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New ‘Truth in Fur’ law requires garment labels to disclose all animal species

By | 03.18.11 | 4:52 pm

A new law went into effect Friday requiring all labels of fur garments sold in the U.S. to list every single animal species used to make the clothing item.

Labels must also specify species’ country of origin, the manufacturer and other information for consumers. The measure was introduced by More…

PMA Group Founder Indicted in Earmarks Scandal

By | 08.06.10 | 9:50 am

In the coda to yet another Washington ethics scandal, Paul Magliocchetti, founder of the once influential defense lobbying firm PMA Group, was indicted yesterday in federal court for making hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal campaign contributions.

PMA had ties to several senior members of the

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Town Hall Attracts Array of Protesters

By | 08.26.09 | 1:27 pm

Related Photos: Reston Town Hall Attracts Protesters

RESTON, Va. — Gathering outside of the South Lakes High School in this well-heeled exurb of Washington, more than a hundred supporters and opponents of health care reform–or health insurance reform, as it was rebranded in blue-and-white signs passed out by Organizing More…

Republicans Seize on Uighurs for Anti-Gitmo Closure Campaign

By | 05.22.09 | 12:45 pm

On Tuesday, Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) got a meeting that he had been asking for since March — a briefing with the Department of Justice about plans to resettle 17 Uighurs, Chinese Muslims who have been detained at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay since 2002. Ever since the Obama More…