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Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Juan Vargas (CA-51) announced the launch of the 2015 Congressional Art Competition. Every year, the Congressional Institute holds a high school art competition throughout the country to recognize young artists and their work. The winning art works from each congressional district are displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol.
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Washington, DC - Secretary of State John Kerry: "All countries share responsibility to confront nuclear proliferation. All countries benefit if nuclear weapons do not spread to additional countries. All countries also profit when there is smart, continuous action in the direction of nuclear disarmament. And all countries gain from cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy.
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Manhattan, New York - TEDxManhattan ‘Changing the Way We Eat,’ organized by Change Food, brings together thought leaders to discuss how we can create a healthy, sustainable food system that is just for all.
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Washington, DC - U.S. Attorney Loretta E. Lynch of the Eastern District of New York, Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, Assistant Director in Charge Diego G. Rodriguez of the FBI’s New York Field Office and Commissioner William J. Bratton of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) announced that earlier today, following a two-week trial, Abid Naseer, 28, a Pakistani national who joined al-Qaeda and plotted to commit a terrorist attack in the United Kingdom, was found guilty by a jury in Brooklyn federal court of providing material support to al-Qaeda, conspiring to provide material support to al-Qaeda, and conspiring to use a destructive device in relation to a crime of violence.
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Washington, DC - Enact a flat tax immediately. Make Americans' lives simpler. Throw out the tax code. Let poor families pay zero. Middle class families could pay 10% to 15% and high-income people could pay about 20%. Obviously the dollar amounts and percentages can be changed in either direction, the concept is what is important. Why have we made filing and paying our taxes such a nightmare? If we simplified the tax structure in this nation we could easily eliminate more than half of the Internal Revenue Service.
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Washington, DC - The Department of Justice on Wednesday has reached a settlement of its civil forfeiture cases against $1.2 million in assets in the United States traceable to corruption proceeds accumulated by Chun Doo Hwan, the former president of the Republic of Korea. The department also assisted the government of the Republic of Korea in recovering an additional $27.5 million to satisfy an outstanding criminal restitution order against former President Chun.
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