Arizona immigration law SB 1070 - Judge blocks some sections
A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the most contested provisions of Arizona's new immigration law one day before they were to take effect, ratcheting up the legal and political debate over the increasingly divisive issue.
Law - United States - Immigration - Services - Lawyers and Law Firms
FBI director says Justice Dept. is investigating possible exam violations
The Justice Department's inspector general is investigating whether hundreds of FBI agents violated rules in taking a 2009 exam meant to ensure that they could follow aggressive investigative guidelines without intruding on Americans' privacy rights, FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III acknowledge...
Federal Bureau of Investigation - Robert Mueller - United States Department of Justice - United States - Government
Obama: Sherrod firing an overreaction to 'bogus controversy'
President Obama made his most extensive comments to date Thursday about the firing of Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod , calling it an overreaction to a "bogus controversy" and saying that she "deserves better than what happened last week."
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CPR studies find no benefit to mouth-to-mouth over chest compressions alone
For anyone trying to save a victim of cardiac arrest, the questions used to be: How many breaths do I give? How many chest compressions? And do I really want to do this in the first place?
Health - American Heart Association - Cardiopulmonary resuscitation - Business - Public Health and Safety
Lack of funding threatens the future of HIV drug therapy in the developing world
Ten years ago, many experts thought you couldn't bring antiretroviral therapy to people with AIDS in poor countries. The drugs cost too much, there weren't enough doctors, the patients wouldn't take the medicines correctly, and the risk of creating a resistant virus was too high.
HIV - AIDS - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Immune Disorders
Post Tech Cecilia Kang
Rep. John D. Dingell (D-Mich.) said Wednesday that the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission should drop his push to re-regulate broadband lines.
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The Obama administration is revising the latest report on its troubled mortgage-relief program, and the changes are likely to show a greater number of borrowers facing foreclosure after having their loans modified.
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Ex-Enron CEO Skilling seeks release on bail after Supreme Court ruling
Former Enron executive Jeffrey Skilling is seeking to be released from prison on bail while an appeals court reconsiders convictions questioned by the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court of the United States - Supreme Court - Enron - Jeffrey Skilling - Law
Obama to sign bill targeting violent crime on Indian reservations
A measure designed to ease stubbornly high rates of violent crime, including rape and sexual assault, within Indian reservations will be signed into law by President Obama on Thursday.
Crime - United States - President - Research - Barack Obama
Some senators expected to block Postal Service's proposal to limit mail delivery
Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) said Wednesday that senators who oversee the U.S. Postal Service's budget will block a proposal by the head of that agency to drop Saturday mail delivery.
United States Postal Service - United States - Postal Service - Mail - Government
Fairfax County considers options for housing public safety headquarters
Fairfax County is planning to move its public safety headquarters as the 43-year-old, asbestos-plagued Massey Building continues to deteriorate and spark health concerns.
Virginia - United States - Fairfax - Counties - Business
VA is stepping up its services for female veterans
About 1.8 million women have served in the U.S. military, and with 245,000 female soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, it's estimated that within a decade, women will make up 16 percent of all veterans.
United States - Veteran - Military - Organizations - Government
Tips for immigration lawyers
Federal careers expert Derrick T. Dortch answered questions online recently. Following is an excerpt.
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On Leadership: The Federal Coach
The nonprofit Partnership for Public Service and The Washington Post's On Leadership site jointly produce the Federal Coach, hosted by Tom Fox, director of the partnership's Center for Government Leadership.
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Women who served
14% Active-duty troops who are women 17.6% National Guard and reserve troops who are women
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Joe Davidson is away. The Federal Diary will resume when he returns.
Real Nationals fans should not boo the decision to be safe with Strasburg
Forty thousand people turned up at Nationals Park on Tuesday night expecting Jim Riggleman to shout "Release the Kraken" as Stephen Strasburg strode to the mound for his 10th start.
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Baltimore Orioles drop 5-0 decision to Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night
TORONTO -- The Baltimore Orioles got the strong outing they've been clamoring for as Jeremy Guthrie contained a Toronto Blue Jays' offense that had engaged in batting practice against Orioles' pitching over the previous two nights.
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Poll shows opposition to health care overhaul declining
Opposition to the landmark health care overhaul declined over the past month, to 35 percent from 41 percent, according to the latest results of a tracking poll, reported Thursday.
United States - Politics - Health Care Reform - Health care - Law
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FBI and military investigating source of leaked Afghan war documents
The FBI and the Justice Department are working with the military to investigate the source of the leak of tens of thousands of classified military documents on the Afghan war to WikiLeaks.org, U.S. officials said Wednesday.
Federal Bureau of Investigation - Wikileaks - Afghanistan - United States armed forces - History
On opposite sides of world, Obama and former Australian PM linked by a common story
Is there an ominous message for President Obama coming from Down Under?
