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6/15
Electing Republicans to run the government, which they do not believe in, is like electing atheists to run a religion. It is nonsense for us to become embroiled in Syria in support of the so-called rebels, who are affiliated with al-Qaida, the sworn...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Al-Qaeda, Barack Obama, Politics, Gun Control
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Lawyers fear Jackson Jr. will lack mental care in prison
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON — As former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. awaits sentencing on July 3, his lawyers filed a court document today saying that he needs ongoing mental health treatment and is unlikely to get suitable care if sent to prison. “It is...Tags: Jesse Jackson, Jr., Health, Punishment, Prisons, Bipolar Disorder
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IMF warns U.S. not to scale back stimulus too soon
WASHINGTON — Amid speculation that the Federal Reserve soon might start scaling back its stimulus efforts, the International Monetary Fund cautioned that a pullback before next year could hurt economies worldwide. Highlighting its concern Friday,...
Tags: Government Debt, Public Finance, Money and Monetary Policy, Politics, Central Bank
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Edward Snowden's not the first to make claims about NSA
WASHINGTON — Mathematician William Binney worked for the National Security Agency for four decades, and in the late 1990s he helped design a system to sort through the digital data the agency was sucking up in the exploding universe of bits and...Tags: Politics, PRISM (surveillance program), Edward Snowden, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Terrorism
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Israel still needs Mideast partner
Trudy Rubin's op-ed regarding peace in the Middle East being possible with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's plan is simply ridiculous. There is a reason why even most Israelis don't believe it Actions and the Arab leadership's rhetoric when...Tags: Wilton Manors, Ehud Olmert, Politics, Immigration, Social Issues
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Immigration talking points have racist edge
I wonder how all these Republicans would feel if the 14 million illegal immigrants in this country were white-skinned, English-speaking Canadians, instead of brown-skinned, Spanish-speaking Mexicans and Central Americans. Would the Republicans in...Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Politics, Immigration, Racism, Social Issues
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55K 'high-3' retirees due back pay might never see it
Last November an independent audit of the Military Retirement Fund uncovered a "significant deficiency" in the way the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) has been calculating retired pay for about 15 percent of 370,000 retirees who are under...Tags: U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, Judges, Labor Legislation, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Accounting and Auditing
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June 17 Letters: Power outages, IRS and NSA
Due to the violent storm that blew through Thursday evening, many homes, including mine, lost power [around] 6:00 p.m. Dominion Virginia Power prefers that you report power outages on their website — using a computer— that runs on electricity....Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, White House, Carrollton, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia)
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The real costs of amnesty add up fast
The Heritage FoundationThe amnesty under consideration in Congress would come at an enormous cost: more than $5 trillion over the lifetime of immigrants who are legalized. But the bill is structured to hide most of those costs from voters. To see how, let's start with some...Tags: Public Finance, Government Health Care, Politics, National Government, Immigration
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Mail Call - June 17
“To all you people out there who complain about getting tickets from speed cameras, which allow you 12 miles an hour over the speed limit before you’re fined: Try to stop complaining, and slow down.” — Hancock “I just read...Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Federal Reserve, Hillary Clinton, Memorial Day
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VA tackles problem of incomplete claims from local veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs has promised to erase the backlog of compensation and pension claims of thousands of veterans in South Florida and nationwide in two years by shifting resources and going digital. But it is also attempting a lesser-...
Tags: Politics, Saint Petersberg (Russia), Timothy F Murphy, Pension and Welfare, Veterans Affairs
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Families on food stamps would suffer while farms get fat
As a member of Congress, Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) is proud to stand up for the principles of limited government and individual responsibility. The first-term congressman expresses skepticism about such safety-net programs as food stamps, regarding...
Tags: Poverty, Politics, Congressional Budget Office, Los Angeles Times Columnists, Science and Technology
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|Column| Orlando Sentinel
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|Story| Chicago Tribune
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Jun 17, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
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|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
Jun 15, 2013
|Story| South Bend Tribune
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|Story| Herald Mail
Jun 16, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Jun 14, 2013
|Column| Los Angeles Times
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