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Budget cuts hit Central Florida convention business
WASHINGTON — As conferences go, this one was supposed to be pretty standard: a 7,000-person affair at the Orange County Convention Center that — although not among Orlando's biggest shows — still would have brought a $13 million economic...
Tags: Alan Grayson, Interior Policy, Layoffs and Downsizing, Politics, Government
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Dickinson College commencement graduates more than 500 students
The Sentinel, Carlisle, Pa.Dickinson College invokes a special tradition involving a replica of the Liberty Bell to honor its graduating seniors each year. So when President William Durden told the students Sunday they would officially become Dickinson College alumni only after the...Tags: New York City, Lincoln Center, Teaching and Learning, Students, Graduation
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Column: Obama accelerates loss of trust
WASHINGTON — Leaving aside the seriousness of lawlessness, and the corruption of our civic culture by the professionally pious, this past week has been amusing. There was the spectacle of advocates of an ever-larger regulatory government...Tags: U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Mitt Romney, Elections, Lamar Alexander, The Washington Post
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U.S. government calls for fix of security program affecting Port of Hueneme
Ventura County StarPort of Hueneme maritime workers who use high-tech federal ID cards are voicing frustration about the domestic security program, and the Government Accountability Office has questions, too. Transportation Worker Identification Credentials, or TWIC, have...Tags: Lockheed Martin Corp., U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Port of Los Angeles, Employees, National Security
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ANALYSIS-Shrinking U.S. deficit reduces pressure for budget deal
ReutersBy Jason Lange and David Lawder WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The chances of a deal between Democratic and Republican lawmakers that would overhaul the U.S. tax system, trim government spending and reform safety net spending programs appear to be...Tags: Republican Party, Justice System, Parties and Movements, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. House of Representatives
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Analysis: Shrinking deficit reduces pressure for budget deal
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chances of a deal between Democratic and Republican lawmakers that would overhaul the tax system, trim government spending and reform safety net spending programs appear to be fading. A sudden improvement in the outlook for the...Tags: Republican Party, Elections, Justice System, Jay Carney, Parties and Movements
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The Miami Herald Politics column
Miami HeraldCongress vs. IRS: The do-littles vs. the do-wrongs. With 79 percent of Americans disapproving of its performance, Congress finally found a government group that's probably more disliked than the politicians: the tax bureaucrats. The U.S. House's tax-...Tags: Paul Ryan, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Politics, Internal Revenue Service, The Miami Herald
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Florida National Guard in transition phase
Miami HeraldThe Florida National Guard troops were wearing full battle rattle inside their Humvee hunting insurgents in rural Afghanistan when suddenly, from a distance, somebody opened up with small-arms fire, wounding an American soldier. The U.S. troops fired...Tags: Hurricanes, Rick Scott, Layoffs and Downsizing, Florida International University, Armed Forces
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EDITORIAL: State heritage
The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- One month from today, after a long buildup, West Virginia will stage an extravaganza marking the 150th anniversary of the state's birth. Thoughtful people should take time to ponder the deep significance of the Mountain State's...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Social Issues, Elections, Slavery, Executive Branch
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EDITORIAL: Missile defense: Enabling Russia
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewEver deferential in foreign policy, the Obama administration verges on reckless, self-defeating idiocy by even discussing declassifying and sharing with Russia critical missile-defense data. The Washington Free Beacon reports those Pentagon...Tags: Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Moscow (Russia), Weaponry, Missile Systems
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A generation of Young Turks enters Senate
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila / Asia News NetworkMANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) -- The results of the May 13 elections gave President Aquino a mandate to consolidate his control of both houses of Congress in the midterm of his office. But the more far-reaching consequence of the 9-3 result...Tags: Germany, Elections, Politics, Productivity, Media Industry
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Minnesota's struggling ethanol makers hope to snap back this year
Star TribuneFarmer Dwayne Ehlert remembers the moment last August when he delivered a truckload of corn to an ethanol plant here and sold it for a record $8.16 a bushel. "I knew it was good for me, and I knew it wasn't good for �anyone else," said Ehlert,...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Dwayne Johnson, Energy Saving, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Finance
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