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FBI uses drones inside U.S. for spying, director says
WASHINGTON — FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III testified Wednesday that the controversial National Security Agency surveillance program "has been a contributing factor, one dot among many dots" for tracking terrorist plots, and he admitted for...
Tags: Internal Revenue Service, FBI, Dianne Feinstein, Terrorism, White House
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AIRSHOW-US aerospace companies seek to reassure public on drones
ReutersBy Andrea Shalal-Esa PARIS, June 19 (Reuters) - U.S. aerospace companies, keen to benefit from billions of dollars in possible future orders for civilian drones, are mobilizing to assuage public concerns about privacy and safety. The Aerospace...Tags: FBI, Federal Aviation Administration, National Government, Boeing Co., Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia)
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U.S. aerospace companies seek to reassure public on drones
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - U.S. aerospace companies, keen to benefit from billions of dollars in possible future orders for civilian drones, are mobilizing to assuage public concerns about privacy and safety. The Aerospace Industries Association, the U.S....Tags: Endangered Species, FBI, Air Transportation Industry, Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing Co.
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FBI says it uses surveillance drones on U.S. soil
ReutersBy David Ingram WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - The United States uses drones for surveillance in some limited law enforcement situations, FBI Director Robert Mueller said on Wednesday, sparking additional debate about President Barack Obama's use of...Tags: FBI, Dianne Feinstein, Washington, DC, Chuck Grassley, Eric Holder
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As Tea Party rallies, FBI says IRS probe a top priority
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than a dozen FBI agents are assigned to a criminal probe into Internal Revenue Service scrutiny of conservative political groups, FBI Director Robert Mueller said on Wednesday. "It's a high-priority investigation and it...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, FBI, Republican Party, Washington, DC, Chuck Grassley
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Business, labor groups urge Senate to pass immigration bill
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Seeking to boost momentum for a broad immigration bill, the country's top manufacturing association and one of the largest labor unions joined forces on Wednesday to push Congress to pass the legislation. In a letter to the Senate,...Tags: Employees, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Summits, White House, U.S. House of Representatives
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U.S. lawmakers urge careful review of American-US Airways deal
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. lawmakers with antitrust oversight have urged the Obama administration to carefully review a planned merger of American Airlines and US Airways Group to ensure that it will not lead to higher prices for air travelers. US...Tags: John J. Duncan Jr., Air Transportation Industry, Washington, DC, Marketing, Mike Lee
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Legislature split over protection orders for same-sex abuses
PIERRE — This summer and fall, nine members of the Legislature will oversee a comprehensive review of domestic abuse in South Dakota. There is a divisive undercurrent that helped lead to the study. That is treatment of same-sex couples...Tags: U.S. Senate, Social Issues, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Gays and Lesbians, Crime, Law and Justice
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Moment of decision on immigration policy for U.S.
For the Editorial BoardA moment of opportunity has arrived. All eyes are on the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013, an 844-page proposal, which includes 300 amendments. Many more changes are sure to come in the weeks ahead. The...Tags: Illegal Immigrants, George W. Bush, Dan Coats, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Raul Labrador
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Senators introduce bill requiring greater disclosure of NSA programs
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of senators is introducing new legislation that they say will provide greater transparency of National Security Agency surveillance programs, the first significant legislative response to the revelation of the...Tags: Jeff Merkley, Dianne Feinstein, Rand Paul, Mike Lee, Laws
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Senate rejects Republican effort to gut immigration bill
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A landmark immigration bill survived a major challenge in the Senate on Thursday when its bipartisan "Gang of Eight" sponsors beat back an amendment that would have delayed a pathway to citizenship for 11 million illegal residents....Tags: G8, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Washington, DC, Chuck Grassley, John McCain
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Sen. Sessions' do-nothing solution on immigration [Blowback]
As an attorney and a supporter of immigration reform, I read the Op-Ed article Monday by Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) hoping to learn more about principled conservative opposition to the so-called Gang of Eight's plan in the Senate. Instead, I was...Tags: Illegal Immigrants, The Washington Post, Marco Rubio, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Minority Groups
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