Ethics panel to continue reviews on Bachmann Bishop Roskam
The House Ethics Committee said it will keep examining cases tied to Michele Bachmann Tim Bishop and Pete Roskam from outside referrals. It also dismissed John Tierney as inconclusive and stressed no presumption of violations from continued review.
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Washington
House Ethics Committee
U.S
Michele Bachmann
John Tierney
Office of
Congressional Ethics
Bachmann
R-Minn
Tim Bishop
D-N.y
Pete Roskam
R-Ill
Mike Conaway
Texas
California
Linda Sanchez
Bishop
Roskam
Taiwan
Tierney
D-Mass
Arkansas board allows armed school staff two-year reprieve
The Arkansas Board of Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies voted to let 13 districts keep armed staff for two years while the Legislature reviews the use of school employees as guards. Attorney General Dustin McDaniel had warned the licensing law was for private security firms and no new school applications will be accepted.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Arkansas Board of
Dustin McDaniel
McDaniel
Karina Hodge
Diplomats pursue Syria chemical weapons control and peace talks
Five Security Council members met to discuss a new resolution to secure and dismantle Syria's stockpile. Kerry Lavrov planned Geneva talks on international control and destruction, with Brahimi available for possible negotiations as U.S. and Russia seek a path to peace amid prior vetoes and deadly attacks.
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United Nations
Syria
Security Council
Russia
U.N
U.S
U.n.-Arab League
Lakhdar Brahimi
Geneva
Kerry
Lavrov
Bashar Assad
Assad
Ban Ki-moon
Council
Farhan Haq
White House
Jay Carney
GOP delay marks Tea Party push on health care clash
A Republican revolt among tea party conservatives forces House leaders to postpone a stopgap spending bill aimed at averting a government shutdown. The plan would pass in the House as a single measure but be presented to the Senate in a cleaned form, removing the ObamaCare provision while ensuring funding through December 15.
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Washington
House
GOP
Barack Obama
Senate
White House
Eric Cantor
Virginia
Cantor
Obama
U.S
Rob Woodall
Missouri lawmakers fail to override veto on gun bill
Missouri Senate failed to reach a two thirds majority for overriding Governor Nixon s veto on a bill to nullify certain federal gun control laws. Senate vote 22 12 with Dempsey and Richard breaking ranks to sustain the veto. House had passed the measure 109 49.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Senate
Tom Dempsey
Ron Richard
Jay Nixon
House
Dempsey
St. Charles
Richard
Joplin
Nixon
Chris Koster
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