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Schiff criticizes Burbank post office closure plan
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) on Tuesday said he would fight any move to close the Glenoaks post office in Burbank to cut costs at the financially-strapped U.S. Postal Service. In a letter to U.S. Postal Service Postmaster Gen. Patrick Donahoe, Schiff...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Government Postal Delivery, U.S. Postal Service, Patrick R. Donahoe
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Bob Hope Airport safe from sequestration cuts, so far
Bob Hope Airport will avoid the impact of $85 billion in automatic federal spending cuts that are slated for midnight Friday -- a move that officials warn will force a scale back in operations at airfields across the nation. A last-minute huddle between...
Tags: Transportation Security Administration, Budget Control Act of 2011, Federal Aviation Administration, Employees, Barack Obama
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Schiff: America has hit a 'tipping point' on gun violence
As the students and teachers involved in the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary returned to school this week, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) begins serving on a congressional task force set up to address gun violence and propose potential gun-reform...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Hunting, Politics, Adam Schiff, Justice and Rights
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Women's group to host candidate debate
The League of Women Voters of Glendale/Burbank will host a debate between Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) and his challenger, Republican Phil Jennerjahn, at 7 p.m. Monday at Burbank City Hall, 275 E. Olive Ave. The two men are seeking to represent the...Tags: Adam Schiff, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, Freddie Mac
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Native Americans' problems do matter
In response to the letter, “No Native Americans, no need to bother,” really, Lee Brandt, why bother with “their” problems? Have you ever been to a Southern California pow-wow? If you have, you would know that there are many...Tags: Crimes, Politics, Human Interest, Adam Schiff, Indigenous People
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How not to run a local government
One of the more enjoyable aspects of my public career was an excellent relationship with public safety unions. Law enforcement, fire and EMT groups were supportive of my races for the state legislature, Congress and governor. Although not unheard of,...Tags: Bankruptcy, Public Employees, Politics, Pension and Welfare, Finance
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Timeline: An attorney and anthrax
May 2001: Washington lawyer Richard J. Danzig is appointed to the board of Human Genome Sciences Inc. in Rockville, Md. Sept. 11, 2001: Terrorists crash passenger jets into the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon and rural Pennsylvania. Soon...Tags: Human Genome Sciences Inc., Anthrax, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
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05/20: New businesses
Occupational licenses issued recently by county and municipal governments in Central Florida; data collected by Market Force Corp. of Newtown Square, Pa. Lake The London Fish and Chippy, restaurant, 3242 Cypress Grove Drive, Eustis, 32736. Kapa Reno...
Tags: St. Cloud, Renovation, Ocoee, Personal Service, Building Material
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Pointing to threat, pulling in profit
Tribune Washington BureauWASHINGTON -- Over the last decade, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, a prominent lawyer, presidential advisor and biowarfare consultant to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, has urged the government to counter what he called a...Tags: Michael Chertoff, Politics, Finance, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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Community sports: Ferro, Hoctel to bowling hall of fame
South Bend TribuneTony Ferro and Vic Hoctel have been inducted into the St. Joseph Valley United States Bowling Congress Association Hall of Fame for superior performance. Ferro held a 200-plus average for 25 years and has rolled a perfect game 29 times. He has had nine...Tags: Bowling, Sports
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Cannes: With The 'Congress,' Ari Folman votes for new audacity
CANNES, France--Few independent directors have won as many plaudits for their visual inventiveness as Ari Folman. Five years ago, the Israeli first-timer came to Cannes and caught the film-world’s attention with his combat piece “Waltz With...Tags: Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., Politics, Fiction, Golden Globe Awards, Movies
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Spotlighting a terrorism risk, and profiting
WASHINGTON — Over the last decade, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, a prominent lawyer, presidential advisor and biowarfare consultant to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, has urged the government to counter what he...
Tags: Michael Chertoff, Politics, Finance, U.S. Department of Defense, Government
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