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Lawmakers press Pentagon, VA to cooperate on claims backlog
A bipartisan group of lawmakers pressed the Obama administration Wednesday to reduce the backlog of disability claims at the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving cooperation between the several agencies that have a role in the process. Senators...
Tags: Electronics, Mark Kirk, Chuck Hagel, Politics, Science and Technology
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Policy pits candy against sugar
Some of Baltimore's best-known candy makers are pressing Congress to overturn a decades-old sugar policy they say is leaving a bad taste in their mouth. Goetze's Candy Co., Wockenfuss Candies and others want lawmakers to rethink long-standing...
Tags: Business, Politics, Democratic Party, Benjamin L. Cardin, Jeanne Shaheen
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Oklahoma senators embrace disaster aid after opposing Sandy relief bill
ReutersBy David Lawder WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - Amid expressions of horror, grief and resolve over the devastating tornado that smashed into suburban Oklahoma City, many U.S. lawmakers expressed relief on Tuesday that they took action in January to bulk...Tags: Politics, Television Industry, Tornadoes, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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President's remarks at Ellicott Dredges
Remarks by President Barack Obama this afternoon at Ellicott Dredges in Baltimore, from the White House. THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Baltimore! (Applause.) Well, it is wonderful to see all of you. Give Duncan a big round of applause for the great...Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), Steny Hoyer, Computer Hardware, Politics, Elijah E. Cummings
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Congressmen: Abuse of power is unacceptable
The Frederick News-Post, Md.Blaine Young, conservative activist and honorary chairman of We the People of Maryland, said the organization has not suffered any unreasonable scrutiny from the Internal Revenue Service. What the IRS has reportedly put conservative groups through is...Tags: Religion and Belief, Politics, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Congress, Benjamin L. Cardin
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GOP senators on committee target three labor nominees from Buffalo
The Buffalo NewsThree men from Buffalo, one absent and two present, were the targets of grilling from Republicans on a Senate committee Thursday over matters that sometimes seemed personal but in the end are profound for every working person in America. The absent...Tags: Patty Murray, U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Politics, Lawyers, Lamar Alexander
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US senator probing why IRS revealed mistakes at lawyer meeting
Reuters* Agency announced targeting at bar committee * Grassley says IRS bypassed Congress, seeks information By Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - The decision by the IRS to reveal to a small room of tax lawyers last week that it had targeted...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Politics, Lawyers, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Congress
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NSA plans new computing center for cyber threats
A new computing facility at the National Security Agency will help the country better defend against cyber attacks , agency officials and members of Congress said Monday. The High Performance Computing Center-2 will assist in "front-line defense against...
Tags: Business, Politics, Baltimore County, Computer Crime, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Md. airport towers appear safe from federal cuts
Five air traffic control towers in Maryland that had been scheduled to shut down in June as a result of federal budget cuts are now expected to remain open, lawmakers said Wednesday — easing fears that the closures could back up flights at BWI...
Tags: Electronics, Politics, Ray LaHood, Science and Technology, Air Transportation Industry
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Senate OKs online sales tax
The Senate voted Monday to allow states to assess a sales tax on purchases from Amazon.com, eBay and other online retailers in a bipartisan measure that would also reduce the increase planned for Maryland's gas tax. The bill, which passed 69-27, would...
Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Business, Politics, Baltimore County, Benjamin L. Cardin
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Filibuster rules at heart of gun bill 'defeat'
Do the people of the United States know that the U.S. Senate voted favorably on several amendments to the gun control bill? A majority of senators approved amendments requiring background checks for online and gun show purchases, providing special...Tags: Politics, Benjamin L. Cardin, Republican Party, Interior Policy, Gun Control
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Bill to require sales tax for online purchases advances in Senate
Online shoppers would have to pay state sales taxes on more purchases under legislation that advanced in the U.S. Senate on Monday — but Marylanders could also wind up paying a smaller increase in gasoline taxes. Bricks-and-mortar stores have long...
Tags: Business, Politics, Benjamin L. Cardin, Lobbying, Terry Branstad
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