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Passport problems? Call your congressman
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIf you need help with your passport, do not e-mail your congressional representative's office. Call. This list of California House members (with their district number) was compiled using the contact information on each representative's website. --------...Tags: Elton Gallegly, Adam B. Schiff, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Ellen O Tauscher, Diane Watson
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Navajos seek funds to clear uranium contamination
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterNavajo tribal officials asked Congress on Tuesday for at least $500 million to finish cleaning up lingering contamination on the Navajo reservation in the American Southwest from Cold War-era uranium mining, an industry nurtured by its only customer until...Tags: National Government, Environmental Pollution, Metal and Mineral, Environmental Issues, Tom Udall
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No veep is an island
VICE PRESIDENT Dick Cheney's refusal to comply with a presidential order regulating the handling of classified information might be scary were it not so ludicrous. Cheney's rejection of mandatory inspections required of all federal offices to make...Tags: National Security, Internal Revenue Service, George W. Bush, Government, Dick Cheney
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EPA denies California's right to mandate emissions
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersThe Bush administration Wednesday denied California's bid to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles, dealing a blow to the state's attempts to combat global warming and prompting an immediate vow from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to take the...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Regional Authority, Dianne Feinstein, Vehicles, White House
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GOP-issued laptops now a White House headache
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWhen Karl Rove and his top deputies arrived at the White House in 2001, the Republican National Committee provided them with laptop computers and other communication devices to be used alongside their government-issued equipment. The back-channel e-...Tags: Republican Party, Gaming, White House, U.S. Department of Justice, Jack Abramoff
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The NFL's Tillman offense
Mary Tillman has a message for the National Football League: Help me find out what happened to my son. Inspired to serve his country after 9/11, Pat Tillman gave up a lucrative career with the Arizona Cardinals to join the Army in May 2002. As a Ranger,...Tags: Republican Party, National Football League, Roger Goodell, George W. Bush, San Diego Chargers
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Dumping Dingell was overdue
Nobody ever refers to members of Congress as "lions of the House," but Rep. John D. Dingell (D-Mich.) has as thick a mane as any (figuratively speaking, of course). The longest-serving current member, Dingell was writing legislation before Barack Obama...Tags: Barbara Boxer, Laws, Petroleum Industry, Henry Waxman, John Dingell
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Airport tests reveal major security flaws
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWashington Federal investigators smuggled the components of liquid-based bombs past screeners in 19 airports nationwide in secret tests earlier this year, showing that a terrorist could thwart the latest U.S. security regulations. "Our tests clearly...Tags: Transportation Security Administration, Bill Pascrell Jr., Career and Workplace, Transportation Accidents, Laws
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Still no toxic cleanup plan for Navajos
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe Environmental Protection Agency plans to resume long-stalled testing for toxics on the Navajo reservation unleashed by abandoned Cold War uranium mines, but it and four other federal agencies have yet to come up with overall cleanup and health plans,...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Regional Authority, Democratic Party, Environmental Politics
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Times Staff WriterRead-only summary seames rimmed for web, 76894 Read-only web_hed Passport problems? Call your congressman Read-only dpt_kicker Read-only txt If you need help with your passport, do not e-mail your congressional representative's office. Call. This...Tags: Elton Gallegly, Adam B. Schiff, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Ellen O Tauscher, Diane Watson
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State Dept.'s chief watchdog resigns
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterState Department Inspector General Howard J. Krongard, who has been accused of improperly interfering with investigations into private security contractor Blackwater USA and with other probes, resigned Friday. In a brief public statement, the longtime...Tags: Civil and Public Service, University of Cambridge, Politics, George W. Bush, Justice System
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Kicking the lame duck out
Today, Lomonaco and York evaluate calls for removing Bush from office. Previously, they assessed Bush's relationship with Congress and discussed his remaining agenda. They'll conclude their debate tomorrow with an exchange on the president's legacy. Dems...Tags: Republican Party, University of Minnesota, Lewis Libby, White House, Social Issues
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