Alabama became the fourth state on Thursday to pass the legislation calling for a convention of states to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government.
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Excerpts of recent editorials of statewide and national interest from New England newspapers:
The Norwich Bulletin (Conn.), May 19, 2015
On May 20- or, rather, in the wee hours of May 21, the time at which insomniacs and odd-shift workers are most accustomed to spending time with him -David Letterman ...
"I am just dumb."
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The top 10 beers come from only four countries.
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"I'm not at all surprised by that to be honest with you."
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Unable to end a struggle over how to deal with government surveillance programs, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell scheduled a last-minute session to consider retaining the National Security Agency's bulk collection of domestic phone records.
McConnell, R-Ky., warned against allowing the controversial NSA program and other key ...
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Republican state Sen. Brandon Smith, who was arrested on the first day of the 2015 legislative session for driving under the influence of alcohol, was found not guilty of the charges after a daylong trial Friday.
A ...
"The Senate has refused to reauthorize bulk data collection."
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BEIRUT (AP) - With only a cloth mask for protection, Firas Kayali rushed to try to rescue the residents of a house in a village in rebel-held northern Syria after a barrel bomb, suspected to be filled with chlorine gas, hit nearby.
Once a house painter and now a member ...
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate struggled to prevent an interruption in critical government surveillance programs early Saturday, rejecting both a House-passed bill and a short-term extension of the USA Patriot Act.
The back-to-back votes left lawmakers without a clear fallback, although current law doesn't expire until midnight May 31.
The ...
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"The Clinton's are secretive and deceptive, but they are not stupid."
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"I will stand up for your rights and those of every American."
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In 2011, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte poked a Silicon Valley hornet's nest, backing a draconian anti-piracy bill nicknamed "SOPA" that prompted Internet-wide blackouts until the legislation was hastily scrapped. But ever since then, he seems to be eager to make amends with his tech industry friends. The Virginia Republican has fundraised in the ...More
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United States on Friday blocked a global document aimed at ridding the world of nuclear weapons, saying Egypt and other states tried to "cynically manipulate" the process by setting a deadline for Israel and its neighbors to meet within months on a Middle East zone ...
"Almost too toxic to handle."
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"Obviously there is something out there we missed."
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"Cold to the touch and in rigor."
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Republicans pushing to pass the two major firearms bills of the legislative session have stumbled amid efforts to restrict police powers over people carrying handguns.
Senate leaders called for a Friday vote on allowing licensed open carry of handguns. They also announced a deal with ...
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"See what's wrong with him. Don't take a picture and make fun of him."
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PHOENIX (AP) - An embattled Arizona sheriff has asked a federal judge to disqualify himself from a racial profiling case, saying questions during a recent hearing have created the appearance of judicial bias.
The request Friday from Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio comes weeks ahead of scheduled contempt-of-court hearings that ...
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"Nobody at the school got eyes on it until it was too late."
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Senators on Friday raced their own holiday-imposed deadline for preserving key Patriot Act powers, with Democrats accusing Republican leaders of trying to force a choice between having to back the NSA's controversial bulk collection powers or else letting other wiretapping and lone-wolf terrorism tools expire.
But Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, ...
"How could I? Here's how…"
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"At least one member of the group 'Duck Dynasty' has openly made racist comments."
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"We've got to consider all of the options on the table, and this is one of them."
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"Where is the outrage of the 100 Baltimore citizens who have been shot dead this year?"
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"It's scandalous to see bleach being poured into supermarket dustbins along with edible foods."
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"It is unlawful to deny essential treatment to transgender people."
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GENEVA (AP) - FIFA has been routinely called "scandal-plagued" for much of Sepp Blatter's 17-year presidential reign.
Blatter has never been implicated in personal corruption, but FIFA has often seemed relaxed about wrongdoing linked to senior officials.
Ahead of Blatter's bid for a fifth term on May 29, here are ...
WASHINGTON (AP) - The fate of the bulk collection of American phone records by the National Security Agency is now before the Senate, in what is increasingly looking like a game of legislative chicken.
The Senate is expected to decide Friday what to do with the oft-debated measure.
The House ...
