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Obama encourages federal hiring of veterans
talkingpointsmemo.com — On Monday, President Barack Obama signed an executive order creating the Council on Veterans Employment, part of an initiative to encourage federal agencies to recruit and train military veterans. The effort also aims to bring more veterans into the federal work force and help newly hired veterans adjust to working in a civilian environment. (Submitted by niradg) More…
Congress: 'Private Laws' Bailout Americans in Special Cases
abcnews.go.com — Dozens of private bills are quietly awaiting consideration by the 111th Congress, representing a treasure trove of cases deemed special enough by their Republican and Democratic sponsors to merit their own laws. (Submitted by brilovett) More…
CBS News: DOJ Demands News Site's Visitors' Private Info
cbsnews.com — In a case that raises questions about online journalism and privacy rights, the U.S. Department of Justice sent a formal request to an independent news site ordering it to provide details of all reader visits on a certain day. Then issued a gag order... (Submitted by nurseyourself) More…
Chemical Facility Security News: USM v UP Oral Arguments
chemical-facility-security-new… — This is a brief look at some of the issues that will be addressed in a recently announced oral arguments presentation before the Surface Transportation Board. The hearing will address the way railroads set the rates for chlorine gas shipments. (Submitted by pjcoyle) More…
Rights Groups: Obama's Terrorism Courts "Fatally Flawed"
original.antiwar.com — Human rights advocates and legal scholars are voicing sharp criticism of President Barack Obama's revisions to the George W. Bush administration's Military Commissions Act of 2006, characterizing them as unnecessary and saying the new law will lead to further delays and create a system of "second-class justice." (Submitted by brilovett) More…
US major contacted radical cleric
news.bbc.co.uk — US authorities knew the US Army major accused of killing 13 people at a military base had contacted a cleric sympathetic to al-Qaeda. This should be the beginning of the END of stupid political correctness not only in the military but across all 50 states. Our Military is in trouble for allowing this to go on and on... (Submitted by johncolereb) More…
Gallup: Number who’d tell their rep to vote for ObamaCare do
hotair.com — Americans have moved in a more negative direction on the basic issue of whether a new bill should be passed into law. Thirty-eight percent now say they would advise their member of Congress to vote against a new healthcare bill this year, while 29% would advise their member to vote for it, and about a third have no opinion. When those with no ... (Submitted by TheNRCC) More…
High court considers whether business methods can be patente
washingtonpost.com — With computers blurring distinctions between ideas and machines, and with the economy moving increasingly into the ether, the courts have struggled in recent years to define the limits of patent law, and specifically, whether many "business methods" qualify for protection. (Submitted by runderwo) More…
Transcript: ABC Interviews President Obama
therebeller.blogspot.com — "OBAMA: You know, I laid out a very simple principle, which is this is a health care bill, not an abortion bill. And we're not looking to change what is the principle that has been in place for a very long time, which is federal dollars are not used to subsidize abortions." (Submitted by Rivsys) More…
Official full text of the Health Care Act, HR 3962, PASSED
scribd.com — Can your family afford another tax of $2,500 per person per year right now? Death panels are still in President Obama's Health Care Act. IRS says there will be fines and prison time for those refusing to sign up. Wall St Jou- tax starts Jan. 1, 2010, but health coverage won't start until 4 yr later! It'll take 10 tax years to pay fo 6 years of plan (Submitted by redpublius) More…
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