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Senators broker tentative deal to end immigration bill logjam
WASHINGTON — Key senators brokered a tentative deal Wednesday to strengthen the border security provisions in the immigration bill, a compromise that could break a logjam by satisfying Republican demands for tougher enforcement without...
Tags: Parties and Movements, John Boehner, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Personal Data Collection, Illegal Immigrants
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Gutting public's right to see records would be huge mistake
SACRAMENTO — Given half a chance — any rationale at all — governments invariably will try to restrict the citizenry's access to public information. Especially if it might shine the light on official stupidity or misbehavior. That's...Tags: Regional Authority, California Public Records Act, Mark Leno, Elections, Freedom of Information Laws
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Boehner torn between conservative issues and those with broad appeal
WASHINGTON — About once a week, like clockwork, House Speaker John A. Boehner insists in a Capitol news conference that jobs and the economy are the "No. 1 concern" of his GOP majority. But from week to week, there's often another priority in the...
Tags: John Boehner, U.S. Senate, Benghazi, Eric Cantor, U.S. Supreme Court
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Murkowski becomes third Republican U.S. senator to back gay marriage
ReutersANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska publicly backed gay marriage on Wednesday, becoming the third Republican senator to do so as she spoke out ahead of potentially landmark rulings from the Supreme Court on the issue....Tags: Parties and Movements, U.S. Supreme Court, Elections, Joe Miller, Politics
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UPDATE 1-U.S. immigration bill negotiators see Senate breakthrough
Reuters* Tentative agreement reached on border security -senators * Details being presented to undecided senators (Recasts with possible border control deal) By Thomas Ferraro and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - Prospects for passage of a U.S....Tags: John Boehner, Parties and Movements, Personal Data Collection, Elections, Bob Corker
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U.S. House panel OKs bill to prohibit mandatory auditor rotation
Reuters* Democrats and Republicans unite against mandatory rotation * Panel also passes bill targeting SEC, DOL fiduciary rule By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - In a rare show of bipartisanship, the U.S. House Financial Services Committee...Tags: Business Enterprises, Federal Reserve, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Career and Workplace, U.S. Department of Labor
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New 'Obamacare' exchanges could miss enrollment deadline - GAO
Reuters(Reuters) - New health insurance exchanges being set up by the federal government in more than 30 states under President Barack Obama's 2010 healthcare overhaul could miss an October 1 deadline for open enrollment, a government report said on Wednesday....Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Business, Health Care Reform (2009), Politics, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Republicans, choice and pain
Two-thirds of American voters support Roe v. Wade. Women overwhelmingly favored Barack Obama over Mitt Romney, the Republican who wanted to de-fund Planned Parenthood and overturn Roe. Public approval of Congress is at or near its lowest level ever...
Tags: Feminism, Justice System, Elections, Mitt Romney, Social Issues
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Backers of U.S. immigration reform embrace upbeat economic assessment
ReutersBy Thomas Ferraro and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - Backers of a landmark immigration bill voiced confidence on Wednesday that it will pass the U.S. Senate as early as next week, propelled by new evidence that the sweeping legislation...Tags: Parties and Movements, U.S. Senate, John Boehner, Elections, Career and Workplace
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Murkowski becomes 3rd Republican U.S. senator to back gay marriage
ReutersBy Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska, June 19 (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska publicly backed gay marriage on Wednesday, becoming the third Republican senator to do so as she spoke out ahead of potentially landmark rulings from the Supreme...Tags: Parties and Movements, Sarah Palin, Tea Party Movement, Rob Portman, Elections
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As Tea Party rallies, FBI says IRS probe a top priority
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than a dozen FBI agents are assigned to a criminal probe into Internal Revenue Service scrutiny of conservative political groups, FBI Director Robert Mueller said on Wednesday. "It's a high-priority investigation and it...Tags: Taxation, Robert Mueller, Justice System, U.S. House of Representatives, Eric Holder
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Republican-led House passes bill restricting abortion
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Tuesday passed legislation severely restricting abortions, a move that could alienate women from the conservative party. The bill would ban abortions 20 weeks after...Tags: John Boehner, U.S. Senate, U.S. Supreme Court, Elections, U.S. House of Representatives
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