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Jan 30 2014
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Rep. Waxman, key ObamaCare architect, to retire after 20 terms in office
Longtime Democratic Rep. Henry Waxman announced Thursday he will not seek reelection in the fall, becoming the latest architect of the Affordable Care Act to announce his retirement.
"After 40 years in Congress, it's time for someone else to have the chance to make his or her mark," the California congressman said in a statement.
Waxman will have served 20 terms in Congress by
Fox News (Online News)Nov 27 2018
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Top U.S. House tax writer floats tax bill on retirement plans, IRS
A Republican who will soon step down as chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives tax committee late on Monday released a sweeping, nearly 300-page tax bill that he said would
ReutersMay 19 2014
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VA Official Who 'Resigned' Over Death Scandal Was Already Set to Retire
Last week Department of Veteran's Affairs Undersecretary for Healthcare Robert Petzel resigned as the fallout over multiple scandals within the bureaucracy continue. Petzel served directly under VA Secretary Eric Shinseki, who has been asked to resign by multiple veterans groups including the American Legion and Concerned Veterans for America.
TownhallJun 03 2020
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Retired St. Louis police captain killed by looters while trying to protect friend's shop
A retired St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department captain was shot and killed early Tuesday morning while protecting a friend's pawn shop from looters, according to authorities and the victim's wife.
The retired captain, David Dorn, was responding to an alarm at Lee Pawn and Jewelry Store around 2:30 a.m. when he was shot and killed, police said.
No arrests have been made, and
NBC News (Online)Mar 26 2013
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California county administrator to get $423,644 a year -- after retirement
When Alameda County administrator Susan Muranishi retires from her job in a couple of years shes going to be walking away with fat check - 423664 a year for the rest of her life.
Fox News (Online News)Jul 13 2020
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Washington's NFL Team is Retiring the Redskins Name
Washington's NFL franchise has announced that it is retiring the Redskins name, and plans to introduce a new name and logo soon that will not be offensive to Native Americans.
The decision to change the team's name after 87 years comes amid mounting pressure on the franchise from corporate sponsors and the broader nationwide discussion of race.
CNBC ABC News (Online) Newsmax (News)Dec 08 2023
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Gulf Coast shrimp industry leader accused of stealing $3 million from nonprofit
GULFPORT, Miss. -- The American Shrimp Processors Association is suing retired Gulf Coast seafood specialist David Veal of Biloxi to recover $3 million that the nonprofit group thinks he stole. Veal, executive director of the association after retiring in 2005 from Mississippi State University, was arrested Thursday by Biloxi police on a charge of felony embezzlement. The nonprofit's lawsuit
The Times-PicayuneMar 27 2018
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Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens Calls For Second Amendment Repeal
Calling it “a relic of the 18th century,” retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens called Tuesday for the outright repeal of the Second Amendment, saying it would achieve “more effective and more lasting reform” than other efforts to curb the country’s scourge of gun violence.
HuffPostJun 13 2012
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Democrat Wins Ariz. Test Of 2012 Themes; 'Fighting Sioux' Retired In N.D.
In a race seen as "a testing ground for Democratic and Republican messages" that will be used from now through Nov. 6, Democrat Ron Barber won Tuesday's special election in Arizona to fill the remaining seven months of former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' term.
NPR (Online News)Mar 27 2020
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I’m retired and claim Social Security — do I still get the $1,200 stimulus check?
Many Americans are expecting a check from the federal government within the next month, as part of a stimulus package intended to provide the country financial relief as COVID-19 stresses physical and financial health around the world.
Retirees and those who claim Social Security are a part of that group, though they may face some complications, experts said.
Overall, the package
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