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George Michael: Obamacare - The coming train wreck
According to one national leader, Obamacare is “a huge train wreck coming down.” You might be tempted to dismiss this quote as another tea party attack on the president’s health care law. But you would be wrong. This statement was...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Max Baucus, The Herald-Mail, Board of Directors, Comprehensive Health
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Despite setback, U.S. Rep. Tim Walz continues push for transparency
Star TribuneWhen President Obama signed the STOCK Act into law last spring, the legislation co-sponsored by U.S. Rep. Tim Walz that explicitly banned insider trading by congressional members and government employees was hailed by watchdog groups as one of the most...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, George W. Bush, Tim Walz, Insider Trading, U.S. Department of Justice
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ATF agents conducting sting let man leave store with gun
Milwaukee Journal SentinelATF agents let a man armed with a gun and threatening to shoot someone walk out of their storefront sting operation in Milwaukee last summer, failing to arrest him or take the weapon, the Journal Sentinel has learned. The suspect, Bobby Ball -- a...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Gun Control, Heroin, Darrell E Issa, Theft
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New federal appeals court judge Jane Kelly brings rare experience as career public defender
Associated PressIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Jane Kelly will become a federal appeals court judge Friday with an unusual background that supporters say makes her a perfect fit for the job and a potential U.S. Supreme Court candidate someday. The 48-year-old attorney has...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Human Interest, Colleges and Universities, Duke University, Justice System
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U.S. Senate passes flood-protection bill vital to Cedar Rapids
The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, IowaThis city has been working for the five years since its $7-billion flood disaster to convince Congress to provide help for the city to build a flood protection system. On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate, on a vote of 83-14, approved the Water Resources...Tags: Rivers, Patrick Leahy, Bodies of Water, Marco Rubio, Tom Harkin
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Sen. Grassley clarifies immigration comments
Ames Tribune, IowaU.S. Sen. Charles Grassley pushed back against the notion he is opposed to immigration reform, in an interview this week with the Ames Tribune. Immigration reform debate began Thursday in the Senate Judiciary Committee; Grassley is the longest serving...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Immigration, Justice System, Migration
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Gay benefits: Immigration bill deal-breaker?
NewsdayOne of the biggest potential deal-breakers for the massive immigration bill as a Senate committee begins working on it Thursday is a Democratic proposal to extend immigration benefits to gay and lesbian couples, experts and lawmakers said Wednesday....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Patrick Leahy, Jeff Sessions, Immigration, Marco Rubio
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St. Paul pastor at center of U.S. labor secretary confirmation battle
Star TribuneWASHINGTON, D.C. -- In the fractious congressional battle over labor secretary nominee Thomas Perez, St. Paul pastor Fredrick Newell is the star witness caught in the middle. Newell, a longtime neighborhood jobs activist, became an unlikely witness...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Housing and Urban Planning, Parties and Movements, Social Issues, Justice System
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OPINION: Republicans continue to lose minority voters
Tulsa WorldIf anyone was unsure before, the report last week from the U.S. Census Bureau ought to send a clear signal: Minorities are gaining muscle in elections. According to the Census Bureau, in the 2012 presidential election, for the first time on record,...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Immigration, Social Issues, Justice System, Lyndon B. Johnson
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EDITORIAL: Rays of hope
The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, IowaFive years ago today, the immigration reform debate became much more real and closer to home for Eastern Iowans. On May 12, 2008, federal immigration agents and local law enforcement raided the former Agriprocessors meat packing facility in Postville...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Work Rules Contract Issues, Collective Contract, Interior Policy, Immigration
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Immigration reform debate under way
The Hawk Eye, Burlington, IowaU.S. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, will have his work cut out for him in the coming weeks, as his Senate Judiciary Committee began Thursday to take up an overhaul of the country's immigration system. The Border Security, Economic Opportunity and...Tags: George W. Bush, Crime, Law and Justice, Immigration, Justice System, Migration
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Opponents say Common Core oversimplifies education, lessens local control
Daily American Staff WriterPeople opposed to Common Core State Standards say that it is a "one-size-fits-all" approach to education and that it takes away local control of schools. Some states have halted the standards' implementation. The Republican National Committee in early...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Tea Party Movement
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