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Group urges federal benefits protections, decries tax breaks outside Schiff's Burbank office
Roughly a dozen activists and union members gathered outside the Burbank office of Rep. Adam Schiff’s Wednesday, urging the congressman to protect federal health insurance programs, while blasting what they called the nation's “rigged tax...
Tags: Medicare, AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Insurance, Google+
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Schiff, Jennerjahn show contrasting views
From Social Security to abortion, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) and his GOP challenger, Phil Jennerjahn, differed on just about everything during a debate at Burbank City Hall Monday night sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Glendale/Burbank. The...
Tags: Politics, Abortion Issue, Business, Government, Republican Party
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Uncle Sam isn't really calling you
We continue to receive calls from area residents telling us they have received a phone call from someone representing Social Security and/or Medicare. The caller says that new Medicare and/or Social Security cards are being mailed once information about...
Tags: FBI, Medicare, Internal Revenue Service, Government Health Care
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UPDATE: Woman in "Jamaican lottery scam" behind bars
A 76-year-old woman is behind bars in the Kosciusko County Jail, accused of defrauding an elderly couple. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s detectives drove to Georgia last week and arrested Joanne McCrary, 74, Calhoun, Georgia, on two counts of felony...
Tags: Crimes, Lotteries, Organized Crime, Jamaica, Arts and Culture
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Progress on immigration
Just when Washington looked like it was completely preoccupied with the scandals, real and imaginary, swirling around the White House, a group of Democrats and Republicans in the Senate managed the unexpected (and, these days, extraordinary): They...Tags: Politics, Ted Cruz, Orrin Hatch, Population and Census, Lindsey O. Graham
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Judge orders state to prosecute Goodman juror DeMartin
The case against John Goodman juror-turned-criminal defendant Dennis DeMartin is fast becoming as intriguing as the high-profile case against the Wellington polo mogul himself. On Monday, the judge overseeing Goodman's DUI manslaughter case appointed...Tags: Justice System, Prisons, Drunk Driving, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice
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Fraudsters prey on the elderly – that is where the money is
Financial scams targeting the elderly is an issue that hits close to home, says Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater. His 88-year-old mother, who lives in Palm Beach County, is deluged with all sorts of shady solicitations. "I am stunned at the...Tags: Politics, Personal Data Collection, Palm Beach County, Jeffrey Atwater, Interior Policy
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President Obama says the Syrian regime is more interested in holding on to power than in the welfare of its people. Funny, I think the same thing about Obama and the Democrats. To those who think people on Social Security are relying on so-called big-...Tags: Fox News Channel (tv network), Rush Limbaugh, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Internal Revenue Service
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How much cash should you keep on hand for emergencies?
Dear Liz: A few years ago I finished paying off my debt and now am in the very low-risk credit category. I have savings equal to about three months' worth of bills and am working to get that to six months' worth. I'm wondering, though, about an...Tags: Credit and Debt, Family, Disasters and Accidents, Retirement, Career and Workplace
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Entitlements' unimpeded growth is a benefit to seniors
WASHINGTON (AP) — With Congress increasingly unable to resolve budget disputes, federal programs on automatic pilot are consuming ever larger amounts of government resources. The trend helps older Americans, who receive the bulk of Social Security...
Tags: Politics, NASA, Medical Research, Washington, DC, Head Start
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Lobbying 2013 Legislature cost $34.2M
TALLAHASSEE — Insurance carriers, sugar growers pushing to lessen their pollution costs, telecommunications giant AT&T and an Internet-cafe software company dominated spending on lobbyists to influence the Florida Legislature during the first...Tags: Politics, Business Enterprises, Labor Legislation, Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Veterans, advocates brace for cutbacks
The Maryland Center for Veterans Education and Training's Baltimore complex is full of neatly made beds and shining-clean floors, a military-like environment for homeless former service members working to get their lives back on track. Its executive...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Layoffs and Downsizing
Jan 30, 2013
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May 23, 2013
|Column| South Bend Tribune
May 22, 2013
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May 22, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 14, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 13, 2013
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May 18, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
May 17, 2013
|Column| Los Angeles Times
May 13, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
May 16, 2013
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May 17, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
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