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Ex-AIG execs smacked down by Congress
The SwampCode Pink protesters give former AIG CEO Martin Sullivan piece of their mind. (Photo by Alex Wong, Getty Images.) by Frank James Yesterday it was Lehman Brothers, the bankrupt investment bank, that got the congressional autopsy treatment. Today it......Tags: Getty Images Inc., Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Government, Politics, National Government
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Showing the IRS some love after witch hunt
You may not have discerned this through the fog and mist of recent weeks, but the Internal Revenue Service is pretty durn good at its job. Some experts would go further. "I think they do an extraordinary job, considering that they're historically...
Tags: Pension and Welfare, Taxation, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, University of California, Davis, Politics
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Rape and winning
Robert KoehlerMaybe the problem is that rape is an extension of military culture. And it's metastasizing, even as legislation to address it stays trapped in congressional subcommittee. Scandals and outrage come and go, but rape is ever-present. In 2011, a Pentagon...Tags: Sex Crimes, Kirsten Gillibrand, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Army, Robert Koehler
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Congressional leaders reach agreement on pipeline safety
Nation NowHouse and Senate leaders on Thursday reached agreement on tougher safety rules for the nation’s vast network of pipelines in the wake of a spate of incidents including a deadly pipeline explosion in San Bruno last year that killed eight people and... -
Explosion fears: House OKs pipeline safety bill; Senate up next
Nation NowA pipeline safety bill that gained momentum after a spate of incidents around the country, including last year's deadly explosion in Northern California, cleared the House with unusual speed on Monday. The pipeline safety bill was expected to move quickly... -
Obama signs pipeline safety bill
Nation NowPresident Obama Tuesday signed into law a pipeline safety bill growing out of a string of high-profile incidents, including a deadly Northern California explosion in 2010.... -
Stricter regulations proposed in wake of San Bruno gas pipeline explosion
L.A. NOWStanding at the crater that marks ground zero of the gas pipeline explosion that devastated the community of San Bruno earlier this month, Rep. Jackie Speier (D-San Francisco) on Monday announced legislation that would mandate stricter regulations of... -
Thursday's Talk Shows
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of Feb. 20 - 26 in PDF format TV listings for the week of Feb. 20 - 26 in PDF format (from latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv) Weekly TV Listings and more can be found...... -
California do-not-track-bill could lead the nation in online privacy laws
L.A. Times Tech BlogCalifornia may end up leading the way in creating laws that could end the siphoning of personal data and surfing habits on the Internet by web browsers and websites. State Sen. Alan Lowenthanl (D-Long Beach) introduced legislation on Wednesday that... -
Internet privacy: Lawmakers offer new proposals allowing consumers to stop online tracking
L.A. Times Tech BlogThe push for new laws to protect online privacy -- particularly the ability of websites to track people's movements across the Internet -- gained momentum Friday as key lawmakers said they would propose new legislation. Senate Commerce Committee... -
California lawmakers press for immigrant benefits and more in defense bill
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON An immigrant's military service could be a path to legal U.S. residency, if Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Calif., gets his way. Undocumented immigrants would also be allowed to enlist, with legal permanent residency a reward for completing honorable...Tags: Migration, Defense, Sex Crimes, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Justice and Rights
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House Armed Services won't put squeeze on personnel
By Tom Philpott The House Armed Services Committee has ignored warnings from the Joint Chiefs, the secretary of defense and, this week, from the most influential defense think tanks in Washington by approving a fiscal 2014 defense authorization bill that...Tags: Susan Davis, Parties and Movements, Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics
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