Several U.S. senators will push for changes in the way the National Security Agency collects the telephone records of millions of U.S. residents, with lawmakers saying they will focus on making the NSA program more transparent to the ...
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Congress will begin its summer break this week without any plan for high-skill immigration. But here's what to watch for when lawmakers return in September. House Republican leaders have been working on an immigration strategy since the ...
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Privacy and digital rights groups have dug in for a longer fight against massive surveillance programs at the U.S. National Security Agency, even after the House of Representatives voted last week against an amendment to curtail the ...
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The federal governments proposed changes to the fringe benefits tax might pass through the senate before the election, if Kevin Rudd has his way. Mr Rudd has been in contact with numerous world leaders in regards to the G20 summit and is ...
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Jerry Wright, president and owner of AAA Glass in Fort Worth, Texas, says that the Texas glass industry has already come to terms with the idea of immigration reform and stands ready for whatever form of it eventually becomes the law of the ...
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Directors of the High Point Market Authority approved a preliminary budget Wednesday of $4.89 million for the upcoming fiscal year - a spending projection that could rise as much as $200,000 once the North Carolina legislature finalizes the ...
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The Senate is expected to vote next week on an immigration bill, and it is likely to pass after one last fight to give U.S. workers hiring preference over foreigners with H-1B visas. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Sherrod Brown ...
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Edward Snowden says he leaked information to show the extent to which citizens were spied on in the US. Picture: AP / The Guardian Source: AP The US Justice Department has charged former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden ...
The Australian oil and gas industry has condemned as "anti-development" federal legislation passed by the Senate Wednesday which introduces new regulation of coal and coalseam gas projects that impact water resources. "This law will add ...
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The U.S. Congress should press for privacy protections and more information about surveillance programs at the U.S. National Security Agency, some technology and civil liberties activists said Friday. After recent news leaks about two ...
Cass Johnson, President of the National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), released the following statement after the Senate Finance Committee’s unanimous voice vote in support of the nomination of Michael Froman to serve as ...
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Three U.S. lawmakers have introduced legislation that would allow President Barack Obama's administration to deny U.S. travel visas to cyberattackers sponsored by foreign governments and to freeze their U.S.-based assets. The Cyber ...
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A proposed North Carolina House budget would provide an additional $200,000 in state funding for the High Point Market Authority, compared with the figure in the budget passed by the state Senate last month, Market Authority officials said ...
Cass Johnson, President of the National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), released the following statement after the Senate Finance Committee’s confirmation hearing on the nomination of Michael Froman to serve as United States ...
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The US Department of Interior on Thursday extended the comments deadline for a proposed rule governing hydraulic fracturing on public lands by an additional 60 days after industry groups protested the original 30-day comment window. ...
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