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Court hears challenge to Obama appointments

Source: WBAY-TV, Nov 30 2012, 2:15pm CST

By By TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - A federal appeals court in Chicago heard arguments Friday in a case that challenges whether President Barack Obama had the authority to appoint three people to the National ...

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21 lawmakers back Chandigarh-born as top US judge - Indiatalkies.com

Source: India Talkies  |   May 22 2013, 11:31pm CDT

Washington, May 23: Ahead of an expected Senate vote on the nomination of Chandigarh-born Indian-American legal luminary Srikanth ‘Sri’ Srinivasan to a top US court, 21 lawmakers have penned their support for him. Srinivasan, ...

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Iowa Legislature pushes towards late-night adjournment of 2013 session

Source: Des Moines Register  |   May 22 2013, 11:19pm CDT

The Iowa House and Senate were both working late Wednesday night in a push for for an adjournment of the 2013 legislative session, 129 days after convening in January. Both chambers had approved education r ...

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"Given the Senate's declared and actual break from business over this 20-day period, the president plainly possessed the authority to exercise his recess appointment power"


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U.S. Attorney Investigating Fox News Donated To Obama

Source: Rantburg  |   May 22 2013, 11:11pm CDT

[BREITBART] The US Attorney for the District of Columbia, Ronald C. Machen - the man responsible for the aggressive surveillance and phone record scrutiny at Fox News - is also a big donor to the Obama Campaigns. At the time of his appo ...

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William Bradley: "Going Bulworth": The First Time, and Now

Source: The Huffington Post  |   May 22 2013, 11:10pm CDT

"We stand at the doorstep of a new millennium." - Senator Bulworth re-election TV ad "If I'm not dead by Monday morning, I'm gonna stop payment on that check." - Senator Jay Bulworth (portrayed by Warren Beatty) " ...

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House to Vote for Seventh Time on Keystone Project, With Same Result Likely

Source: National Journal  |   May 22 2013, 10:52pm CDT

For the seventh time in two years, the House passed legislation on Thursday approving the Keystone XL pipeline, a 1,700-mile project to carry heavy oil from Canadian tar sands to refineries on the Gulf Coast. And for the seventh strai ...

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Reid mulling filibuster overhaul

Source: The Politico  |   May 22 2013, 10:52pm CDT

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is waging an under-the-radar campaign to get his fellow Democrats to back a summertime fight to overhaul the filibuster for executive branch nominees. Reid is carrying a list of names to target and has met with ...

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Is the ‘Gang of Eight’ Immigration Bill a Lose/Lose for Conservatives?

Source: The Blaze  |   May 22 2013, 10:37pm CDT

it may get through the senate, but I doubt it gets through the house . which Obama wants any way, for 2014 . if it dies in the senate it would be a plus for the republicans . so we will see what the rinos d ...

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Penguins rout Senators 7-3, take 3-1 series lead

Source: WTHR  |   May 22 2013, 10:22pm CDT

(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld). Pittsburgh Penguins' Matt Cooke (9) congratulates teammate Pascal Dupuis on his goal against the Ottawa Senators during third-period NHL hockey playoff game action i ...

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Obama Picks Former Campaign Official Katherine Archuleta as OPM Director

Source: ABC News  |   May 22 2013, 10:09pm CDT

President Obama will nominate former campaign official Katherine Archuleta as director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on Thursday, according to a White House official. Archuleta served as national political director for ...

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