Barack Obama - United States - President - History - Languages
Criminal probe of oil spill to focus on 3 firms and their ties to regulators
A team of federal investigators known as the "BP squad" is assembling in New Orleans to conduct a wide-ranging criminal probe that will focus on at least three companies and examine whether their cozy relations with federal regulators contributed to the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, accordi...
Oil spill - New Orleans - Environment - Energy - Petroleum in the Environment
Corrections
-- In today's Food section, which was printed in advance, Tom Sietsema's First Bite feature on the new restaurant Estadio misspells the first name of the chef. He is Haidar Karoum.
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The ruling and the bill
The Supreme Court's Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling:
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Chiefs' compensation
Here is where BP chief executive Tony Hayward's executive compensation stands among that of other top U.S. and European oil executives.
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The oil spill: The latest developments
-- Oil from the BP blowout is degrading rapidly in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and becoming increasingly difficult to find on the water surface, the director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Tuesday. "The light crude oil is biodegrading quickly," Jane Lubchenco...
Oil spill - Environment - Energy - Petroleum in the Environment - BP
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Prosecution and defense close with disagreement on Blagojevich's intelligence
CHICAGO -- Bombastic to the end, his voice shifting from a shout to a whisper and back again, the attorney for former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich disparaged the federal corruption case against his client on Tuesday and urged the jury to find him not guilty.
United States - Rod Blagojevich - Barack Obama - Lawyer - Governor of Illinois
Pressure mounts for Mideast talks as Israel's settlement freeze nears end
ITAMAR, WEST BANK -- While Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak visited Washington this week to talk about peace gestures toward the Palestinians, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman was planting a tree in a Jewish settlement in the West Bank -- an indication of permanence that few Palestinians would...
Religion and Spirituality - Jewish - Middle East - Jews - Israel
EARNINGS
United States Steel narrowed its second-quarter loss, to $25 million from $392 million a year earlier, as sales more than doubled, but it said there are hurdles ahead for the steel industry and it gave a shaky outlook for the current quarter.
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Consumer confidence down; home prices up
Job worries drove U.S. consumer confidence in July to its lowest reading since February, according to data released Tuesday. One in six people said they were expecting lower income in the next six months, underscoring the precarious state of the economic recovery.
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Anniversary of ADA brings presidential order to hire more disabled workers
As the country marks the 20th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act this week, the Obama administration and Congress are taking steps to give the disabled greater access to federal jobs and technology.
ADA - Programming - Languages - Disability - United States
^UHigh performers: How to manage your Stephen Strasburgs
The nonprofit Partnership for Public Service and The Washington Post's On Leadership site jointly produce the Federal Coach, hosted by Tom Fox, director of the partnership's Center for Government Leadership.
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ASTROS 6, CUBS 1 Brett Myers pitched a complete game, Lance Berkman hit his first grand slam since 2008 and Houston beat Chicago.
Bill on political ad disclosures falls a little short in Senate
Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked legislation requiring fuller disclosure of the money behind political advertising, derailing a major White House initiative and virtually ensuring an onslaught of attack ads during this year's midterm election season.
United States - Politics - Senate - Government - Legislative Branch
Reports find technical divide among foreign- and U.S.-born Latinos
Young Latinos born in the United States are far more likely to use text messages, social networking sites and other digital methods to communicate with their friends than their foreign-born parents or peers, according to two reports released Wednesday by the Pew Hispanic Center.
Latino - United States - Business - Government - Education
Oil in gulf is degrading, becoming harder to find, NOAA head says
Oil from the BP blowout is degrading rapidly in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and becoming increasingly difficult to find on the water surface, the head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Tuesday.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Gulf of Mexico - Energy - Business - Oil and Gas
Obama says WikiLeaks disclosure is reason for concern but doesn't reveal new issues
President Obama said Tuesday that the Afghanistan war documents leaked this week raise no fundamentally new issues about the conflict but added that their disclosure "could potentially jeopardize individuals or operations."
Wikileaks - Barack Obama - President - United States - History
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SEIU and Unite Here end 18-month feud
Two of the country's largest unions have resolved a vicious feud that roiled organized labor for 18 months, costing it hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees, undermining each other's organizing efforts, and distracting it from opportunities presented by Democratic control of Congress and...
Workers United - Work - United States - Labor Movement - Labor
More job and service cuts coming from strapped counties and cities, report says
Local governments across the country are facing an intensifying fiscal crisis that is forcing them to make deep cuts in personnel and services just as more hard-pressed residents are seeking their help, according to a report released Tuesday.
United States - Business - Counties - Personal Stories - Religion and Spirituality
Urban League avoids turning up heat on race
Don't expect to hear the words "tea party" at the National Urban League's annual conference in Washington this week.
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Note to readers: Network News expansion
Four months after launching Network News, a tool that allows the Post's readers to rank content via Facebook's "Like" button, we're expanding the product and adding new Facebook and Twitter features to bring our articles together with the conversations they create.
