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    Jun 9, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  1. 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: Armed Forces, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Employees, Jim Cooper, John Kline

    2. Jun 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Saturday TV Highlights and Weekend Talk: 'Premium Rush' on Starz

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    Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of June 9 - 15, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     -------------------- SERIES In the Flesh This three-part tale about...

    Tags: Mark Udall, Robert Wexler, BBC, John Dingell, Paul Krugman

    3. May 25, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  3. 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.
    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: Tea Party Movement, Conservation, Interior Policy, Personal Income, Internal Revenue Service

    4. May 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Military sex crime record should bring shame

    Maybe, in the end, we will thank Lt. Col. Jeffrey Krusinksi, head of the Air Force’s Sexual Assault Prevention Unit, who was arrested on suspicion of sexual battery early Sunday after a woman reported he drunkenly approached her in a parking lot and...

    Tags: Epidemics and Plagues, Armed Forces, U.S. Military, Assault, Wars and Interventions

    5. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Democrats seeking office have their eye on Sacramento

    WASHINGTON &mdash; Early this year, Leticia Perez and her husband flew here for a whirlwind 48 hours. The couple dined at the Italian Embassy, visited the Lincoln Memorial and joined the crowd on the National Mall watching as President Obama was inaugurated for a second term.
    WASHINGTON — Early this year, Leticia Perez and her husband flew here for a whirlwind 48 hours. The couple dined at the Italian Embassy, visited the Lincoln Memorial and joined the crowd on the National Mall watching as President Obama was...

    Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Labor Legislation, Politics, U.S. Congress, Democratic Party

    6. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Sexual assaults in military: 'Little monsters' now in charge

    Paula Coughlin was grocery shopping in Jacksonville, Fla., when I caught up with her on the phone this week. If anyone has an interesting perspective on the U.S. military&rsquo;s absurd inability to deal with sexual assault, it&rsquo;s Coughlin. She is the former Navy lieutenant who blew the lid off the tawdry goings on at the 1991 gathering of Naval aviators known as the Tailhook Assn. Symposium.
    Paula Coughlin was grocery shopping in Jacksonville, Fla., when I caught up with her on the phone this week. If anyone has an interesting perspective on the U.S. military’s absurd inability to deal with sexual assault, it’s Coughlin. She is...

    Tags: Armed Forces, U.S. Military, Lifestyle and Leisure, Assault, U.S. Congress

    7. May 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Key lawmaker: House will be 'more thoughtful' on Internet sales tax

    WASHINGTON -- A key House committee chairman said his panel would take a "more thoughtful" approach to legislation allowing states to force retailers to collect sales taxes on Internet purchases.
    WASHINGTON -- A key House committee chairman said his panel would take a "more thoughtful" approach to legislation allowing states to force retailers to collect sales taxes on Internet purchases. His comments signaled that momentum from Monday's easy...

    Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Global Expansion, Max Baucus, Politics, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance

    8. May 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. House Speaker Boehner unlikely to support Internet sales tax bill

    WASHINGTON &mdash; House Speaker John A. Boehner said he probably won't support legislation allowing states to require that larger retailers collect sales taxes on Internet purchases.
    WASHINGTON — House Speaker John A. Boehner said he probably won't support legislation allowing states to require that larger retailers collect sales taxes on Internet purchases. And a key House committee chairman said his panel would take a...

    Tags: Amazon.com Inc., U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Crime, Law and Justice, Max Baucus, Politics

    9. May 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Senate OKs Internet sales tax

    WASHINGTON &mdash; The Senate gave strong bipartisan approval to landmark legislation that could largely lead to the end of the nation's decades-long Internet sales tax holiday.
    WASHINGTON — The Senate gave strong bipartisan approval to landmark legislation that could largely lead to the end of the nation's decades-long Internet sales tax holiday. Now the issue shifts to the more skeptical, Republican-controlled House,...

    Tags: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Local Government, Politics, LinkedIn Corp., Dick Durbin

    10. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Climate change causes prostitution? Rep. Barbara Lee explains

    Climate change is causing glaciers to melt, heat waves to become more intense, species to become extinct and low-lying island nations like Tuvalu to disappear altogether. To <a href="http://climate.nasa.gov/effects">this list of calamities</a>, U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee has added another: Climate change could force more women to become prostitutes.
    Climate change is causing glaciers to melt, heat waves to become more intense, species to become extinct and low-lying island nations like Tuvalu to disappear altogether. To this list of calamities, U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee has added another: Climate...

    Tags: Conservation, Ecosystems, Earth Day, Global Change, U.S. Congress

    11. Mar 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Obama wraps up his three-day Capitol Hill tour

    WASHINGTON&nbsp;-- After a rough-and-tumble meeting with House Republicans&nbsp;earlier in the week, President Obama wrapped up his Capitol Hill tour Thursday with friendlier crowds in the House and Senate, &nbsp;even as lawmakers signaled opposition to his budget proposals and revealed the deep divide that could prevent a deficit-reduction deal.
    WASHINGTON -- After a rough-and-tumble meeting with House Republicans earlier in the week, President Obama wrapped up his Capitol Hill tour Thursday with friendlier crowds in the House and Senate,  even as lawmakers signaled opposition to his budget...

    Tags: Jeff Flake, Budgets and Budgeting, Foods and Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure, Politics

    12. Oct 25, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Duckworth criticizes Walsh on abortion

    Democrat Tammy Duckworth today campaigned with a California congresswoman who said she had to have an abortion to save her life as part of Duckworth's ongoing effort to highlight her differences with Republican Rep. Joe Walsh.
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    Democrat Tammy Duckworth today campaigned with a California congresswoman who said she had to have an abortion to save her life as part of Duckworth's ongoing effort to highlight her differences with Republican Rep. Joe Walsh. The appearance with...

    Tags: Joe Walsh, Politics, Todd Akin, Women's Health, Republican Party

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