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Virginia congressman rips federal government for buying Illinois prison
— A Republican congressman from Virginia who chairs a key appropriations panel lashed out Wednesday over the federal government's purchase of a vacant Illinois prison, telling Attorney General Eric Holder that he "really created a mess with your...
Tags: Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Eric Holder, Layoffs and Downsizing, Crime, Law and Justice
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Immigration rally at Capitol as senators race to finish bill
WASHINGTON--The bipartisan group of senators pushing to finish a sweeping immigration bill met late Wednesday as thousands of advocates gathered outside the Capitol, many waving American flags, to lend urgency to the effort. The first draft of the...
Tags: National Security, U.S. Congress, Executive Branch, Migration, Ellis Island
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Dems, GOP press Obama administration on drone use
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats and Republicans on Tuesday challenged the Obama administration to spell out its justification for using drones for targeted killings amid growing concerns about unchecked powers of the presidency and Americans'...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Central Intelligence Agency, Military Equipment, Washington, DC, John O. Brennan
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McManus: Boston -- clash of the talking points
A terrorist attack is like a national Rorschach test. Everybody sees in it what they want — usually something that proves a point they've been making all along. Even before the Tsarnaev brothers were identified as the perpetrators of the Boston...Tags: George W. Bush, U.S. Congress, Religion and Belief, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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Albert Hunt: Senate friendship born of tragedy beats partisanship
These days, most dispatches from Washington focus on petty partisanship, posturing, impasses and a political culture that rewards confrontation. Here's a respite: a story of kindness, comity, generosity reaching across the political divide. It's about...Tags: Joe Manchin III, U.S. Congress, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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Internet Sales Tax Bill – Backed By Obama – Expected To Pass Senate This Week
A measure to empower U.S. states to require out-of-state retailers to collect online sales tax is expected to pass the Senate this week, after winning official backing from President Barack Obama Monday. Seventy-four senators voted Monday to limit debate...Tags: Finance, U.S. Congress, Marketing, Best Buy Co., Inc., Computing and Information Technology Industry
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The weak in review --Timid Senate falters on equally timid gun control measure
Change of SubjectFriday's print column It was dismaying. Not that the U.S. Senate on Wednesday rejected a major gun-control proposal that would have required universal background checks prior to all firearm sales. But that such a proposal, popular though it is in...... -
Boston bombings to dominate Sunday morning shows
Staff writerTHIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED: Discussion about the Boston Marathon bombings and the suspects will fill the Sunday morning talk shows. A look at the guest list, which has been very fluid this weekend: ABC's "This Week" features Mayor Thomas Menino, D-...Tags: Raymond W. Kelly, Central Intelligence Agency, Thomas Menino, Bennie G. Thompson, Fox News Channel (tv network)
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Saturday's TV Highlights: 'Life With La Toya' on OWN
Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of April 21 -27, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SERIES Smash It's opening night in this new...
Tags: Lesley Stahl, Raymond W. Kelly, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), September 11, 2001 Attacks, Malaria
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Ag stakeholders reach crucial deal on immigration reform
A bipartisan group of senators known as the “Gang of Eight” seems to have finally figured out how to fix our country's broken immigration system and provide a workable system for workers to legally perform important tasks on farms and ranches year round....Tags: Dianne Feinstein, Lindsey O. Graham, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), John McCain, Michael F. Bennet
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Swift, hopeful reaction to immigration bill
WASHINGTON – An eagerly awaited immigration overhaul from a bipartisan group of senators arrived early Wednesday, an 844-page bill that both the political left and right now see as the best chance in decades to achieve fix a broken immigration...
Tags: National Security, U.S. Congress, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Personal Data Collection, Marriott International Inc.
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The weak in review
It was dismaying. Not that the U.S. Senate on Wednesday rejected a major gun control proposal that would have required universal background checks prior to all firearm sales. But that such a proposal, popular though it is in opinion polling, wasn't...Tags: Joe Manchin III, Personal Weapon Control, Firearms, Patrick J. Toomey, Gun Control
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