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Why Obama Should Roll Heads at the CIA
It's one thing to let 'patriots' get away with torture. It's another to condone the cover-ups.
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As Jindal Presses to Scrap Common Core, Controversy Simmers Nationwide
Louisiana governor reversal on education standards is just the latest flashpoint.
Oversight
Iraq, Afghanistan War Vets Target the Senate in 2014
Combat veterans' numbers in Congress have dwindled, but three candidates are hoping to be the first from these wars elected to the upper chamber.
Oversight
Rand Paul Rips Hillary Clinton: Not 'Fit to Lead the Country'
Republican attacks his potential 2016 opponent over both her wealth and handling of Benghazi.
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Where the Great Recession Made Inequality Worse
The most dramatic increases were not in the usual places.
Management
Why Obama Is Saying 'Torture' Matters
On Friday, the president went further than Senate Intelligence in harshly characterizing CIA abuses, making a powerful statement in the process.
Defense
Ebola-Stricken Doctor Is Reportedly Improving in America
Brantly is being joined by another American patient who was also infected while helping victims of biggest outbreak on record.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The End Of Independent Journalism
John Oliver is worried about the future of independent news.
Oversight
A Historically Unproductive Congress Inches Toward Finish Line
Appropriations bills are among the unfinished business; any burst of big-ticket legislation after the August recess looks unlikely.
Nextgov
650,000 Online Gambling Customers Worldwide Exposed to ID Theft
Irish bookmaker Paddy Power just disclosed users’ personal data was breached in 2010.
Nextgov
Getting on Military Bases Is About to Involve FBI Background Checks
The continuous screening that starts Friday is a response to the Navy Yard and Fort Hood shootings.
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A Big Oil and Gas Drilling Battle Brews in Colorado
Ballot initiatives could shift some big regulatory powers from the state to localities.
Pay
OIG finds idle time at PTO unit cost $5 million
Paralegals within one component of the Patent and Trademark Office had so much idle time on their hands that they engaged in personal activities during official time, costing the government more than $5 million in wasted resources, according to an inspector general report.
Benefits
GAO: DOD should end duplicative health plan
The Government Accountability Office issued a new report recommending that the Defense Department end its US Family Health Plan and transition the plan's beneficiaries into Tricare Prime.
Employee Policy
Bill would address SSA office closures
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) has introduced a bill that would require the Social Security Administration to provide the public with 180 days of advance notice and a public comment period before proceeding with closures of SSA community off
Management
Dolley Madison Risked Her Life for a Portrait of Washington—With a Typo
An American treasure saved during the War of 1812 misspells "the United States of America."
Oversight
Divided House Approves $694M Border Bill, Deportation Measure
Senate has left for recess and won't take up the measures.
Oversight
Obamacare Cases Move Toward SCOTUS
The Obama administration and its challengers filed appeals in lawsuits over the law’s insurance subsidies.
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