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Top U.S. general warns of sexual assault 'crisis,' meets Obama
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top general in the U.S. Armed Forces warned of a crisis of confidence in the growing ranks of women soldiers due to a rash of sexual assault cases that has prompted lawmakers to act. The warning by Army General Martin Dempsey...Tags: Chuck Hagel, Susan Collins, U.S. Military, Politics, Assault
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House lawmakers reach tentative deal to revamp immigration
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prospects for passage of a major immigration bill improved on Thursday when a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House of Representatives declared they had reached a tentative deal, resolving disputes that had threatened to...Tags: Parties and Movements, Justice System, Migration, Labor Legislation, John Boehner
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Former U.S. Senator Joins Board Of New Haven Antibiotic Firm
The Hartford CourantRib-X Pharmaceuticals Inc., a New Haven-based antibiotic firm, on Tuesday appointed former U.S. Sen. John E. Sununu to the company's board of directors. Before his years of public service, Sununu worked for a number of high-tech companies, including...Tags: Boston Scientific Corporation, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), U.S. House of Representatives, Time Warner Cable Inc., John E Sununu
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Connecticut To Become First In Nation To Mandate Mattress Recycling; Growing Problem in Cities
The Hartford CourantConnecticut would become the first state in the nation to mandate the recycling of mattresses, whose disposal has become an ongoing problem in major cities. The measure passed by 28 to 8 in the state Senate on Thursday afternoon, coming after bipartisan...Tags: Milford (New Haven, Connecticut), Litchfield County, East Hartford, L. Scott Frantz, Rocky Hill
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Online sales tax bill should be improved, and passed
The U.S. Senate recently passed a bill that would allow states to require Internet retailers to collect sales taxes on behalf of local governments. This bill has flaws, but they could be fixed in the House. It should be passed. I don't like the idea...Tags: Unemployment Benefits, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Employees, E-Commerce Industry, Politics
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NFU: 2013 Farm Bill gaining momentum
WASHINGTON - National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson issued the following statement regarding the release of the initial draft of the 2013 Farm Bill by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture: “NFU is pleased to see the...Tags: U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, U.S. House of Representatives, Dwayne Johnson, Consumers
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U.S. Senate confirms Ernest Moniz as Energy Secretary
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved nuclear physicist Ernest Moniz's nomination to lead the Energy Department. With a vote 97 to 0 in favor, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor will take the helm...Tags: Ernest J. Moniz, Science and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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WRAPUP 1-Obama vows to fix IRS as Tea Party rallies on Capitol Hill
ReutersBy Jeff Mason and Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday he would install new leadership at the Internal Revenue Service and vowed to ensure that the tax-collection agency will not single out any more...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Internal Revenue Service, John Cornyn, Parties and Movements, John Boehner
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Obama's new tax chief will need to be manager, apolitical and 'insane'
ReutersBy Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - After forcing out acting Internal Revenue Service commissioner Steven Miller amid a scandal over targeted scrutiny of conservative groups, President Barack Obama is looking for a new tax chief. The...Tags: Taxation, Internal Revenue Service, Barack Obama, Justice System, Lawyers
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Keystone XL oil pipeline bill moves to full U.S. House
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The full U.S. House of Representatives will soon begin debate on a bill to approve the Canada-to-Nebraska Keystone XL oil pipeline, a lawmaker said on Thursday after his panel advanced the measure. The House Committee on...Tags: Global Warming, Barack Obama, U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Environmental Issues
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Report blames IRS scandal on lax oversight, confused staff
WASHINGTON -- The growing scandal at the IRS stemmed from a confused staff and lax oversight, according to an eagerly awaited inspector general’s report released Tuesday shortly after federal authorities began a criminal investigation into...Tags: Taxation, Tea Party Movement, Internal Revenue Service, Barack Obama, Parties and Movements
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On IRS scandal, Speaker John Boehner asks, 'Who's going to jail?'
WASHINGTON -- Republican congressional leaders, faced with an array of crises threatening to overwhelm the White House, appear to have singled out the targeting of conservative political groups by the IRS as the most fertile -- and politically...Tags: Taxation, Internal Revenue Service, Barack Obama, John Boehner, Mitch McConnell
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