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McCain hits back on immigration
The Swampby Jill Zuckman Fed up with attacks by Sen. Barack Obama about his efforts to pass comprehensive immigration reform, Sen. John McCain is pushing back today while speaking to the National Council of La Raza convention in San Diego. McCain......Tags: San Diego (San Diego, California), White House, Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Legislation
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Democratic National convention schedule
The Swampby Frank James DENVER -- The Democratic National Convention officially starts here today at the Pepsi Center arena with DNC Chairman Howard Dean scheduled to officially gavel open the quadrennial event at 3 pm MT. Here's the overall schedule with......Tags: California, Family, Harry Reid, Kathleen Sebelius, Bill Richardson
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Becerra: Another pardon facilitator in Cabinet?
Spin CycleIt isn't just Eric Holder. As this AP story notes, Obama's apparent choice for US Trade Representative -- Rep. Xavier Becerra -- also played a role in a dubious Clinton pardon, writing a letter urging clemency for drug dealer......Tags: Hillary Clinton, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Drug Trafficking, Eric Holder
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Cocaine dealer clemency: Holder had a role, too
Spin CycleIn an informative story this morning about Bill Clinton's sentence commutation for cocaine dealer Carlos Vignali (right), son of a politically connected LA businessman who spread money around to politicians and hired Hillary Clinton's brother, the LATimes...Tags: California, Government, White House, Hillary Clinton, Crime, Law and Justice
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Ten for a Friday: Change of Control
Spin CycleDemocrats secured control of the NYS Senate when Malcolm Smith, with Paterson, made a backroom deal to reward his least loyal members. Putting their best foot forward, Dems made Sen. Pedro Espada (left), who has had some brushes with......Tags: Pennsylvania, Politics, Minnesota, Crime, Law and Justice, Sarah Palin
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Ten for Thursday: Caroline's listening tour
Spin CycleCaroline Kennedy went on a one-day upstate tour, and even answered some questions. Bloomberg aide Kevin Sheekey, a pal of Caroline Kennedy from the Park Avenue crowd, seems to be spending more time trying to manipulate her candidacy then......Tags: California, Long Island, Hillary Clinton, Crime, Law and Justice, Caroline Kennedy
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Immigration votes lacking: White House
The Swampby Peter Nicholas and Peter Wallsten White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel said today that there is not enough support in Congress now to pass a comprehensive immigration bill providing a path to citizenship for the nation's illegal immigrants,......Tags: Arlen Specter, Election Day, Bob Menendez, Government, Zoe Lofgren
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Beyonce to sing at White House dinner
The SwampIt's her Destiny to perform at tonight's dinner: Beyonce at the Grammy Awards in January. (LA Times/Jay Clendenin) by Katherine Skiba And the prize goes to: Beyonce. The Grammy award-winning superstar will perform Wednesday night on the South Lawn......Tags: Harry Reid, Mexico City, Chicago, Timothy M. Kaine, Bill Richardson
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Democrats pushing new GI Bill
The Swampby Matthew Hay Brown On Thursday, House Democrats tied what they call the GI Bill for the 21st Century to the latest round of war spending for Iraq and Afghanistan. Today, they're linking it to Memorial Day. "My friends, Memorial......Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Defense, Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Society
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Healthcare vote: 'What elections are for'
The SwampPosted at 7 am EST, updated at 5:30 pm President Barack Obama closed a bipartisan summit on healthcare today the way he opened it, with a speech about how much the Democrats and Republicans actually agree upon -- or should......Tags: Harry Reid, Voting, Pension and Welfare, Kathleen Sebelius, Crime, Law and Justice
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Will the next farm bill be written by budget cutters?
The biggest activity in Washington between now and Thanksgiving is the focus on the so-called “super committee,” those 12 Democrats and Republicans charged with reducing the deficit by $1.5 trillion over the next 10 years. Lobbyists,...Tags: Dave Camp, History (tv network), Christopher Van Hollen Jr., Jeb Hensarling, Debbie Stabenow
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Casey, Schwartz named to payroll conference committee
Pennsylvania Ave.Ending weeks of partisan gridlock -- the norm these days for Capitol Hill -- House Republicans agreed Thursday to a two-month extension of a tax cut for working Americans with the stipulation that Senate Democrats agree to appoint conferees to......
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