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Lawmakers ask Google's Larry Page to address Glass privacy issues
SAN FRANCISCO -- Months before the futuristic glasses become publicly available, Google Glass is already getting scrutiny from Capitol Hill. Eight members of Congress on Thursday sent a letter to Google Chief Executive Larry Page to ask what his company...Tags: Joe Barton, Justice System, Google Glass, Google Inc., Media Industry
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The Sun's tepid outrage at Benghazi
The Sun's editorial offers left-handed, fingers-crossed and a fast-wink support for finding the truth about the Benghazi tragedy ("Benghazi deserves real review," May 10) when mostly it contained accusations that Republicans only want to attack...Tags: Barack Obama, Havre de Grace, Politics, Benghazi
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Marketplace act a fair shake for local business
A vote against the Marketplace Fairness Act says doing what's popular is more important than doing what's right. None of us likes to pay taxes, but most of us know they are necessary for our city, county and state to provide the schools, roads and...Tags: U.S. Congress, Joe Donnelly, Sales, Dan Coats, Politics
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Harris links IRS scandal to Obamacare in address
Rep. Andy Harris of Maryland used a rare opportunity to speak on behalf of the Republican Party on Saturday to tie the unfolding IRS scandal to President Barack Obama's 2010 overhaul of the nation's health care system. Noting that the Internal...
Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Andrew P Harris, U.S. House of Representatives, White House, Parties and Movements
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Democrats seeking office have their eye on Sacramento
WASHINGTON — Early this year, Leticia Perez and her husband flew here for a whirlwind 48 hours. The couple dined at the Italian Embassy, visited the Lincoln Memorial and joined the crowd on the National Mall watching as President Obama was...
Tags: Justice System, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives, Adam B. Schiff, Elections
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Should Obama apologize for the IRS targeting conservative groups?
The Internal Revenue Service has done a dumb, unacceptable thing if reports that they targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny are true. But now the GOP is demanding an apology from President Obama. My God, is Obama is responsible for...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Internal Revenue Service, Mike J. Rogers, Politics, Tea Party Movement
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The giant, shocking IRS scandal that wasn't
There's nothing Washington likes better than a scandal. So official Washington was absolutely orgasmic this week while dealing with not one, but three scandals at the same time. Not one of which, sadly, was a sex scandal. First, there were accusations...Tags: Justice System, Internal Revenue Service, Elections, Barack Obama, Politics
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House has no shame on insurance
When state House Republicans turned down billions of federal dollars to expand health coverage to a million working poor Floridians, they weren't just heartless. They were hypocrites. In the legislative session that ended this month, the House's GOP...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Poverty, Parties and Movements, Washington, DC
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Amid scandal, Obama focuses on jobs in Baltimore
President Barack Obama told several hundred people gathered at a Baltimore manufacturing plant on Friday that he would keep his administration focused on the economic recovery -- despite a series of political scandals that have rocked the administration...Tags: Travel, Andrew P Harris, Internal Revenue Service, Interior Policy, Elections
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Ousted IRS chief defends against partisan charges
WASHINGTON — The ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service apologized Friday for the agency's "foolish mistakes" in singling out conservative groups for intrusive and time-consuming scrutiny, but said that the effort was not driven by partisan...
Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Justice System, Internal Revenue Service, Dave Camp, Thomas E Price
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Michelle Steel launches bid for supervisor
Orange County's representative on the state Board of Equalization officially began her campaign this week for a seat on the county's Board of Supervisors. Michelle Steel, a Surfside resident, is running for the District 2 seat during the June 2014...Tags: Allan R. Mansoor, Sandra Hutchens, Civil and Public Service, Primaries, Local Elections
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Taxing the tea party
Loyal readers of this page are likely aware that we have not been great supporters of the tea party movement. Too often, we have found those anti-tax crusaders who call themselves tea party patriots are simply rebranded John Birch Society members of an...Tags: U.S. Congress, Richard Nixon, Susan Collins, Internal Revenue Service, White House
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