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                    [Title] => White House defying aide's congressional subpoena
                    [Summary] => 

The White House is defying a congressional subpoena by keeping a top political aide to President Barack Obama from testifying at a hearing yesterday, setting up a potential new legal battle in this midterm election year.

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-17 02:49:53 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1536709 [AuthorName] => Nedra Pickler [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 472416 [Title] => Comelec executive blows top over bribery allegations [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines – The head of the Commission on Elections-Special Bids and Awards Committee (Comelec-SBAC) blew his top yesterday over a circulating text message that he received a P2-million bribe from leading bidder Smartmatic and Total Information Management Corp.

[DatePublished] => 2009-05-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 62990 [Title] => P10-B scam [Summary] =>

Nabunyag kahapon ang umano’y malaking scam sa Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas kung saan umaabot sa P10 bilyon ang nawawala sa kaban ng bayan dahil sa hindi pagdedeklara ng tamang dibidendo na dapat sa­na’y napupunta sa Natio­nal Treasury.

[DatePublished] => 2008-05-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096558 [AuthorName] => Butch M. Quejada [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 353337 [Title] => Tired of melodrama [Summary] => In television and movies, one of the most popular ways of keeping the audience’s attention is through the creation of drama, however contrived, be it in the form of conflict, a cliffhanger or the presentation of an insurmountable challenge. While these devices are all variations on themes and gimmicks that have existed nearly as long as fiction itself, there can be times when there is simply too much drama.
[DatePublished] => 2006-08-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134209 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804859 [AuthorName] => Domini M. Torrevillas [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 269599 [Title] => LRTA binalaan ng lawyers [Summary] => Binalaan kahapon ng Sumitomo lawyers si LRTA Administrator Mel Robles bunga ng pagkakaloob ng award sa kanilang kliyente ng maanomalyang LRT Line 1 Capex Project.

Matatandaan na idineklara ng House Oversight Committee sa pangunguna ni Rep. Danilo Suarez at ng 23 iba na maanomalya ang pagbibigay ng award na P8 bilyon Capex Project.
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Sinabi ni Cebu City Rep. Antonio Cuenco, chairman ng komite na pahaharapin din nila si Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Chief Gen. Anselmo Avenido at mga sinibak na bantay sa nakatakas na si Ernesto Lubarbio.

Naniniwala ang mambabatas na may perang sangkot sa pagkakatakas ni Lubarbio dahil sa naging madali ang pagkakatakas nito.
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Ayon kay Negros Occidental Rep. Herminio Teves, chairman ng House Oversight Committee, bagaman at alam ng tao na masama sa kalusugan ang alak at sigarilyo ay tuloy pa rin ang pagtangkilik nila rito dahil kaya pa ang presyo.

Kung itataas umano ng Kongreso ang binabayarang buwis para sa tinatawag na "sin taxes" ay maaaring tuluyan nang sumuko ang publiko sa pagtangkilik ng mga bisyong ito.
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Ayon kay Negros Occidental Rep. Herminio Teves, chairman ng House Oversight Committee, bagaman at alam ng tao na masama sa kalusugan ang alak at sigarilyo ay tuloy pa rin ang pagtangkilik nila rito dahil kaya pa ang presyo.

Kung itataas umano ng Kongreso ang binabayarang buwis para sa tinatawag na "sin taxes" ay maaaring tuluyan nang sumuko ang publiko sa pagtangkilik ng mga bisyong ito.
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