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Paul Ryan Proposes Major Reforms to Safety Net Programs

24 July 2014, 2:35 pm by: Justin Price
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House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) proposed major reform to federal safety net programs at the American Enterprise Institute on Thursday.…
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Russia Firing Artillery Across Border at Ukrainian Military

24 July 2014, 2:20 pm by: Reuters
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday that Russia was firing artillery across the border into Ukraine to target Ukrainian military positions in the conflict against pro-Russian separatists.
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House Veteran Affairs Committee Chair: VA Still Stonewalling Us

24 July 2014, 2:05 pm by: Ellison Barber
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Chairman Jeff Miller (R., Fla.) accused the Department of Veteran Affairs on Thursday of continuously stonewalling members of the House Veterans Affairs Committee and their staffers.
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Boehner: I’m Not Giving Obama a ‘Blank Check’ for Border Crisis

24 July 2014, 1:50 pm by: Washington Free Beacon Staff
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Gator Attacks Florida Man Diving for Golf Balls

24 July 2014, 1:33 pm by: Washington Free Beacon Staff
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China Continues Crackdown on Free Speech

24 July 2014, 1:25 pm by: Washington Free Beacon Staff
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A Chinese online activist was sentenced to six and a half years in prison on Wednesday amid an ongoing crackdown on free speech in the country, Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) reports.
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Begich Fundraises on Equal Pay, Pays Women Staffers 71 Cents on Dollar

24 July 2014, 1:15 pm by: Washington Free Beacon Staff
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Sen. Mark Begich (D., Alaska) is fundraising on his desire to put an end to gender pay inequality, but women currently working in his senate office are making just 71 cents for each dollar paid to men.
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Commissioner: FCC Waiver to Obama Donor ‘as Unlawful as It Is Absurd’

24 July 2014, 12:51 pm by: Elizabeth Harrington
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The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) decision to grant a waiver to provide favorable status in wireless auctions to an Obama donor is “as unlawful as it is absurd,” FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai said Wednesday.
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Illegal Immigrant Children Fail to Appear in Court

24 July 2014, 12:25 pm by: Washington Free Beacon Staff
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Eighteen out of 20 illegal immigrant children failed to appear in court for their immigration hearings in Texas on Tuesday, Dallas News reported.
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Senator Calls Out Campaign Finance Reformers for Ties to Secretive Democracy Alliance

24 July 2014, 12:12 pm by: Washington Free Beacon Staff
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