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Advanced cyber attack tools have become readily available for use by foreign governments and terrorists to infiltrate or cripple U.S. computer networks, two federal law enforcement officials told a congressional panel.
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Senators in both parties questioned the effectiveness of U.S. border-security efforts as lawmakers begin debating a measure to revise immigration laws and create a path to citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants.
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Right there on Page 40, in the “Munchies” section, nestled between “pretzels” and “twelve (12) Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups,” is a parenthetical alert so adamant you can’t miss it: “M&M’s,” the text reads, “(WARNING: ABSOLUTELY NO BROWN ONES).”
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A loose coalition of anti-tax activists, direct marketers and financial industry trade groups has a tough task this week in overcoming bipartisan support for letting states impose sales taxes on out-of-state sellers.
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Congressional leaders will begin negotiating next week on bipartisan legislation to overhaul the U.S. Postal Service, toward a goal of sending President Barack Obama a bill by August, a Senate committee chairman said.
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Republican Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma is a real-life Murray Blum.
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Two U.S. senators reached a bipartisan compromise to expand background checks of gun purchasers that they plan to announce later today, according to a Senate aide.
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A Democratic proponent of expanded background checks for gun purchasers is seeking a compromise with Republican Senator Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, according to Senate aides.
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President Barack Obama’s budget proposal tying student-loan interest rates to the market is drawing criticism from education advocates because there’s no cap to protect borrowers when rates climb.
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President Barack Obama’s $3.8 trillion budget offers those Senate Republicans who have shown they’ll negotiate with the administration a possible path to restarting talks on a multiyear deficit-reduction plan.
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