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Senate Bill Would Deny Federal Agents State Aid in Some Cases
Channel 2 NewsA state Senate bill proposed Monday would deny any state assistance to federal officers attempting to infringe upon Alaskans’ Second Amendment rights, unlawfully detain them or exercise a variety of federal powers signed into law since the 9/11...Tags: Interior Policy, Politics, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Crime, Law and Justice
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Changes help women-owned small businesses
Women-owned small businesses will have greater access to federal contracting opportunities as a result of changes included in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013, or NDAA, to the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Women-Owned Small...Tags: Small Businesses, Business
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Rights and the 'war on terror'
Congress and President Obama have been buffeted by criticism for the way they handled, or mishandled, legislation designed to prevent the economy from going over the so-called fiscal cliff. Comparatively, little attention has been paid to another recent...
Tags: The Pentagon, Judges, Prisoners and Detainees, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama
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Defense contractors, federal employees join to oppose cuts
A Defense Department funding bill has made bedfellows of two groups more likely to be found in opposite corners: federal labor and federal contractors. The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and the Professional Services Council (PSC)...Tags: Politics, Republican Party, The Pentagon, Government, U.S. Department of Defense
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Senate Passes 1-Year Delay in Eielson F-16 Squadron Move
Channel 2 NewsThe Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act Tuesday with a number of amendments affecting Alaska, including a one-year delay in the planned transfer of an F-16 fighter squadron from Eielson Air Force in Fairbanks to Anchorage. Sen. Lisa...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Armed Forces, Defense, Lisa Murkowski
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Defense bill includes provision for space contractors
A little-noticed provision in a massive, $633 billion military spending bill approved by Congress last week will end a decade-old battle over whether to ease export restrictions on U.S. satellite technology. If signed by President Barack Obama, the...
Tags: Politics, Republican Party, Satellite Technology, The Pentagon, Elections
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House Passes Defense Funding Bill with Alaska Amendments
Channel 2 NewsThe U.S. House passed a conference version Thursday of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2013, containing a number of amendments affecting Alaska’s military forces made by the state’s congressional delegation. Rep. Don...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Armed Forces, Elections, U.S. Congress
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Defense Funding Bill Passes Senate, Heads to Obama
Channel 2 NewsThe U.S. Senate has passed a defense funding bill one day after the House did so, sending several provisions that affect Alaska’s military forces to President Obama’s desk to be signed into law. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Mark Begich’s...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Forces, U.S. Senate, Craigslist, Inc., Barack Obama
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Military biofuel programs poised to drive major economic, job growth
WASHINGTON - The military's plans to expand its use of biofuel in planes, ships and other vehicles would generate at least about $10 billion in economic activity and create more than 14,000 jobs by 2020, according to a report commissioned by Environmental...Tags: Agriculture, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Military, Environmental Issues, Defense
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An alternative in the 1st
What if Congress was bought and sold by corporate interests? What if tax loopholes and regulatory exemptions were bought and sold in the halls of Congress? What if both major political parties have become ineffective at addressing the issues of the day?...Tags: Politics, Elections, Libertarian Party, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011
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Md. U.S. Senate Candidates Q&A
Editor’s note: The Herald-Mail asked the candidates running for U.S. Senate in the Nov. 6 general election to respond to seven questions. Their responses follow. The candidates were asked to limit each response to 100 words. Their responses are...
Tags: Republican Party, Interior Policy, Productivity, Nuclear Policy, Elections
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Taxes and religion
Judge Sam decided it was time to retire; his age a dictating factor. Sam appointed his sons to succeed him. Sam's sons were not comparable to Sam, like politicians and lawmakers of today corruption set in; Sam's sons accepted bribes and judged perverted....Tags: Politics, Elections
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