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Armenian genocide recognition overdue, congressman says
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank), lead sponsor of the Armenian genocide resolution in Congress, delivered his remarks in Armenian on the House floor Wednesday as he honored the estimated 1.5 million Armenians who were massacred in 1915 at the hands of Ottoman...Tags: Barack Obama, Genocide, Massacres, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. House of Representatives
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WRAPUP 6-U.S. had more tips on Boston suspect; Congress asks questions
Reuters* Russians contacted U.S. twice about Tsarnaev -sources * Family of suspects cites man named "Misha" as influence * Suspect's name was on U.S. counterterrorism list (Recasts, updates with details from security briefing) By Patricia Zengerle, Samuel P....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Sean Collier, Government, Religion and Belief, National Government
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Boston bombing suspect describes plot
BOSTON — Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has told investigators that he and his older brother planned the Boston Marathon bombings only a week or so before the race, that they were operating alone, and that they received no training or support from outside...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Seema Mehta, Sean Collier, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Bombings
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Video: Schiff delivers speech on House floor in Armenian to honor genocide victims
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank), lead sponsor of the Armenian genocide resolution in Congress, delivered his remarks in Armenian on the House floor Wednesday as he honored the 1.5 million Armenians who were massacred in 1915 at the hands of Ottoman Turks....Tags: Barack Obama, Massacres, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Genocide, U.S. House of Representatives
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Congress members urge NASA to spare planetary science funding
This post has been updated. See below for details.Don't cut planetary science funding, members of Congress urged NASA on Friday. In a letter to NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), urged the space agency to maintain funding levels for...Tags: Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Barbara Boxer, Politics, Budget Control Act of 2011, Satellite Technology
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Schiff slams Congressional colleagues for not passing agreement on background checks
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) wants his colleagues in Congress to know that he is appalled by the failure of the Senate to pass a bipartisan bill Wednesday that would have mandated background checks for firearms buyers. “What happened this...Tags: Joe Manchin III, Politics, Government, Personal Weapon Control, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013)
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CISPA passes House committee, angering privacy activists
The U.S. House Intelligence Committee overwhelmingly passed a cyber-security bill on Wednesday, angering privacy advocates who believe the bill fails to protect critical personal information. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2013,...Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Elections, Media Industry, Politics, U.S. House of Representatives
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Rep. Schiff: Boston Marathon perpetrators will feel 'full weight of justice' (Video)
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) on Tuesday echoed President Obama’s vow to bring those responsible for the deadly bombing at the Boston Marathon to justice. Speaking about the tragedy for the second time in as many days, Obama said the nation’s...Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Adam Schiff
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Space budget takes a hit
President Obama's budget proposal, unveiled on Wednesday, would cut funding for planetary exploration at NASA by roughly $200 million, although it still funds several high profile missions being planned out of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Caņada...
Tags: Space Programs, Barack Obama, NASA Mars Exploration Program, Budgets and Budgeting, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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As Senate acts, trying to figure out why Americans love their guns
The Senate voted Thursday morning to allow the gun debate to go forward. Looks as if this pistol-packin’ nation may end up with a background check requirement after all -- though there’s no guarantee that even that modest measure will...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Brad Carson, Politics, Los Angeles Times Journalists
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Toll students go to Washington, D.C.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) met on March 20 in Washington D.C. with a group of 70 seventh- and eighth-grade students and their chaperons from Glendale's Toll Middle School. The students were visiting during their spring break, and Schiff took time to...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Boy Scouts of America, Teachers, Colonial Williamsburg, Washington, DC
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Congratulations to re-elected Armenian president spark Burbank hunger strike
Ara Manoogian hadn’t eaten for nine days as of Monday, and he was prepared to go without food for weeks, or even months, more. Camped in an RV parked outside Rep. Adam Schiff’s Burbank office, Manoogian said his hunger strike was in protest...
Tags: Elections, Human Rights, U.S. Department of State, Labor Disputes, Politics
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