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'Maldonado for governor' off to a bad start
SACRAMENTO — It seemed like a fairly good idea at the time — the idea of Abel Maldonado running for governor. He wasn't going to win. But neither would he be a Republican embarrassment. There was no Republican in sight with even a faint...Tags: Prisons, Jerry Brown, Abel Maldonado, Government, Racism
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Obama the latest in line of US presidents to face suggestions of political bias in IRS actions
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service controversy dogging President Barack Obama is hardly the first time a White House and the tax agency have been accused of political meddling and bias. Nor is it the first time that political and...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Political Fundraising, Washington, DC, Ronald Reagan, Mitch McConnell
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The most famous umbrella since Neville Chamberlain went to Munich
The Baltimore SunThe public appetite for trivial distraction has always extended to our chief executives. I remember the minor uproar when Lyndon Johnson lifted a beagle by the ears. There was extensive commentary on Richard Nixon's taste for cottage cheese and ketchup....Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Sandra Day O'Connor, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Politics
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President Biden? History says no
I read with interest Jules Witcover's recent column regarding Vice President Joe Biden ("Could Biden benefit from Clinton's handling of Benghazi?" May 14). He infers that the Benghzai scandal could cost Hillary Clinton the Democratic presidential...Tags: Jules Witcover, Politics, Elections, Martin van Buren
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House showdown set over IRS targeting of conservative groups
WASHINGTON -- The ousted top official of the Internal Revenue Service will appear before a House committee Friday morning, his first public appearance since controversy erupted last week over how the agency mishandled applications for tax-exempt status...Tags: Barack Obama, Jack Lew, U.S. Congress, Career and Workplace, Internal Revenue Service
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EE.UU. lanza por primera vez con éxito un "drone" desde un portaaviones
La Fuerza Naval estadounidense lanzó hoy por primera vez con éxito desde un portaaviones un avión no tripulado o "drone", que regresó luego a tierra sin problemas, indicó el ejército estadounidense. La prueba se llevó a cabo sobre el portaaviones...Tags: Politics, Human Rights Watch, Human Rights
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McManus: Mother knows best
There are two things you can do for your mother on Mother's Day. One is to say "thank you." (Over lunch, with flowers.) The other is to ask her for advice — even if she's not convinced you really want it. "I don't think kids take any advice from...
Tags: Voting, Government, Ronald Reagan, U.S. Congress, Hillary Clinton
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Clock is ticking, slowly, on rules for coal-fired power plants
POOLESVILLE, Md. — On a curve of the Potomac River 37 miles northwest of Washington, the Dickerson power plant has stood sentry over small villages, crop fields and horse farms for more than half a century. Burning mostly coal and some natural...
Tags: Conservation, State of the Union Address, Barack Obama, Global Change, Weather
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U.S. Navy makes aviation history with carrier drone launch
Reuters* Unmanned plane launched from aircraft carrier * X-47B drone is long-range, "stealthy" aircraft * Drones could be answer to Chinese, Iranian "anti-access" weapons By David Alexander ABOARD THE USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH, May 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy...Tags: Missile Systems, Human Rights Watch, Heavy Engineering, Pakistan, Iran
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Navy drone, in a first, is catapulted from carrier deck into flight
For the first time in naval aviation history, a drone was catapulted off the deck of an aircraft carrier and soared into flight. The U.S. Navy conducted the test Tuesday from aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush off the Virginia coast with its X-47B...
Tags: Transportation, Travel, Virgin Group, Ltd., Air Transportation, Medical Research
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Drone is catapulted off aircraft carrier in milestone flight test
In a historic feat for the U.S. Navy, a stealthy bat-winged drone was catapulted off an aircraft carrier's flight deck before it soared above the Atlantic and into the blue sky. On Tuesday morning, the X-47B experimental drone was launched from the...
Tags: Medical Research, U.S. Navy, Military Equipment, Aircraft Carriers
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Héctor Barreto Jr.: tequila con amor
Que el Cinco de Mayo sea una fiesta promocionada por las empresas de cerveza de Estados Unidos, no significa que uno no pueda celebrarla con un buen tequila. Les presento a mi amigo, Héctor Barreto Jr. Es un hombre de negocios de California que fue...Tags: George W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, The Washington Post, Cinco de Mayo
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|Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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