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FBI Agents Association Throws Weight Behind Bipartisan Spending Plan

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Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Hoping to avoid further cutbacks, the FBI Agents Association is showing its support for a bipartisan spending plan that would avoid more than $700 million in additional sequestration reductions, NPR reports. The plan, while not ideal for the cash-strapped agency, was announced Tuesday by GOP Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin and Democratic…

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Janet Napolitano’s Job at Department of Homeland Security Is Not Only High-Ranking Post Available

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Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Janet Napolitano’s job as head of the Department of Homeland Security is not the only high-ranking position available there, NPR reports. According to the NPR, 15 top jobs at DHS are vacant or about to be, and lawmakers won’t fill the jobs. The openings raise questions about whether DHS is too large…