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As the US Senate Appropriations Committee's subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies convened on April 7, 2011, to discuss the FY 2012 budget request for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Director Robert S. Mueller, III, highlighted the agency's strategic shift towards national security.
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The Fiscal Year 2012 budget request for the FBI was examined by the House Appropriations Committee's Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee on April 6, 2011. Robert S. Mueller III, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), testified before the subcommittee on the bureau's
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In a series of high-profile convictions, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has taken down numerous illicit employment agencies, shutting down 10 such businesses and sentencing 23 defendants. The crackdown is a direct result of a joint investigation between ICE's
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The U.S. is spending over $15 billion in 2010 to fight the "war on drugs," a term that has been deliberately avoided by the White House, despite the presence of Hezbollah's involvement with Mexican drug cartels. Representatives Michael McCaul and Jeff Duncan highlighted the significant
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed the first-ever national standards for mercury and toxic air pollution from power plants. The new Power Plant Mercury and Air Toxics Standards would require power plants to install proven pollution control technologies to reduce emissions of mercury, arsenic, chromium, nickel, and acid gases.
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As Office Depot celebrates its 25th anniversary as a leading global provider of office supplies and services, the company has joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) list of ENERGY STAR Leaders for reducing its energy consumption by 27.5 percent across its building portfolio. This achievement
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is facing a growing threat from congressional Republicans who aim to restrict its authority as it navigates a heavy workload, including maintaining the cleanliness of the Great Lakes and addressing toxic waste sites. The Obama administration has responded to Republican efforts to permanently block the
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued final approval for a new refrigerant, HFO-1234yf, for use in motor vehicle air conditioning systems that does not deplete the ozone layer, reducing the environmental impact and global warming potential. This new chemical can replace HFC-134a, currently used in most car
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Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Michael Mullen testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee, highlighting the need for swift action on the Department of Defense budget request. The committee members expressed concern about the impact of the continuing resolution (CR) on the department&
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As the Senate Armed Services Committee holds a hearing on the Fiscal Year 2012 Department of Defense budget request, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen, and Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Robert Hale, present a budget that seeks to address the
