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The Bipartisan Retirement Security Act contains a minimum benefit provision that will enable low-income workers to do better than under current law, for no individual who works a full career should
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The Bipartisan Retirement Security Act contains a minimum benefit provision that will enable low-income workers to do better than under current law, for no individual who works a full career should
Every expert I talk to says that it should never have been wage growth used to calculate benefits. It should have been inflation. They’ve been having this debate for 30-something years.
determined that during an 18-month period, from late 2001 into early 2003, Miranda and a junior Judiciary staffer, Jason Lundell, accessed at least 4,670 documents from a computer server that was left without
institutions making endorsements in political races, politicians frequently visit churches and synagogues, particularly during campaign season, and religious leaders are not beyond offering their blessings — without
How Bayh does that — without undermining his appeal to swing voters in the general election — will be worth watching. Bayh’s best chance may be to run the way then-Arkansas Gov.
Two weeks ago, the House adopted its plan after just a week of negotiation with Senate, without waiting for the chamber’s consent.
Bullfeathers’ large bar area and six TVs, including one massive 60-inch flat screen, make it easy to refill your glass and maneuver back to your table without missing a second of the action.
But Davis has not been entirely without fault on the issue himself.
Additional revelations about the associate’s allegedly high-handed firings of long-serving state officials may lead to investigations by the Democratic-controlled Legislature, which should
For example, before Members of Congress vote on pending legislation they should have more detailed information on how bills impact spending and taxes, and our bill would require that information to be
Agriculture Department spokesman Ed Loyd said the administration “strongly believes that research should be funded through peer-reviewed competitive grants. … It’s the best mechanism to attract high-caliber
State House reapportionment Chairman Bobby Franklin (R) had drawn his own map, which he said was done without regard to partisan advantage or consultation with lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
[IMGCAP(1)] Apparently, they think they’ve got some “catching up to do in language” and are looking for a new party slogan — something catchy like “compassionate conservatism,” without the conservatism
John Cornyn (R-Texas), who has been active on continuity issues, has said he believes the Senate should pass the House’s bill.
Our party should be a constant positive presence in every American community, and we can be if we tap into the grassroots energy of volunteers.”
“It allows taxpayers to see where their money is going; it permits the honest exchange of information that ensures government accountability; and it upholds the ideal that government never rules without
Should Frist decide to run for the White House — he has already announced he’s leaving the Senate at the end of 2006 — leftover money from VolPAC cannot be transferred into a presidential committee to
If a flood, blackout, act of terrorism or some other type of emergency hit the District of Columbia tomorrow, would community residents be able to sustain themselves without assistance for at least 72
“If effective information security practices are not in place, FEC’s data and systems are at risk of inadvertent or deliberate misuse, fraud, improper disclosure, or destruction — possibly without
have been introduced at least 35 times since the Civil War, and in recent decades names such as Madeleine Albright and Henry Kissinger have been invoked as examples of foreign-born citizens who perhaps should