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IRS unit head refuses to testify about targeting
Wed, 22 May 2013 19:08:12 -0700Internal Revenue Service Director of Exempt Organizations Lois Lerner is sworn in before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, May 22, 2013 in Washington, DC. Lerner, who heads the IRS office ...
PEMIMPIN DUNIA BERHIMPUN DI MALAYSIA BAGI MESYUARAT AMAT PENTING MENGENAI KESIHATAN GADIS DAN WANITA
Wed, 22 May 2013 18:59:40 -0700Perdana Menteri YAB Dato'' Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak akan memberi ucapanpembukaanKUALA LUMPUR, 23 Mei (Bernama) -- Pada Selasa, 28 Mei, selepas detik melepasi10:00 pagi MYT, YAB Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak Perdana MenteriMalaysia akan menyampaikan ucapan pembukaan pada Persidangan Women Deliver 2013yang amat penting di Pusat Konvensyen Kuala Lumpur. Mesyuarat tiga hari ini ...
Immigration reform: After step forward in Senate, a leap back in House?
Wed, 22 May 2013 18:10:15 -0700If immigration reform took one step forward in the Senate this week, it could take a leap backward in the House if bipartisan negotiators cannot, by their self-imposed Thursday deadline, figure out how newly legalized immigrants can have access to affordable health care under President Obama’s signature legislation.
US admits drones killed four Americans
Wed, 22 May 2013 15:51:29 -0700Letter from US attorney general confirms President Barack Obama administration killed US nationals abroad.
First lady lauds effort to preserve DC slave house
Wed, 22 May 2013 14:16:01 -0700Michelle Obama said Wednesday that stories of toil and sweat by slaves once held at a historic home within sight of the White House are an important part of U.S. history, including her own personal story, ...
Bernanke warns against premature policy tightening
Wed, 22 May 2013 13:50:51 -0700Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on May 22, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Bernanke acknowledged the risks of the Fed's low interest-rate policy Wednesday but warned that ...
Obama dials back drone strikes: 3 reasons why
Wed, 22 May 2013 11:04:37 -0700How's this for a paradox: US drone strikes are now declining under President Obama – the man who made drone strikes a primary element of his counterterrorism strategy.
IRS official Lois Lerner invokes Fifth Amendment. Why won't she talk?
Wed, 22 May 2013 10:14:35 -0700Lois Lerner, the Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the storm over the agency’s targeting of conservative political groups, invoked her Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination Wednesday and declined to testify at a House hearing on the matter.
You're Going to Be Forced into Amtrak's New Pet Car, and It'll Be Worse Than WiFi
Wed, 22 May 2013 10:05:54 -0700If Congress sees fit, you could soon be accompanied by your dog or cat on Amtrak, adding adorability to the increasingly popular national rail service. You could also be crowded into the proposed "pet car," accompanied by someone else and their stinky dog or allergy-inducing cat, fueling commuter rage just as Amtrak was starting to calm down the Acela set over bad wireless connections and not-so ...
Media Advisory: Center Forward to Release Health Care Study
Wed, 22 May 2013 09:24:00 -0700WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Center Forward announced it would hold an event Thursday, May 30th, at the National Press Club to release a study on the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) impact on insurance premiums. Participating in the event will be Doug Holtz-Eakin, President of the American Action Forum, former North Dakota Democratic Congressman Earl Pomeroy and Jim O ...
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