Oregon school bomb suspect charged in 19 counts
Grant Acord 17 faced 19 criminal counts including attempted murder for allegedly making bombs and planning a massacre at West Albany High School. The Corvallis hearing referenced his comparison to the Columbine attackers and followed tips leading to his arrest at his mother’s home.
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Ore
Oregon
Columbine High School
Colorado
Grant Acord
Columbine
Linn County Circuit Court
Acord
West Albany High School
Portland
Obama and Christie reunite to promote Jersey Shore recovery
President Barack Obama and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a political odd couple, stroll the Jersey Shore boardwalk to spotlight recovery from Superstorm Sandy. They toss a football, pose for tourists, and urge unity as they address crowds in Point Pleasant and Asbury Park. Christie hints at future ambitions while praising bipartisan cooperation.
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N.J
Barack Obama
New Jersey
Chris Christie
Jersey Shore
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Point Pleasant
Christie
McGuire Air Force Base
Five Cabinet IG posts remain vacant amid oversight gaps
The five agencies Defense State Labor Interior and Homeland Security lack inspectors general since 2008 to 2012. Critics warn large discretionary budgets and security programs suffer without independent audits. Delays in confirmations reflect broader hurdles in Senate approval and White House vetting.
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Howard
Cookie” Krongard
Iraq
Barack Obama
Joe Newman
Government Oversight
Obama
Senate
Charles Tiefer
University of Baltimore
White House
Tiefer
U.S. Commission On
Homeland Security Department
Richard Skinner
Roslyn Mazer
Office
Director For
National Intelligence
Susan Collins
Maine
Mazer
Treasury
Jack Lew
Timothy Geithner
Gina McCarthy
Environmental Protection Agency
Departments of Defense
State, Labor, Interior and
Homeland Security
Supreme Court declines Indiana defunding Planned Parenthood case
The court lets stand lower court rulings blocking Indiana's 2011 defunding plan that would bar Medicaid funds to clinics performing abortions. Planned Parenthood, backed by the Obama administration, argued for patient free choice of provider under federal law.
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Supreme Court
Indiana
7Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
Planned Parenthood
Diane Sykes
7Th Circuit
Obama
Congress
Unemployment Falls as Markets Hit Record Highs
April unemployment drops to 7.5 percent from 7.9 percent, while the S P 500 reaches record levels with a nearly 16 percent gain this year. The 10 year Treasury yield sits at 2.01 percent on May 24, amid sequestration talk and 680000 Pentagon civilian furloughs starting July 8.
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Treasury
New York
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U.S. Naval Academy
Pentagon
Defense
Chuck Hagel
Jacob J. Lew
Council of Economic Advisers
Alan Krueger
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