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Out of the White House and onto the dole
In this era of huge federal debt and fiscal dysfunction, it's less than heartening to learn from the Congressional Research Service that the nation's four living former chief executives got a total of $3.7 million in pensions and operating expenses last...Tags: Bill Clinton, U.S. Senate, Richard Nixon, George H.W. Bush, Jimmy Carter
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Black Flag fans, after years of no band, now get two
No band from the nascent Los Angeles punk rock scene of the 1970s and '80s has meant more to subsequent hard-core generations than Black Flag. Few could have expected as much at the time. "I'm totally surprised because we didn't know what we were doing,...
Tags: Diabetes, Music, Entertainment, Henry Rollins, Alzheimer's Disease
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Fear of gay-marriage backlash far-fetched
Even U.S. Supreme Court justices care what people think about them, experts say. In their current same-sex marriage cases they fear a big public backlash if they overreach. But history shows such fears to be greatly exaggerated when a controversial...Tags: Defense of Marriage Act, U.S. Supreme Court, Gays and Lesbians, Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Same-Sex Marriage
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A bipartisan abdication
"President Obama has arguably established the authority of the president to intervene militarily virtually anywhere without the consent or the approval of Congress, at his own discretion and for as long as he wishes." -- Jim Webb WASHINGTON -- As...
Tags: Libya, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Treaties, U.S. Congress
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COLUMN: Syria could be next bipartisan abdication
"President Obama has arguably established the authority of the president to intervene militarily virtually anywhere without the consent or the approval of Congress, at his own discretion and for as long as he wishes." — Jim Webb WASHINGTON...Tags: Libya, Washington, DC, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Treaties
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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: Cinco de Mayo, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, The Washington Post
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A sensible caution, poorly stated
WASHINGTON -- People who talk incessantly often talk imprecisely, and Barack Obama, who is as loquacious as he is impressed with his verbal dexterity, has talked himself into a corner concerning Syria and chemical weapons. This is condign punishment for...Tags: International Relations, Colin Powell, Bashar Assad, International Law, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Column: President's caution sensible, but poorly stated
WASHINGTON — People who talk incessantly often talk imprecisely, and President Barack Obama, who is as loquacious as he is impressed with his verbal dexterity, has talked himself into a corner concerning Syria and chemical weapons. This is condign...Tags: International Relations, Colin Powell, Bashar Assad, International Law, Washington, DC
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McManus: Obama's war on red tape
Here are three things the Obama administration has done that you probably didn't know about: Ever struggle with those accordion-style rubber sleeves on nozzles at the gas station? The sleeve — technically a "vapor recovery nozzle" — was...
Tags: Federal Trade Commission, Litigation and Regulation, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, Regulatory Policy and Organizations
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Release Report On CIA's Use Of Torture
The Hartford CourantWhen I was a child, my parents made me and my brother say grace before meals. My mother is a preacher in the United Methodist Church, and my faith is part of my daily life. We often thanked God for our country. We expressed gratitude for our government...Tags: Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Army, John McCain, Amnesty International, Abusive Behavior
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Why is the Pentagon exempted from scrutiny?
The most common complaint from people who email me about my columns is that the federal government is horrible: Too big and growing too fast, too corrupt and wasteful, and providing too many benefits to too many Americans. If we just shrink the...Tags: Defense, Corporate Crime, Money and Monetary Policy, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics
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Local authorities drop theft charges against imprisoned Dixon official
Tribune reporterLee County authorities today dropped 60 counts of felony theft against Rita Crundwell, the former Dixon treasurer already headed to federal prison for nearly 20 years for a massive fraud scheme. After a brief hearing in the Dixon courthouse, Lee...Tags: Justice System, Local Government, Lawyers, Crimes, Theft
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