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News of the Weird: Stories of Out-of-Control Big Government
For some reason, South Korea (with about one-sixth the men that America has) is the world's largest consumer of male cosmetics, with its leading company approaching $1 billion a year in sales. According to a September Bloomberg Business Week dispatch,...
Tags: Laws, Arts and Culture, Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Let credit unions do their job
Virtually every current or aspiring officeholder on either side of the aisle extols the virtues of American small businesses as the backbone of the U.S. economy. With that in mind, Sen. Mark Udall, a Colorado Democrat, and Rep. Ed Royce, a California...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Business, Small Businesses, Career and Workplace
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Congress clears $662 billion defense bill
Associated PressCongress passed a massive $662 billion defense bill Thursday after months of wrangling over how to handle captured terrorist suspects without violating Americans' constitutional rights. A last-minute compromise produced a truce but lawmakers said the...Tags: Guerrilla Activity, Trials, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Osama bin Laden
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One Year Later, Rep. Giffords Returns to Shooting Site
CNNTUCSON, Ariz. (CNN) -- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords joined thousands for a vigil Sunday night in Tucson, Arizona, one of several emotional events over the weekend to mark one year since a shooting rampage that left her and 12 others wounded and six people...Tags: Jared Lee Loughner, Gabrielle Giffords, Human Interest, Justice System, Judges
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Nelson and Rubio to sit together at SOTU speech
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelWhen President Barack Obama enters the U.S. House chamber tonight to deliver his State of the Union address, his audience will include Florida U.S. Sens. Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio — sitting together. The pair — a two-term Democrat running... -
Health Notes: Exercise keeps you young! New campaign urges physical activity for health
New Go4Life campaign focuses on fitness for older adults -- for slower aging and better health
Introduced by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Go4Life campaign encourages sedentary older adults to reap health benefits by making physical...Tags: Environmental Issues, Elections, Conservation, Diseases and Illnesses, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Kids say say 'potato,' USDA says 'po-ta-NO'
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Sen. Susan Collins, who hails from Maine’s potato country and picked potatoes as a girl, is working to restore some respect for the humble spud, which is on the verge of being virtually banished from the nation’...Tags: French Fries, Barbara Bush, Susan Collins, Hospitals and Clinics, Health
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A “balanced” balanced budget amendment
Orlando Opinionators - Orlando SentinelWhen House Republicans passed their “cut, cap and balance” plan in July, the demand that Congress approve a balanced budget amendment before raising the debt ceiling made the plan a non-starter in the Senate. About 20 Senate Democrats would... -
Viewpoint: Who sat together at State of the Union?
Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., sat with Rep. John Duncan, R-Tenn., an old friend whose office is next door. Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., asked one of his longtime Republican friends if he could sit next to him, but he already had a date. The parties have sat...Tags: John McCain, John Kerry, Republican Party, Elections, Democratic Party
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Pols urged to cross aisle
During this era of heated, partisan rhetoric, Colorado Sen. Mark Udall has a simple idea for how Washington politicians can show some unity, at least symbolically, when President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address Tuesday.
Instead of...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Elections, Republican Party, Democratic Party, Government
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Congress sends terrorism-fighting bill to Obama
Associated PressCongress on Thursday passed a four-year extension of post-Sept. 11 powers to search records and conduct roving wiretaps in pursuit of terrorists. Votes taken in rapid succession in the Senate and House came after lawmakers rejected attempts to temper...Tags: Law Enforcement, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Osama bin Laden, Justice System, Judges
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Defense Officials: Time to Lift Military Ban on Gays
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- It's time to repeal the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy and allow gay troops to serve openly for the first time in history, the nation's top defense officials declared Tuesday, with the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff...Tags: Steny Hoyer, Jeff Sessions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Justice System, Harry Reid
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