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Breakthrough in Senate immigration talks; announcement set for Thursday
Byron York | 06/20/13 12:35 AM
Senators seeking a solution to a deadlock over border security have reached a tentative agreement they believe could win the votes of a significant number of Republican lawmakers for the Gang of Eight comprehensive immigration reform bill. Republican Sens. John Hoeven and Bob Corker have been...
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Drug testing for food stamp applicants added to House Farm bill
Susan Ferrechio | 06/19/13 09:15 PM
The House Wednesday added an amendment to a $1 trillion Farm Bill that would give states the right to screen food stamp applicants for drug use.
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IRS says it must pay $70 million in employee bonuses
Susan Ferrechio | 06/19/13 10:15 PM
The embattled Internal Revenue Service said it is legally obligated to pay $70 million in bonuses to its unionized employees, despite the new budget constraints and the objections of lawmakers. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, sent a letter to acting IRS Director Daniel Werfel stating he does...
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Panel OKs revisions to Eisenhower memorial designs
Sean Lengell | 06/19/13 07:10 PM
A long-delayed memorial honoring Dwight D. Eisenhower proposed to be built just off the National Mall took a key step forward Wednesday, when a presidentially appointed panel unanimously approved revisions to the Frank Gehry-designed project. Several hurdles still must be cleared before ground...
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An Oregon study casts doubt on whether health insurance improves health
Michael Barone | 06/19/13 06:25 PM
On key measurements, people on Medicaid did not achieve better outcomes than uninsured people Does having health insurance make people healthier? It's widely assumed that it does. Obamacare advocates repeatedly said that its expansion of Medicaid would save thousands of lives a year....
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Tea Party rally draws modest crowd on Capitol Hill
Gabriella Morrongiello | 06/19/13 06:15 PM
A modest crowd of Tea Party enthusiasts descended on Washington in this afternoon’s “Audit the IRS” rally on Capitol Hill. “There’s some people who want to write the obituary for the Tea party,” Mike Needham, CEO of the Heritage Foundation’s Heritage Action for America group,...
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FBI is using drones in America, director tells Congress
Susan Ferrechio | 06/19/13 05:55 PM
The Federal Bureau of Investigations employs the use of drones for surveillance on U.S. soil, the agency’s director told lawmakers on Wednesday. At an oversight hearing conducted by the Senate Judiciary Committee, FBI Director Robert Mueller admitted the agency is making use of unmanned...
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Ben Bernanke recommits to the Federal Reserve’s stimulus plans
Joseph Lawler | 06/19/13 05:35 PM
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke used his quarterly press conference Wednesday afternoon to try to convince the markets that the central bank is serious about pulling back from its bond-buying program if the economy continues to improve. Bernanke’s hour-long question-and-answer session...
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Negotiations with Taliban likely to succeed only when they are defeated
Michael Barone | 06/19/13 05:05 PM
The United States is now engaged in negotiations with the Taliban, as the Examiner reports. How successful are these likely to be? Useful guidance comes from the 2009 book by John Bew, Martyn Frampton and Inigo Gurruchaga, Talking to Terrorists: Making Peace in Northern Ireland and the...
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Obama on verge of unveiling climate plan
Brian Hughes | 06/19/13 05:05 PM
President Obama is nearly set to roll out a fresh blueprint to combat climate change, which will include tighter rules for power plants, a push for more energy-efficient buildings and appliances and additional green energy development on public lands, a White House official said Wednesday....
