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Anne Arundel debate over so-called 'rain tax' flows into June
In Anne Arundel County, where new stormwater fees have generated national attention amid criticism of Maryland's so-called rain tax, the debate over how much to charge property owners will continue into June. County Council members were scheduled to vote...
Tags: Politics, Laura Neuman
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Lawmakers intensify push on military sexual assault problem
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers introduced fresh legislation on Thursday seeking to address the problem of sexual assault in the military and summoned the nation's top commanders to testify about the crisis, which has become an embarrassment to the armed...Tags: Politics, Mike Turner, Washington, DC, Assault, U.S. Congress
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New tankers to be assigned to McConnell Air Force Base
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThe Pentagon chose McConnell Air Force Base to serve as home to the Air Force's new refueling tankers. The Air Force selected McConnell as the Main Operating Base #1 for replacing KC-135R tanker aircraft with KC-46A’s beginning in 2016. The Air...Tags: U.S. Air Force, Politics, Mike Pompeo, Military Equipment, Lynn Jenkins
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WRAPUP 3-IRS officials thwart lawmakers' quest for answers on IRS scandal
Reuters* IRS official says she did nothing wrong, refuses to answer questions * Few answers, many questions at third hearing in less than a week * Republicans say officials should have revealed targeting sooner (Recasts with end of hearing) By Kim Dixon...Tags: Politics, Washington, DC, Republican Party, Trey Gowdy, U.S. Congress
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IRS officials aren't cooperating in probes at top or bottom
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON Internal Revenue Service officials are not fully cooperating with efforts to learn who is responsible for targeting conservative groups, lawmakers learned Wednesday during the third and most tense, dramatic hearing on the scandal. First, the...Tags: Chuck Grassley, Politics, Public Officials, Washington, DC, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
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U.S. Justice Dept tells lawmakers no bank is too big to jail
ReutersBy Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - A Justice Department official insisted on Wednesday that no financial company is too big to jail, in the department's latest effort to backpedal from statements made in March by Attorney General Eric...Tags: Arthur Andersen, Politics, Republican Party, Eric Holder, U.S. Senate
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Apple,former Washington wallflower, now at center of tax fight
ReutersBy Andy Sullivan, Gabriel Debenedetti and Poornima Gupta WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - For years, Apple Inc kept a low profile in Washington as it grew into one of the most valuable companies in the world. Now the iPad maker has taken the lead, perhaps...Tags: Google Inc., Politics, Exxon Mobil Corporation, George W. Bush, Republican Party
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Key IRS official refuses to testify
WASHINGTON — In a contentious climax Wednesday to a series of congressional hearings, Lois Lerner, a key IRS manager, invoked her right to not testify about the agency's targeting of conservative groups, igniting howls from Republicans and...
Tags: Politics, Georgetown, Witnesses, U.S. Congress, White House
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Apple, former Washington wallflower, now at center of tax fight
ReutersBy Andy Sullivan, Gabriel Debenedetti and Poornima Gupta WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For years, Apple Inc kept a low profile in Washington as it grew into one of the most valuable companies in the world. Now the iPad maker has taken the lead, perhaps...Tags: Google Inc., Politics, Exxon Mobil Corporation, U.S. Congress, Claire McCaskill
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Obama threatens to veto Republican student loan plan
ReutersBy Elvina Nawaguna WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - The White House threatened on Wednesday to veto a Republican bill to switch federal student loan interest rates to a market-based system, arguing the plan would create more uncertainty for students and...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Politics, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Washington, DC, Republican Party
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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: Politics, Labor Legislation, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Republican Party, Elections
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Los Angeles mayor-elect vows to put recession in rear-view mirror
ReutersLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles Councilman Eric Garcetti declared victory Wednesday in his bid to become the next mayor and vowed to put the city's economic slump "in the rear-view mirror," capping a race shaped by dire fiscal forecasts and...Tags: Local Government, Politics, Labor Markets, Bill Clinton, Public Employees
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