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Educators, artists, lawmakers urge more emphasis on the humanities
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON America needs to invest more in the humanities and social sciences in order to preserve its cultural identity and economic competitiveness, according to a new report on the role those subjects play in shaping the national character. The report...Tags: Sociology, Miami Dade College, Arts and Culture, Duke University, U.S. Congress
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Senate Armed Services panel approves defense bill
The Senate Armed Services Committee passed a $625 billion defense bill Friday that would raise the cost cap on the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford and free up nearly $2 billion to restore cuts from sequestration. Sen. Tim Kaine, a member of the...
Tags: Tammy Duckworth, Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, U.S. Military, Sex Crimes, Defense
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Virginia Beach NAACP rallies behind Rep. Rigell offshore drilling bill
The Virginia Beach chapter of the NAACP threw its support this week behind federal legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Scott Rigell, R-Virginia Beach, to lift the moratorium on drilling for natural gas and oil in the state's coastal waters. Rigell's...Tags: Credit and Debt, Scott Rigell, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues, Labor Markets
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Warner tapped to lead road, rail and ports panel
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, was tapped to lead a Senate subcommittee that focuses on safety, security and infrastructure on U.S. roads, rail lines and ports. Warner was appointed to chair the Senate Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and...
Tags: U.S. Army, Frank Lautenberg, Conservation, Environmental Issues, U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
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Legislators say port lobbying work violated spirit of state law
Daily PressA current and a former state lawmaker said the Virginia Port Authority's decade-long federal lobbying activity runs afoul of a 1994 bill barring agencies in the commonwealth from hiring lobbyists. The law states employing an outside lobbyist "by an...Tags: Government, Regional Authority, Judges, Lobbying, Justice System
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If John Paulson wins on Fannie Mae, America loses
For years, the White House and many lawmakers have been saying the government needs to put Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac out of their misery. Yet they live on. And now their stock charts look like electrocardiograms. Both companies' common shares are up...Tags: Fannie Mae, White House, U.S. Congress, Mutual Funds, Finance
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MD--Mid-Atlantic Daybook
Associated Press Mid-Atlantic Daybook for Sunday, June 2. MID-ATLANTIC The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news...Tags: Government, WikiLeaks, Regional Authority, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Daniel Ellsberg
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So far, sequester's effects seem small but destabilizing
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON The $85 billion in federal budget cuts called the sequester, which some warned would shake the nation like an earthquake, seems like a series of isolated tremors that are easily overlooked but still destabilizing. Taken as a whole, the...Tags: Government, Environmental Politics, Conservation, Defense, U.S. Congress
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Where money talks
WASHINGTON — Call it the revenge of the 1 percent. President Obama bested Mitt Romney by portraying his Republican opponent as a rich businessman who used offshore tax havens and ran enterprises into the ground without regard for working people....Tags: Republican Party, Maria Cantwell, U.S. Congress, Michael T. McCaul, Political Fundraising
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May 28 Letters: GOP priorities, capital punishment, veterans' benefits
GOP priorities? [This month] the GOP-controlled House of Representatives and our local Republican contingent — Wittman, Rigell, and Forbes — voted to weaken the Dodd-Frank financial regulation law which was designed to promote the...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Republican Party, Death Penalty, Crime, Law and Justice
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Law school clinics seen as possible way to help reduce VA backlog on vets' disability benefits
Associated PressNORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Dustin Allison was riding in an armored vehicle at the head of a convoy in Iraq one morning in 2007 when an improvised explosive device went off, killing the driver and leaving Allison badly wounded. Shrapnel struck the Utah...Tags: Chris Murphy, University of Pennsylvania, College of William and Mary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Jeanne Shaheen
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W&M veterans benefit clinic gaining recognition
Five years ago, we wrote in this space about a fledgling new program at the College of William and Mary Law School that would train students in the law while helping military veterans at the same time. The school was hosting a "cider and cake" session to...Tags: U.S. Army, College of William and Mary, Military Justice, Judges, Justice System
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