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9 hrs ago | Democratic Underground Latest Breakin...

Oklahoma Republican Sen. Tom Coburn will seek to offset federal aid to victims of a massive tornado

Source: TPM Oklahoma Republican Sen. Tom Coburn will seek to offset federal aid to victims of a massive tornado that blasted through Oklahoma City suburbs on Monday with cuts elsewhere in the budget.

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Related Topix: Tom Coburn, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Senator Jim Inhofe, US House of Representatives, Representative Michael Grimm, Chris Christie, US Governors, Liberal Political News

11 hrs ago | The Heritage Foundation

Administration Burma Policy: Lift Sanctions, Ask Questions Later

President Obama's meeting with Burma's President Thein Sein at the White House today is a stark reminder of how far the Administration has come on Burma policy.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Joseph Crowley, Democrat, Republican, Trent Franks

Mon May 20, 2013

Broadcasting & Cable

Seth Meyers to Receive NYSBA Broadcaster of the Year Award

Seth Meyers will receive the N.Y. State Broadcasters Association Broadcaster of the Year award at the group's annual awards gala June 24 and 25.

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

Asian Correspondent

Burma leader making landmark White House visit

Former general Thein Sein on Monday becomes the first Burma president to be welcomed to the White House in almost 47 years, crowning a dramatic diplomatic rehabilitation for his nation after years of international isolation.

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Related Topix: Thein Sein, US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, Republican, US House of Representatives, World News, Aung San Suu Kyi

Asian Correspondent

Burma Reforms still need the US's weight

The White House welcomed ex-general Thein Sein on Monday as the first president of Burma/Myanmar in roughly 47 years after the late Gen.

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Related Topix: Burma, Southeast Asia, World News, Thein Sein, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Republican, US House of Representatives

Sat May 18, 2013

Observer

Reed's company is problematic

Like most Upstate New Yorkers, I respect the Second Amendment as settled law. Anyone who has troubled to actually read the SAFE Gun Act knows the law does nothing to infringe on the right of law abiding and mentally sound New Yorkers to access and own firearms.

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Related Topix: Representative Tom Reed, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Horseheads, NY

Thu May 16, 2013

The Olympian

IRS scandal offers conservatives a lesson in profiling

They were shocked, and rightfully so, that some employees of the Internal Revenue Service's Exempt Organizations Determinations office in Cincinnati decided that the groups most likely to abuse rules governing 501 4 organizations would be conservative.

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Related Topix: Tax, Non-Profit, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Up in the Air, Barack Obama

Wed May 15, 2013

AmmoLand

Messing With The Gun Prohibitionists

I like nothing better than to use the gun prohibitionist's own resources to send a pro-gun message to Congress.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Mike Thompson, Democrat, Guns

The Winnipeg Free Press

Tea Party gets taste of profiling

They were shocked, and rightfully so, that some employees of the Internal Revenue Service's Exempt Organizations Determinations office in Cincinnati decided the groups most likely to abuse rules governing 501 4 organizations would be conservative.

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Related Topix: US News, Tea Party, Non-Profit, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Up in the Air, Opinion

Tue May 14, 2013

Salon

Obama escalates war on the First Amendment

The US Justice Department's secret seizure of phone records of reporters and editors at the Associated Press is nothing less than a continuation of attacks on freedom of the press that have been ongoing under the administration of President Barack Obama.

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Related Topix: Associated Press, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Journalism, Republican, US House of Representatives

AmmoLand

Is Boehner Helping Obama Control Your Rights?

The Washington, D.C. news source The Hill reported yesterday that ". . . Speaker Boehner is more involved in the behind-the-scenes wrangling of how to move a gun bill than the Ohio Republican has let on in public." They also report that powerful Republican House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte of Virginia has had ". . . a lot of ... (more)

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Related Topix: Control Group, US News, Capitol Hill (Washington, DC), US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Bob Goodlatte

Mon May 13, 2013

Reason Magazine

Surveillance After The Boston Attack: Do More Cameras Fight Terrorism or Violate Our Privacy Rights?

You have already seen the private security footage that sparked the manhunt of the two Boston terrorism suspects, Tamerian and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

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Related Topix: Privacy, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Sat May 11, 2013

Free Republic

Intel officials unable to say who changed CIA talking points on Libya, lawmaker says

Former CIA Director David Petraeus stoked the controversy over the Obama administration's handling of the Libya terror attack, testifying Friday that references to "Al Qaeda involvement" were stripped from his agency's original talking points -- while other intelligence officials were unable to say who changed the memo, according to a top lawmaker ... (more)

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Related Topix: Startups, McAfee, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, James R. Clapper

Free Republic

Classified report could link Saudis, 9/11 and Benghazi

Nearly 12 years after 9/11, Americans are still waiting for the U.S. government to release key information about the attack that killed more than 3,000 of their countrymen.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Frank Wolf, Walter Jones

Fri May 10, 2013

Examiner.com

Boston bombings: Rep. King blasts Obama administration response

On several Friday morning news shows including Fox News Channel's "America's Newsroom," former House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King , R-N.Y., who led hearings regarding the radicalization of American-Muslims, blasted the Obama Administration's refusal to use the word "Islamist" when discussing the Boston bombing case.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, HarperCollins Publishers, Publishing, Media, Television, Ottaway Newspapers, Fox Filmed Entertainment, Digital Journal, FOX News Network

Salon

Return of the anti-Muslim bigots

"These are not the droids you're looking for" - one reason that Obi Wan Kenobi quote is so well known and so often invoked with a wink is because it succinctly captures American politics' most favorite bait and switch: the tactic whereby partisans deny the existence of a phenomenon that's there for everyone to see, all so that the phenomenon can ... (more)

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Related Topix: Rush Limbaugh, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, New York, Life, Veteran Affairs, Representative Joe Walsh

Thu May 09, 2013

2 Political Junkies

Could Not Have Put It Better Myself

Jon Stewart: Highlights: At 2:00 in, Jon Stewart says: You may be wondering why for Benghazi, Congress has held nine full hearings - including one closed hearing.

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

The Island Packet

We need to preserve our civil liberties

Let's not allow the tragic bombings in Boston to become an excuse to gut our civil liberties once again.

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Related Topix: US News, Patriot Act, ACLU, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Lindsey Graham

Wed May 08, 2013

Burnt Orange Report

House Tensions Run High as Deadlines Loom

Looming with the deadline that any non-local House Bills must be passed out of the full House by tomorrow night, tensions can run high, and that came to boiling point yesterday.

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Related Topix: US News, Travis County, TX, Rick Perry, US Governors, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Steve King, Michael Turner

Washington Times

Gun background checks still in the crosshairs of bipartisan House posse

A bipartisan duo in the House said Wednesday they're not giving up on efforts to expand background checks for gun purchasers and pushed back against those who claim their proposal will lead to a national gun registry.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Mike Thompson, Democrat, Guns