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DHS Rolls Out Final Passport Rules to Boost Security

(CNSNews.com) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the State Department announced Friday the final rule for the land and sea portion of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI), a core 9/11 Commission recommendation for ...

From MONISHA BANSAL, Crosswalk,  31 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Michael Chertoff,  U.S. Department of Homeland Security,  George W. Bush,  Senate Judiciary Committee,  U.S. Congress

Court to Reconsider California Home-Schooling Ban

(CNSNews.com) - The California Court of Appeals agreed to reconsider a Feb. 28 decision making most home-schooling a crime in the state. At the center of the case is a Southern California couple, Phillip and Mary Long of Lynwood, who home-schooled ...

From MONISHA BANSAL, Crosswalk,  28 Mar 2008

Medicare and Social Security Spending Remain Problematic

(CNSNews.com) - Thursday's report from the Social Security and Medicare trustees prompted renewed calls for reform of the large entitlement programs. According to the report from the secretaries of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services, as ...

From MONISHA BANSAL, Crosswalk,  27 Mar 2008
Related Topics: George W. Bush,  U.S. Congress,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Roy Blunt,  U.S. Republican Party

High Court Okays Federal Rule on Cutting Health Benefits

(CNSNews.com) - The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of a federal policy that allows employers to reduce their health insurance expenses for retired workers once they turn 65 and qualify for Medicare. The court turned down an appeal from the ...

From MONISHA BANSAL, Crosswalk,  26 Mar 2008
Related Topics: AARP

Lifting Caps on Foreign Worker Visas Bad Idea, Critics Say

(CNSNews.com) - With two new bills in Congress to provide emergency increases to the number of H-1B visas for skilled workers from foreign countries, immigration-reduction advocates said raising the caps is "irresponsible" and hurts American workers. ...

From MONISHA BANSAL, Crosswalk,  25 Mar 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Congress,  Lamar S. Smith,  Gabrielle Giffords,  Bill Gates,  Microsoft Corporation

'Dr. Death' Plans Run for Congress

(CNSNews.com) - Physician-assisted-suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian announced he plans to run for Congress for the ninth district of Michigan. Kevorkian will have to gather a minimum of 3,000 signatures on nominating petitions by July 17 to appear as ...

From MONISHA BANSAL, Crosswalk,  17 Mar 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Congress,  Jack Kevorkian,  Joe Knollenberg,  U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Republican Party

'Military Recruiters Are Under Attack,' Group Says

(CNSNews.com) - Pro-troop advocates say anti-war protesters' attacks against U.S. military recruiters have intensified in the last few months and become a "growing trend." "What ended up happening is that some of the groups ... got very frustrated ...

From MONISHA BANSAL, Crosswalk,  14 Mar 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party,  Harry Reid,  U.S. Senate,  U.S. Congress

Bush's Federal Judges 'Hostile' to Civil Rights, Liberals Say

(CNSNews.com) - Noting that the next president will have the opportunity to appoint several federal judges, liberal legal experts said the Bush administration's "legacy will harm American's rights." President George W. Bush has appointed 277 judges to ...

From MONISHA BANSAL, Crosswalk,  13 Mar 2008
Related Topics: George W. Bush,  John Roberts,  Samuel Alito,  David Frum,  U.S. Senate

US Officials to Face Extraordinary Rendition Trial

(CNSNews.com) - American officials implicated in the arrest in Italy and detainment in Egypt of Abu Omar will go to trial this month for kidnapping. Experts in Washington, D.C., however, note that this case demonstrates why the United States' program ...

From MONISHA BANSAL, Crosswalk,  4 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Abu Omar,  Central Intelligence Agency,  Bill Clinton

'EPA: An Agency in Crisis,' California Senator Says

(CNSNews.com) - Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, is criticizing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for blocking California from setting its own vehicle emissions standards, saying ...

From MONISHA BANSAL, Crosswalk,  28 Feb 2008
Related Topics: Barbara Boxer,  U.S. Senate,  Stephen L. Johnson

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