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Local leaders oppose cuts to state tax-sharing
TribLocal - Northbrook » NewsLocal officials have come out against the governor's proposal to withhold local government tax revenue if legislators reject a borrowing plan to pay Illinois’ bills. …... -
Jane Harman: Out of the fray
Jane Harman has a new address -- on Pennsylvania Avenue. No, not that address. She's the new honcho at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Starting in 1992, she won nine elections in Southern California's coastal 36th Congressional...Tags: John F. Kennedy, Natural Resources, Iraq, California, Michigan
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Political Landscape
Glendale's worries about former Police Chief Randy Adams' extraordinary pension may be solved by a case California Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown filed Wednesday against Adams and two other former officials of the city of Bell. Adams more than doubled his...Tags: Public Finance, Retirement, California, Democratic Party, U.S. Senate
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Larry Mendte On Leaked Afghanistan Documents: Misplaced Rage Toward An Unwinnable War
WPIX.comThe biggest bombshell in the war in Afghanistan was dropped this morning in the New York Times. The Internet group Wikileaks.com gave the Times 92,000 previously classified documents that will make your blood boil. The documents show that despite $300...Tags: Defense, The New York Times, Government, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Armed Forces
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Rosa Brooks: The GOP's short-lived humility
THEY GOT HUMBLE on Nov. 8 — and stayed that way for four whole days, until President Bush announced that he was resubmitting the nomination of John "Mustache of Death" Bolton as ambassador to the United Nations. For the normally bellicose...Tags: Religion and Belief, International Relations, Health, Social Issues, Diplomacy
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The battle over war powers
The House Foreign Affairs Committee is conducting hearings on proposals to amend the War Powers Act of 1973. One proposal, House Joint Resolution 53, would wisely tighten restrictions on executive war-making by the president. Another, proposed by a 12-...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Defense, Constitutional Issues, Government, Armed Forces
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War for the government
Is there a point at which a war becomes so unpopular, and a president's mismanagement of it so egregious, that the Congress is within its rights to strip him of his command, regardless of the Constitutional issues? Today, Yoo and Ackerman discuss the...Tags: Constitutional Issues, Iraq, California, Ulysses S. Grant, Andrew Johnson
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Lowdown on stimulus: Compare Senate and House plans
The Associated PressA comparison of the $827 billion economic recovery plan drafted by Senate Democrats and moderate Republicans with an $820 billion version passed by the House. Additional debt costs would add about $350 billion or more over 10 years. Many provisions expire...Tags: Energy Saving, Real Estate Sales, Commuting, Federal Income Tax, Computers
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CIA Investigation Shows Officials Lied To Congress
(Washington) A CIA report on the 2001 shoot down of a small plane in Peru shows that leaders in the intelligence community lied to Congress and tried to cover the incident up. A family of four missionaries from Calvary Church in Fruitport...Tags: Fox Broadcasting Company, Government, Politics, Laws, Justice System
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Mexico Conservative Claims Win as Chaos Fears Ease
Conservative candidate Felipe Calderon appeared close to victory today in Mexico's presidential election, but leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he would not yet concede defeat. With 97.6% of polling stations reporting, Calderon led Lopez Obrador...Tags: Entertainment, Regional Authority, Mexico City, Santiago (Chile), Trade Agreements
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Holder: Next on the GOP hit list?
Spin CycleA week ago, we wrote an item questioning the choice of Eric Holder as an Obama v-p vetter, given Holder's role as a Department of Justice official in facilitating the Marc Rich pardon. As it turned out, the top......Tags: Janet Reno, Prisons, Upper House, Armed Forces, Health
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Bush Florida-bound for Cuban in distress
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated with clarifications at 2 p.m. President Bush is bound for Florida today to do what he does best: Raise money. For someone in need. He will be raising it this afternoon for two of......Tags: Organized Crime, Regional Authority, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Mario Diaz-Balart, Executive Branch
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