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May 31 2014
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V.A. Chief Resigns in Face of Furor on Delayed Care
Eric Shinseki resigned as secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs on Friday, leaving behind a sprawling bureaucracy embroiled in scandal and burdened with a decades-old legacy of overwhelmed facilities and management failures that his successor must now confront.
President Obama announced Mr. Shinseki’s departure after a 45-minute Ova
New York Times (News)
Jun 06 2013
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Holder says he has 'no intention' of stepping down
Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday he has "no intention" of stepping down in the face of criticism over Justice Department handling of national security leak investigations that involved scrutiny of reporters.
Holder made the comment to NBC News.
CNN (Online News)
Jun 05 2013
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ERIC HOLDER IGNORES LAWMAKERS' DEADLINE TO EXPLAIN INCONSISTENT TESTIMONY ON REPORTER SURVEILLANCE
Attorney General Eric Holder is in no apparent hurry to clear up his recent and inconsistent testimony on reporter surveillance conducted by the Justice Department. The top U.S. law enforcement official on Wednesday ignored the deadline set by GOP lawmakers to clear up the confusion.
The Blaze
Apr 10 2019
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Trump cites audit, won't turn over taxes on deadline
President Trump said Wednesday he doesn’t plan to hand over his tax returns to House Democrats, citing an ongoing audit.
“I would love to give them but I’m not going to do it while I’m under audit,” Mr. Trump told reporters as he departed the White House. “I have no obligation to do that while under audit and no lawyer would tell you to release your tax returns while you’re under audit
Washington Times
May 11 2015
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Utah fifth most friendly state for bicycling
Utah is the fifth most friendly state for bicycling, according to rankings released Monday by the League of American Bicyclists.
Utah improved from No. 8 last year to No. 5, thanks in part to adopting a new statewide Bicycle Master Plan.
It comes as the Utah Department of Transportation has set goals to include support and planning for bicycling and walking in all new ro
Jun 10 2019
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Trump defends Mexico migration deal and pledges more detail
President Donald Trump defended his administration’s deal with Mexico against criticism that there were no major new commitments to stem a flow of Central American migrants crossing into the United States, and said on Sunday more details would soon be released.
Key aspects of the agreement are still unclear, including whether Mexico has pledged to buy more U.S. agricultural products and
Reuters
Sep 30 2014
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Worker Groups 'Alarmed' White House May Delay New Minimum Wage, Overtime Rule
It was once part of President Barack Obama's "We Can't Wait" economic agenda. But now the wait might be getting even longer.
The Labor Department is considering delaying a long-awaited rule that would extend new workplace protections to home care workers -- a possibility that has advocates for low-wage workers steamed.
HuffPost
Aug 02 2019
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Trump’s pick to lead U.S. intelligence claims he arrested 300 illegal immigrants in a single day. He didn’t.
President Trump’s choice to lead the nation’s intelligence community often cites a massive roundup of immigrant workers at poultry plants in 2008 as a highlight of his career. Rep. John Ratcliffe claims that as a federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of Texas, he was the leader of the immigration crackdown, describing it as one of the largest cases of its kind.
“As a U.S. Attorney
Washington Post
Dec 16 2014
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Congress is killing the U.S. Navy: Aircraft carriers, attack submarines decaying
The Navy has already warned that current projections show repairs to four ships over the next year won’t be completed on time, as officials urgently work to rebuild a shipyard workforce that dropped to an all-time low of 30,000 Defense Department civilian personnel from a target of about 33,500 workers because of budget cuts associated with sequestration.
Washington Times
Apr 24 2020
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It Appears John Brennan Pulled a Deep State Move to Benefit Hillary Clinton
A few days ago, the liberal media jumped for glee, a new report from the Senate Intelligence Committee appears to confirm that Russia meddled in the 2016 election. To be more accurate, they confirmed what some in the intelligence committee had released in 2017. I mean, I just shrug. For me, there was never a doubt that the Russians tried to interfere, I just don’t think $100,000 in Facebook
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