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Obama orders review of guidelines on investigating reporters
WASHINGTON — President Obama said Thursday he was troubled by the possibility that leak investigations may "chill" investigative journalism and said he had asked Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. to review Justice Department guidelines for going after...Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Freedom of the Press, National Security, Espionage Act of 1917, Washington, DC
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Obama judicial nominee wins easy confirmation
WASHINGTON — Deputy Solicitor Gen. Sri Srinivasan, a rising star in legal circles, won an easy and unanimous Senate confirmation Thursday to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, giving President Obama his first appointee...
Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Judges, Chuck Schumer, Washington, DC, George W. Bush
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As funerals begin, rain slows Oklahoma tornado recovery
MOORE, Okla. — Rain drenched the tornado-devastated towns near Oklahoma City again Thursday as weary survivors began to bury their dead and find the strength to carry on. Authorities said they didn't expect the death toll to rise beyond 24 –...
Tags: Mary Fallin, Tornadoes, Government, Obituaries, Executive Branch
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Letters to the Editor - May 24
Let us do more than just change gun laws To the editor: A look at the world through gun ownership will confirm that a higher percentage of gun availability increases the murder rate. For example, I traveled to Morocco and was told that gun ownership...Tags: Murder, Tea Party Movement, Disasters and Accidents, Memorial Day, Parties and Movements
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Obama reveals conflicted thinking on drone strikes
WASHINGTON — At times defensive, solemn, lawyerly and personal, President Obama on Thursday offered a rare glimpse of the burden that the nation's fight against terrorism has placed on the man who leads it. In a speech spanning nearly an hour, the...
Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Washington, DC, Islam
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NASA's JPL to 'lasso' an asteroid
A proposed mission to capture an asteroid and bring it into orbit in the Earth-moon system is a stepping stone to sending humans to Mars, NASA administrator Charles Bolden said Thursday at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Bolden visited the La Cañada...
Tags: Science and Technology, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Science, Space Programs, NASA
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IRS puts head of problem office on leave
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service has replaced the head of the office under fire for improperly targeting conservative groups, a day after she invoked the 5th Amendment and refused to answer questions before a congressional committee. Lois...
Tags: Tea Party Movement, Government, FBI, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers
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Obama beats up the media; media returns favor
If President Obama was the darling of that so-called liberal media, he is certainly its biggest enemy today. Instead, he’s basically a lame duck pariah who now has the full attention of every broadcast analyst, Internet blogger and newspaper...
Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Newspapers, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Sun-Times
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Obama outlines rules for armed drone strikes
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a wide-ranging speech on foreign policy on Thursday, President Barack Obama defended his administration's use of drones to kill terrorists abroad, and in a nod to concerns, outlined plans to limit the use of such strikes. As...Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Unrest, Conflicts and War, White House, Washington, DC, U.S. Congress
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ACTUALIZA 1-Obama limita uso de naves no tripuladas, pedirá cierre de Guantánamo
ReutersWASHINGTON, 23 mayo (Reuters) - El presidente de Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, anunció el jueves una nueva polÃtica del Gobierno que restringe el uso de naves militares no tripuladas a los momentos en que los estadounidenses enfrenten amenazas...Tags: Washington, DC
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ACTUALIZA 3-Atacantes de Londres eran conocidos por servicios de seguridad británicos
Reuters* Los sospechosos son británicos, al menos uno de origen nigeriano * Cameron dice que Gran Bretaña no claudicará ante el terrorismo * Los atacantes gritaron consignas islamistas (Actualiza con nombre del soldado, fuente de inteligencia, grupo ligado...Tags: Twitter, Inc., Al-Qaeda
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To keep corporations here, fix the tax code
The report of Apple avoiding corporate income taxes the past four years signals it's time to overhaul the U.S. corporate tax code. Like many multinationals with strong intellectual property, Apple legally earns nearly all of its income offshore. The U....
Tags: Credit Ratings, Economy, Business and Finance, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Companies and Corporations, Migration
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