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No, Big Brother isn’t watching
Change of SubjectWednesday's print column It’s easy to imagine an alternate America in which President Barack Obama had ostentatiously dismantled or curtailed the government’s electronic surveillance program shortly after his inauguration in 2009. Today,... -
Donnelly a man in the middle of the Senate
WASHINGTON - Sen. Joe Donnelly says he's right where he wants to be, in the middle, shot at by both sides in the heated political warfare in Washington. After a congressional recess tour of Indiana, Donnelly concluded he also is where his Hoosier...
Tags: Evan Bayh, Olympia J. Snowe, Parties and Movements, John McCain, Politics
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Local Voices: Palos Heights, Orland Park, Tinley Park, Palos Park
Letters to the editor from Palos Heights, Orland Park, Tinley Park and Palos Park residents. Gas-price mystery Here we go again. We, the Chicago-area lemmings, who rely upon gasoline for our daily lives, again face insane prices. Reports suggest...Tags: Gasoline Industry, Pension and Welfare, Politics, Elections, Medical Marijuana Therapy
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Santa Monica shooter's rifle appears to have been pieced together
The semiautomatic weapon used in the Santa Monica shooting rampage appears to have been put together from various parts, possibly in an attempt to circumvent the state's restrictions on such guns, law enforcement sources said Wednesday. While certain...
Tags: Periodicals, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Crime, Law and Justice, University of California, Los Angeles, John Zawahri
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Opposing Md.'s new gun control law doesn't make one an ignoramus
I must take issue with a recent letter to the editor slamming the sheriff of Garrett County for his stand against enforcing the new gun law ("The booboisie emerges victorious," June 10). First, I'm a registered Democrat. Second, I never owned a gun...
Tags: Owings Mills (Baltimore, Maryland), Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Legislation, Gun Control, Career and Workplace
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Toomey reaffirms support for background checks ahead of Sandy Hook anniversary
Call Washington BureauOn the eve of the six-month anniversary of the Sandy Hook murders, Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Pat Toomey issued a statement reaffirming his support for expanding background checks on firearms sales and said he hopes the Senate can find the votes to make...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Michael Bloomberg, Joe Biden, Politics, Democratic Party
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NSA surveillance defeats democracy
"And so the charges of the hysterics are revealed for what they are: castles in the air. Built on misrepresentation. Supported by unfounded fear. Held aloft by hysteria. On this and every other tool provided in the Patriot Act, charges of abuse of power...Tags: National Security Agency, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of Defense, Libraries, American Civil Liberties Union
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Madigan goes against Quinn on pension reform
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD — House Speaker Michael Madigan on Wednesday tried to increase the pressure on fellow Democrats in the Senate to get behind his version of pension reform and abandon their own as they head into Gov. Pat Quinn’s special session next...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Tom Cross, Michael Madigan, Pension and Welfare, Pat Quinn
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Investigan empresas por fraudes con la visa H-1B
P.: Ingresé con una visa H-1B. La semana pasada un oficial de inmigración fue a la oficina de mi patrocinador preguntando información sobre mi puesto y pruebas de que la compañía me está pagando. Honestamente, no estoy trabajando desde el año pasado....Tags: Personal Data Collection, Politics
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Rifle used in Santa Monica College shooting may have been altered
The rifle a gunman used to kill five people during a rampage in Santa Monica last week appears to have been modified accommodate large-capacity magazines. During the assault, John Zawahri, 23, had 40 magazines capable of holding 30 rounds each,...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, John Zawahri, Politics, Personal Weapon Control, Shootings
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Sheriff's refusal to enforce gun law is a victory for the people
Given what's been going on in Washington, it's good to see the sheriffs of three Maryland counties standing up for the rights of their citizens ("Sheriff won't enforce gun law," June 6). The framers of the Constitution would be proud of these men for...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Gun Control, Politics, Personal Weapon Control, Garrett County
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Democrats seek to avoid repeat of 2010 loss in Massachusetts
WASHINGTON — Desperate to avoid another Massachusetts special-election debacle, Democrats are pulling out all the stops for Rep. Edward J. Markey in the contest to keep the Senate seat formerly held by Secretary of State John F. Kerry in...
Tags: National Security Agency, Edward J Markey, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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