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Tea party rallies against IRS in Washington
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON The tea party is using the Internal Revenue Service scandal as a springboard to renew calls to limit or even abolish an agency it's always disliked. Thousands of tea party supporters rallied Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol, cheering on proposals...Tags: Ethics, John Fleming, U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Employees
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FBI tells Congress it uses drones in US
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON FBI Director Robert Mueller acknowledged Wednesday that the bureau has used unmanned aerial drones for surveillance in the United States and suggested that government needs to develop guidelines as their use grows. Testifying before the Senate...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Central Intelligence Agency, National Government, National Security Agency
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Immigration bill negotiators see Senate breakthrough
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prospects for U.S. Senate passage of an immigration bill with strong bipartisan support brightened on Wednesday when a group of Republican and Democratic negotiators reached a tentative deal on ways to shore up border security,...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Jeff Flake, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Career and Workplace, Interior Policy
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FBI says it uses surveillance drones on U.S. soil
ReutersBy David Ingram WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - The United States uses drones for surveillance in some limited law enforcement situations, FBI Director Robert Mueller said on Wednesday, sparking additional debate about President Barack Obama's use of...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Jimmy Lee Dykes, Eric Holder, National Government
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Backers of U.S. immigration reform embrace upbeat economic assessment
ReutersBy Thomas Ferraro and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - Backers of a landmark immigration bill voiced confidence on Wednesday that it will pass the U.S. Senate as early as next week, propelled by new evidence that the sweeping legislation...Tags: U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Migration, U.S. Senate
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As Tea Party rallies, FBI says IRS probe a top priority
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than a dozen FBI agents are assigned to a criminal probe into Internal Revenue Service scrutiny of conservative political groups, FBI Director Robert Mueller said on Wednesday. "It's a high-priority investigation and it...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Collective Contract, Justice System, Taxation, Criminals
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Supreme court says FTC can sue over deals that delay generic drug sales
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court ruled on Monday regulators can challenge deals between brand-name drug companies and generic rivals that delay cheaper medicines from going on sale, which regulators say increase costs to consumers by billions of...Tags: Justice System, Science, Litigation, Litigation and Regulation, Crime, Law and Justice
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Grassley asks Penny Pritzker pointed questions about off-shore holdings
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON -- Chicago billionaire Penny Pritzker, nominated to lead the Commerce Department, was on the receiving end Monday of pointed questions from Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, who wrote to her seeking more details about subjects including the $53.6...Tags: PlayStation Portable, U.S. Senate, Political Fundraising, Politics, Entertainment
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Dispute over Obama's choices for D.C. court centers on need � and politics
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON A fight is brewing over President Barack Obama's efforts to fill three vacancies on a single federal court that Republicans claim doesn't do enough work to merit them. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, wants to cut three seats from the U.S. Court...Tags: Justice System, Firearms, Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Disputes, Mitch McConnell
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Senate rejects move to tie immigration overhaul to border security
WASHINGTON — In the first and only vote Thursday on the immigration bill, senators turned back a Republican measure that would have delayed a path to citizenship for those in the country illegally until after the border with Mexico is fully secure....
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Senate rejects Republican effort to gut immigration bill
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A landmark immigration bill survived a major challenge in the Senate on Thursday when its bipartisan "Gang of Eight" sponsors beat back an amendment that would have delayed a pathway to citizenship for 11 million illegal residents....Tags: Justice System, John Conyers, Jr., Crime, Law and Justice, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Career and Workplace
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Amendments to immigration overhaul bill stall in Senate
WASHINGTON — Enthusiasm in the Senate for the debate over immigration gave way to reality Wednesday as party leaders quarreled to a stalemate over how to consider dozens of proposed amendments. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's move to...Tags: Haley Barbour, Voting, Harry Reid, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Migration
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