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White House chief of staff visits local VA office
White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough visited the Baltimore regional office of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on Friday to discuss efforts to address the agency's persistent backlog of veterans disability claims. The Baltimore office,...
Tags: Science and Technology, Eric Shinseki, Electronics, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, White House
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VA looks to veterans groups for help with backlog
As officials at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs look internally for solutions to a claims backlog that is drawing increasing fire from Capitol Hill, they are also reaching for outside help from some of the nation's best-known veterans groups....Tags: Eric Shinseki, National Government, Politics, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Government
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Veterans' claims put pressure on Obama even as backlog dips
ReutersBy Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) - A long-growing backlog of U.S. military veterans' disability claims, which has stoked congressional anger, has dipped in recent weeks, however tentatively. But that is not taking any pressure off...Tags: Eric Shinseki, Washington, DC, Politics, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Lawmakers press Pentagon, VA to cooperate on claims backlog
A bipartisan group of lawmakers pressed the Obama administration Wednesday to reduce the backlog of disability claims at the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving cooperation between the several agencies that have a role in the process. Senators...
Tags: Eric Shinseki, Mark Kirk, Politics, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Justice System
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Policy pits candy against sugar
Some of Baltimore's best-known candy makers are pressing Congress to overturn a decades-old sugar policy they say is leaving a bad taste in their mouth. Goetze's Candy Co., Wockenfuss Candies and others want lawmakers to rethink long-standing...
Tags: National Government, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Politics, Justice System, Government
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Oklahoma senators embrace disaster aid after opposing Sandy relief bill
ReutersBy David Lawder WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - Amid expressions of horror, grief and resolve over the devastating tornado that smashed into suburban Oklahoma City, many U.S. lawmakers expressed relief on Tuesday that they took action in January to bulk...Tags: FEMA, Politics, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, Fiscal Cliff, MSNBC (tv network)
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Filibuster rules at heart of gun bill 'defeat'
Do the people of the United States know that the U.S. Senate voted favorably on several amendments to the gun control bill? A majority of senators approved amendments requiring background checks for online and gun show purchases, providing special...Tags: U.S. Senate, Republican Party, Politics, Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control
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President's remarks at Ellicott Dredges
Remarks by President Barack Obama this afternoon at Ellicott Dredges in Baltimore, from the White House. THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Baltimore! (Applause.) Well, it is wonderful to see all of you. Give Duncan a big round of applause for the great...Tags: U.S. Senate, Elijah E. Cummings, Health Care Reform (2009), Trips and Vacations, Government
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Bill to require sales tax for online purchases advances in Senate
Online shoppers would have to pay state sales taxes on more purchases under legislation that advanced in the U.S. Senate on Monday — but Marylanders could also wind up paying a smaller increase in gasoline taxes. Bricks-and-mortar stores have long...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Politics, eBay Inc., Justice System, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary
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US senator probing why IRS revealed mistakes at lawyer meeting
Reuters* Agency announced targeting at bar committee * Grassley says IRS bypassed Congress, seeks information By Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - The decision by the IRS to reveal to a small room of tax lawyers last week that it had targeted...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Politics, Chuck Grassley, Justice System
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Senate OKs online sales tax
The Senate voted Monday to allow states to assess a sales tax on purchases from Amazon.com, eBay and other online retailers in a bipartisan measure that would also reduce the increase planned for Maryland's gas tax. The bill, which passed 69-27, would...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Amazon.com Inc., Andrew P Harris, Politics, Justice System
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NSA plans new computing center for cyber threats
A new computing facility at the National Security Agency will help the country better defend against cyber attacks , agency officials and members of Congress said Monday. The High Performance Computing Center-2 will assist in "front-line defense against...Tags: U.S. Senate, Computer Networking and Internet, Politics, Computer Crime, Business
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