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The conspiracy behind Obama's NCAA tournament bracket
Like most rational Americans who get their information from blogs that have the word "patriot" in them, I was appalled to learn that President Barack Obama had once again filled out an NCAA men's basketball tournament bracket. Smartly, lawmakers of...
Tags: Indiana Hoosiers, College Basketball, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Steve Scalise, Barack Obama
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A filibustered judicial nominee withdraws
New York lawyer Caitlin Halligan, who was first nominated to the federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., almost 2 1/2 years ago, has asked President Obama to withdraw her nomination. As The Times noted in an editorial today, Halligan was the victim...Tags: Parties and Movements, Joe Biden, John G. Roberts, Jr., Elections, National Rifle Association of America
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Senate committee OKs Jacob Lew nomination for Treasury secretary
WASHINGTON -- A Senate committee voted Tuesday to confirm Jacob J. Lew as Treasury Secretary despite Republican concerns about his support for higher taxes to reduce the nation's debt as well as his tenure as a Citigroup Inc. executive before joining...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Economy, Business and Finance, Jack Lew, Government Debt, New York University
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Turning the tables on Jack Lew
WASHINGTON -- President Obama won re-election in part by beating up on his opponent for receiving big corporate payouts in exchange for dubious work and for socking away money in tax havens such as the Cayman Islands. So it's a bit, well, rich that...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Jack Lew, Elections, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama
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Treasury nominee Jacob Lew faces tough questions on Citigroup job
WASHINGTON -- Treasury Secretary nominee Jacob J. Lew on Wednesday faced tough questions from Republican senators about his tenure as a top executive at Citigroup Inc. in the years leading up to the financial crisis. Lew was criticized for not knowing...
Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Investments, Economy, Business and Finance, Jack Lew, Chuck Grassley
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Treasury nominee Jacob J. Lew says he would work to boost recovery
WASHINGTON -- Treasury secretary nominee Jacob J. Lew told senators Wednesday that his top priority was to boost the economic recovery while also grappling with the nation's growing debt. In his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee,...Tags: Timothy Geithner, Economy, Business and Finance, Jack Lew, New York University, Barack Obama
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Republicans maintain filibuster threat ahead of Hagel vote
WASHINGTON – On the eve of a Senate committee vote on Chuck Hagel’s nomination to lead the Pentagon, a group of Republican senators continued Monday to threaten what would be a historic filibuster for a Cabinet appointment despite warnings...Tags: James Inhofe, Chuck Hagel, U.S. Senate, State of the Union Address, John McCain
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The challenging math of passing immigration reform
WASHINGTON – Senators from both parties are expressing enthusiasm for pushing a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s immigration system. But while immigration politics appears to have changed in the wake of sweeping Republican rejection...
Tags: John McCain, Dick Durbin, Jeff Sessions, Tom Coburn, Lamar Alexander
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School's Modesty Club urges girls to show restraint, less skin
L.A. NOWA teenager’s call for her peers to lose their tight or revealing outfits and show restraint in their dress has prompted city officials to declare Dec. 3-7 Modesty Week in South Pasadena. Saige Hatch, 15, launched the South Pasadena High...... -
Teen's call for more modesty earns praise, criticism in South Pasadena
A teenager’s call for her peers to lose their tight or revealing outfits and show restraint in their dress has prompted city officials to declare Dec. 3-7 Modesty Week in South Pasadena. Saige Hatch, 15, launched the South Pasadena High School...
Tags: Human Interest, Local Elections, Real Estate, Services and Shopping
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U.N. vote on Palestine status inflicts new divides in Europe, NATO
Thursday’s overwhelming U.N. vote to elevate the status of Palestine at the world body inflicts yet another fracture in the facade of Western solidarity, exposing a divide among European Union and NATO member states over U.S. policy in the Middle...
Tags: France, Israel, Palestine, Elections, Diplomacy
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Democrats maintain control of Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats secured a majority in the Senate on Tuesday, snatching Republican-held seats in Massachusetts and Indiana and turning back fierce, expensive challenges in Virginia, Ohio, Wisconsin and Connecticut to maintain the...
Tags: Richard Lugar, Tammy Baldwin, Primaries, John Barrasso, Barack Obama
Mar 24, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Mar 22, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 26, 2013
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Feb 18, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Feb 13, 2013
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Feb 13, 2013
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Feb 11, 2013
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Jan 28, 2013
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Dec 5, 2012
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Dec 5, 2012
|Story| Pasadena Sun
Nov 30, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Nov 7, 2012
|Story| Petoskey News
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