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Lawmakers have a week left — and much unsettled
— State lawmakers went home to march in holiday parades this weekend, leaving behind a full dance card that looks a lot like the one they put together when they started in January: pension reform, gun control, gambling expansion and a budget....
Tags: Brandon W. Phelps, Gun Control, Lifestyle and Leisure, Teachers, Crime, Law and Justice
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Malloy, The Supposed 'Transparency' Governor, Blasted As 'Foe Of FOI'
The Hartford CourantDannel P. Malloy came into office as governor two years ago saying he's committed to "open and transparent" government, but recent events have put that assertion in question. "Transparent" and "transparency" are the words that leaders use these days...Tags: Elections, Executive Branch, Government, Connecticut Economic Development, Dannel P. Malloy
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Lehigh Valley low turnout thwarts democracy
I was a William F. Buckley Jr. devotee, not a hippie, as a high school student of the '60s. Still, even we young conservatives took note of the era's peace/love posters and their message, "Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?" Tuesday offered us a...Tags: Elections, Allentown, Bethlehem (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Primaries, Local Elections
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What's 'intentional' in redistricting is still being defined
TALLAHASSEE – Florida's redistricting fight may be years away from a conclusion, but there are important rules of the road that are being established. Florida's courts are in the midst of defining for decades how to implement new "Fair Districts"...Tags: Justice System, Elections, National Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Republican Party
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Reuters World News Highlights at 1800 GMT, May 24
ReutersMay 24 (Reuters) - TOP STORIES ----------- LONDON - British fighter jets escorted a Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane to Stansted Airport near London on Friday, where police went on board and arrested two men on suspicion of endangering an...Tags: Washington, DC, Air Transportation Industry, China, John Kerry, London Heathrow Airport
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Russia's oldest rights group fights 'foreign agent' tag
ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's oldest rights group began a legal battle on Friday to avoid being branded a "foreign agent" under a new law it sees as a tool of repression by President Vladimir Putin. Memorial, which has fought to preserve the memory of...Tags: Labor Legislation, Parliament, Career and Workplace, Prosecution, Justice and Rights
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Retired teacher to challenge Donchez for Bethlehem mayor
Valley 610The day after Bob Donchez won the Democratic nomination for Bethlehem Mayor, a retired teacher announced his intention to challenge him this fall. Bruce Sigmon alerted the media that he will be filing a petition in June to get on the November ballot as an... -
Boxing Obama in
Greater than the risk of being accused of criminality in the three scandals now gripping the Obama administration is the peril that the president's substantive agenda is being hopelessly knocked off track. The liberal Illinois senator who entered the...Tags: U.S. Congress, Executive Branch, Government, Darrell E Issa, Barack Obama
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Julian Bond: Race relations progress still has long way to go
I have always suspected racists didn't like being called out for their racism. Now I have proof. When I told MSNBC's Thomas Roberts on May 14th that the tea party was "the Taliban wing of American politics", a firestorm erupted. Arguing the IRS was...Tags: Taliban, MSNBC (tv network), Racism, John Lewis, Justice and Rights
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RPT-Obama seeks end to perpetual U.S. 'war on terror'
Reuters(Repeats with no change to text) By Matt Spetalnick and Warren Strobel WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) - Twelve years after the "war on terror" began, President Barack Obama wants to pull the United States back from some of the most controversial aspects...Tags: Elections, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Death of Osama bin Laden (2011), Justice and Rights, Afghanistan
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MOVES-Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, HSBC Holdings
ReutersMay 23 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointments were announced on Thursday. To inform us of other job changes, email to moves@thomsonreuters.com. MORGAN STANLEY The bank's head of fixed income, Ken deRegt, is retiring from the...Tags: Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, HSBC Holdings plc, Financial and Business Services, Politics
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Penny Pritzker to face key senators for Commerce bid
With Chicago billionaire Penny Pritzker set to be grilled by senators Thursday at her Commerce secretary confirmation hearing, Bill Daley feels her pain. Daley, a son and brother of Chicago mayors, faced his own confirmation hearing in 1997 before he...Tags: U.S. Congress, Elections, Career and Workplace, Bill Clinton, Ron Johnson
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