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  • Sightings: 'America's Most Wanted' host John Walsh dines at Graffiato

    Nikki Schwab

    Published: Mon, May 20, 2013

    "America's Most Wanted" host John Walsh dipped into Graffiato Saturday night for a late dinner with a party of eight, a restaurant rep reports. The group sat on the second floor and ordered five different pizzas, two orders of chicken thighs (served with Chef Mike Isabella's famous pepperoni...

  • Congress takes aim at Eisenhower Memorial

    Eric P. Newcomer

    Published: Mon, May 20, 2013

    As the House weighs legislation that would halt the controversial Frank Gehry plan for the Eisenhower Memorial, the chairman of the subcommittee with oversight over the project has requested documents showing how $63 million Congress already committed to the project has been spent. Rep. Rob...

  • Senate Finance panel wants answers from IRS by end of month – in writing

    Susan Ferrechio

    Published: Mon, May 20, 2013

      The Senate Finance Committee has sent a 41-part request to the Internal Revenue Service aimed at helping the panel “explore” the agency’s targeting of conservative organizations who sought tax-exempt status. The letter is addressed to acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller, who...

  • 99% Occupy movement backs 1 percenter McAuliffe

    Paul Bedard

    Updated: Mon, May 20, 2013

    The Occupy Movement, which camped out in parks nationwide to speak for the non-wealthy 99 percent of the nation during the 2012 elections, is going to bat for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe, an admitted member of the 1 percent club. Occupy Roanoke issued a call to...

  • 45% of illegal immigrants kicked out for crime would get amnesty under bill

    Paul Bedard

    Updated: Mon, May 20, 2013

    The Senate "Gang of Eight's" immigration reform bill goes so easy on illegal immigrants involved in crime that nearly half of those kicked out of the country in the past six months for criminal acts would be allowed to stay and qualify for legal status, according to a new analysis. According...

  • Morning Examiner: Obama surviving scandals so far

    Conn Carroll

    Updated: Mon, May 20, 2013

    Inside Washington, continuing developments in the Internal Revenue Service, Associated Press and Benghazi scandals may have given President Obama the worst week of his presidency so far. But outside Washington, Obama seems to be doing just fine. According to a CNN poll taken on Friday and...

  • Why law enforcement opposes Schumer-Rubio immigration bill

    Conn Carroll

    Updated: Mon, May 20, 2013

    Kenneth Palinkas, the president of the National Citizenship and Immigration Services Council, a union representing 12,000 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officers and staff, issued a statement Monday explaining why his union has decided to officially oppose the Schumer-Rubio...

  • Tea Party Patriots plan nationwide protests at IRS buildings

    Charlie Spiering

    Updated: Mon, May 20, 2013

    The organizers of the Tea Party Patriots have called for a nationwide protest Tuesday against the Internal Revenue Service to challenge the government agency’s abuse of power while targeting Tea Party groups.

  • Immigration fight moves to House, with deep divide over legalization

    Byron York

    Updated: Mon, May 20, 2013

    There will be an event on Capitol Hill this week that will tell us a lot about the future of comprehensive immigration reform. On Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the Senate Gang of Eight reform proposal. It doesn’t have any great official purpose; the Gang bill...

  • A roundup of recent Michigan newspaper editorials

    Updated: Mon, May 20, 2013

    The Mining Journal (Marquette). May 13. Using kids in drug stings not a good idea A downstate lawmaker's plans to introduce legislation barring the use of minors in drug stings seems a lot like common sense to us. State Sen. Mike Kowall, R-White Lake Township, says he will introduce the bill...