GROTON, Conn. (AP) - Nineteen people affiliated with the U.S. military are becoming American citizens at a ceremony Friday at the Navy base in Groton.
The 19 candidates hail from 16 countries including China, Colombia, Pakistan and the United Kingdom.
The Navy says the group is made up of Connecticut ...
Robert Gates, the president of the Boy Scouts of America, called for the organization to end its longstanding ban on gay adults at the organization's annual national meeting Thursday in Atlanta. "We must deal with the world as it is, not as we might wish it to be," said Gates, the former U.S. Secretary of Defense. "The status quo ...More
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI has broadened the scope of records it seeks under a section of the Patriot Act that permits agents to gather wide-ranging materials during national security investigations, and also took too long to create procedures for the handling of certain nonpublic information it collects, according to ...
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"The truth of the matter is, we don't give a s*** about this or any of you."
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SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Senate approved a measure on Thursday aimed at making it harder for people convicted of domestic violence or under a restraining order to keep their firearms.
Bill sponsor Sen. Laurie Monnes Anderson said the bill was crafted to mirror a federal law that prohibits ...
"Dramatic scenes right behind you … The police clearly engaged in activity there."
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"What're your thoughts on Rand Paul's filibuster against the renewal of the Patriot Act?"
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President Obama claimed climate change is a growing national security threat, during a commencement speech on Wednesday, and linked changing weather patterns to the emergence of the Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram and "the early unrest in Syria." "Climate change will impact every country on the planet. No nation is immune," Obama told new Coast Guard officers ...More
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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush put some distance Thursday between himself and his brother, saying the federal government probably spent too much during the eight years former President George W. Bush was at the helm.
But the former governor, who is weighing a White House bid himself, also embraced a ...
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"I acted inexcusably for which I am extremely sorry and deeply regret."
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The Federal Election Commission stalemated Thursday on writing new campaign finance rules to limit wealthy donors' spending in federal elections, virtually ensuring next year's elections will be fought under the current rules that the Supreme Court has written in several major decisions this decade.
Commissioners deadlocked 3-3 on a proposal ...
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"Some felt protected, some began to feel invaded."
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"Do not fall into the trap, the entitlement trap, of feeling like you're a victim. You are not."
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US intelligence agencies declassified the list of English-language texts that were recovered from Osama bin Laden's Pakistan compound after the U.S. raid that killed the al-Qaeda leader in 2011. The works on what the government calls "Bin Laden's Bookshelf", looked a lot like that of his leftist appeasers containing texts on how America is evil, ...More
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"I couldn't believe that he was stating that to me."
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration wants to meet with other state leaders to discuss the creation of a uniform email retention rule after the administration's policy of purging emails was roundly criticized.
There should be plenty of seating available at Friday's gathering, since no lawmakers ...
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"… then the nurse got mad and pushed his head and was saying, 'I will knock your lights out and I will F you up.'"
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"I'm not always the strongest person, but I've made it through a lot."
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"We deeply, deeply regret that this incident."
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Qatar is failing to deliver on reforms for its migrant workers a year after the wealthy Gulf nation announced plans to improve conditions for low-paid laborers building its highways, hotels, stadiums and skyscrapers, Amnesty International said Thursday.
In a new briefing paper, the London-based ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The fate of the government's bulk collection of Americans' phone records is unclear following an FBI warning, House-Senate disagreements and more than 10 hours of criticisms by a GOP presidential candidate.
Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky dominated the Senate floor from 1:18 p.m. to 11:49 p.m. Wednesday ...
"The only thing I have left to do for the last time …(is say) thank you and good night."
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"Oh sh**. He's not moving."
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"They all look out for each other."
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul commandeered the Senate floor Wednesday to deliver a nearly 11 hours-long protest against renewal of the Patriot Act, calling the post-Sept. 11 law government intrusion on Americans' privacy.
Congress faces a June 1 deadline for the law's expiration, and Paul's speech underscored ...
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Rapper Snoop Dogg said he'll be supporting the former secretary of State and Democratic candidate in her 2016 White House bid. Snoop Dogg was fielding questions with Bravo's Andy Cohen on "Watch What Happens Live" when the conversation suddenly turned political when he was asked whom he'd support in the upcoming presidential election. Snoop said ...More
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