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White House official asserts opposition to marijuana legalization in wake of Obama’s comments

White House official asserts opposition to marijuana legalization in wake of Obama’s comments

by Sylvan Lane | Feb 4, 2014 | Health & Science

WASHINGTON – A top official in the national drug czar’s office insisted Tuesday that President Barack Obama’s comments about the safety of marijuana usage do not reflect the White House policy on the legalization of the drug. Michael Botticelli, the deputy director of...
Advocates seek to suspend the deportation of undocumented immigrants

Advocates seek to suspend the deportation of undocumented immigrants

by Jane Herman | Feb 4, 2014 | Immigration

WASHINGTON- Immigration advocates called on President Barack Obama Tuesday to issue an executive order to prevent more immigrants from being deported. The National Day Laborer Organization Network and a group of undocumented immigrants filed an official petition...

Obama administration discusses localized fight against poverty

by Jeanne Kuang | Feb 4, 2014 | Living

WASHINGTON – If President Barack Obama’s recently announced Promise Zones initiative succeeds, five poverty-stricken neighborhoods across the country — urban and rural — will soon receive resources and volunteers to act on their plans for revitalization....

Republicans question surgeon general nominee on health care, gun control

by Lauren Caruba | Feb 4, 2014 | Health & Science

WASHINGTON — Republicans pushed U.S. surgeon general nominee Vivek Murthy on Tuesday to address whether his support for gun control and the new health care law would affect his objectivity if he becomes the nation’s top doctor during a Senate confirmation hearing....
Bipartisan teams urge Obama to approve Keystone XL

Bipartisan teams urge Obama to approve Keystone XL

by Stephanie Haines | Feb 4, 2014 | Environment

WASHINGTON—A bipartisan coalition of senators and congressmen urged President Barack Obama to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, the fourth installment of an operation to channel oil from Canada to Nebraska, at a news conference Tuesday. The $7 billion project proposed...
Former Army recruiting program under investigation after loophole abuse

Former Army recruiting program under investigation after loophole abuse

by Christophe Haubursin | Feb 4, 2014 | National Security

WASHINGTON – An Army National Guard program that gave freelance recruiters a bonus for each recruit they referred is under investigation after the reported abuse of $29 million in taxpayer dollars, according to information disclosed at a Senate hearing Tuesday. The...

Avoid an infrastructure disaster with transportation reforms, former elected officials call

by Vesko Cholakov | Feb 4, 2014 | Politics

WASHINGTON – The U.S. should spend more money to increase high-speed rail systems as part of a long-term transportation bill because the country is facing an “infrastructure disaster,” former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Tuesday at a panel discussion...
West Virginia water crisis result of weak regulation, senators say

West Virginia water crisis result of weak regulation, senators say

by Sophia Bollag | Feb 4, 2014 | Environment

WASHINGTON – Sen. Jay Rockefeller Tuesday blamed inadequate federal regulations for the recent water contamination crisis that left hundreds of thousands of residents in his home state of West Virginia without safe water for at least three weeks. “Regulation is soft...
DREAMer scholarship fund launches with more than $25 million

DREAMer scholarship fund launches with more than $25 million

by Sara Olstad | Feb 4, 2014 | Immigration

WASHINGTON – DREAMer Araceli Mendez had to work cleaning houses instead of going to college after she finished high school. Though the 21-year-old New York City resident had good grades and was accepted into five schools, she was an undocumented immigrant and could...
FDA launches its own fight against youth tobacco use

FDA launches its own fight against youth tobacco use

by Mary Kate Hayes | Feb 4, 2014 | Health & Science

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration launched its first national campaign against youth tobacco use Tuesday. “The Real Cost” campaign targets “on the cusp” teenagers, ages 12 to 17, according to Dr. Margaret Hamburg, FDA Commissioner of Food and Drugs.  ...

House committee reviews proposed reforms to controversial surveillance practices

by Cat Zakrzewski | Feb 4, 2014 | National Security

WASHINGTON — Three weeks after President Barack Obama called for the private sector to maintain the vast data collections used by the National Security Agency for surveillance, members of the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday worried about the ability of third parties...

Consumers’ online information needs better protection, Senate committee says

by Jessica Floum | Feb 4, 2014 | National Security

WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy said Tuesday that cyber-attacks are a constant threat that won’t go away, and asked leaders of Target and Neiman Marcus to help find solutions to better guard consumers’ online information. “I think...
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