House Leaders Bar Earmarks to For-Profit Companies
New York Times
WASHINGTON — House Democratic leaders said on Wednesday that they would no longer dole out budget “earmarks” to profit-making companies, wiping out one of the most lucrative and controversial means of awarding no-bid contracts to ...
House Democrats ban earmarks for private contractorsWashington Post
US House bans some earmarks amid ethics concernsReuters
Amid scandals, Democratic leaders ban for-profit earmarksUSA Today
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Senate passes jobless aid, business tax breaks
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Wednesday to extend a host of soon-to-expire elements of last year's economic stimulus measure, including help for the jobless and money to help financially strapped states pay for health care for the poor. ...
Senate passes $149 bln for jobless aid, tax breaksReuters
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Female WWII aviators honored with gold medal
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — A long-overlooked group of women who flew aircraft during World War II were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on Wednesday. Known as Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs, they were the first women to fly US military planes. ...
Michigan woman is among World War II pilots honoredDetroit Free Press
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Budget deficit sets record in February
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The government ran up the largest monthly deficit in history in February, keeping the flood of red ink on track to top last year's record for the full year. The Treasury Department said Wednesday that the February deficit totaled $220.9 ...
US Monthly Budget Deficit Balloons to a RecordWall Street Journal
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States Develop National Set of Standards, Hope to Improve U.S. Education
ABC News
State governors and education officials proposed new national standards for K-12 education today, a step President Obama believes is key to improving the quality of the nation's schools. The voluntary "common core state standards" ...
Panel Releases Proposal to Set US Education StandardsNew York Times
New national math, English standards draftedThe Associated Press
Governors, state school superintendents propose common academic standardsWashington Post
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'Jihad Jane's' Arrest Raises Fears About Homegrown Terrorists
ABC News
The arrest of a suburban Pennsylvania woman known by the alias Jihad Jane, who allegedly plotted with Islamic radicals abroad to kill a Swedish cartoonist, has raised fears about homegrown terrorists in the ...
Police say suspect in terror plot attempted suicide in 2005CNN
Pennsylvania Woman Tied to Plot on CartoonistNew York Times
Top 10 American jihadis: Where does Jihad Jane rank on the list?Christian Science Monitor
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Monica Conyers gets 37 months in prison in Synagro bribery scandal
Detroit Free Press
Former Detroit City Councilwoman Monica Conyers was just sentenced to 37 months with two years supervised probation and no fine. The 37 months is the top of the sentencing guidelines recommended by the probation ...
Ex-Detroit councilwoman gets 37 months in prisonHouston Chronicle
Ex-Detroit councilwoman gets 3 years for bribesThe Associated Press
Rep. Conyers misses House votes today, last nightThe Detroit News
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Chief justice chides State of the Union as 'political pep rally'
CNN
Remarks by Chief Justice John Roberts and President Obama, shown here in 2009, have exposed political tensions. WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Simmering tension between the White House and US Supreme Court spilled into ...
Chief Justice John Roberts: Scene at State of Union 'very troubling'Washington Post
Chief justice unsettled by Obama's criticism of Supreme CourtLos Angeles Times
White House Vs. Supreme Court: It's Getting RidiculousCBS News
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Read all 'Eric Massa' posts in Political Hotsheet
CBS News
Republican lawmakers may call for further investigation into the sexual harassment charges against former Rep. Eric Massa (DN.Y.), prompting Democrats to accuse the GOP of attempting to exploit the situation. Massa, to the chagrin of Democrats, ...
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Glenn Beck on Massa: 'I Almost Threw Him Out of the Studio'The Washington Independent
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Obama, Key Senators Make Their Pitch for Climate and Energy Bill
New York Times
Closed-door talks extended to both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue yesterday as President Obama, key senators and industry officials searched for an elusive agreement on comprehensive energy and climate change legislation. ...
Pass notes No 2743: Rahm EmanuelThe Guardian
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Obama brings administration officials, senators to White HouseOil & Gas Journal
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