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Will immigration reform get killed in Republican-led House?
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The biggest overhaul of U.S. immigration laws in a generation won bipartisan approval from a powerful U.S. Senate committee last week, but there is a strong chance that Republicans in the House of Representatives will end up killing...Tags: John McCain, U.S. House of Representatives, White House, Migration, Republican Party
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Will immigration reform get killed in Republican-led U.S. House?
Reuters* Republicans doubt political necessity of sweeping bill * Warnings about Hispanic vote challenged By Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON, May 25 (Reuters) - The biggest overhaul of U.S. immigration laws in a generation won bipartisan approval from a powerful U....Tags: John McCain, Migration, U.S. House of Representatives, White House, Republican Party
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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. Some experts would go further. "I think they do an extraordinary job, considering that they're historically...
Tags: Jackie Speier, Tea Party Movement, University of California, Davis, Internal Revenue Service, Environmental Issues
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Trivia lands Boca lawyer big bucks on TV game shows
Mastering trivia has helped Boca Raton lawyer Scott Singer clean up on not one, but two brain-busting TV game shows — to the tune of $100,000. Singer recently banked about $42,000 during a two-night stint on "Jeopardy!" And he helped pay for law...
Tags: Jeopardy!, U.S. Supreme Court, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Alex Trebek, Fort Lauderdale
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Final four candidates set interviews for Clark County superintendent job
The superintendent screening committee has completed its task. The committee presented its work to the Clark County Board of Education Thursday night, and four applicants have been chosen to be interviewed. Paul Christy, Mike Stacy, Lisa Stone and Sam...
Tags: Eastern Kentucky University, Colleges and Universities, Teachers, University of Kentucky, Teaching and Learning
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Found animals - May 24
Cats Adult Siamese mix, gender unknown, cream and red, found on West Side Avenue in Hagerstown Adult Siamese mix, female, cream and seal, found on West Side Avenue Dog Senior miniature poodle mix ,female gray, found on Old Georgetown Road in...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Key IRS official refuses to testify
WASHINGTON — In a contentious climax Wednesday to a series of congressional hearings, Lois Lerner, a key IRS manager, invoked her right to not testify about the agency's targeting of conservative groups, igniting howls from Republicans and...
Tags: Tea Party Movement, Easter, Internal Revenue Service, Jay Carney, Solyndra LLC
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Pentagon to take over some CIA drone operations -sources
Reuters* Pentagon control could open program to more congressional oversight * Strikes in Yemen to be run by armed forces * CIA to keep drone operations in Pakistan for now By Tabassum Zakaria and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - President...Tags: Military Equipment, U.S. Department of Defense, National Government, White House, Government
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Jessamine County educators receive teaching awards from Campbellsville University
education@jessaminejournal.comThree Jessamine County educators received Excellence in Teaching awards from Campbellsville University on Saturday at the school's campus. The awardees were the three recipients of Jessamine County Schools' Excellence in Education awards, Shawn...Tags: Science and Technology, Science, Colleges and Universities, Teachers, Teaching and Learning
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Danville named one of the top small-town business districts in the South
Danville has been named one of the “Ten Wonderful Small Town Central Business Districts in the South” by Southern Business & Development magazine. Danville was featured in SB&D’s annual Top Tens Edition for the Winter 2013 issue. ...
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Pentagon to take over some CIA drone operations : sources
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's administration has decided to give the Pentagon control of some drone operations against terrorism suspects overseas that are currently run by the CIA, several U.S. government sources said on Monday....Tags: Military Equipment, National Government, U.S. Department of Defense, Yemen, Government
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4 Terps highlight IWLCA All-America teams
Maryland’s Alex Aust, Katie Schwarzmann, Iliana Sanza and Taylor Cummings earned Division I first-team All-America honors from the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association Wednesday. Johns Hopkins’ Taylor D’Amore, Loyola&...
Tags: Towson, College Sports, Severna Park, Loyola University Maryland, The Pennsylvania State University
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