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Snooping, past and present
For us aging Vietnam War protesters, the secret domestic surveillance revealed by Edward Snowden, a young former CIA contractor, is like a bad flashback. In 1968, Lyndon Johnson demanded that something be done to curb the demonstrations that were...
Tags: Dick Cheney, Central Intelligence Agency, Richard Nixon, Physical Conditions, U.S. Congress
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CELEBRITY PRO-AM: A Tradition Like No Other
There is no day like the celebrity pro-am, even if it is not like it was when Sammy Davis Jr.’s name was attached to the tournament. Pro golfers, amateur golfers and celebrities out for fun before the real golf starts on Thursday will be present....
Tags: Richard Nixon, Rush Limbaugh, Jim Calhoun, Celebrities, Golf
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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: Hampton Roads, Sex Crimes, U.S. Department of Defense, Sexual Assault, Assault
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Don't be afraid of data mining
A free nation comes under a grave risk of attack. The people are sorely afraid. They naturally look to their government to protect them; it is perhaps the central reason government exists. The government takes steps, many of them secret, some of them...
Tags: Laws, U.S. Department of Justice, Crime, Law and Justice, Sports, FBI
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Rep. John Dingell sets new record for congressional service
WASHINGTON – Rep. John Dingell of Michigan on Friday became the longest-serving member of Congress in history, surpassing the longevity record previously held by the late Sen. Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia. Dingell, a Democrat, has now served in...
Tags: White House, U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Justice and Rights
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It's 110 degrees, but anti-Xi protesters gather in Rancho Mirage
RANCHO MIRAGE – Protesters gathered Friday afternoon near the Sunnylands estate, hours before President Obama and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are expected to arrive for an informal summit. The Falun Gong spiritual movement, which has been banned...
Tags: China, Xi Jinping, Vietnam, Politics, Plant Closings
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Joseph S. Eubanks
Joseph S. Eubanks, a noted bass-baritone and Morgan State University music professor who performed with the first American company of "Porgy and Bess," which toured the world in the 1950s, died May 16 of renal failure at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson....
Tags: Maya Angelou, Christianity, U.S. Army, U.S. Department of State, Religion and Belief
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INTERVIEW-Shipbuilder Huntington eyes higher profits despite flat sales
Reuters* Huntington CEO stresses focus on performance * Notes tough competition for future orders * Clock ticking on fate of Louisiana shipyard By Andrea Shalal-Esa NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, June 3 (Reuters) - Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc is on track to...Tags: Energy, Manufacturing and Engineering, Investments, General Dynamics Corporation, Dwayne Johnson
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Family connections numerous for J. Daley grandson, but politics not in the plan
Like many executives running multibillion-dollar businesses, Peter Thompson adorns his office with photos of him meeting U.S. presidents. But there's one big difference: In some of them, he's a mere child. A nephew of Richard M. Daleyand grandson of...
Tags: White House, University of Chicago, Sports, Finance, Jimmy Carter
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COLUMN - It's not Watergate, it's Whitewater
Reuters(Nicholas Wapshott is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Nicholas Wapshott May 21 (Reuters) - The trifecta of scandals - Benghazi, the IRS and snooping on journalists - that has broken upon the heads of the Obama administration is...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, White House, The Clash (music group), Crime, Law and Justice, Monica Lewinsky
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LETTER: IRS Problem Isn't Obama's
Regarding "IRS Boss: Policy Not Partisan" [May 18, news]: First, let's remember that the head of the IRS when the stepped-up examination of conservative groups' applicatiions for tax-exempt staus began was appointed by George Bush. So I have to question...Tags: Richard Nixon, George W. Bush, Politics, Barack Obama, Taxation
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Harry Potter to flatten Gibson Amphitheatre, Curious George playland
Universal Studios in Hollywood will raze the 41-year-old Gibson Amphitheatre to make way for its coming Harry Potter attraction, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Like the Wizarding World in Orlando, the Hollywood Harry Potter will be a theme park...Tags: Ellen DeGeneres, Louis C.K., Elton John, Tony Blair, Jimmy Carter
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