Realtime - Arts - Digital media - Newspaper - Twitter
Obama finds that the Internet bites back
For a man who came to power by harnessing the potential of the Internet, President Obama has been oddly out of sorts in recent days as the medium turned against him.
President - Barack Obama - United States - History - Government
Corrections
-- Chris Cillizza's Monday Fix column in the July 26 A-section, about political candidates who use their personal wealth in attempts to get elected, incorrectly cited Terry McAuliffe as an example. The column said that McAuliffe spent millions in his unsuccessful 2009 bid for the Democratic...
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European Union imposes new economic sanctions against Iran
PARIS -- Falling into step with the United States, European nations significantly broadened economic sanctions against Iran on Monday in what was described as an effort to force Tehran to resume serious negotiations on its disputed nuclear program.
European Union - Government - Iran - U.S. sanctions against Iran - Multilateral
2 missing U.S. sailors in Afghanistan took wrong turn, NATO says
AFGHANISTAN The two U.S. Navy sailors who disappeared Friday left a base on the outskirts of Kabul called Camp Julien, which houses NATO's counterinsurgency academy, and might have taken a wrong turn that sent them toward Logar province, NATO officials said.
NATO - Afghanistan - Taliban - Government - North Atlantic Treaty Organization
WikiLeaks documents cause little concern over public perception of war
The Obama administration and its allies in Congress sought Monday to turn the leak of more than 91,000 classified documents about operations in Afghanistan into an affirmation of the president's decision to shift strategy and boost troop levels in the nearly nine-year-long war.
Pakistan - Afghanistan - Wikileaks - United State - Warfare and Conflict
GE finds itself on wrong side of Obama's defense agenda
For more than a year, General Electric has been notable among U.S. corporations for enjoying generally friendly relations with the White House. The company was broadly supportive of President Obama's stimulus efforts, and its chairman, Jeffrey Immelt, sits on a White House economic advisory board.
General Electric - United States - President - History - Obama Barack
Disputed chemical bisphenol-A found in paper receipts
As lawmakers and health experts wrestle over whether a controversial chemical, bisphenol-A, should be banned from food and beverage containers, a new analysis by an environmental group suggests Americans are being exposed to BPA through another, surprising route: paper receipts.
Bisphenol A - Business - Materials - Chemicals - Wholesale and Distribution
The oil spill: The latest developments
-- The timetable calls for workers to be in a position Aug. 2 to begin the "static kill" of the blown-out well from the top down and then about five days later to begin the "bottom kill" via the relief well, retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad W. Allen said Monday.
Oil spill - Environment - Energy - Petroleum in the Environment - Spill Containment and Remediation
GSA, union negotiate on rules for workers' posts on Facebook, other social media
The General Services Administration is attempting to become the first civilian federal agency to codify how workers should behave on Facebook and Twitter, but it faces resistance from one of its unions over the use of social media Web sites.
Facebook - Social media - Business - Marketing and Advertising - Internet Marketing
National Weather Service official wanted his research used for 'public good'
Former director, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center
National Weather Service - Weather - United States - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Government
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A report by the Center for American Progress says confidence in the federal government is at an all-time low. What can federal workers do to improve the view of government in the eyes of the American public?
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Judge orders Fairfax terror suspect to remain in jail until his trial
A Fairfax man accused of trying to join an al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group in Somalia poses a danger to the community and his family and will remain in jail until trial, U.S. Magistrate Judge Ivan D. Davis ordered Monday.
Fairfax - Services - Newspaper - Advertising - Fairfax Media
CARDINALS 4, CUBS 3 (11) Late Sunday Felipe Lopez hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the 11th inning to help St. Louis beat Chicago.
Rooftop gardening provides environmental benefits in urban areas
Using heat from a forge that turns out car parts and hand tools, a Michigan manufacturer is developing an energy-efficient way to warm a year-round greenhouse on the company's roof.
Garden - Home - Rooftop - FAQs Help and Tutorials - United States
U.S. citizen on no-fly list discusses being stranded in Egypt and talks with FBI
Yahye Wehelie, 26, born and raised in Fairfax County, was supposed to have been home this spring, telling friends and family about his 18-month stay in Yemen: the technology classes, his quest for a Muslim bride, the wedding and reception that featured a DJ playing music by Michael Jackson and Ce...
Egypt - Federal Bureau of Investigation - Africa - United States - Government
WikiLeaks disclosures unlikely to change course of Afghanistan war
In the first 24 hours after the unauthorized release of more than 91,000 secret documents about the war in Afghanistan, a few things became clear to the officials, lawmakers and experts reading them:
Afghanistan - Wikileaks - Asia - United States - Warfare and Conflict
Afghan intelligence contracts apply some limits
After more than eight years of fighting in Afghanistan, the United States and its NATO coalition partners continue to hire private contractors to support their intelligence and counterintelligence analyses and operations in that country.
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