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    Jun 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. New abortion rules assume women are really stupid

    The House Judiciary Committee, dominated by Republican men who still have not learned to avoid the subject of rape and pregnancy, took up the issue of abortion this week.
    The House Judiciary Committee, dominated by Republican men who still have not learned to avoid the subject of rape and pregnancy, took up the issue of abortion this week. Normally, the news about abortion focuses on the machinations of conservative...

    Tags: Mike Lee, Social Issues, Justice System, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Abortion

    2. Jun 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Snowden smuggled out data on thumb drive, officials say

    WASHINGTON — Former National Security Agency contract employee Edward Snowden used a computer thumb drive, a portable data storage device that is supposedly barred inside the spying agency, to smuggle highly classified documents out of an NSA facility in Hawaii, according to U.S. officials.
    WASHINGTON — Former National Security Agency contract employee Edward Snowden used a computer thumb drive, a portable data storage device that is supposedly barred inside the spying agency, to smuggle highly classified documents out of an NSA...

    Tags: China, The Washington Post, Mike J. Rogers, John Conyers, Jr., South China Morning Post Limited

    3. Jun 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. FBI director defends secret surveillance programs

    WASHINGTON — FBI Director Robert Mueller III strongly defended the government’s secret collection of millions of phone logs and emails Thursday, saying federal judges, Congress and the Department of Justice inspector general’s office have all approved the program over recent years.
    WASHINGTON — FBI Director Robert Mueller III strongly defended the government’s secret collection of millions of phone logs and emails Thursday, saying federal judges, Congress and the Department of Justice inspector general’s office...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, John Conyers, Jr., Police Investigations, Justice System, Robert Mueller

    4. Jun 12, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  4. McManus: Head-in-the-sand Congress

    Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) , a former chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, is hopping mad. Sensenbrenner considers himself the father of the Patriot Act, the 2001 law that gave the federal government new powers to investigate potential terrorists. But he thinks the National Security Agency's program to collect records on every telephone call in the country goes well beyond what he intended.
    Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) , a former chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, is hopping mad. Sensenbrenner considers himself the father of the Patriot Act, the 2001 law that gave the federal government new powers to investigate potential...

    Tags: The Washington Post, Justice System, Saxby Chambliss, Jeff Merkley, Barbara A. Mikulski

    5. Jun 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Online tax cheats: Being young is no excuse

    Contrary to what it <a href="http://generationopportunity.org/press/facing-mounting-pressure-from-youth-activists-congress-kills-internet-tax/">claimed</a> Thursday, the libertarian advocacy group <a href="http://generationopportunity.org/who-we-are/">Generation Opportunity</a> hasn't killed a Senate-passed bill to compel most online retailers to collect sales taxes. But the group seems to have done its best to mislead and confuse the people it claims to represent.
    Contrary to what it claimed Thursday, the libertarian advocacy group Generation Opportunity hasn't killed a Senate-passed bill to compel most online retailers to collect sales taxes. But the group seems to have done its best to mislead and confuse the...

    Tags: Justice System, Apple iTunes, Social Media, Computers, Services and Shopping

    6. Jun 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. GOP lawmakers criticize Atty. Gen. Holder over leak probes

    WASHINGTON &mdash; Republicans sharply criticized Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. on Sunday for his handling of an investigation into a possible leak of classified information to a Fox News reporter, suggesting that Holder lied to Congress last month in testifying that he was unaware of any potential prosecutions of journalists.
    WASHINGTON — Republicans sharply criticized Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. on Sunday for his handling of an investigation into a possible leak of classified information to a Fox News reporter, suggesting that Holder lied to Congress last month in...

    Tags: ABC (tv network), Justice System, Journalism, Darrell E Issa, Eric Holder

    7. May 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Holder pledges to probe IRS handling of conservative groups

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> &ndash; Testifying on Capitol Hill, Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. promised a thorough criminal investigation of the targeting of conservative organizations by the IRS that will look at potential civil rights violations and false statements that may have broken the law.
    WASHINGTON – Testifying on Capitol Hill, Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. promised a thorough criminal investigation of the targeting of conservative organizations by the IRS that will look at potential civil rights violations and false statements that...

    Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Justice System, Steve Chabot, Tea Party Movement, Eric Holder

    8. May 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. White House to renew bid for bill to protect journalists

    WASHINGTON &mdash; Facing questions about the Justice Department's secret seizure of reporters' phone records, the White House says that it will renew its push for legislation that would offer federal protections to journalists and their sources.
    WASHINGTON — Facing questions about the Justice Department's secret seizure of reporters' phone records, the White House says that it will renew its push for legislation that would offer federal protections to journalists and their sources....

    Tags: Arlen Specter, Carney (music group), Justice System, Journalism, Judges

    9. May 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Government secretly obtains phone records from journalists

    WASHINGTON &mdash; Federal prosecutors secretly obtained telephone records from more than 20 lines belonging to the Associated Press and its journalists in an attempt to learn who leaked information on how the CIA thwarted an apparent terrorist plot hatched in Yemen.
    WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors secretly obtained telephone records from more than 20 lines belonging to the Associated Press and its journalists in an attempt to learn who leaked information on how the CIA thwarted an apparent terrorist plot...

    Tags: Al-Qaeda, Justice System, Journalism, Darrell E Issa, Emergency Incidents

    10. May 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. House feels the heat on immigration reform

    WASHINGTON &mdash; Committee approval of a sweeping Senate immigration overhaul has put pressure on the House, where Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) and top leaders have been pushing a bipartisan group of lawmakers to produce its own bill.
    WASHINGTON — Committee approval of a sweeping Senate immigration overhaul has put pressure on the House, where Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) and top leaders have been pushing a bipartisan group of lawmakers to produce its own bill. House...

    Tags: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Healthcare Policies, Career and Workplace, Justice and Rights, Immigration

    11. May 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. House Speaker Boehner unlikely to support Internet sales tax bill

    WASHINGTON &mdash; House Speaker John A. Boehner said he probably won't support legislation allowing states to require that larger retailers collect sales taxes on Internet purchases.
    WASHINGTON — House Speaker John A. Boehner said he probably won't support legislation allowing states to require that larger retailers collect sales taxes on Internet purchases. And a key House committee chairman said his panel would take a...

    Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Jackie Speier, Crime, Law and Justice, John Boehner, Justice System

    12. May 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Senate OKs Internet sales tax

    WASHINGTON &mdash; The Senate gave strong bipartisan approval to landmark legislation that could largely lead to the end of the nation's decades-long Internet sales tax holiday.
    WASHINGTON — The Senate gave strong bipartisan approval to landmark legislation that could largely lead to the end of the nation's decades-long Internet sales tax holiday. Now the issue shifts to the more skeptical, Republican-controlled House,...

    Tags: Justice System, Amazon.com Inc., Computing and Information Technology Industry, Small Businesses, Steve Womack

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