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Editorial: Conservatives should lead on immigration
If President Barack Obama delivers on his promise to sign meaningful immigration legislation in his second term, it could be because he wisely stayed out of the way while Sen. Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican with his eye on the White House, did the...Tags: Republican Party, Business, Tea Party Movement, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Elections
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Maryland Jockey Club president says Preakness brand 'has changed dramatically'
Baltimore Sun Media GroupMaryland Jockey Club President Tom Chuckas said Saturday that the Preakness brand “has changed dramatically” in the last few years, citing an attendance bump in the infield celebration and increased security all around the racetrack. ...Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), The Jockey Club Incorporated, FBI, Equestrian, Sports
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Building evacuated in Aberdeen after Congressional staffers find suspicious envelopes
Three envelopes without return addresses were sent to Aberdeen offices of South Dakota's congressional delegation, causing emergency officials to block off streets and a hazardous materials team to investigate Friday. About 20 people were evacuated...
Tags: Tea Party Movement, U.S. Congress, Medical Procedures and Tests, Dwayne Johnson, Kristi Noem
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Grant will boost Berrien communications
South Bend TribuneNILES — A nearly $1 million federal grant will go a long way toward improving communications during Berrien County emergencies and perhaps will save lives. Officials at the dispatch center of the Niles Law Enforcement Complex, 1600 Silverbrook Ave....Tags: Fires
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Officials demand more information about proposed immigration detention center
Special to the TribuneJoliet City Councilman Jim McFarland wants to hear firsthand – and publicly – what Corrections Corp. of America plans to do if it builds an immigration detention center in Joliet. McFarland, who called for a public meeting to learn about...Tags: Corrections Corporation of America, Prisons, Politics, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Janet Napolitano
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Smart TV: The industry push to keep getting smarter
For decades we've been watching TV. Now a new generation of televisions is beginning to watch us. Technological advances are giving the old clunky "boob tube" an I.Q. injection. Some of the new breed of smart TVs comes equipped with facial recognition...Tags: Apple Inc., Consumer Electronics Industry, Television, Personal Data Collection, Advertising
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Gun advocates should take aim at real scandals
Last month, I received emails from two people I know but who don't know each other: one a close friend and Second Amendment supporter, and the other a regular reader who sends me news items she believes the "liberal media" are willfully suppressing....
Tags: Shootings, Operation Fast and Furious, National Rifle Association of America, Gun Control, Politics
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Politics as usual
Bloomberg gun control group thanks Toomey A gun control advocacy group backed by New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg began airing a TV ad Thursday that thanks U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey for his work on strengthening background checks. The Mayors Against ...Tags: Republican Party, Jim Ferlo, Lou Barletta, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Correspondents (music group)
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Florida human-trafficking ring busted, 16 young women enslaved, Bondi says
CLEARWATER -- State and local law enforcement officials announced Friday they have broken up a human trafficking and prostitution ring that operated throughout the Tampa Bay area. The two men accused of running the operation -- Peter Kitt, 41, and...Tags: Organized Crime, Laws, St. Petersburg (Pinellas, Florida), Lawyers, Pam Bondi
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Report warned Boston Marathon was vulnerable to terrorism
WASHINGTON — Five days before two bombs tore through crowds at the Boston Marathon, an intelligence report identified the finish line as an "area of increased vulnerability" and warned Boston police that homegrown extremists could use "small-scale...Tags: Bombings, Laws, U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, U.S. Congress, Tamerlan Tsarnaev
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International concerns
The Benghazi cover up/lie is snatching the daily headlines; dynamic duos such as Batman and Robin, The Lone Ranger and Tonto, Cisco and Pancho are a few of the fictional protectors of justice of yesteryear. A twosome of real life evil minded, self-...Tags: Armed Forces, Religion and Belief, Libya, Iraq, U.S. Department of State
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Intelligence report identified vulnerability before Boston bombing
WASHINGTON -- Five days before two bombs tore through crowds at the Boston Marathon, an intelligence report identified the finish line of the race as an "area of increased vulnerability" and warned Boston police that extremists may use "small scale...Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Times Square, Joe Lieberman, U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, FBI
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