Censorship Through The Tax Code: The Obama Administration Unveils New ...

ForbesCensorship Through The Tax Code: The Obama Administration Unveils New ...ForbesThe Obama administration has launched the first attack in a carefully planned war on conservative and libertarian political speech. In November, the IRS proposed “clarifying” the rules that govern the political activity of 501(c)(4) “social welfare ...

Touts New Retirement Savings Plan

RealClearPoliticsTouts New Retirement Savings PlanRealClearPoliticsAccompanied by his Treasury secretary, President Obama flew to Pittsburgh Wednesday to unveil a new retirement savings vehicle for workers, and at the same time encouraged Congress to take up related legislation. Expanding on his ... Americans have ...

Obama to Raise Minimum Wage for Contractors to $10.10

BloombergObama to Raise Minimum Wage for Contractors to $10.10BloombergPresident Barack Obama will raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour for federal contractors hired in the future, an initiative to be unveiled tonight in his State of the Union address. Obama will issue an Executive Order ... Obama's use of executive ...

Privacy watchdog: End NSA phone program

PoliticoPrivacy watchdog: End NSA phone programPolitico... under Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act, also threatens Americans' privacy and could create a chilling effect on free speech. The panel plans to unveil its full conclusions in a report later Thursday. ... For now, PCLOB urged the Obama administration ...

US government panel urges Barack Obama to end phone data spying

Economic TimesUS government panel urges Barack Obama to end phone data spyingEconomic TimesThe board disclosed key parts of its report to Obama earlier this month before he unveiled his plans during a speech last week to the nation. In that speech, Obama said the bulk phone ... Phone companies have said they do not want to take ...

Feds Push Gently on 'Real ID'

StatelineFeds Push Gently on 'Real ID'StatelineRobert Bentley, a Republican, discusses his state's STAR I.D. driver's license, which complies with the federal Real ID Act. Alabama is one of 15 states that meet the requirements of the law, which the federal government will slowly start enforcing in ...

Federal Spending Plan Aims to Ease 'Sequester' Pain

Education Week NewsFederal Spending Plan Aims to Ease 'Sequester' PainEducation Week NewsIn its fiscal year 2014 spending bill, Congress attempted to make up for losses to key education programs because of the across-the-board cuts known as sequestration, while putting less emphasis on the Obama administration's competitive-grant ...

Poll: Majority oppose NSA, Obama's address had little impact

NBC MontanaPoll: Majority oppose NSA, Obama's address had little impactNBC MontanaLast Friday in a speech at the Justice Department, Obama unveiled new guidance for intelligence-gathering as well as reforms intended to balance what he called the nation's vital security needs with concerns over privacy and civil liberties. For those ...

Despite Obama's NSA changes, phone records still collected

CNNDespite Obama's NSA changes, phone records still collectedCNNFor that reason, civil libertarians, members of Congress and others complained that Obama failed to go far enough in what his administration labeled as the most comprehensive intelligence-gathering reforms since he took office in 2009. In his 45-minute ...

Obama unveils limits on govt spying

Calcutta TelegraphObama unveils limits on govt spyingCalcutta Telegraph17: President Obama, responding to a clamourous debate over the government's broad surveillance practices, announced today that he will require intelligence agencies to obtain permission from a secret court before tapping into a vast storehouse of ...

Obama unveils reforms to U.S. cyber spying, but do they go far enough?

Canada.comObama unveils reforms to U.S. cyber spying, but do they go far enough?Canada.comWASHINGTON – U.S. President Barack Obama announced Friday a series of what he called “significant and substantial reforms” to the government cyber surveillance programs, both in the United States and around the world. ... The changes, some of which ...

Obama urges Senate Dems to put off Iran sanctions

Washington PostObama urges Senate Dems to put off Iran sanctionsWashington PostAn evening session in the East Room of the White House offered Obama an opportunity to deliver a message privately and in person that his administration has been making publicly for weeks: Give budding negotiations with Tehran time to play out before ...

Editorial: Heeding the lessons of West

Dallas Morning NewsEditorial: Heeding the lessons of WestDallas Morning NewsThe Obama administration is taking an overdue but welcome lead in posing tougher security measures for hazardous chemicals after the April 17 explosion in West. The proposed measures, which could be imposed by executive order in coming months, strike a ...

$1.1 trillion spending bill unveiled

Politico$1.1 trillion spending bill unveiledPoliticoUnder pressure from Republicans, the measure keeps a tight rein on new funding for Wall Street regulators and effectively freezes appropriations for President Barack Obama's healthcare program at the reduced, post-sequester level. ... came away with ...

Obama to unveil NSA reforms next Friday

Press TVObama to unveil NSA reforms next FridayPress TV... unveil NSA reforms next Friday. Obama has spent recent weeks reviewing a series of recommendations made by a White House review panel. ... President Obama will unveil his proposed reforms to the nation's surveillance programs in a speech next ...

Obama Readies Revamp of NSA

Wall Street JournalObama Readies Revamp of NSAWall Street JournalMr. Obama will unveil his proposals in a highly polarized political environment, and his decisions are sure to upset one or more interested parties in a debate that crosses political party lines. Liberal and civil-liberties advocates—and, ... The ...

Politicians polish images with taxpayer

San Francisco ChroniclePoliticians polish images with taxpayer-funded mailSan Francisco ChronicleFor the first time in almost two decades, we said that we're producing more oil at home than we buy from the rest of the world," boasts the administration's 2013 wrap-up, which barely mentions Obama's signature legislation, the Affordable Care Act, and ...

US lags behind arctic nations in race to stake claims to untapped resources

PBS NewsHourUS lags behind arctic nations in race to stake claims to untapped resourcesPBS NewsHourIn the U.S., the Obama administration is consulting with governmental, business, industry and environmental officials, as well as the state of Alaska, to develop a plan to implement the U.S. strategy for the Arctic that President Barack Obama unveiled ...

New Year's resolutions for the left: What liberals can win in 2014

SalonNew Year's resolutions for the left: What liberals can win in 2014SalonWe also believe we can win the fight to get local governments to adopt digital privacy protections that place equity standards on police departments getting grants to expand their Internet surveillance capacity. ... Then, in short order, the state of ...