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Senator urges 'extreme caution' on SoftBank -Sprint deal
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - An influential U.S. senator expressed strong concerns on Friday about Japanese company SoftBank Corp's plan to buy 70 percent of Sprint Nextel , warning it could expose the United States to Chinese cyber attacks. "I have real...Tags: Media Industry, Government, National Security, National Government, China
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U.S. audit regulator reaches deal with China on document access
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. regulators will get access to Chinese companies' audit documents under a deal announced on Friday, opening the way to probes of bungled audits after a two-year stand-off between China and the United States. The nonbinding deal...Tags: KPMG, Stock Market, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd., Finance, China
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Immigration bill would make it easier for foreign health workers to stay in U.S.
As reported by ModernHealthcare.com on Thursday, May 23, 2013: "After 30 hours of debate over a three-week period, the Senate Judiciary Committee has passed a bipartisan immigration bill that would seek to strengthen the country's healthcare workforce...
Tags: Employees, Harry Reid, Interior Policy, U.S. Congress, Nursing
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Senate confirms Obama's first D.C. Circuit Court nominee
WASHINGTON -- Deputy Solicitor General Sri Srinivasan, a rising star in legal circles, won an easy and unanimous Senate confirmation Thursday to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, giving President Obama his first appointee to a...
Tags: Sandra Day O'Connor, Barack Obama, Justice System, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice
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Obama judicial nominee wins easy confirmation
WASHINGTON — Deputy Solicitor Gen. Sri Srinivasan, a rising star in legal circles, won an easy and unanimous Senate confirmation Thursday to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, giving President Obama his first appointee...
Tags: Sandra Day O'Connor, Barack Obama, Elections, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Cruise group adopts Passenger Bill of Rights
The Miami HeraldAfter months of negative publicity surrounding broken-down cruise ships and fed-up passengers, the cruise industry's trade group announced the adoption of a "Passenger Bill of Rights." The 10-item list, released late Wednesday afternoon, specifically...Tags: The Miami Herald, Tour Operations Industry, Carnival Cruise Lines, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Cruise group adopts Passenger Bill of Rights
After months of negative publicity surrounding broken-down cruise ships and fed-up passengers, the cruise industry's trade group has announced the adoption of a "Passenger Bill of Rights." The 10-item list released earlier this week specifically...Tags: Tour Operations Industry, Carnival Cruise Lines, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Senate rejected Toomey-backed sugar amendment to farm bill
Call Washington BureauDisputes over the government's sugar program break down regionally rather than politically. It pits lawmakers from states like Pennsylvania where candy making is big business against those from states where sugar is grown. Helping to lead the candy...Tags: Just Born, Inc., Dianne Feinstein, Trade Dispute, Harry Reid, Heidi Heitkamp
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Progress on immigration
Just when Washington looked like it was completely preoccupied with the scandals, real and imaginary, swirling around the White House, a group of Democrats and Republicans in the Senate managed the unexpected (and, these days, extraordinary): They...
Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Jeff Flake, Population and Census
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Pence, Schumer on right side of press issue
Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind.Disclosure last week that the U.S. Department of Justice secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press rocked the journalism community. Commandeering the work and personal phone records of individual...Tags: Freedom of the Press, Civil Rights, Barack Obama, Media Industry, U.S. Congress
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Immigration bill clears hurdle in Senate
WASHINGTON — A sweeping bipartisan plan to overhaul the nation's immigration system headed to the Senate floor after a key committee approved it Tuesday, setting the stage for a debate next month that could lead to the biggest victory for...
Tags: Harry Reid, U.S. Congress, Interior Policy, U.S. Senate, Sports
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Hatch was the Republican to win over on immigration
WASHINGTON — When Sen. Orrin G. Hatch took his seat on the dais for the Senate Judiciary Committee's debates on the immigration reform bill, the 79-year-old was not just one of 18 senators. He was the most sought-after vote. A towering but genteel...
Tags: Interior Policy, Lindsey O. Graham, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Labor Legislation, Lobbying
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