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Foreign Service officer made millions in visa-for-money scam, feds charge
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON A State Department official "received several million dollars in bribes" from Vietnamese residents seeking visas, according to newly public court documents. In a previously undisclosed criminal complaint, Foreign Service officer Michael T....Tags: Politics, Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), Thailand, U.S. Department of State, Immigration
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Most local homeless have ties to Costa Mesa
Challenging perceptions that the homeless mostly come to Costa Mesa from other communities, new data show a solid majority of the city's homeless population have ties of some kind to the city. At least 65% of the 182 homeless interviewed last year lived...
Tags: Family, Politics, Arts and Culture, Homelessness, Social Issues
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INSIGHT-Luxury brands position for U.S. boom
Reuters* Affluent U.S. consumers feel it's safe to spend again * China second to U.S. in 2012 luxury retail growth * Influx of tourists will help as Obama reworks visa wait * Top brands expanding across the United States By Astrid Wendlandt and Phil Wahba...Tags: Christian Dior, Consumer Confidence, National Government, China, Tourism and Leisure
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Quinn, Emanuel lash out at Madigan gun bill
— Gov. Pat Quinn, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Senate President John Cullerton decried a bill to legalize concealed firearms that is backed by powerful House Speaker Michael Madigan, contending it would invalidate strict local gun laws like Chicago's...
Tags: Michael Madigan, Chicago Mayor, Pat Quinn, Crime, Law and Justice, Gun Control
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Insight: Luxury brands position for U.S. boom
ReutersPARIS/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Most men might balk at spending $600 on a pair of Dior sneakers but for U.S. shoppers like Ephraim, an upbeat 30-year-old, such indulgences are becoming increasingly commonplace. Ephraim is the kind of man who gives luxury...Tags: Christian Dior, National Government, China, Tourism and Leisure, New York City
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Where are the STEM jobs?
Republicans and Democrats appear to agree on at least one thing: that the United States is facing a STEM (science, technology engineering and math) crisis. In his most recent State of the Union address, President Barack Obama declared that he wants to...
Tags: Migration, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Mark Zuckerberg, Barack Obama, Crime, Law and Justice
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Former Goldman banker settles SEC 'pay-to-play' charges
ReutersWASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. investment banker has agreed to a five-year securities industry ban and a record fine to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges that he broke rules against influence peddling to...Tags: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Securities, Crime, Law and Justice, Florida Gators, Pension and Welfare
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Editorial: 'The big problem with the Illinois House gun bill'?
Under orders from the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the Illinois legislature is trying to craft a law that will allow responsible gun owners to carry concealed weapons in public. The court said the legislature has to do this, but the court didn't say...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Gun Control, Justice System, Illinois General Assembly, Politics
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Target, Macy's among retailers suing Visa, MasterCard over swipe fees
ReutersMacy's Inc., Target Corp. and 15 other U.S. retailers sued Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. on Thursday over fees to process credit card transactions. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, came before a May 28 deadline for the millions...Tags: Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Companies and Corporations, JC Penney Company Inc., MasterCard Inc.
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One man's pride in himself is inspiring
I am writing this in response to David Whiteman's May 11 letter. He complains about the great deal of media coverage received by Jason Collins, an NBA player who made history as the first active male athlete in a major North American sports league to come...Tags: Barack Obama, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, U.S. Congress, Gun Control
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LETTER: Gun Owner Shouldn't Feel So Smug
I'd like letter writer Mark Goduto [May 21, "Gun Owner Doesn't Feel Guilty"] to try this on for a rational argument: Most gunners, at least the ones who call the rest of us gun-grabbers, like to think the Second Amendment, and only the Second Amendment,...Tags: Politics, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control
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Goldman unveils checks on conflicts in bid to fix image
ReutersSALT LAKE City (Reuters) - After dozens of meetings with executives and regulators, 100,000 hours of employee training and an immeasurable amount of public grief, Goldman Sachs Group Inc's Lloyd Blankfein claimed success in putting the bank and his legacy...Tags: New York University, Marketing, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Securities, Companies and Corporations
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