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Military sexual assault: Senate approves new procedures
The Senate Armed Services Committee endorsed several steps to improve prosecution of military sexual assault on Wednesday during a rare open debate of its annual defense policy bill, but it killed a controversial proposal opposed by Pentagon leaders....
Tags: Assault, The Washington Post, Armed Forces, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, U.S. House of Representatives
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Michigan lawmakers center stage in military sexual assault reform debate
Staff Writer -- bhubbard@petoskeynews.com Twitter: @BrandonHubbardThe U.S. Legislature is pondering how to address a growing problem of unreported sexual assaults in the military, and Michigan lawmakers could figure prominently into the reforms. Last year 3,374 cases involving sexual misconduct were reported in the...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Assault, Military Justice, Sexual Assault, Armed Forces
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Michigan Democrat Dingell surpasses record for longest tenure in Congress
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON The day that John Dingell first stepped onto the floor of the House of Representatives, he faced a very different America. A woman named Rosa Parks had just been arrested, the name Emmett Till was in the news and a movie star named James Dean...Tags: Bill Clinton, U.S. House of Representatives, John Boehner, Children's Health, Health Insurance
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Brass seeks to temper military justice overhaul
WASHINGTON (AP) — American military commanders wield substantial power to discipline the troops they lead. But an epidemic of sexual assaults roiling the armed forces has Congress about to rein in that authority. The only question is by how much?...
Tags: U.S. Military, Assault, Armed Forces, Mike Turner, Justice System
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Way past time to change tax code
During the early years of the Republic, Chief Justice John Marshall noted that, "The power to tax is the power to destroy." He might have added that it's also the power to manipulate behavior, punish political enemies and reward political friends. Indeed,...Tags: Chuck Schumer, Government, Tim Cook, Richard Nixon, U.S. Senate
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Congress chafes at its own rules
Democrat Carl Levin doesn't need directions to navigate the Capitol. He has served Michigan in the U.S. Senate since 1979, and by now he knows where all the bodies are buried. You can't slip anything past this old bull. Today, he chairs the powerful...Tags: John McCain, General Electric Company, Rand Paul, Tim Cook, Crime, Law and Justice
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Jonah Goldberg: Obama has no use for those who disagree with him
Of course the president deserves some of the blame. Yes, it's extremely unlikely he ordered the IRS to discriminate against tea party, pro-life or Jewish groups opposed to his agenda (though why anyone should take his word for it is beyond me). And his...Tags: Chuck Schumer, State of the Union Address, Crime, Law and Justice, George W. Bush, Taxation
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IRS follows Obama's lead
Jonah GoldbergOf course the president deserves some of the blame. Yes, it's extremely unlikely he ordered the IRS to discriminate against tea party, pro-life or Jewish groups opposed to his agenda (though why anyone should take his word for it is beyond me). And his...Tags: Chuck Schumer, State of the Union Address, Crime, Law and Justice, George W. Bush, Taxation
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IRS bureaucrats saw Obama in rearview mirror
Of course the president deserves some of the blame. Yes, it's extremely unlikely he ordered the IRS to discriminate against tea party, pro-life or Jewish groups opposed to his agenda (though why anyone should take his word for it is beyond me). And...Tags: Chuck Schumer, State of the Union Address, Crime, Law and Justice, George W. Bush, Taxation
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IRS probe ignored most influential groups
IRS probe ignored most influential groups KEN THOMAS,Associated Press STEVE PEOPLES,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — There's an irony in the Internal Revenue Service's crackdown on conservative groups. The nation's tax agency has admitted to...
Tags: Elections, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Karl Rove, Arts and Culture, Americans for Prosperity
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Rape and winning
Robert KoehlerMaybe the problem is that rape is an extension of military culture. And it's metastasizing, even as legislation to address it stays trapped in congressional subcommittee. Scandals and outrage come and go, but rape is ever-present. In 2011, a Pentagon...Tags: U.S. Military, Assault, U.S. Department of Defense, Sexual Assault, Armed Forces
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Will Senate bid lure Rogers from his House seat?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Mike Rogers has pulled off a rare feat in a bitterly divided Congress — a working, productive relationship with Democrats in overseeing the nation's 16 spy agencies. The question now is whether the...
Tags: Elections, U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Justice System, Mohamed Morsi
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