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390 kids drown in U.S. pools each year, reports find bc-pool-deaths(sh) | By: SILVIA RODRIGUEZ | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Washington (WW), American League Baseball (BA) May 23, 2013 3:30 PM By SILVIA RODRIGUEZ An average of 390 children drown each year in the United States, most younger than 5, according to two new reports. "We are talking about 15 preschool classes lost in a pool or spa every year. This is a national health and safe
Illegal marijuana 'flash farms' are cropping up on public lands bc-publicland-pot(sh) | By: MATT CANHAM | Source: Salt Lake Tribune | Washington (WW) May 21, 2013 2:07 PM By MATT CANHAM Somewhere in the remote wilderness of southern Utah on land controlled by the federal government, members of a Mexican cartel are putting new marijuana plants in the earth in hopes of reaping a multi-million dollar harvest this fall.
Illinois AG to investigate phone carriers, online privacy breach bc-lifeline-folo(sh) | By: ISAAC WOLF | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Washington (WW), National (AN) May 20, 2013 6:35 PM By ISAAC WOLF Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced Monday that she has launched an investigation into two companies that exposed tens of thousands of low-income applicants to a federal phone program to a heightened threat of identity t
Influential GOP lawmaker wants answers on military orders in Benghazi attack bc-bengazi-orders(sh) | By: MICHAEL COLLINS | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Washington (WW) May 17, 2013 12:20 PM By MICHAEL COLLINS A Republican congressman who chairs an influential committee says he isn't interested in politicizing the deadly terrorist attacks on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, but he does want to know what orders were giv
Tea Party groups from across the country tell their horror stories about IRS scrutiny bc-irs-teaparty(sh) | By: MICHAEL COLLINS | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Washington (WW), Special (LL) May 16, 2013 4:20 PM By MICHAEL COLLINS Gary Johnston thought the questions the Internal Revenue Service was asking seemed overly intrusive, even for an agency known for being irritatingly meticulous. When he showed the federal tax agency's demands to an accountant, her
Q&A on IRS investigation of tax-exempt status of Tea Party, other groups bc-IRS-Q&A(sh) | By: BARTHOLOMEW SULLIVAN and MICHAEL COLLINS | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Washington (WW), Special (LL) May 15, 2013 4:45 PM By BARTHOLOMEW SULLIVAN and MICHAEL COLLINS Q. What is the Internal Revenue Service accused of doing, and why is it creating a political firestorm? A. Lois Lerner, the head of the IRS office tasked with reviewing applications for tax-exempt status,
Harry Reid denies link to payday lender donor scandal bc-reid-payday(sh) | By: MATT CANHAM | Source: Salt Lake Tribune | Washington (WW) May 13, 2013 5:00 PM By MATT CANHAM Fearing new regulations in the aftermath of the financial crisis, payday lenders decided to make a major play for the support of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. They contributed more than $126,000 to his campaign as the Nevada Demo
Federal workers would get cash for pinpointing government savings bc-govt-savings(sh) | By: MICHAEL COLLINS | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Washington (WW) May 10, 2013 1:25 PM By MICHAEL COLLINS Federal employees could soon have a big incentive to help the government save money: They could take home a share of the savings. A bill filed Thursday by U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn., would give bonuses to federal worke
Scripps reporter Mary Deibel dies at age 65 bc-deibel-obit(sh) | By: ANN McFEATTERS | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Washington (WW), National (AN), Special (LL) May 3, 2013 4:55 PM By ANN McFEATTERS Mary Lawrence Deibel, 65, a reporter with the Washington D.C. bureau of Scripps Howard News Service for nearly 25 years specializing in coverage of the Supreme Court and economics, died May 3. The cause of death was cancer, accordi
Scripps reporter Mary Deibel dies at age 65 bc-deibel-obit(sh) | By: ANN McFEATTERS | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Washington (WW), National (AN) May 3, 2013 4:45 PM By ANN McFEATTERS Mary Lawrence Deibel, 65, a reporter with the Washington D.C. bureau of Scripps Howard News Service for nearly 25 years specializing in coverage of the Supreme Court and economics, died May 3. The cause of death was cancer, accordi
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