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House Judiciary Panel Holds UAV Hearing

Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives focused on the Fourth Amendment implications of domestic UAV surveillance at a hearing May 17, but did not get a unified message from witnesses on how to tackle the issue.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Ted Poe, Republican, US House of Representatives, Louie Gohmert, Texas Government, Texas, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Democrat

Fri May 17, 2013

Washington Times

Congress seeks to regulate drone use, looks for bipartisan ground

Eventually, courts will step in and have their say on the matter, determining how the unmanned aircraft fit into existing expectation of privacy standards and limits on government surveillance.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Ted Poe, Republican, US House of Representatives, Louie Gohmert, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Democrat

Voice of America

Free Press, Security Concerns Clash in AP Case

A man looks down at his smartphone as he walks past the offices of the Associated Press in Manhattan, New York, May 13, 2013.

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Related Topix: Associated Press, Journalism, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Thu May 16, 2013

The Tallahassee O

ACLU | DOJ's AP Phone Logs Grab Highlights Renewed Need for Shield Law

The White House just came out in favor of a federal shield law to protect reporters.

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Related Topix: US News, ACLU, US Politics, Charles Schumer, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Chuck Schumer, US House of Representatives, Ted Poe, Republican

Wed May 15, 2013

Detroit News

Monica Conyers finishes prison term, to continue working at auto body shop

The former Detroit City Council president completes a 37-month prison term for bribery today, and let others do most of the talking for her at a Corktown auto body shop where she's worked since she began home confinement in January.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Dearborn Heights, MI

Politico

Alston & Bird inks four - Lobbyit.com partners with Salsa Labs - IATA ...

ALSTON & BIRD INKS FOUR: Alston & Bird has inked four new clients, according to lobbying reports.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Electronics, Social Security, Personal Finance, Rosa DeLauro, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative David Cicilline

Broadcasting & Cable

Rep. Conyers to Reintroduce Shield Law

Rep. John Conyers , ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, said Wednesday he plans to reintroduce the Free Flow of Information Act, the federal shield law bill that twice passed the Congress over the past few years before being stalled in the Senate .

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Zoe Lofgren, Republican, Bob Goodlatte, James Sensenbrenner

Fox News

'My Question Is Who's Going to Jail?'

"My question isn't about who's going to resign -- my question is who is going to jail over this scandal?" House Speaker John Boehner said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Tea Party, US Politics, Eric Cantor, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Senate, John Cornyn

KTEN-TV Denison

Dems, GOP raise concerns over subpoenas to AP

Attorney General Eric Holder is facing what is likely to be aggressive questioning by the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee on topics ranging from the Justice Department's gathering of phone records at... The leaders of a House panel told Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday that they had serious concerns about the Justice Department's ... (more)

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Bob Goodlatte, Education, Home Schooling, Death Penalty, Democrat

Tue May 14, 2013

Insight News

Social Security changes could hurt Blacks most

Social Security changes proposed by Obama could hurt African Americans more than other groups, a new report by the Center for Global Policy Solutions finds.

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Related Topix: Social Security, Personal Finance, African-American, Retirement, Health, AARP, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Wed May 08, 2013

Seattle Medium

Social Security Changes Could Hurt Blacks Most

Social Security changes proposed by Obama could hurt African Americans more than other groups, a new report by the Center for Global Policy Solutions finds.

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Related Topix: Social Security, Personal Finance, African-American, Retirement, Health, AARP, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Wed May 01, 2013

Seattle Medium

New Efforts To Curb The 'Debt Trap' Of Payday Lending

The small-dollar loans that generate long-lasting debt for consumers and cost them billions of dollars each year are drawing the active attention of legislators and regulators alike.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Elijah Cummings, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative Suzanne Bonamici

OpEdNews

Time to Create a Progressive "Club For the Commons"

In Norman Solomon's article, Don't Vent, Organize -- And "Primary" a Democrat Near You , he points out that 44 Progressive Caucus Democrats have not signed on to a letter promising not to vote for cuts to social security and two other crucial social compact programs.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Liberal Political News

Seattle Medium

Business Exchange - Reparations Movement Should Be Revived

Ask anyone you know and you'll find most Americans don't see the validity of the issue of reparations for Blacks and don't connect the dots to see how the injustice of the past shapes everyday life in America.

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Related Topix: African-American, US House of Representatives, US Politics, Democrat, US News

Detroit News

Peters says he is running for U.S. Senate

U.S. Rep. Gary Peters ended weeks of speculation by officially launching his campaign Wednesday for the first open U.S. Senate seat in Michigan in two decades.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Representative Gary Peters, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative Justin Amash, US Senate, Debbie Stabenow, Carl Levin, Republican, Mike Rogers

Mon Apr 29, 2013

The Skanner

New Efforts to Curb the a Debt Trapa of Payday Lending

The small-dollar loans that generate long-lasting debt for consumers and cost them billions of dollars each year are drawing the active attention of legislators and regulators alike.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Elijah Cummings, Representative Suzanne Bonamici

New Media Journal

Progressives Push Minimum 45% Tax Rate on Income Above $1M

"Our country faces an inequality crisis," US Rep. Jan Schakowsky , said. "We need increased revenue to eliminate the sequester," she continued.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Luis Gutierrez, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative Donna Edwards, Betty McCollum, Barbara Lee

Sun Apr 28, 2013

MLive.com

Early remarks at annual Detroit NAACP dinner decry emergency...

Some of Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's policies came under fire during early remarks at the Detroit chapter of NAACP's 38th Annual Fight For Freedom Fund Dinner, particular his appointment of a financial manager, his support for right-to-work law and his creation a shadowy education work group.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Rick Snyder, US Governors

Professor Bainbridge on Wine

News Corp to disclose political contributions, left-leaning Democrat-aligned activists pleased

On Monday, the directors and officers of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp agreed to settle a derivative suit accusing them of breaching their duty to shareholders by failing to avert the phone-hacking scandal at the company's British newspapers.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Sat Apr 27, 2013

OpEdNews

CISPA Is "Dead for Now," Thanks to a Left-Right Coalition for Online Privacy

What brings the most seriously libertarian Republican in the US House, Michigan's Justin Amash , together with Congressional Progressive Caucus co-chair Keith Ellison , D-Minnesota? What gets steadily conservative former House Judiciary Committee chair James Sensenbrenner , R-Wisconsin, together with progressive former House Judiciary Committee ... (more)

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Related Topix: Privacy, US News, US Politics, Representative Justin Amash, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, James Sensenbrenner, Representative Keith Ellison