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Can Fort Lauderdale compel background checks at gun show?
A showdown is brewing between Fort Lauderdale and the Ohio-based company that has long held gun shows at the city-owned War Memorial Auditorium. The city has clamped down on the arms-bazaar excesses of the show, and a lawyer for Suncoast Gun Shows say...Tags: Father's Day, Sandy Hook Elementary School, National Rifle Association of America, Fort Lauderdale, Public Officials
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The bottom line: It's time to restore dental care for the poor
SACRAMENTO — State Capitol politicians may have an extra $3.2 billion to play with. Or they may not. It depends on whose figures you believe: nonpartisan Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor's or contrarian Gov. Jerry Brown's. I tend to have more...
Tags: Darrell Steinberg, Public Finance, Regional Authority, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Executive Branch
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Britain offers visas to its Afghan interpreters
Reuters* Offer changes government's earlier position * Critics say it is too restricted * Campaigners press for Iraqi-style deal By Mark Anderson LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Around 600 interpreters who serve alongside British soldiers in Afghanistan are to be...Tags: Justice and Rights, BBC, Human Rights, National Government, United Kingdom
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Main Bahrain opposition group temporarily boycotts talks
Reuters* Talks between government, opposition to end unrest * Protests continue after Gulf state rocked in 2011 * Wefaq decries slow progress, raid on cleric's home DUBAI, May 22 (Reuters) - Bahrain's main opposition group suspended its participation in...Tags: Human Rights, National Government, Saudi Arabia, Islam, Bahrain
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Irish seek to hold the line in tax battle
Reuters* Ireland takes rare aim at multinationals' tax rates * Seeks multilateral action, resists acting alone * One in ten jobs come from international firms * Low tax rate, loopholes are main draws By Conor Humphries and Padraic Halpin CORK/DUBLIN, May 22...Tags: Google Inc., Enda Kenny, National Government, Corporate Officers, Companies and Corporations
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Medicinal pot is coming. Why it's not time to worry
Change of SubjectIf it goes through, we'll see a trade-off. Increases in addiction, crime and family dissolution along with assorted benefits. But enough about the proposed expansion of casino gambling in Illinois. Today I want to talk about the inevitability of... -
China charges six in sex video 'extortion' case
ReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - A court in the city of Chongqing has charged six people with working together to blackmail government officials by recording videos of them having sex, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday. The six were charged with...Tags: Xi Jinping, Political Corruption, Chongqing (China), Blackmail and Extortion, Organized Crime
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Amid rancor, a chance for U.S. action on trade bill
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Major trade legislation appears increasingly likely to clear Congress this year despite an intensely partisan atmosphere made worse by scandals plaguing President Barack Obama's administration. Business groups are preparing to push...Tags: Max Baucus, Think Tanks, Sandy Levin, Jim Kolbe, Justice System
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Disgraced ex-congressman Weiner announces candidacy for NYC mayor
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Two years after resigning from Congress in a lewd photo scandal, former U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner announced in a video message early on Wednesday he is running for New York City mayor. "I made some big mistakes and I know...Tags: The New York Times, Michael Bloomberg, U.S. Congress, Social Media, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Mich. child-care workers who paid union dues and worked at home lose appeal over lawsuit
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan child-care providers who sued to try to recover union dues have failed to persuade an appeals court to revive their lawsuit. The court on Wednesday agreed with a Grand Rapids federal judge who said there would be...Tags: Employees, Judges, Executive Branch, Justice System, Trials
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Florida Travel Tips & Deals
Special CorrespondentCheck this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: Culinary features on Anna Maria Island Mainsail Beach Inn on Florida’s Anna Maria Island has partnered with the Beach Bistro to offer a number of culinary luxuries to...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Pet Services, Services and Shopping, Oysters, Swimming
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Bulgaria's largest party seeks to annul election results
Reuters* GERB party seeks to annul May election * Experts say unlikely to succeed, but adds to uncertainty * Bulgaria needs to draft 2014 budget, secure EU funds SOFIA, May 22 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's largest political party sought to annul the results of a May...Tags: National Government, Political Fundraising, Elections, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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