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G8 pledges action on tax evasion, few concrete measures
ReutersENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (Reuters) - The world's rich economies said they would take a tougher stance on fighting money laundering and tax evasion but promised little in the way of specific new action at the end of a two-day summit on Tuesday. The...Tags: G20, G8, Republic of Ireland, International Organizations, United Kingdom
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Christine Flowers: Assault in the military, or assault on the military?
Philadelphia Daily NewsThere is an iconic scene from one of my favorite movies, "A Few Good Men," in which an enraged colonel Jack Nicholson cuts down major Tom Cruise with five fierce words: "You can't handle the truth." On celluloid, that moment was designed to convince us...Tags: The New York Times, Chuck Hagel, Sexual Assault, Sex Crimes, Sexual Misconduct
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Key lawmakers to take case for tax overhaul on the road
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON The chairmen of the two tax-writing committees of Congress will hit the road together over the summer to promote a proposed revamp of the tax code, the two announced Friday. Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., and Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., didn't say...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Congress, Taxation, Dave Camp, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
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Feinstein will seek limits on who can see NSA spy data
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON The Senate intelligence committee chairman on Thursday vowed an effort to limit the access of government contract workers, such as Edward Snowden, to highly classified information. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., made the promise after...Tags: Dean Heller, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Lindsey O. Graham, Jeff Merkley
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For U.S. military, an enemy within
The Philadelphia InquirerThe following editorial appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Thursday, June 13: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has been leading the charge against the sexual assault crisis in the military, which has been struggling to curb the culture that yielded 26,000...Tags: Prosecution, West Point, United States Naval Academy, Chuck Hagel, U.S. Army
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Military sexual assault: Senate approves new procedures
The Senate Armed Services Committee endorsed several steps to improve prosecution of military sexual assault on Wednesday during a rare open debate of its annual defense policy bill, but it killed a controversial proposal opposed by Pentagon leaders....
Tags: Prosecution, Jeanne Shaheen, U.S. Senate, John McCain, Claire McCaskill
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INTERVIEW-U.S. Senator Warren calls for tough cross-border swap rules
ReutersBy Sarah N. Lynch and Douwe Miedema WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - Democratic Senator and Wall Street critic Elizabeth Warren is urging federal regulators to "show some backbone" and stick to their proposal for how new derivatives rules will apply to...Tags: Financial Markets, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, U.S. Congress, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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House members voice skepticism about surveillance programs after briefing
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON Members of Congress on Tuesday expressed growing doubts about the way the country's top-secret surveillance programs are managed, even as the top legislators from each party voiced confidence in the programs and showed little interest in a...Tags: Ron Wyden, Mark Begich, FBI, Dean Heller, Henry C. Johnson Jr.
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Way past time to change tax code
During the early years of the Republic, Chief Justice John Marshall noted that, "The power to tax is the power to destroy." He might have added that it's also the power to manipulate behavior, punish political enemies and reward political friends. Indeed,...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Occupy Wall Street, Taxation, Richard Nixon, U.S. Supreme Court
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COLUMN: Where's the enemies list?
Who exactly is the enemy in the continuing U.S. war against terrorism? In some cases, the answer is: It’s a secret. When the United States began its war against al-Qaida after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the identity of the enemy was clear:...Tags: U.S. Congress, Dick Durbin, Terrorism, George W. Bush, Yemen
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Michigan lawmakers center stage in military sexual assault reform debate
Staff Writer -- bhubbard@petoskeynews.com Twitter: @BrandonHubbardThe U.S. Legislature is pondering how to address a growing problem of unreported sexual assaults in the military, and Michigan lawmakers could figure prominently into the reforms. Last year 3,374 cases involving sexual misconduct were reported in the...Tags: Military Justice, U.S. Department of Defense, Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy Repeal (2010), Assault, Armed Forces
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At White House, liberal hawks ascend
With his decision to elevate Susan Rice to become his national security advisor and the nomination of Samantha Power as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, President Obama is not simply rewarding the loyalty of two women who have backed him from the...
Tags: International Military Interventions, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), United Nations, U.S. Senate
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