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Review: Steven Spielberg's 'Lincoln' A Towering Achievement
Hollywood's most successful director turns on a dime and delivers his most restrained, interior film. A celebrated playwright shines an illuminating light on no more than a sliver of a great man's life. A brilliant actor surpasses even himself and makes...
Tags: Politics, Hal Holbrook, Entertainment Events, John Williams, Tommy Lee Jones
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Political optics overlooked in 'Tea Party' review: IRS official
Reuters(Reuters) - Internal Revenue Service employees in Ohio, who singled out conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status for extra scrutiny, likely did not consider the political implications, an IRS official in Washington has told congressional...Tags: Lawyers, Republican Party, Politics, FBI, Tea Party Movement
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READER SUBMITTED: Lawrence DeNardis, Ph.D. Speaks At LVVS Annual Meeting
Middletown/ShorelineLawrence J. DeNardis, Ph.D, president emeritus and distinguished professor of political science at the University of New Haven will be the speaker at this year's Annual Meeting. Mr. DeNardis has had a long career in both the private and public sector. He...Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Religion and Belief, Old Saybrook, Annual and Special Corporate Meetings, Colleges and Universities
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Obama does not feel Americans' privacy violated -chief of staff
ReutersWASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama does not believe the recently disclosed top-secret National Security Agency surveillance of phone records and Internet data has violated Americans' privacy rights, his chief of staff said on Sunday....Tags: Google Inc., State of the Union Address, Politics, Verizon Communications, Television Industry
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Obama does not feel Americans' privacy violated: chief of staff
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama does not believe the recently disclosed top-secret National Security Agency surveillance of phone records and Internet data has violated Americans' privacy rights, his chief of staff said on Sunday. Denis...Tags: Google Inc., State of the Union Address, Politics, Television Industry, CBS Corp.
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Farming: June is . . . a mess
Less than a generation ago, June meant the end of school, the beginning of summer and the arrival of Dairy Month. Now, somehow, June has become the Golf Channel’s official Pace of Play Month, LGBT Pride Month (you can look that up) and Farm Bill...Tags: Politics, Relief and Aid Organizations, Republican Party, U.S. Senate, POLITICO LLC
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As U.S. House takes up farm bill, groups warn of hidden costs
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the U.S. House of Representatives gets ready to debate a $500 billion, five-year farm bill, environmentalists and fiscal hawks warn the legislation could leave taxpayers on the hook for expensive new subsidies to growers if...Tags: Elections, Parties and Movements, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Politics, American Enterprise Institute
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Senators urge Kerry to press India on trade during visit
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Finance Committee leaders on Friday urged U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to press India to reverse government actions they said threaten millions of U.S. jobs in pharmaceutical, information technology and creative...Tags: Politics, Orrin Hatch, White House, Barack Obama, Telecommunication Equipment
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Senate Armed Services panel approves defense bill
The Senate Armed Services Committee passed a $625 billion defense bill Friday that would raise the cost cap on the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford and free up nearly $2 billion to restore cuts from sequestration. Sen. Tim Kaine, a member of the...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Gerald Ford, Assault, U.S. Department of Defense, Naval Station Norfolk
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House votes to block Obama plan to close Guantanamo
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives passed a massive defense bill on Friday that includes measures to block President Barack Obama's plans to close the Guantanamo Bay prison, underscoring the tough fight ahead for the White House as...Tags: Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Politics, U.S. Senate, National Defense Authorization Act, Assault
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Local farmers prefer insurance, not subsidy
When it comes to getting help from the federal government, North Whitehall farmer Don Newhard says money is great, but insurance is gold. That appears to be the prevailing opinion among Lehigh Valley farmers as Congress debates the future of...
Tags: Politics, Kutztown, Charlie Dent, Matt Cartwright, Coplay
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Lawmakers renew push for gun control six months after Newtown
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gun-control advocates renewed their push for stricter measures on Thursday, a day before the six-month anniversary of the school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, which horrified the public and sparked a national debate on guns....Tags: Politics, U.S. Senate, Gun Control, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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