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Flood damages IRS, closes Bridgeport federal building
BRIDGEPORT– A flood in a second floor janitorial closet over the weekend caused extensive damage to the floor below and forced the closing Tuesday of the Brien McMahon Federal Building on 915 Lafayette Boulevard.

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NY Judge Won’t Block Cig Tax; Federal Order Sought
NY state judge rejects Senecas’ request to block cigarette tax; federal relief sought Seneca nation – United States – Tax – New York – Law

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Local, federal leaders speak out on ruling
The Douglas Dispatch reached out to citizens around Douglas to ask their feelings on the recent changes on State Bill 1070.

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Officials cautious about federal funds
PORTSMOUTH — Could a jobs bill intended to bolster employment in schools and municipalities nationwide be more a burden than a blessing? A $26 billion jobs bill signed into law last week has some Seacoast school and municipal officials crossing…

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Sen. LeMieux comes to Tampa talking about the federal debt
By Lukas Pleva, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, August 11, 2010 TAMPA — Florida’s interim United States Senator, George LeMieux, came to Tampa Wednesday for a forum on the national debt, and said the country needs leaders willing to make painful choices that some voters are not going to like. LeMieux rocketed from his post Gov. Charlie Crist’s chief of staff to a U.S. Senate seat in 2009 when Mel …

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Eileen Ambrose: Renewed interest in federal estate tax
Maryland lawyers and advisers have been in a holding pattern waiting for Congress to act Eileen Ambrose: Lawyers, advisers have been in a holding pattern waiting for Congress to act, but Steinbrenner’s death raises issue again

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Federal Judge Strikes Down Portions of DOMA
In a stunning double win in the battle to advance the marriage equality cause, a US district court judge in Boston on July 8 has struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, which bars federal recognition of legal marriages by same-sex couples, in separate cases brought by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and married gay and lesbian couples.

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GOP Sen. Tom Coburn Bemoans Federal Deficit at Town Hall
Coburn, a conservative seeking a second term in the Senate, chastised his congressional colleagues.

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Federal agents raid Sommet Group offices
The FBI, working with the IRS and US Labor Department, couldn’t describe the investigation because the case was under seal.

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Federal Govenrment to Discuss Mountain Top Removal Regulations
The federal government has scheduled a series of public meetings on preparations for writing new regulations to protect streams from surface coal mine waste in Appalachia.

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