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Malloy Orders Layoffs Today; No Deal Reached With Unions
The Hartford CourantDespite numerous hours of talks over the past two months, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy ordered layoff notices to start going out Tuesday because no deal has been reached between his administration and the state employee unions. Malloy had been warning workers...Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Crime, Law and Justice, Civil and Public Service, Budgets and Budgeting, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)
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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: Unrest, Conflicts and War, London Heathrow Airport, Vladimir Putin, Washington, DC, Pakistan
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Obama wants to end 'war on terror' but Congress balks
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama wants to roll back some of the most controversial aspects of the U.S. "war on terror," but efforts to alter the global fight against Islamist militants will face the usual hurdle at home: staunch opposition...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. Military, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Washington, DC, U.S. Congress
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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: U.S. Navy, U.S. Military, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Crime, Law and Justice
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Kansas Senate GOP's new tax plan in House's hands
Top Republicans in the Kansas Senate don't yet know whether a new tax plan they've pushed through their chamber will find favor with GOP House members. The bill approved Thursday by the Senate would lower the state sales tax on groceries to 4.95...
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For Republicans like Rand Paul, the 2016 campaign has begun
Reuters* With no clear front-runner, Republicans jockey for position * Senator Paul seeks to show his appeal is broad enough * For Republicans, generational and ideological change looms By Samuel P. Jacobs CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 24 (Reuters) - Seeking...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Hillary Clinton, U.S. Congress, Paul Ryan, Interior Policy
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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: Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Elections, National Government
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Tuesday showed 2014 is looking good and ugly
Capitol IdeasYo! Congrats to the House’s two newest members: Kevin Schreiber of York and Dan Miller of Allegheny County. Unofficial election results from Tuesday's primary show Schreiber takes over the 95th District and Miller the 42nd, both of which had been...... -
Immigrant healthcare bills stump House group
WASHINGTON -- Differences over whether immigrants should be deported for fail ing to have health insurance or pay their healthcare bills have stalled a bipartisan group of House lawmakers, who blew past a self-imposed Thursday deadline as they pressed...Tags: Healthcare Policies, Luis Gutierrez, John Boehner, Labor Legislation, Crime, Law and Justice
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Pritzker makes strong showing in Senate confirmation hearing
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON -- The prospects seemed strong Thursday for Penny Pritzker becoming Commerce secretary after a two-hour confirmation hearing, as she drew praise from both Democrats and Republicans. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., the top Republican on the Senate...Tags: Dick Durbin, John D. Rockefeller IV, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Chicago Hotels
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Senate approves Obama nominee to key appeals court
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a break from bipartisan battles over judicial appointments, the U.S. Senate on Thursday approved a White House nominee to the influential U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The Senate voted 97-0 to...Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Judges, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Crime, Law and Justice, Washington, DC
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What's next in the fight over same-sex marriage?
Stateline.orgWASHINGTON Momentum in the states to allow gay marriage may be about to stall. Recent victories have given same-sex marriage advocates hope that the tide has turned in their long-running fight for marriage equality, given the number of states approving...Tags: Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Mark Dayton, Social Issues, Marriage
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