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Joe Linus Barton (born September 15, 1949) is a Republican politician, representing () in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1985, and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
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Unmanned drones could soon be buzzing in the skies above many U.
S. cities, as the federal government green-lights the technology for local law enforcement amid widespread privacy concerns. The Federal Aviation Administration on Monday began to explain the rules of the sky for these newly licensed drones at potentially dozens of sites across the country. The agency, on its website, said that government "entities" will have to obtain a special certificate in order to fly the aircraft, adding that the FAA is "streamlining the process for public agencies to safely fly (drones) in the nation's airspace."In doing so, the government is taking a tool that has become synonymous with U.S. counterterror warfare in countries like Pakistan and Yemen -- and putting it in the hands of U.S. law enforcement. Unlike some of the drones used overseas, these will not be equipped with missiles. They are to be used purely for surveillance. But that alone has raised serious privacy concerns on Capitol Hill an...President Obama said last week that even if Republicans want to work with him, they'll have to "sit in back." But Democrats are the ones who could soon be out of the...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress was given a chance to vent its frustrations. And BP's top executive, the target of the rage, did what he hoped to do — deflect the most pr...
A summary of events Thursday, June 24, Day 65 of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill that began with the April 20 explosion and fire on the drilling rig Deepwater Horizon ,...
If it's any consolation to the residents of the Gulf of Mexico , BP CEO Tony Hayward didn't win the yacht race he attended this weekend. His 52-foot yacht, named "Bo...
The Democratic Party is trying to get political mileage out of two recent Republican gaffes, releasing a new TV ad hammering House Minority Leader John Boehner and T...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic National Committee has unveiled a new television ad that calls Republicans oil company loyalists who would rather apologize to BP th...
WASHINGTON -- President Obama's party could lose its majority in the House of Representatives in this November's elections, his spokesman said Sunday, perhaps trying...
A summary of events on Monday, June 21, Day 62 of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill that began with the April 20 explosion and fire on the drilling rig Deepwater Horizon ...
Republicans in Congress are flipping the dimmer switch on a law that sets new energy-savings standards for light bulbs. They've reached a deal to delay until October...
Republicans made clear Wednesday they will press the case for approval of the Keystone pipeline in spite of President Obama's recent decision to reject in response t...
The head of a beleaguered federal program charged with securing dangerous chemicals vowed Friday to swiftly address a mountain of problems that were exposed in a rec...
A Republican bill that would strip President Barack Obama of his authority to decide on a Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline raises "serious" legal questions, the State De...
Republicans have strongly rebuked one of their own, Texas Rep. Joe Barton , for accusing the White House of engaging in what he called a "$20 billion shakedown" of B...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Who's sorry now? Rep. Joe Barton , that's who.The Texas Republican, the House's top recipient of oil industry campaign contributions since 1990, ap...
Rep. Joe Barton's apology to BP Chief Tony Hayward for what he called a White House "shakedown" for demanding a $20 billion fund for damage claims has turned into a ...
The House's solid bipartisan vote for a cybersecurity bill sends a message to the Senate: Now it's your turn to act.Ignoring a White House veto threat, the House app...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Joe Barton will retain his position as the top Republican lawmaker on the House Energy and Commerce Committee after expressing remorse to his ...
President Obama singled out House Republican Leader John Boehner in a Wisconsin speech Wednesday, hammering the GOP lawmaker for appearing to compare the financial c...
Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle said Thursday she was wrong in calling BP oil's $20 billion victims' compensation program "a slush fund," backtracking just...
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