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Ricin letter sent to Obama; suspicious packages, envelopes reported on Capitol Hill
Associated PressLetters sent to President Barack Obama and a Mississippi senator tested positive for poisonous ricin in preliminary checks Wednesday, and authorities chased reports of other suspicious mail at a U.S. Capitol already on edge. An FBI intelligence...Tags: Chuck Hagel, Jay Carney, Anthrax, FBI, U.S. Senate
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Gun control loses: No expanded background checks
Senate Republicans backed by a small band of rural-state Democrats scuttled the most far-reaching gun control legislation in two decades Wednesday, rejecting tighter background checks for buyers and a ban on assault weapons as they spurned pleas from...
Tags: Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Mayors Against Illegal Guns, U.S. Senate, Laws, Politics
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Boston bombs said to have been made from pressure cookers
Associated PressFederal agents zeroed in Tuesday on how the Boston Marathon bombing was carried out — with kitchen pressure cookers packed with explosives, nails and other lethal shrapnel — but said they still didn't know who did it and why. The FBI and...Tags: Pakistan, Sports, FBI, U.S. Senate, Computer Crime
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Mail Call - April 12
“Hooray to the BOE for moving their offices to the Allegheny Power building. It just makes sense.” — Fairplay “I’ve noticed, with taxpayers’ money, of course, these new positions being formed, old positions being...Tags: Criminal Laws, U.S. Senate, Tiger Woods, Abusive Behavior, Laws
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Obama unveils $3.8 trillion spending plan for 2014
Associated PressPresident Barack Obama sent Congress a $3.8 trillion spending blueprint on Wednesday that strives to achieve a "grand bargain" to tame runaway deficits, raising taxes on the wealthy and trimming popular benefit programs including Social Security and...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, U.S. Senate, Medicare, Politics, Preschools
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Scouts from Troop 412 visit White House for Easter egg roll
The three newest members of Boy Scout Troop 412 - Sean Maguire, Brendan Heisler and Joshua Macias - recently participated in the Easter egg roll at the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 1. They represented their troop and the Mason-Dixon Council...
Tags: Easter, Washington, DC, Abraham Lincoln
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Mail Call - March 25
“I really feel so sad today. I don’t know what is happening to our country. First, you can’t buy Twinkies anymore. Now you can’t take a tour of the White House. And to make matters worse, you can’t buy Gibble’s potato...Tags: Overweight, North Korea, Weight, Social Issues, Vietnam
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'Annie' to debut on Waynesboro stage
This weekend, Waynesboro Area Senior High School will present “Annie” as its all-school production. Performances are scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the high school. Tickets, which cost $10 each, are available...
Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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GOP lawmakers welcome Obama overtures on budget battle
Republican lawmakers said Sunday they welcome President Obama’s courtship and suggested the fresh engagement between the White House and Congress might help yield solutions to the stubborn budget battle that puts Americans’ jobs at risk....
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Senate, Politics, Air Transportation Industry
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Mail Call - March 8
“Just sitting here reading my Monday paper, and I see where Elizabeth Paul writes this article about this wonderful Obama and how wonderful he is and what he’s done, and I could only read about half of the column, and it just saddens me that...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, U.S. Senate, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Politics, Frederick County (Maryland)
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George Michael: Sequester flip-flop
Assigning responsibility for the sequestration “crisis” is a tricky business. The president has been doing a great job blaming the Republicans. But there’s a question about Obama’s role in the whole affair. Watergate star...Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, Harry Reid, Bob Woodward, Mitt Romney
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In wake of GOP filibuster, White House yields on drone strike question
Associated PressThe Senate is moving toward a vote on President Barack Obama's nominee for CIA director after a White House concession. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid set a test vote for later Thursday. His announcement came shortly after Attorney General Eric...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Jay Carney, U.S. Senate, Ted Cruz, Eric Holder
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