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Privacy advocates outraged, but lawmakers defend collection of phone records
Privacy advocates expressed outrage Thursday over revelations that the National Security Agency has been collecting telephone records of virtually every phone call made in the United States for seven years, but the Obama administration and a bipartisan...
Tags: Electronics, National Security Agency, Judges, Computer Networking and Internet, White House
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Democrats say Broward governor candidate can't speak at big party gathering
State Democratic Party leaders are facing unrest in the ranks after denying gubernatorial candidate Nan Rich of Weston a speaking spot at the big Democratic fundraising gala next month in Hollywood. The annual Jefferson-Jackson weekend is a premier...Tags: Weston (Broward, Florida), Regional Authority, U.S. Senate, Marco Rubio, Broward County
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Frank Lautenberg dies at 89; Democratic senator from New Jersey
WASHINGTON — Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg of New Jersey, the last World War II veteran in the Senate and a stalwart Democrat who led congressional battles over three decades to toughen gun laws, ban smoking on planes and crack down on drunk driving,...
Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Frank Lautenberg, Politics, Gina McCarthy, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Gubernatorial candidate favors longer school year, increased education funding
Daily American Staff Writer @DAPeteBosakDemocratic candidate for Pennsylvania governor John R. Hanger was in Somerset Thursday to promote his plan for public education, growing the economy and protecting the environment. Hanger, an attorney with 29 years of experience in government policy...Tags: Regional Authority, Interior Policy, Republican Party, Executive Branch, Government
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Senate immigration bill teeters as it tilts rightward
WASHINGTON — The Senate immigration bill is poised to undergo a decidedly rightward shift in an attempt to attract more Republican votes, but that threatens to erode bipartisan consensus. Democratic and Republican authors of the bill have...
Tags: Marco Rubio, DREAM Act, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Rand Paul, Orrin Hatch
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Democrats have ruined Illinois
Democrats are poisoning Illinois and Chicago. Maybe it's too obvious to state, but it isn't said often enough. Or barely at all. Democrats have locked up the city and the state. They have supermajorities in both houses of the Illinois legislature. The...
Tags: John J Cullerton, Local Government, Michael Madigan, Politics, Political Corruption
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Harford County Executive announces candidacy for Md. governor
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comHarford County Executive David Craig, who announced Monday that he is running for governor, stopped by downtown Hagerstown later in the day as part of a statewide tour to kick off his campaign. Craig, a Republican, is scheduled to make stops in Silver...Tags: Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Frederick County (Maryland), Ken Ulman
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GOP's Craig to enter race for governor; Brown picks Ulman for ticket
The 2014 governor's race came into clearer focus Wednesday as Harford County Executive David R. Craig set a date to announce his Republican candidacy and Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown's campaign confirmed that Howard County Executive Ken Ulman will be his...
Tags: Executive Branch, Frederick County (Maryland), Douglas F. Gansler, Prince George's County, Politics
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There's a fly in my soup
WASHINGTON – "Horrible customer service." That's what the newly fired IRS commissioner averred was the agency's only sin in singling out conservative political groups for discriminatory treatment. In such grim proceedings one should be grateful...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Soups, Internal Revenue Service, Tea Party Movement, Taxation
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Where money talks
WASHINGTON — Call it the revenge of the 1 percent. President Obama bested Mitt Romney by portraying his Republican opponent as a rich businessman who used offshore tax havens and ran enterprises into the ground without regard for working people....Tags: U.S. Senate, Michael T. McCaul, Barack Obama, Washington, DC, Politics
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Orange, Central Florida counties see money from state drop
TALLAHASSEE — Despite state coffers flush with cash, Central Florida taxpayers might be justified to feel short-changed in the final state budget signed by Gov. Rick Scott. That's because Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Lake, Volusia and Brevard all...
Tags: Altamonte Springs, Joe Negron, Executive Branch, Mike Haridopolos, Media Industry
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Gun control supporters facing recall bids in Colorado
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A Democratic campaign office here usually would be quiet this time of year, a few weeks after the state's legislature wrapped up work and lawmakers headed off to summer vacations. But even though it's not an election...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Citizens Initiative and Recall, Executive Branch, Politics, Scott Walker
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May 29, 2013
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May 27, 2013
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May 28, 2013
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