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Malloy, The Supposed 'Transparency' Governor, Blasted As 'Foe Of FOI'
The Hartford CourantDannel P. Malloy came into office as governor two years ago saying he's committed to "open and transparent" government, but recent events have put that assertion in question. "Transparent" and "transparency" are the words that leaders use these days...Tags: Government, Dannel P. Malloy , Civil Rights, East Hartford, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Lehigh Valley low turnout thwarts democracy
I was a William F. Buckley Jr. devotee, not a hippie, as a high school student of the '60s. Still, even we young conservatives took note of the era's peace/love posters and their message, "Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?" Tuesday offered us a...Tags: Bethlehem (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Northampton County (Pennsylvania), Allentown, Tea Party Movement, Local Elections
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Lawmakers have a week left — and much unsettled
— State lawmakers went home to march in holiday parades this weekend, leaving behind a full dance card that looks a lot like the one they put together when they started in January: pension reform, gun control, gambling expansion and a budget....
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Teachers, Chicago Mayor, John J Cullerton, Rahm Emanuel
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Retired teacher to challenge Donchez for Bethlehem mayor
Valley 610The day after Bob Donchez won the Democratic nomination for Bethlehem Mayor, a retired teacher announced his intention to challenge him this fall. Bruce Sigmon alerted the media that he will be filing a petition in June to get on the November ballot as an... -
Boxing Obama in
Greater than the risk of being accused of criminality in the three scandals now gripping the Obama administration is the peril that the president's substantive agenda is being hopelessly knocked off track. The liberal Illinois senator who entered the...Tags: Government, Joe Biden, Darrell E Issa, Barack Obama, U.S. Senate
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RPT-Obama seeks end to perpetual U.S. 'war on terror'
Reuters(Repeats with no change to text) By Matt Spetalnick and Warren Strobel WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) - Twelve years after the "war on terror" began, President Barack Obama wants to pull the United States back from some of the most controversial aspects...Tags: Military Equipment, Pakistan, U.S. Department of Defense, Barack Obama, Prisons
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Russia's oldest rights group fights 'foreign agent' tag
ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's oldest rights group began a legal battle on Friday to avoid being branded a "foreign agent" under a new law it sees as a tool of repression by President Vladimir Putin. Memorial, which has fought to preserve the memory of...Tags: European Union, Vladimir Putin, Civil Rights, Human Rights, Prosecution
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U.S. Commerce nominee faces questions on failed bank, tax havens
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's choice to lead the Department of Commerce faced questions on Thursday about her role in the failure of a Illinois bank in the early 2000s and her billionaire family's use of offshore tax havens to...Tags: Political Fundraising, Barack Obama, Finance, Hyatt Hotels Corp., Politics
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What's 'intentional' in redistricting is still being defined
TALLAHASSEE – Florida's redistricting fight may be years away from a conclusion, but there are important rules of the road that are being established. Florida's courts are in the midst of defining for decades how to implement new "Fair Districts"...Tags: Government, Politics, National Government, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Reuters World News Highlights at 1800 GMT, May 24
ReutersMay 24 (Reuters) - TOP STORIES ----------- LONDON - British fighter jets escorted a Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane to Stansted Airport near London on Friday, where police went on board and arrested two men on suspicion of endangering an...Tags: Vladimir Putin, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Pakistan, Barack Obama, Russia
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MOVES-Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, HSBC Holdings
ReutersMay 23 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointments were announced on Thursday. To inform us of other job changes, email to moves@thomsonreuters.com. MORGAN STANLEY The bank's head of fixed income, Ken deRegt, is retiring from the...Tags: Politics, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC
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House Approves Undocumented Immigrant Drivers License Bill After All-Night Debate
Following a Republican filibuster that stretched on for more than seven and a half hours, the state House of Representatives approved a bill just after dawn on Thursday that offers undocumented immigrants the opportunity to obtain a Connecticut drivers...Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Migration, Martin M Looney, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Labor Legislation
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