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India's main opposition alliance splits ahead of election
ReutersBy Matthias Williams NEW DELHI, June 16 (Reuters) - A powerful Indian regional party pulled out of the main opposition alliance on Sunday, a split that could hobble the rise of a controversial Hindu nationalist leader who hopes to oust the ruling...Tags: Manmohan Singh, Elections, Government, Religion and Belief, Politics
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Why the IRS scandal is worse than the others
Happy Father's Day … In over two decades in politics, my least favorite political type was the unabashed "hot dog," that media-seeking missile who would happily sell his grandmother for a 30-second hit on the evening news. The most dangerous...
Tags: Taxation, Father's Day, Health Care Reform (2009), Internal Revenue Service, White House
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F-22 program produces few planes, soaring costs
When the U.S. sought to assure Asian allies that it would defend them against potential aggression by North Korea this spring, the Pentagon deployed its top-of-the-line jet fighter, the F-22 Raptor. But only two of the jets were sent screaming through...Tags: Aerospace Manufacturing, Lockheed Martin Corp., Armed Forces, Manufacturing and Engineering, Air Transportation Delays
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No surprise college coaches are targeting younger players
Perhaps you heard that Phil Mickelson flew home to California to see and hear his daughter Amanda speak at her eighth grade graduation, then flew back to Pennsylvania for the start of the U.S. Open, getting back at about 4 a.m. (Pennsylvania time) and...Tags: Sports, Tiger Woods, University of California, Los Angeles, Awards and Prizes, Dwight Howard
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O'Malley lobbies EPA to ease cruise ship pollution rule
Gov. Martin O'Malley has interceded with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on behalf of Carnival Cruise Lines after the company threatened to pull its business from Baltimore over a pending air-quality regulation that would require large, ocean-...
Tags: Shipbuilding, Regional Authority, Environmental Issues, Diesel Fuel, Festive Events
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Senate rejects move to tie immigration overhaul to border security
WASHINGTON — In the first and only vote Thursday on the immigration bill, senators turned back a Republican measure that would have delayed a path to citizenship for those in the country illegally until after the border with Mexico is fully secure....
Tags: Radio, Career and Workplace, Joe Manchin III, Jeb Bush, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Getting U.S. weapons to Syria rebels will take weeks
WASHINGTON — Delivering weapons and ammunition to beleaguered Syrian rebels will take weeks, White House officials acknowledged Friday as the administration's decision to supply arms set off a debate about how far, and how fast, President Obama's...
Tags: Armed Forces, Russia, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Wars and Interventions, National Security
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Rubio's English requirement touches nerve in Florida
If you can't speak English, you shouldn't seek permanent residence in this country, and you certainly can't become a citizen. That's the way U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio sees it, and that's a requirement he's trying to inject in the bipartisan immigration bill...
Tags: Labor Markets, Boynton Beach, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Migration, Fort Lauderdale
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Laying odds on immigration bill's future
The immigration debate that began this week in the Senate looms as the most consequential in years - for the country's growing Hispanic population and both major political parties. The bill's fate could have more effect on future presidential and...Tags: Career and Workplace, POLITICO LLC, Elections, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Politics
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Hydropower from ag ditches being pushed
BILLINGS, Mont. - Federal lawmakers are seeking to lift restrictions on hydropower development so more local irrigation districts could use water flowing through government-sponsored agricultural canals and pipelines to generate electricity....Tags: Environmental Issues, John Barrasso, Scott Tipton, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Hydroelectricity
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Amazon to bring 3,000 jobs to Florida in deal with state
TALLAHASSEE — Amazon will bring 3,000 jobs to the state in a deal that also means Floridians will have to start paying taxes on purchases from the online retailer. Gov. Rick Scott's office announced Thursday that Florida had landed the deal with...Tags: E-Commerce Industry, Government, Politics, Executive Branch, Amazon.com Inc.
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U.S. to start arming Syria rebels but still moving warily
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - After more than two years on the sidelines, President Barack Obama is going to start arming Syrian rebels but that is unlikely to reverse the recent momentum won by the government and its Lebanese Shi'ite Hezbollah allies any time...Tags: Bill Clinton, Bob Corker, Summits, The New York Times, Biological and Chemical Weapons
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