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Senators introduce bill requiring greater disclosure of NSA programs
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of senators is introducing new legislation that they say will provide greater transparency of National Security Agency surveillance programs, the first significant legislative response to the revelation of the...
Tags: Rand Paul, Patrick Leahy, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Justice System, Barack Obama
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US spy programs raise ire both home and abroad
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration faced fresh anger Monday at home and abroad over U.S. spy programs that track phone and Internet messages around the world in the hope of thwarting terrorist threats. But a senior intelligence official said...
Tags: National Government, Unrest, Conflicts and War, American Civil Liberties Union, Macungie, Jay Carney
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Editorial: Where's Sen. Kirk on immigration reform?
New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte stuck her neck out over the weekend, declaring her support for the immigration reform bill that will hit the floor this week. That makes her the first Republican, outside of the bipartisan Gang of Eight that drafted the...
Tags: Kelly Ayotte, Barack Obama, Politics, Parties and Movements, Harry Reid
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Troubles rock Medicare drug plans
Ten years after Medicare's private drug plans — popular with South Florida seniors — were introduced, the benefits have been many. But so have the hassles and complaints about pricing misinformation, denial of coverage and lack of customer...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Drugs and Medicines, Georgetown, Broward County, Boynton Beach
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U.S. spy programs raise ire both home and abroad
The Obama administration faced fresh anger Monday at home and abroad over U.S. spy programs that track phone and Internet messages around the world in the hope of thwarting terrorist threats. But a senior intelligence official said there are no plans to...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Beijing (China), Jarmes R. Clapper, Hong Kong
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Cuts to Alzheimer's research show folly of sequestration
Many Republicans, and Democrats, never thought the automatic across-the-board spending cuts known as sequestration would take effect. After all, they might produce dangerous, if unintended, consequences such as potentially bankrupting the U.S. health care...Tags: Diabetes, Stroke, Alzheimer's Disease, Bankruptcy, Research
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Boxer, with more women in Senate, pushes military to end sexual assaults
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON Sen. Barbara Boxer says she never imagined how long she'd have to keep fighting to protect women and men in uniform from sexual assault. It's been more than 20 years since the California Democrat was elected to the Senate as an outsider...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. House of Representatives, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Parties and Movements
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U.S. senators renew push against China currency 'manipulation' despite yuan's rise
ReutersBy Doug Palmer WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of senators on Wednesday introduced legislation to give the United States new tools to fight currency manipulation, an effort aimed mainly at China, just days before President Barack...Tags: Justice System, Chuck Schumer, Barack Obama, Politics, Parties and Movements
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Senate bill aims to toughen Iran sanctions
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Wednesday that would sharply toughen U.S. economic sanctions on Iran despite administration calls for Congress to delay penalties that could disrupt diplomacy aimed at resolving...
Tags: Economic Sanctions, Iran, Iran's Nuclear Program, Politics, Mark Kirk
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U.S. lawmakers intensify push on military sexual assault problem
ReutersBy Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers introduced fresh legislation on Thursday seeking to address the problem of sexual assault in the military and summoned the nation's top commanders to testify about the crisis, which has...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. House of Representatives, Justice System, Wars and Interventions, Politics
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EDITORIAL: Bills offer right response to military sex abuse crisis
Portland Press Herald, MaineRape and sexual abuse perpetrated against members of the military by fellow service members have reached epidemic proportions and are a national disgrace. Despite several years of increasing public awareness, these crimes against women and men serving...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Rape, U.S. Department of Defense, Sex Crimes, Chellie Pingree
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EDITORIAL: A dishonorable level of sex crimes among the ranks
Sun Journal, Lewiston, MaineIn 2011, Newsweek published a sobering piece on sexual assaults in the military. The magazine reported that women are more likely to be sexually assaulted by a fellow soldier than to be killed in combat. And, according to the Pentagon, sexual assaults...Tags: Chellie Pingree, Barack Obama, Sexual Assault, Crime, Law and Justice, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
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