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SOPA and PIPA opponents warn the bills are not dead yet
TechnologyA day after a widespread Internet blackout, key opponents of SOPA and PIPA warned Thursday that the controversial online piracy bills are not dead yet and called for lawmakers to slow down and start over.... -
SOPA sent back to the drawing board in wake of Internet protests
TechnologyThe SOPA online piracy bill that helped spark this week's unprecedented Internet protests will be redrafted, its lead sponsor said Friday. The move came not long after the Senate postponed a key vote on the companion PIPA bill scheduled for next week.... -
U.S. intends to deliver full aid to Egypt despite objections
World NowThe Obama administration announced Friday that it intends to deliver all $1.3 billion in promised aid to Egypt’s military, despite calls from lawmakers and rights advocates to hold back money because of limits on political rights in the North... -
Firearms from ATF sting linked to 11 more violent crimes
Firearms from the ATF's Operation Fast and Furious weapons trafficking investigation turned up at the scenes of at least 11 violent crimes in the U.S., as well as at a Border Patrol agent's slaying in southern Arizona last year, the Justice Department has...Tags: Arizona, Defense, Texas, El Paso, Crimes
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Ten years since Daschle received anthrax-laced letter
It's been a decade since an anthrax-laced letter sent to then-Sen. Tom Daschle's Washington, D.C., office spiked the fears of a nation already on edge from terrorist attacks. The envelope was postmarked Oct. 9, 2001. The return address read "Greendale...Tags: Anthrax, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Washington, DC, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Tom Daschle
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Bill: Felony to sell fake maple syrup as real deal
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont couple thought they were getting a sweet deal on real Vermont maple syrup when they found a good price for it on the Internet. The man who was selling it told them he was a trucker from Rhode Island who passed...Tags: Catfish, Trials, Bernard Sanders, Onions, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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Gun-smuggling cartel figures possibly were paid FBI informants
Congressional investigators probing the controversial "Fast and Furious" anti-gun-trafficking operation on the border with Mexico believe at least six Mexican drug cartel figures involved in gun smuggling also were paid FBI informants, officials said...Tags: Tucson, Texas, Crimes, Washington (U.S. state), Lawyers
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Congress has a shot at passing jobs-creating bills
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Congress gets back to work after Labor Day it will have the chance to achieve something that has largely eluded it for the entire year, passing legislation that might actually create jobs. With the battering debate over the...Tags: Human Interest, Labor Legislation, Labor Markets, Labor Day, Barack Obama
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Breaking down the DOMA Repeal Vote, Part 2: Why it matters to the movement
BoystownIn part 1 of “Breaking down the DOMA Repeal Vote,” we looked at the difficult legislative path ahead for the “Respect for Marriage Act” (RFA) that the Senate Judiciary Committee passed last week which would repeal the anti-gay &#... -
VIPs expected to attend launch
The Write Stuff - Orlando SentinelAmong people expected to check out today's launch of space shuttle Atlantis up close and personal are the Florida governor, singer Gloria Estefan and several members of the Kennedy family. Also on the VIP list: Elected officials Florida Lieutenant... -
Obama plan to review deportation cases stokes heated debate
L.A. NOWThe Obama administration's plan to review the cases of 300,000 illegal immigrants currently in deportation proceedings to identify "low-priority" offenders has sparked a debate in Washington and beyond. Officials said that by launching the case-by-case... -
Technology: Entrepreneurs blast the Protect IP Act
Opinion L.A.The Protect IP Act, an entertainment industry-backed bill to combat online piracy, has drawn fire from tech advocacy groups and noteworthy engineers who worry about its effects on the Internet ecosystem. Now, more than 100 tech entrepreneurs and...
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