Recently Retired Barney Frank May Fill Vacated Senate Seat
Barney Frank, one day out of Congress, said on Friday that he has asked Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick to send him back as an interim Senator when Sen. John Kerry becomes Secretary of State....
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Bears to retire Mike Ditka’s No. 89 
NY Daily News (Today) - Hall of Famer Mike Ditka will have his No. 89 retired by the Chicago Bears next season. The Bears said Friday the number will be retired at halftime of their... - Murder accused will know fate soon IOL - News (Today) - An Atteridgeville man will know soon whether he will be held accountable for the death of retired nurse Connie Chauke....
Jon Stewart Rips Senators for Letting Apple Off Easy on Corporate Taxes Mashable (Yesterday) - Jon Stewart derided a Senate panel's kid-gloves treatment of Apple Inc.’s testimony on its complex corporate tax structure.
Tuesday's hearing in front of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations was meant...
Congress Crowdsourcing New High-Skilled Immigration Bill, Contribute Here Techcrunch (Yesterday) - The U.S. House of Representatives just released its own version of a high-skilled immigration reform bill and is actively seeking input through the collective IQ of the Internet. House Oversight...
- IFP wins Mpuma ward seat from ANC IOL - News (Yesterday) - The IFP has narrowly won a ward seat from the ANC in Albert Luthuli (Elukwatini/Carolina) municipality in a Mpumalanga by-election....
EA to detail Star Wars future at E3
Slashgear (2 days ago) - Electronic Arts says that they will be revealing their plans for the future of Star Wars games during E3 2013 next month. The game publisher was recently granted exclusive rights...
Zite Strives to Fill the Hole Left by Google Reader Wired - Gadgets (2 days ago) - For those of you bemoaning the demise of Google Reader, fear not, Zite, the personalized news app, has stepped up to fill its place. At least partially....
Poor Immigration Policy Threatens Bright Students Mashable (2 days ago) - Mashable is proud to join technology's brightest entrepreneurs in the March For Innovation, a virtual march on Washington that calls for smart, comprehensive immigration reform to attract and keep the... - Senate Panel Passes US Immigration Bill; Obama Praises Move
Daily Maverick (2 days ago) - A US Senate panel on Tuesday approved legislation to give millions of illegal immigrants a path to citizenship, setting up a spirited debate next month in the full Senate over...
- ‘I helped tie her up but I didn’t kill her’ IOL - News (2 days ago) - An Atteridgeville man told the Pretoria High Court that he didn’t kill a retired nurse, but admits he assisted in tying her up....
- Senate panel approves immigration bill IOL - News (2 days ago) - A United States Senate panel has approved legislation to give millions of illegal immigrants a path to citizenship....
@SenRandPaul Is Mostly Right In Defending Apple's Obligation To Minimize Taxes 
Senators’ Rookies Prove Much More Than Fill-Ins NY Times - Sport (3 days ago) - Jean-Gabriel Pageau, who scored a hat trick in the first round, has played a big role this season for Ottawa, which faces Pittsburgh in Game 4 of their series Wednesday. ... 
White House: delay gay rights in immigration bill NY Daily News (3 days ago) - Two people familiar with the Senate immigration deliberations say the White House has suggested to Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy that it would be best to put off a controversy over... 
Apple Paid No Taxes on $74 Billion in Income, Senate Panel Says Mashable (3 days ago) - Apple CEO Tim Cook is expected to testify before a Senate subcommittee Tuesday to refute charges the company paid no taxes on tens of billions of dollars in overseas income
The...
Apple accused of seeking ‘the Holy Grail of tax avoidance’ BGR gadgets (3 days ago) - It’s safe to say that Apple CEO Tim Cook won’t be having much fun on Tuesday when he testifies before the Senate about his company’s alleged tax dodging practices. The...
