Today's Highlights
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Federal judge blocks key parts of Arizona immigration law
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A Federal Judge in Arizona issued a temporary injunction on Wednesday against four provisions of Arizona's new immigration law. The law still takes effect today but without some controversial sections -- including the portion that requires an officer to determine the immigration status of the person stopped, and detain if there is suspicion they're in the country illegally. Read More »
In a statement, Governor Jan Brewer (R) said that she was disappointed with the judge’s ruling and “will take a close look at every single element Judge Bolton removed from the law.” The law, S.B. 1070, passed the state legislature in April.
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Frmr. Cemetery officials testify on grave site management
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The U.S. Army Inspector General’s office released a report last month on management problems at Arlington National Cemetery. The report showed a cemetery that operated under poor management with mishandled grave sites and poor record keeping. Today, the Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight will hold a hearing to examine the report and investigate what the Committee calls a “pervasive mismanagement and potential waste, fraud, and abuse in contracts at the Cemetery.”
In particular, the hearing will review findings that include more than 200 errors in Arlington's recordkeeping and 12 graves that were either found empty or misidentified. Subcommittee Chairwoman Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) believes there could be thousands more affected graves, because the military report only focused on one part of Arlington.
Arlington National Cemetery’s former superintendent John Metzler and his deputy Thurman Higginbotham have been subpoenaed to testify. This will mark their first public appearance since the Army released its report.
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Education reform highlights President's address to Urban league
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President Obama will deliver a speech today emphasizing the need for education reform at the National Urban League convention.
He is expected to highlight the support for common math and English standards by a majority of the states.
The address follows Tuesday’s announcement by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on the second round finalists for the White House’s Race to the Top program, which awards more than $3 billion in stimulus funds for school programs aimed at improving student learning. Duncan gave the news in a speech on education at the National Press Club.
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Recent Programs
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Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen (Ret.) spoke to reporters in New Orleans to provide an update on ongoing response efforts to the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. He was joined by Federal On-Scene Coordinator Rear Admiral Paul Zukunft.
New Orleans, LA
: 26 min.
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 Admiral Allen Daily Oil Spill Update
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President Obama visited a group of small business owners in Edison, NJ to discuss the economy and urge Congress to pass support for small businesses. Afterwards, he made a statement to the media.
Edison, NJ
: 8 min.
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Pres. Obama on Economy
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The Senate Judiciary Committee looked at challenges facing the FBI with testimony by the agency’s director, Robert Muller. Topics discussed include the growth in the number of private contractors used in the FBI’s intelligence gathering activities, drug violence along the U.S. border with Mexico, and efforts to combat domestic terrorism.
Washington, DC
: 2 hr. 25 min.
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Hearing on FBI Oversight
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Freelance journalist David Axe recently traveled to Afghanistan to observe U.S. troops training Afghan security forces at Bagram air base, near Kabul. There are approximately 134,000 active Afghan troops and many are receiving training from the U.S. military.
Afghanistan
: 11 min.
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U.S. Training Afghan Military
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Press Secretary Robert Gibbs conducts a daily briefing at the White House.
Washington, DC
: 49 min.
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White House Briefing
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Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen (Ret.) spoke to reporters via teleconference to provide an update on ongoing response efforts to the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Washington, DC
: 24 min.
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 Admiral Allen Daily Oil Spill Update
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Q&A: Author W. Joseph Campbell
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