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Canadian security thwarts terrorist attack on New York-Toronto train
Joel Gehrke
Updated: Mon, Apr 22, 2013
Canadian security officials announced today that they thwarted a terrorist attack on a passenger train reportedly traveling from New York City to Toronto, planned by two men allegedly tied to al Qaeda. “I commend our Canadian counterterrorism partners, particularly the Royal Canadian Mounted...
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Sen. Mike Lee calls for ‘compassionate’ platform that recognizes ‘we’re all in this together’
Joel Gehrke
Updated: Mon, Apr 22, 2013
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, argued today that conservatives need to support an affirmative agenda to help poor and middle-class Americans — a compassionate platform that recognizes “we’re all in this together” — but he did so while criticizing the “statism” of George W. Bush and...
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Lee disagrees with Paul: Boston bombing shouldn’t delay immigration hearings
Joel Gehrke
Published: Mon, Apr 22, 2013
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, disagreed with the idea that immigration hearings should be delayed pending an investigation of the the Boston Marathon bombings, as his ally, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., suggested. “I don’t personally see the need not to be holding committee hearings to examine this...
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Despite lockdown, second bombing suspect still on the loose
Joel Gehrke
Published: Fri, Apr 19, 2013
Law enforcement could not apprehend the second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, despite a massive manhunt today, but state and local officials told city residents that they don’t have to stay inside anymore. “There is still a very very dangerous individual at large, but we feel...
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Rep. King: Boston bombers planned ‘second round’ of attacks
Joel Gehrke
Published: Fri, Apr 19, 2013
Rep. Pete King, R-N.Y., who chairs a House subcommittee on intelligence and counter-terrorism, suggested that the two people suspected of bombing the Boston Marathon intended to initiate a “second round” of attacks. Related: Suspected Boston Bomber on Twitter: ‘A decade in America...
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Report: ‘Boston bomber could have been deported’
Joel Gehrke
Updated: Fri, Apr 19, 2013
One of the brothers suspected of carrying out the terrorist attack on the Boston Marathon faced deportation in 2009 after being convicted of a domestic violence charge but was allowed to stay, according to a government watchdog. “Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the 26-year-old killed in a wild shootout...
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Vitter: Why do Democrats get 3 times as many Obama stimulus grants as Republicans?
Joel Gehrke
Published: Thu, Apr 18, 2013
Sen. David Vitter, R-La., suggested today that Democratic lawmakers get preferential treatment over Republican colleagues when applying for stimulus grants that fund transportation projects, given that almost three-quarters of the grant money has been spent in Democratic districts. President...
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House will slow Senate’s rush to pass immigration bill
Joel Gehrke
Published: Thu, Apr 18, 2013
House Judiciary Committee chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., signaled today that he will schedule a lengthier process for the Gang of Eight’s immigration reform proposal than the Senate intends provide. “Since the Senate bill is so large and the issue so complex, the House Judiciary...
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Pompeo to Obamacare author: Attacking law’s implementation won’t save you in 2014
Joel Gehrke
Updated: Thu, Apr 18, 2013
Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., described Obamacare’s implementation as a “huge train wreck” yesterday, but a Republican lawmaker suggested today that such criticism of the law won’t help him avoid a voter backlash next year. “I was shocked because you wrote this bill,” Rep. Mike Pompeo,...
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Senate passes amendment to prevent media from releasing gun owner maps
Joel Gehrke
Updated: Thu, Apr 18, 2013
Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., in an attempt to prevent local newspapers from publishing lists of gun owners in a given area, convinced 66 of his colleagues to support an amendment that cuts funding for state and local governments if they release the information. “If a state or local government...
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