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Rules committee rejects Grayson measure to stop NSA snooping
Washington BureauWASHINGTON -- A measure that would have blunted efforts by the National Security Agency to collect data on Americans was blocked late Wednesday by a key U.S. House committee, despite a last-minute plea by its sponsor, U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Orlando. ...Tags: Miramar, Alan Grayson, Computer Networking and Internet, U.S. Military, National Security Agency
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Military sexual assault: Senate approves new procedures
The Senate Armed Services Committee endorsed several steps to improve prosecution of military sexual assault on Wednesday during a rare open debate of its annual defense policy bill, but it killed a controversial proposal opposed by Pentagon leaders....
Tags: National Security, U.S. Congress, Kirsten Gillibrand, Dick Cheney, Sex Crimes
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Rep. John Dingell sets new record for congressional service
WASHINGTON – Rep. John Dingell of Michigan on Friday became the longest-serving member of Congress in history, surpassing the longevity record previously held by the late Sen. Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia. Dingell, a Democrat, has now served in...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Career and Workplace, Civil Rights, Justice and Rights, Government Health Care
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Online tax cheats: Being young is no excuse
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: Computers and Software, Media Industry, Television Industry, U.S. Congress, Computer Networking and Internet
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Lawmakers Debate Campaign Finance Package
The Hartford Courant— Independent political groups that violate Connecticut's campaign disclosure laws could face bigger fines, but big-time donors would be able to give thousands more to parties and candidates under a bill approved by the Senate early Tuesday. The...Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , Executive Branch, Political Fundraising, Fines, Government
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Four FAU Deans: Cutting Health Institutes would be devastating
Every day, health professionals and scientists working in universities and hospitals across the country see the hope that medical research brings to patients treated at their institutions. However, the Appropriations Committee in the House of...Tags: Science, Macular Degeneration, Budgets and Budgeting, Medical Specialization, U.S. Congress
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Ruppersberger: Cybersecurity bill is necessary, will not violate privacy
The Baltimore Sun's editorial, "Fight cyber attacks, not privacy" (May 3) does readers a true disservice by perpetuating several myths about this critical issue. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) is simple, allowing the American...Tags: National Security, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011, Computer Crime, Politics
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Push To Get Budget Done
— As the weather gets warmer at this time of year, state legislators start acting like college students. Having known since before Christmas that their legislative session would end at midnight on Wednesday, the legislators procrastinated and...Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , Budgets and Budgeting, Medical Specialization, Government, Nursing
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Gov. Scott should veto bill that speed up death penalty punishments
Florida is the state most likely to send the wrong person to death row. Twenty-four times since the mid-1970s, we have sentenced an innocent person to death. Twenty-four times. No other state has racked up more exonerations. So tell us again why we need...Tags: Executive Branch, Florida Legislature, Rick Scott, Government, Regional Authority
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Leak probe latest big case for US prosecutors
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ronald Machen and James Cole have pursued their share of headline-makers, taking on between the two of them an All-Star baseball pitcher, government contractors, members of Congress, a federal judge and a mayoral campaign. The...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Political Corruption, American International Group, Business Enterprises, Arthur Andersen
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Republican vs. Republican on covering uninsured
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's Republican versus Republican in the latest round of political battles over health care. Conservative Republican legislators in major states are trying to block efforts by more pragmatic governors of their own party to accept...
Tags: John Kasich, Religion and Belief, Jan Brewer, Government, Government Health Care
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Memo to David Beckham: Orlando a better spot for MLS franchise than Miami
In his prime, nobody could curve a soccer ball around a wall of defenders and into the goal like David Beckham. Thus the famous mantra: "Bend it like Beckham." Unfortunately for Central Florida's ongoing effort to acquire a Major League Soccer...Tags: Daytona International Speedway, Los Angeles Galaxy, LeBron James, Jeffrey Loria, Teresa Jacobs
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|Column| Orlando Sentinel
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