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Leaders in Both Parties Prepare for First Day of New Congress

WASHINGTON -- Declaring that "everybody has to do more with less," incoming House Majority Leader Eric Cantor today laid out a Republican agenda of austerity for the 112th Congress that aims to do away with much that Democrats accomplished in the 111th. "Clearly the people of this country spoke out," said the Virginia...

Lawmakers Push Microwave Weapon for Border Defense

(June 2) -- A weapon that uses a burst of high-intensity energy to fry a car's electronics is being touted by lawmakers as the latest military-inspired gadget that could be used to help secure the U.S. border with Mexico. "The ability to stop vehicles of smugglers from a distance without making direct contact would give...

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05/02/12 Send in the Drones Source: The Texas Observer - Austin TX This story was produced as part of a joint venture with Reporting Texas , an online publication at the University of Texas-Austin's School of Journalism.
04/30/12 Foreign deposits could leave Valley banks under new... Source: South Padre Island Breeze A new Treasury Department rule could cause Mexican nationals to close their U.S. accounts, putting billions of dollars held in banks along the border at risk.
04/28/12 Blue Dog Democrats find it's risky in the middle of... Source: The Dallas Morning News It's never been especially easy to be a Blue Dog. Fellow Democrats view them as too conservative.
04/28/12 Foreign deposits could leave Valley banks under new... Source: The Monitor - McAllen TX A new Treasury Department rule could cause Mexican nationals to close their U.S. accounts, putting billions of dollars held in banks along the border at risk.
04/22/12 Your Turn %u2014 April 22, 2012 Source: mySA - San Antonio TX My father, Pedro G. Garcia, was a World War II POW for three and a half years in the Philippine Islands and, later, Japan.