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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: White House, Luis Gutierrez, Janet Napolitano, Politics, John McCain
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House chafes at Senate 'dithering,' plans 2010 payback
Top of the TicketThe House of Representatives has always been the stepchild. With 435 members, it's hard to remember all the players, let alone invite them all on TV. The Senate, with only 100 members, each with a lot more power, usually basks...... -
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: White House, Olympia Fields, Denver, Diplomacy, Arizona
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Pelosi wants genocide recognition
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said last week during a visit to Burbank that she will push for a congressional vote on an Armenian Genocide recognition bill. Pelosi came to the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church in Burbank on Aug. 4 for a...Tags: Oregon, Los Angeles County, Frank Pallone, Jr., Massacres, Glendale (Los Angeles, California)
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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: Joe Biden, White House, U.S. Department of State, Clubs and Associations, Consumer Electronics Industry
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Full texts of healthcare summit opening remarks: Obama, Alexander, Pelosi, Reid (Updated)
Top of the TicketThree Democrats and one Republican speak at the start of the healthcare summit.... -
But wait! There's more! Obama's last-minute healthcare pitch
Top of the TicketText of Obama's plea to House Democrats... -
Passport problems? Call your congressman
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIf you need help with your passport, do not e-mail your congressional representative's office. Call. This list of California House members (with their district number) was compiled using the contact information on each representative's website. --------...Tags: Adam B. Schiff, Redlands (San Bernardino, California), Lucille Roybal-Allard, Grace F. Napolitano, Elton Gallegly
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Villaraigosa denies Denver snub; says he's working hard for Obama
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersFar from center stage, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa spent the first day of the Democratic National Convention straining to speak over clattering dishes as he addressed a breakfast meeting Monday of the Florida delegation. On the second day,...Tags: White House, Joe Biden, Sports, Democratic National Conventions, Politics
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Obama's well-stocked Cabinet
Now that Barack Obama has filled all of the seats at (and near) his Cabinet table, one thing is clear: The candidate who campaigned on a platform of change attaches equal importance to competence.
Seldom has a presidential Cabinet included so many...Tags: Joe Biden, Justice System, Federal Reserve, Nobel Prize Awards, Politics
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Becerra's a bad choice for trade post
![Deep down, we had hoped Barack Obama was fibbing when he bashed the North American Free Trade Agreement on the campaign trail. After all, his senior economic policy advisor had, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/us/politics/04nafta.html?_r=1&oref=slogin">according to a leaked memo, </a> assured Canadian officials that the talk was "more reflective of political maneuvering than policy." Yet amid reports Thursday that Obama had offered the crucial job of U.S. trade representative to a dyed-in-the-wool protectionist, it seems he was disastrously serious all along.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2008-12/43731303-04152435.jpg "Deep down, we had hoped Barack Obama was fibbing when he bashed the North American Free Trade Agreement on the campaign trail. After all, his senior economic policy advisor had, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/us/politics/04nafta.html?_r=1&oref=slogin\">according to a leaked memo, </a> assured Canadian officials that the talk was \"more reflective of political maneuvering than policy.\" Yet amid reports Thursday that Obama had offered the crucial job of U.S. trade representative to a dyed-in-the-wool protectionist, it seems he was disastrously serious all along.")
Deep down, we had hoped Barack Obama was fibbing when he bashed the North American Free Trade Agreement on the campaign trail. After all, his senior economic policy advisor had, according to a leaked memo, assured Canadian officials that the talk was...Tags: Politics, Economic Organization, Bill Clinton, Trade Policy, Los Angeles
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Charity linked to union probe gets tax exemption
A nonprofit housing organization has received a federal tax exemption retroactive to 2004 despite being linked to a corruption investigation into the Los Angeles labor union that founded it, according to Internal Revenue Service records and officials....Tags: FBI, Lawyers, Justice System, Politics, Charity
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May 19, 2010
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Aug 12, 2010
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Feb 25, 2010
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Aug 27, 2008
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