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WRAPUP 4-Obama defends U.S. surveillance effort as 'trade-off' for security
Reuters* "Think we've struck the right balance," Obama says * Emphasizes that Congress was briefed on surveillance * Some lawmakers see need to review surveillance programs By Matt Spetalnick and Steve Holland SAN JOSE, Calif., June 7 (Reuters) - President...Tags: Computer Crime, Univision (tv network), Crime, Law and Justice, Gerald Henry, Henry A Waxman
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WRAPUP 2-Obama defends U.S. surveillance effort as 'trade-off' for security
Reuters(Adds details and context throughout) * Obama says programs are "modest encroachment" on privacy * Emphasizes that Congress was briefed on surveillance * Some lawmakers see need to review surveillance programs By Matt Spetalnick and Steve Holland SAN...Tags: Computer Crime, Crime, Law and Justice, Gerald Henry, Henry A Waxman, Sprint Nextel Corporation
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Climate change causes prostitution? Rep. Barbara Lee explains
Climate change is causing glaciers to melt, heat waves to become more intense, species to become extinct and low-lying island nations like Tuvalu to disappear altogether. To this list of calamities, U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee has added another: Climate...
Tags: Henry C. Johnson Jr., Weather, Keith Ellison, Raul Grijalva, Democratic Party
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Former Gov. Mark Sanford wins South Carolina House seat
WASHINGTON — Two years after Mark Sanford left the South Carolina governor’s office tarred by an adultery scandal, he has completed an unlikely political comeback to win a special congressional election. Sanford defeated Democratic neophyte...Tags: Democratic Party, Israel, Jenny Sanford, Jesse Jackson, Adultery
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Obama in town May 29 for fundraisers
— President Barack Obama and two other Democratic leaders will visit Chicago on May 29 to attend two fundraisers for House Democrats. Obama will be accompanied by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., who...
Tags: Nancy Pelosi, Barack Obama, Politics, Political Fundraising
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Why we shouldn't raise the minimum wage
In announcing his wrongheaded proposal to increase the minimum wage to $9 an hour, President Obama spoke in lofty terms: "In the wealthiest nation on Earth," he said in his State of the Union address last month, "no one who works full time should have...Tags: Employment, Social Issues, Unemployment Rate, Labor Legislation, Poverty
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Mitt Romney on ‘Fox News Sunday’; Bob Woodward on ‘Face the Nation’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelThe guest list will be more star-studded than usual this Sunday morning. It should be especially fascinating to hear the discussion about whether the White House is threatening reporters. Bob Woodward of The Washington Post has said he was made... -
Dems to help vulnerable Joe Garcia and Patrick Murphy
While vowing to help them hang on to their seats, Democrats tacitly acknowledged on Tuesday that South Florida Congressmen Patrick Murphy and Joe Garcia are among the most vulnerable Democrats in Congress. They were listed along with 24 others in...Tags: John F Tierney, Mike McIntyre, Elizabeth Esty, David Rivera, Allen West
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Saturday's TV Highlights: Mitt and Ann Romney on Fox News Sunday
Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of March 3 - 9, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SERIES "The Graham Norton Show" Richard Gere, John...
Tags: Kevin Hart, Mitch McConnell, Ann Romney, Aaron Neville, Television Industry
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Dianne Feinstein, Lindsey Graham on ‘Meet the Press’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelSen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., will be a guest on ‘Meet the Press.' Photo credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images UPDATE: THE REVISED GUEST LIST IS AT THE BOTTOM: The fiscal cliff, Susan Rice and Benghazi will be topics on the Sunday morning... -
South Carolina sends Mark Sanford back to House
WASHINGTON — Two years after Mark Sanford left the South Carolina governor's office tarred by an adultery scandal, he has completed an unlikely political comeback to win a special congressional election, holding the seat for Republicans. Sanford...
Tags: Democratic Party, Jenny Sanford, Israel, Adultery, Executive Branch
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Obama to attend fundraisers in Chicago next week
The White House this afternoon confirmed that President Barack Obama will fly to Chicago for Democratic fundraisers Wednesday. The Tribune reported this month that the president and two other Democratic leaders will visit Chicago to attend two...
Tags: Nancy Pelosi, Barack Obama, Politics, White House, Political Fundraising
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