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Military schools get few minority names...nominations account for about 75 percent of all students at the academies. Advertisement Academy records obtained by the AP through the Freedom of Information Act show that lawmakers in roughly half of the 435 House districts nominated... |
Their bullcaca will never ENDA...that churches have to get an opt out, why would we impose it on everyone?" See what we mean? He is taking something that was put into the bill for the SOLE PURPOSE of appeasing evangelicals, and he is flipping the script to make it sound as... |
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Anchorage Daily News | 17 hours ago
Settlement near in sex abuse lawsuit, Fairbanks diocese says
...Hannon, diocesan chancellor, said that attorneys are still working out details, but a mediated agreement should be announced at a U.S. Bankruptcy Court hearing next week. "I can't give specifics, but we have come to economic terms with...
In this article: Fairbanks, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, and Bankruptcy
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Prime Newswire | 19 hours ago
Flex Fuels Energy, Inc. Third Quarter Filing, Material Discount to Cash
...impact on the Group's results from acquisitions or actions in development are forward looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The statements in this document may also contain...
In this article: Derivative, Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Securities Act of 1933, and British Columbia
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CBS | 1 day ago
Group Loses Bid To Defend Prop. 8 In Federal Case
...an intervenor, or party, in a lawsuit filed by two same-sex couples in May. The lawsuit challenging the ban enacted by voters last year as Proposition 8 is scheduled to go to trial before U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker in San Francisco on...
In this article: Proposition 8, San Francisco, E mail, Margaret McKeown, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Jerry Brown, and Defendant
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washingtonpost.com | 1 day ago
An opaque transparency
...policy and threatened to fire anybody found to be leaking. Days before that, the administration, securing an exemption from the Freedom of Information Act , blocked the release of photographs said to show prisoners being abused in U.S....
In this article: Joe Lieberman, George W. Bush, Eric Holder, Fran Townsend, Attorney General, White House, and Department of Defense
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TheHill.com: Business & Lobbying | 1 day ago
Pentagon pick says he'll explore ' Don't ask, don't tell ' repeal
...recently reported that both the White House and Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) back the strategy of using the defense authorization bill to change the policy on gays in the military. Both the Senate and the House Armed Services panels have...
In this article: Don't ask, don't tell, Barack Obama, Pentagon, John McCain, Carl Levin, and The Hill
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Independent.ie | 2 days ago
Freedom of Information laws a waste of resources, says Cowen
...and time-consuming aspect of Government work," he told the Dail. "I have no problem whatsoever with the legitimate use of the Freedom of Information Act for individual citizens or, indeed, for others, "However, the idea of the...
In this article: Brian Cowen, Taoiseach, Freedom of Information Act, Waste, John O'Donoghue, Labour, and Ireland
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washingtonpost.com | 2 days ago
Navy finds lax behavior aboard sub in collision
The Navy Times newspaper first reported the findings Sunday after obtaining a heavily redacted copy of the Navy 's report through a Freedom of Information Act request. A Connecticut newspaper, The Day of New London , made a similar...
In this article: USS Hartford, New Orleans, Persian Gulf, Connecticut, Navy Times, USS New Orleans, Freedom of Information Act, and John C. Harvey Jr.
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Prime Newswire | 2 days ago
Pressure BioSciences, Inc. Announces the Receipt of Over $1.1 Million From the Initial Tranche of a Private Placement
...per common share. The units were issued in a private placement without registration under the Securities Act of 1933 , as amended (the " Securities Act "), in reliance upon the exemption from registration set forth in Rule 506 of...
In this article: Securities Act of 1933, Consumables, Revenue, Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and United States
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washingtonpost.com | 3 days ago
Corrections
...Agency, the United Nations ' nuclear watchdog. A Nov. 15 Outlook book review incorrectly described the Templeton Foundation as funding the Proposition 8 campaign to overturn California 's law allowing same-sex marriage. John M. Templeton Jr. ,...
In this article: Ralph Friedgen, University of Maryland football, Proposition 8, Templeton Foundation, First Emperor, North Carolina State, International Atomic Energy Agency, and United Nations
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Reuters | 3 days ago
Lockheed defends progress on F-35 despite concerns
* New report on delays came after $16 billion overrun * Lockheed cites measurable progress * Pentagon officials meet with Lockheed on Nov. 21-22 By Andrea Shalal -Esa WASHINGTON , Nov 17 (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp <LMT.N> said...
In this article: Lockheed, Pentagon, F-22, Freedom of Information Act, Northrop Grumman Corp, and BAE Systems
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Kansas City Star | 3 days ago
Gay couples blast federal Defense of Marriage Act
...country to legalize gay marriage in 2004. </p><p>In court documents filed Tuesday, the couples say the federal Defense of Marriage Act ( DOMA ) violates the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution because it denies them access to...
In this article: Defense of Marriage Act, Justice Department, Massachusetts, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, U.S. House, and U.S. Supreme Court
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ResourceShelf | 3 days ago
Ready Reference: A Chart to Track Proposed Amendments to Patriot Act
...educators and journalists. Ready Reference: A Chart to Track Proposed Amendments to Patriot Act Confused by all the proposed changes to the Patriot Act ricocheting through the Capitol? The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) has...
In this article: Patriot Act, Democracy, and Wolf
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scotsman.com - Politics | November 11, 2009
Ruling on Freedom of Information Act redefines the debate
Your account has been frozen. For your available options click the below button. To read this article in full you must have registered and have a Premium Content Subscription with the The Scotsman site. To read this article in full you...
In this article: Freedom of Information Act, Blunt instrument, and Glasgow
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Huffington Post | November 11, 2009
Eric Baylor: New G.I Bill Still Lags Behind the Times
...about how we should earn our degrees. We do get to choose whether to apply our benefits from the Post-9/11 GI bill or the old Montgomery GI Bill , but either option leaves us and other online students with fewer benefits than our fellow...
In this article: GI Bill, Bob Filner, Department of Education, Cost of living, Agent Orange, and Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act
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washingtonpost.com | November 10, 2009
Veterans Day
...veterans of the segregated military, a sizable percentage of whom took advantage of the bill 's educational and housing provisions.) The GI Bill , revised and extended over the years, has continued to serve those who serve the country. But...
In this article: GI Bill, Robert Maynard Hutchins, World War I, World War II, Civil War, University of Chicago, and Washington
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Huffington Post | November 05, 2009
Patriot Act : Democratic Lawmakers Defy Obama
...Act, Politics News WASHINGTON - Defying the Obama administration , the House Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to remove from the USA Patriot Act a tool for tracking non-U.S. citizens in anti-terrorism investigations. The committee,...
In this article: USA Patriot Act, FBI, Justice Department, House Judiciary Committee, Washington, and Gag order
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Associated Press: Congress | November 05, 2009
Liberal lawmakers defy Obama on Patriot Act
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defying the Obama administration , the House Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to remove from the USA Patriot Act a tool for tracking non-U.S. citizens in anti-terrorism investigations. The committee, dominated by...
In this article: USA Patriot Act, FBI, Justice Department, Gag order, All rights reserved, and GOP
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South Florida Oracle | November 04, 2009
Crist among those to speak at USF about GI Bill
...prominent government leaders to USF : how to help student veterans transition from service to the classroom through the Post-9/11 GI Bill. At the Uniforms to Mortarboards conference, which is open to the public, Gov. Charlie Crist will...
In this article: GI Bill, Eric K. Shinseki, Charlie Crist, Barack Obama, Florida, Department of Veterans Affairs, and University of Florida



