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Julian Bond: Race relations progress still has long way to go
I have always suspected racists didn't like being called out for their racism. Now I have proof. When I told MSNBC's Thomas Roberts on May 14th that the tea party was "the Taliban wing of American politics", a firestorm erupted. Arguing the IRS was...Tags: The Washington Post, Arts and Culture, Crime, Law and Justice, Culture, Social Issues
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Appeals court says legislators can't be questioned about gerrymandering 'intent'
TALLAHASSEE – A divided appeals court ruled Wednesday that Florida legislators may not be questioned under oath about whether they "intended" to gain partisan advantage when they re-drew congressional maps last year. The ruling came in one of two...Tags: Debbie Wasserman Schultz, 2010 Census, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Gainesville
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Lawmakers press Pentagon, VA to cooperate on claims backlog
A bipartisan group of lawmakers pressed the Obama administration Wednesday to reduce the backlog of disability claims at the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving cooperation between the several agencies that have a role in the process. Senators...
Tags: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Electronics, U.S. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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House feels the heat on immigration reform
WASHINGTON — Committee approval of a sweeping Senate immigration overhaul has put pressure on the House, where Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) and top leaders have been pushing a bipartisan group of lawmakers to produce its own bill. House...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Crime, Law and Justice, Paul Ryan, Career and Workplace, Immigration
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Penny Pritzker to face key senators for Commerce bid
With Chicago billionaire Penny Pritzker set to be grilled by senators Thursday at her Commerce secretary confirmation hearing, Bill Daley feels her pain. Daley, a son and brother of Chicago mayors, faced his own confirmation hearing in 1997 before he...Tags: POLITICO LLC, Bill Clinton, Career and Workplace, Penny Pritzker, Mark Kirk
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Democrats win California Assembly seat as GOP gains in Senate
SACRAMENTO — Democrats took another seat in the state Assembly this week, but a conservative Republican won a Central Valley state Senate district in an upset victory. The San Diego-area Assembly seat was a sure bet for Democrats — both...Tags: Politics, Curren D. Price, Jr., Elections, Small Businesses, Local Elections
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Rep. Issa tested by the spotlight
WASHINGTON — During the 2010 campaign, Rep. Brad Sherman, a Democrat from Sherman Oaks, joked, "Every time I try to encourage the White House to do more to help us elect Democrats to the House of Representatives, I send them a picture of Darrell...
Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Arts and Culture, Jason Chaffetz, Executive Branch, Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Newton R. Russell dies at 85; veteran California legislator
Newton R. Russell, a veteran state senator known as an expert on California's complex public pension system and a stickler for upholding legislative rules, died Saturday of lung cancer at his La Cañada Flintridge home, his family said. He was 85. A...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Ronald Reagan, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Lung Cancer, Richard Nixon
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Doyle McManus: Second-term scandal plague catches up to Obama
What is it about presidents' second terms that makes them seem so scandal-ridden? Simple: The iron law of longevity. All governments make mistakes, and all governments try to hide those mistakes. But the longer an administration is in office, the more...Tags: Christopher Stevens, Crime, Law and Justice, Bill Clinton, U.S. Department of State, Justice System
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Sen. Orrin Hatch emerges as key GOP vote on immigration
WASHINGTON – When Sen. Orrin Hatch takes his seat on the dais in the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings, the 79-year-old slides into his status as the most sought-after vote for immigration reform. A towering but genteel figure, Hatch is seen...
Tags: Business, Crime, Law and Justice, Fishing, Immigration, Google Inc.
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Chan Lowe: The Oklahoma tornadoes
Having spent nine years in Oklahoma, I found much about that state’s people to respect and admire—particularly their faith and their resiliency, which are intertwined in ways not understood by those who have never lived in the Bible Belt. They...
Tags: Ronald Reagan, Tom Coburn, U.S. Congress, Politics, James Inhofe
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