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    Jun 12, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  1. California lawmakers press for immigrant benefits and more in defense bill

    McClatchy Washington Bureau
    WASHINGTON An immigrant's military service could be a path to legal U.S. residency, if Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Calif., gets his way. Undocumented immigrants would also be allowed to enlist, with legal permanent residency a reward for completing honorable...

    Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Justice and Rights, DREAM Act, Immigration, John Garamendi

    2. Jun 9, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  2. House Armed Services won't put squeeze on personnel

    By Tom Philpott The House Armed Services Committee has ignored warnings from the Joint Chiefs, the secretary of defense and, this week, from the most influential defense think tanks in Washington by approving a fiscal 2014 defense authorization bill that...

    Tags: Susan Davis, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Politics, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services

    3. Jun 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Saturday TV Highlights and Weekend Talk: 'Premium Rush' on Starz

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    Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of June 9 - 15, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     -------------------- SERIES In the Flesh This three-part tale about...

    Tags: Dianne Feinstein, Rand Paul, Arrested Development (tv program) , NPR, iCarly (tv program)

    4. May 25, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  4. Showing the IRS some love after witch hunt

    You may not have discerned this through the fog and mist of recent weeks, but the Internal Revenue Service is pretty durn good at its job.
    You may not have discerned this through the fog and mist of recent weeks, but the Internal Revenue Service is pretty durn good at its job. Some experts would go further. "I think they do an extraordinary job, considering that they're historically...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Environmental Issues, Politics, Conservation, Personal Income

    5. May 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Military sex crime record should bring shame

    Maybe, in the end, we will thank Lt. Col. Jeffrey Krusinksi, head of the Air Force’s Sexual Assault Prevention Unit, who was arrested on suspicion of sexual battery early Sunday after a woman reported he drunkenly approached her in a parking lot and...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Politics, Sexual Assault, Los Angeles Times Journalists, U.S. Senate

    6. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Democrats seeking office have their eye on Sacramento

    WASHINGTON &mdash; Early this year, Leticia Perez and her husband flew here for a whirlwind 48 hours. The couple dined at the Italian Embassy, visited the Lincoln Memorial and joined the crowd on the National Mall watching as President Obama was inaugurated for a second term.
    WASHINGTON — Early this year, Leticia Perez and her husband flew here for a whirlwind 48 hours. The couple dined at the Italian Embassy, visited the Lincoln Memorial and joined the crowd on the National Mall watching as President Obama was...

    Tags: Henry A Waxman, U.S. Congress, Labor Legislation, Politics, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary

    7. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Sexual assaults in military: 'Little monsters' now in charge

    Paula Coughlin was grocery shopping in Jacksonville, Fla., when I caught up with her on the phone this week. If anyone has an interesting perspective on the U.S. military&rsquo;s absurd inability to deal with sexual assault, it&rsquo;s Coughlin. She is the former Navy lieutenant who blew the lid off the tawdry goings on at the 1991 gathering of Naval aviators known as the Tailhook Assn. Symposium.
    Paula Coughlin was grocery shopping in Jacksonville, Fla., when I caught up with her on the phone this week. If anyone has an interesting perspective on the U.S. military’s absurd inability to deal with sexual assault, it’s Coughlin. She is...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, Sexual Assault, Lifestyle and Leisure, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida)

    8. May 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Key lawmaker: House will be 'more thoughtful' on Internet sales tax

    WASHINGTON -- A key House committee chairman said his panel would take a "more thoughtful" approach to legislation allowing states to force retailers to collect sales taxes on Internet purchases.
    WASHINGTON -- A key House committee chairman said his panel would take a "more thoughtful" approach to legislation allowing states to force retailers to collect sales taxes on Internet purchases. His comments signaled that momentum from Monday's easy...

    Tags: Politics, Finance, Amazon.com Inc., Global Expansion, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary

    9. May 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. House Speaker Boehner unlikely to support Internet sales tax bill

    WASHINGTON &mdash; House Speaker John A. Boehner said he probably won't support legislation allowing states to require that larger retailers collect sales taxes on Internet purchases.
    WASHINGTON — House Speaker John A. Boehner said he probably won't support legislation allowing states to require that larger retailers collect sales taxes on Internet purchases. And a key House committee chairman said his panel would take a...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Justice System, Amazon.com Inc., U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary

    10. May 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Senate OKs Internet sales tax

    WASHINGTON &mdash; The Senate gave strong bipartisan approval to landmark legislation that could largely lead to the end of the nation's decades-long Internet sales tax holiday.
    WASHINGTON — The Senate gave strong bipartisan approval to landmark legislation that could largely lead to the end of the nation's decades-long Internet sales tax holiday. Now the issue shifts to the more skeptical, Republican-controlled House,...

    Tags: Politics, Amazon.com Inc., Small Businesses, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Dick Durbin

    11. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Climate change causes prostitution? Rep. Barbara Lee explains

    Climate change is causing glaciers to melt, heat waves to become more intense, species to become extinct and low-lying island nations like Tuvalu to disappear altogether. To <a href="http://climate.nasa.gov/effects">this list of calamities</a>, U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee has added another: Climate change could force more women to become prostitutes.
    Climate change is causing glaciers to melt, heat waves to become more intense, species to become extinct and low-lying island nations like Tuvalu to disappear altogether. To this list of calamities, U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee has added another: Climate...

    Tags: Lois Capps, U.S. Congress, Environmental Issues, Conservation, Carolyn B. Maloney

    12. Mar 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Obama wraps up his three-day Capitol Hill tour

    WASHINGTON&nbsp;-- After a rough-and-tumble meeting with House Republicans&nbsp;earlier in the week, President Obama wrapped up his Capitol Hill tour Thursday with friendlier crowds in the House and Senate, &nbsp;even as lawmakers signaled opposition to his budget proposals and revealed the deep divide that could prevent a deficit-reduction deal.
    WASHINGTON -- After a rough-and-tumble meeting with House Republicans earlier in the week, President Obama wrapped up his Capitol Hill tour Thursday with friendlier crowds in the House and Senate,  even as lawmakers signaled opposition to his budget...

    Tags: Washington, DC, Politics, Lifestyle and Leisure, Keith Ellison, Social Security

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