TSA, Congress to review screening procedures after pat-down of 6-year-old girl
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on April 14th, 2011 4:32 am by HL
TSA, Congress to review screening procedures after pat-down of 6-year-old girl
The Transportation Security Administration and one of its sharpest congressional critics are vowing to review air passenger screening procedures for young children amid an uproar over a video of a TSA screener giving an enhanced pat-down to a 6-year-old girl.
The Influence Industry: In the Congressional Record, praise for campaign donors
All the proceedings of Congress are dutifully recorded by civil servants and printed thousands of times in bound volumes of the Congressional Record. As it turns out, so is a lot of flattery of campaign donors.
Obama announces framework for cutting deficit by $4 trillion over 12 years
President Obama entered the debate about the national debt on Wednesday after months on the sidelines, offering a plan to trim borrowing by $4 trillion over the next 12 years by combining deep cuts in military and domestic spending with higher taxes on the wealthy.
Santorum forms presidential committee to gauge fundraising potential for WH run
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Former Sen. Rick Santorum on Wednesday announced a fundraising committee that allows him to take the first steps toward a presidential campaign.
‘Biggest cuts in U.S. history’? Well, no.
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