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Thursday May 16 | The New York Times

On Capitol Hill, Sanford Picks Up Where He Left Off

Mark Sanford took a picture with family on the Capitol steps on Wednesday, the day his swearing-in to the House of Representatives punctuated his remarkable political comeback.

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Related Topix: Mark Sanford, US Governors, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, South Carolina, South Carolina Government

Tue May 14, 2013

Government Executive

Data Center Consolidation Savings 'Minimal' So Far

An initiative to consolidate federal data centers has yielded minimal savings so far and the government is unlikely to meet its goal of $3 billion in savings by 2015, the Government Accountability Office said in a report Tuesday.

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Related Topix: CIO News, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Fairfax, VA

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Rahall reintroduces legislation aimed at protecting coal, limiting the EPA's overreach

U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall, D-W.Va., the top Democrat on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, is reintroducing legislation today that would prevent the EPA's overreach in the Clean Water Act permitting process.

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Related Topix: Environmental Law, Law, US Politics, Nick II Rahall, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Republican

Sunshine State News

Florida GOP Congressmen to Obama: Don't Arm Syrian Rebels

As lawmakers from both political parties urge President Obama to assume a more aggressive stance toward the regime of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, several of Florida's Republican congressmen are warning that interference in that country's civil war is not in the U.S.' best interests.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Trey Radel, Representative Ted Yoho, Representative Vern Buchanan, US Senate, Senator Bob Menendez

Mon May 13, 2013

The Orlando Sentinel

Lawmakers seek money for local projects via 'dark marks'

When Congress banned "earmarks" in 2011, House Speaker John Boehner hailed the move as proof that lawmakers were "dead serious" about outlawing pet projects and "ending business as usual in Washington." But new documents show that the ban - while still in effect - has done little to curb the appetite of Florida legislators looking to steer millions ... (more)

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Related Topix: US News, Mario Diaz-Balart, US Politics, Corrine Brown, Alcee Hastings, Republican, US House of Representatives, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Democrat

Fri May 10, 2013

The Miami Herald

MDC seeks federal building

Miami Dade College has rescued, restored and preserved three emblematic historic buildings that are part of the city's cultural heritage: the Freedom Tower, the Tower Theater and the Koubek Center.

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

WPXI

Report shows unused TSA equipment collecting dust in Texas warehouse

A series of new reports uncovered by Channel 2 Action News is raising questions about whether the government agency that protects America's airports is using every dollar wisely.

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

Thu May 09, 2013

The Orlando Sentinel

Florida Legislative Session: How did it go? Plus, a salute to Lydia Gardner

Sen. Andy Gardiner , R-Orlando, and Sen. Geraldine Thompson, D-Orlando, discuss the recent Florida Legislative Session on "Central Florida Spotlight." Greg Warmoth moderates the program at 12:30 p.m. Sunday on WFTV-Channel 9. Thompson gives the session a C grade, but Gardiner doesn't hand out any marks, Warmoth said.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Senator Marco Rubio, US Senate, Florida, Healthcare Law, Law, Orlando, FL, Recreational Vehicle, Security, Entertainment

Media Matters for America

The Benghazi "Whistleblower" Cover-Up That Wasn't

Leading up to yesterday's House Oversight Committee hearing on Benghazi, the conservative media worked diligently to drive home the idea that the "whistleblowers" who testified had been silenced and were unable to make their voices heard to Congress or other investigative authorities.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Jim Jordan, Representative Jason Chaffetz, Charles Pickering

Cybercast News Service

'Primary Player' in Benghazi Was Not Interviewed By State Dept Review Board

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Counterterrorism Mark Thompson, a Benghazi whistleblower and "primary player" at the State Department was not interviewed by their Accountability Review Board regarding the Sept.

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

Wed May 08, 2013

St. Augustine Record

Construction to begin on County Road 210 overpass at US 1

Clearing is under way for a new overpass on County Road 210 at the intersection of U.S. 1, which officials say will decrease travel times and streamline the trip to Interstate 95.

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Related Topix: St Johns County, FL, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives

Media Matters for America

Fox Provides Double Airtime To GOP During Benghazi Hearing

Fox News' Megyn Kelly worried that the network's extensive live coverage of the House Oversight Committee hearings on Benghazi was providing "lopsided" airtime to questions from Democrats -- though Fox had actually devoted over twice as much airtime to Republican questions.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Darrell Issa, Elijah Cummings, Democrat, Stephen Lynch

KFOXTV

Jamie Dupree's Washington Insider: Lawmakers tangle over Benghazi attacks hearing

A former top official at the U.S. Embassy in Libya gave lawmakers a riveting moment-by-moment review of the attacks in Benghazi that killed four Americans, as he sternly disputed the idea that an anti-Muslim video on the internet had been the cause for the violence.

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Related Topix: Washington, US Politics, Representative Trey Gowdy, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Scott DesJarlais

Mediaite.com

Megyn Kelly: Fox Has Been 'Lopsided' In Coverage Of...

Seemingly without any provocation, Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly told her audience this afternoon that the network's coverage of the testimony of three Benghazi whistleblowers has been "lopsided" because of what she believed was a disparity in how many Democratic and Republican legislators' remarks were being cut off by commercial breaks.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Jim Jordan, Representative James Lankford, Elijah Cummings, Democrat, Carolyn Maloney, Television

Tue May 07, 2013

The Daily Sentinel Star

Prisoners may solve Gitmo problem

The President and the FAA pulled a good one on us last week. The FAA, like all other federal agencies faced a 4% cut in this year's budget increases because of the sequester originated by the President.

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Related Topix: US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives

Mon May 06, 2013

The Orlando Sentinel

Casselberry boy, 12, gets $1,000 grant for his animal-rights work

Thomas Ponce couldn't stand by while a baby shark caught by a Florida fisherman lay dying on a pier.

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Related Topix: Casselberry, FL, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Life, Food, Vegan, Seminole County, FL

Federal Computer Week

John Mica: Chairman in waiting?

Rep. John Mica is far from the first congressman to tackle the problem of wasted taxpayer dollars, but few lawmakers can match his commitment to fixing government or his general suspicion of the way agencies are currently managed.

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Related Topix: Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, US News, Darrell Issa

Reason Foundation

Water and Wastewater Privatization Update

The most significant water and wastewater story in 2012 lies at the federal level, and concerns new legislation that could revolutionize how water and wastewater infrastructure is financed in the United States.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Hillary Clinton, US Senate, Democrat

Thu May 02, 2013

The Orlando Sentinel

Alan Grayson, John Mica rate Florida Legislature

The Florida Legislative Session, which ends Friday, will be a major topic in local public-affairs programming this weekend.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Representative Alan Grayson, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Florida, Florida Government, Recreational Vehicle, Security, Rick Scott, US Governors, Entertainment

Sun Apr 28, 2013

Bloomberg

Chemical Weapons Proof Not Needed for Syrian No-Fly Zone: McCain

The Obama administration doesn't need to be sure that Syria 's leader has used chemical weapons against his own people before establishing a no-fly zone and arming rebel forces, U.S. Senator John McCain said.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, John McCain, Republican, US House of Representatives, Barack Obama