An Ohio lawmaker argued yesterday that the unidentified fragments and unclaimed remains of soldiers who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan deserve their own place in Arlington National Cemetery.
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A patriotic crowd of more than 300 people gathered at Motts Military Museum in Groveport on Saturday, May 19 -- Armed Forces Day -- for the official dedication of the museum's newest piece of military armament, a light observation helicopter, also known as a "Loach," that was used in the Vietnam War.
The single-engine helicopter, a Hughes OH-6 Cayuse, was used for observation, personnel transport and for escort and attack missions. The one on display at Motts Military Museum had been destined for the "boneyard," as it was about to be scrapped after more than four decades of service. Through the persistent efforts of one of its original crew members, Nate Shaffer, working in conjunction with the office of U.S. Rep Steve Stivers of Ohio's 15th Congressional District, it was salvaged from such a fate.
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THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH BY JESSICA WEHRMAN WASHINGTON — During a typical day on the floor of the House of Representatives, some of the quirkiest action occurs in a largely empty chamber before official business begins. These are the congressional “one-minutes” or, more recently, five-minute “morning hour” speeches — off-topic verbal missives once aimed at the C-SPAN audience. Not long ago they were considered so vitriolic and partisan that some congressional scholars recommended scrapping the trad...
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Three of Air Force Staff Sgt. Russell Andrews Jr.’s daughters finally heard taps played for their father yesterday. They received a folded flag, nearly 21 years after he died.
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Some Americans aren’t waiting for Congress to reduce the nation’s $15.7 trillion debt.
The BGOV Barometer shows that individual donations to the U.S. Treasury to stem the government’s red ink have risen sharply. The U.S. collected $3.6 million specifically for debt reduction in the first five months of the government’s 2012 fiscal year.
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House Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., formally introduced a bill on Wednesday that would shift the oversight of investment advisers from the Securities and Exchange Commission to a separate agency – perhaps the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc.
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WALL STREET JOURNAL As Congress considers a plan to use U.S.-made steel in pennies and nickels to save hundreds of millions in taxpayer money, it can look to Canada for some common sense on cents.
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Rep. Steve Stivers says the United States will save dollars if it makes pennies and nickels with steel instead of copper, zinc and nickel. A bill that Stivers introduced last year would ensure that pennies and nickels are made of steel, although pennies would be dipped in copper. Yesterday, the measure received a hearing in a House subcommittee.
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Rep. Mike Turner sent a letter to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta last week asking him to preserve child custody agreements of those serving in the military. Turner, R-Centerville, who authored the letter with Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, wrote the letter to advocate for a bill both are pushing that would provide for the protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are deployed.
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Canada recently stopped producing pennies, and there's a bill before Congress to make US pennies and nickels out of steel to cut costs. Next time you feel like giving someone your 2 cents, you won't need more than a penny. That's because when you factor in materials, manufacturing costs and overhead, it took 2.4 cents to produce a single Lincoln cent last year, the U.S. Mint says.
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