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One man's pride in himself is inspiring
I am writing this in response to David Whiteman's May 11 letter. He complains about the great deal of media coverage received by Jason Collins, an NBA player who made history as the first active male athlete in a major North American sports league to come...Tags: Barack Obama, Gun Control, Crime, Law and Justice, Benghazi, Interior Policy
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Food, farm and jobs bill: Helping protect natural resources
This year, passage of a long-term, comprehensive Food, Farm and Jobs Bill is critical to providing certainty for U.S. producers. This includes the continued availability of conservation programs that give our farmers, ranchers and private foresters the...Tags: Conservation, Natural Resource Industry, Environmental Issues, Barack Obama, Natural Resources
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Admiral Joe Sestak
When Admiral Joe Sestak declared he would be running for the U.S. Senate, I was happy to hear it primarily because of one reason: he will take care of our veterans. Our senators and congressmen voted to send them to war in Iraq and Afghanistan, adding...Tags: Politics, U.S. Senate, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Rising consumer demand aids organic industry sway
WASHINGTON (AP) - The organic food industry is gaining influence on Capitol Hill, prompted by its entry into traditional farm states and by increasing consumer demand. That's not going over well with everyone in Congress. Tensions between conventional...Tags: Consumers, Customs and Tradition, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Marketing, Consumer Goods Industries
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The case for food stamps
To hear Republicans — and some Democrats — in Congress talk, you'd think food-stamp dollars just disappear into a black hole. The prevailing debate in the Senate and House versions of the farm bill, which contains funding for food stamps...
Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Nutrition, Relief and Aid Organizations, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Politics
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Navy conducts first test flight of Northrop's Triton drone
Aerospace giant Northrop Grumman Corp., plagued by setbacks with its pricey high-flying spy drones, has come up with a new version for the Navy that could keep the company's unmanned aircraft assembly line in Palmdale humming. An initial test flight...
Tags: Barack Obama, Military Aircraft, U.S. Department of Defense, Aerospace Manufacturing, Boeing Co.
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Obama puts restrictions on drone program
WASHINGTON — Reining back the aggressive counter-terrorism strategy he has embraced for five years, President Obama declared clear, public restrictions for the first time on using unmanned aircraft to kill terrorists, a shift likely to significantly...
Tags: Barack Obama, Prisons, American Civil Liberties Union, International Military Interventions, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp
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IRS puts head of problem office on leave
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service has replaced the head of the office under fire for improperly targeting conservative groups, a day after she invoked the 5th Amendment and refused to answer questions before a congressional committee. Lois...
Tags: Civil and Public Service, Barack Obama, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Politics
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American Agri-Women meet in Washington, D.C. June 2-5
ALMA, Kan. (AgPR) - Leaders of American Agri-Women (AAW) from throughout the country will gather in Washington, DC, the week of June 2-5 for the organization's annual Washington, DC Fly-in. The Twentieth Annual Symposium hosted by AAW will be held at...Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues, Labor Legislation, Washington, DC, Career and Workplace
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COLUMN: The NLRB's school-door stand
 WASHINGTON — Early in an opinion issued recently by a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Judge A. Raymond Randolph says: "Although the parties have not raised it, one issue needs to be...Tags: Barack Obama, Labor Legislation, Crime, Law and Justice, Washington, DC, Justice System
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Editorial: IRS stonewalling makes the case for a special prosecutor
"If you refuse to answer, you will leave us no choice but to ask for a special counsel or the appointment of a special prosecutor to get to the bottom of this. I hope that's not the approach of the IRS going forward, because there will be hell to pay."...Tags: White House, Eric Holder, Crime, Law and Justice, IRS Tea Party Nonprofit Application Scandal (2013), Justice System
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Setting limits on drones
It's about time. President Barack Obama's announcement today of new limits on drone strikes and his renewed call to close the terrorist detention center at Guantanamo Bay were badly overdue. The United States has lost much credibility overseas with...
Tags: Barack Obama, Anwar al-Awlaki, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Prisons, Al-Qaeda
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