this session that they are not interested in legalizing marijuana. A bill to allow medical marijuana never got a hearing, and the state enacted a new ban on certain smoking pipes to further crack down on...

    Tags: Voting, Elections, Health Treatments, Litigation and Regulation, Orlando Weekly

    9. May 31, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  9. For the graduate, a lack of pomp, but plenty to be proud of

    I stuffed my purse with tissues for my trip to San Francisco last week. I expected to be a teary mess as I watched my youngest child walk the stage at her college graduation.
    I stuffed my purse with tissues for my trip to San Francisco last week. I expected to be a teary mess as I watched my youngest child walk the stage at her college graduation. But I didn't get weepy because I didn't get to see it. The commencement at...

    Tags: Telecommunication Service, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Teachers, Graduation

    10. May 31, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Democratic whip visits suburban factory to tout manufacturing policy

    As he toured a suburban Chicago factory on Thursday, U.S. House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer touted his "Make It In America" campaign, which aims at creating ideal conditions for manufacturing companies to innovate and add jobs.
    As he toured a suburban Chicago factory on Thursday, U.S. House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer touted his "Make It In America" campaign, which aims at creating ideal conditions for manufacturing companies to innovate and add jobs. To do that, legislators...

    Tags: University of Illinois at Chicago, Employment, Steny Hoyer, Industrial Production, Robin Kelly

    11. May 27, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  11. Suburban poverty on the rise

    Betty Lou's Pantry in Coopersburg sits just a mile from million-dollar homes among some of the Lehigh Valley's priciest real estate, so it wasn't surprising when Chris Page took over in 2009 that it was supplying food to just 15 needy families.
    Betty Lou's Pantry in Coopersburg sits just a mile from million-dollar homes among some of the Lehigh Valley's priciest real estate, so it wasn't surprising when Chris Page took over in 2009 that it was supplying food to just 15 needy families. This...

    Tags: Coopersburg, Personal Income, Catasauqua, Poverty, 2010 Census

    12. May 28, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  12. EXCLUSIVA-Ejecutivos de empresa británica irán a juicio en Cuba

    Reuters
    Por Marc Frank LA HABANA (Reuters) - El juicio contra dos ejecutivos de alto rango de una empresa de inversión británica que operaba en Cuba está programado para el jueves, según fuentes cercanas a los acusados, como parte de una ofensiva...

    Tags: Cuba

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