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Could Our Bacon be Bad?

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:00:49 +0000

Hold off on the bacon-wrapped bacon, because the USDA's Inspector General has just released a report revealing revolting cases of failures to enforce food safety and animal cruelty regulations at hundreds of US swine slaughterhouses and processing plants. [Learn more...]

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Who Else is Flying on Your Dime?

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 03:00:46 +0000

You know who flies on Air Force One and why, but you might not know that there are two other top federal officials who are not only allowed to fly on government-owned aircraft for business or pleasure, they are required to. Who else flies on the planes of the Justice Department's "Air Force?" [Learn more...]

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Health Food Coming to National Parks

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 03:00:36 +0000

"I came for Old Faithful, but I stayed for the yogurt parfaits?" I don't know how many people visit our national parks for the food, but if they do, that food will be good for them, thanks to the National Parks Service's new healthy food choices program.

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Health Food Coming to National Parks originally appeared on About.com US Government Info on Thursday, June 13th, 2013 at 03:00:36.

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Government Can Also Track Your Postal Mail

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 03:00:18 +0000

Much like telephone calls and emails, government authorities can also track Americans' regular postal mail, with one major difference: they do not need a court order to do it.

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Government Can Also Track Your Postal Mail originally appeared on About.com US Government Info on Wednesday, June 12th, 2013 at 03:00:18.

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Feds Don't Care What You Think, GAO Finds

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:00:29 +0000

Unless they have a really good reason not to, the federal agencies are supposed to request - and consider - comments from the American people before enacting major federal regulations. But in too many cases, that just has not been happening, according to the watchdogs at the Government Accountability Office. [Learn more...]

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How Much Power Does Susan Rice Have?

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 03:00:35 +0000

After Susan Rice incorrectly informed the American people about the source of the terrorist attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, her appointment as National Security Adviser was, to say the least, controversial. But how much influence on security policy will she actually have?

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How Much Power Does Susan Rice Have? originally appeared on About.com US Government Info on Monday, June 10th, 2013 at 03:00:35.

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The Court that Ordered the Phone Record Grab

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 05:51:35 +0000

You mean there is a super-secret court -- in the Unites States -- the land of the free -- that can order phone companies and internet providers to give the government the records of Americans' calls and internet usage? Yes, there is. It's called the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and it's been around since 1978. [Learn more...]

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More Justice in Indian Country

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 03:00:22 +0000

It looks like American Indian tribal leaders are finally getting something they have been wanting, but not been getting for years, more aggressive and effective federal law enforcement in Indian Country.

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More Justice in Indian Country originally appeared on About.com US Government Info on Friday, June 7th, 2013 at 03:00:22.

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Yes, Obamacare Does Apply to Congress

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 03:00:37 +0000

Contrary to those massively forwarded and re-forwarded emails, members of the U.S. Congress are NOT scrambling to exempt themselves from the health care reform law - Obamacare. In fact, the law will require them to make some changes most Americans will not.

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Yes, Obamacare Does Apply to Congress originally appeared on About.com US Government Info on Thursday, June 6th, 2013 at 03:00:37.

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IRS Too Soft on Travel Card Abusing Employees

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 03:00:29 +0000

It's just not so good to be the IRS these days. First it gets caught targeting conservatives, and now the same Treasury Department inspector general who reported that scandal says the IRS is being too soft on its employees who abuse their taxpayer-provided travel cards.

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IRS Too Soft on Travel Card Abusing Employees originally appeared on About.com US Government Info on Wednesday, June 5th, 2013 at 03:00:29.

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