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Rand Paul's stunt misses the point
If you took Sen. Rand Paul duck hunting, he'd probably shoot the decoy. That's the impression the first-term Kentucky Republican gave when he took the floor of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday for a 13-hour rambling real-life imitation of Jimmy Stewart's...
Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Senate, Dianne Feinstein, Lindsey O. Graham
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Keep the drone debate alive
Arianna HuffingtonIt's become accepted wisdom that Washington has become pathologically polarized and partisan, with every new debate inevitably breaking down along party lines. That's why it was so remarkable last week when Rand Paul's old-fashioned talking filibuster...Tags: Jeff Merkley, John O. Brennan, New York University, Pakistan, Iraq
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Drone warfare becomes America's face to the world
It is certainly not be what he hoped or intended, but one of President Barack Obama's biggest legacies in foreign affairs may prove to be the proliferation of drones as tools of war, assassination and terror. Mr. Obama is not the first to use drones...
Tags: Entertainment Events, John O. Brennan, Al-Qaeda, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Terrorism
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A rally cry to tame spending
"Even victors are by victories undone." — John Dryden WASHINGTON — Democrats not allergic to arithmetic must know the cost of their "fiscal cliff" victory. When they flinched from allowing all of George W. Bush’s tax rates,...Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Allergies, George W. Bush, The Washington Post, Max Baucus
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Mikulski poised to become Senate committee chair
Behind-the-scenes jostling for committee chairmanships in the U.S. Senate has left Maryland Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski poised to take over the Senate Intelligence Committee — a move experts said Tuesday could bolster the role cybersecurity plays in...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Baltimore County, Meningitis, National Security Agency, Harry Reid
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A Washington poker game with $16 trillion in the pot
Every kid knows that falling off a cliff is never good, but what about a "fiscal cliff" — how would that feel? Americans may indeed find out, if Congress is unable to pass a budget plan prior to Jan. 1. So, what's at stake if such an event occurs?...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Harry Reid, Small Businesses, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Democratic Party
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Don't kill the shale-gas boom
WASHINGTON -- Let's not smother the shale-gas boom. It is the crown jewel of the disappointing economic recovery. Why tamper with success? Yet, there are those who argue that shale gas' benefits could be maximized if we restricted gas exports, mainly as...
Tags: Dow Chemical Co., Natural Gas, Consumers, Petroleum Industry, Energy Resources
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Scams targeting veterans on the rise
The Savings GameThere are thousands of "free lunch" seminars that attract large audiences. In 2007, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority scrutinized 110 securities firms that presented free lunch seminars. Their report...Tags: Finance, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Investments, Economy, Business and Finance, Veterans Affairs
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3 GOP senators join call for action on toxic flame retardants
The first signs of bipartisan support for overhauling the nation's chemical safety law emerged Monday, as three Republicans joined 23 other senators calling for tough restrictions on toxic flame retardants. Citing the Tribune's "Playing With Fire"...
Tags: Jeff Merkley, Sherrod Brown, Al Franken, Chuck Schumer, Jon Tester
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Going for broke on Medicare
Orlando Opinionators - Orlando SentinelIf Mitt Romney loses this election, it might well be because he chose a running mate, Paul Ryan, who dared put his name on a plan to reform Medicare. Polls show Ryan's premium support-voucher approach hasn't been playing well with many voters,... -
Future of Music 2012: A fight over Internet radio scraps
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- There were moments Tuesday during the annual Future of Music Summit where the conversation about revenue in the digital music industry sounded like a scrum over crumbs, a desperate fight over an increasingly shrinking pie. "There is...
Tags: Pandora Media, Inc., Consumers, U.S. House of Representatives, Technology, Apple iTunes
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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: Ukraine, Apple iPod, Theft, Justice System, National Government
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Dec 18, 2012
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Dec 9, 2012
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Dec 24, 2012
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Dec 19, 2012
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Jul 10, 2012
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Nov 13, 2012
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Oct 9, 2012
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