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    Mar 11, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  1. Senators hush-hush as they craft immigration bill

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The eight senators meet in private several times a week, alternating between Sen. John McCain's and Sen. Charles Schumer's offices. They sit in arm chairs arranged in a circle and sip water or soft drinks as they debate temporary workers and border security. In a capital riven by partisanship and gridlock, they are determined to be the exception and actually get something done.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The eight senators meet in private several times a week, alternating between Sen. John McCain's and Sen. Charles Schumer's offices. They sit in arm chairs arranged in a circle and sip water or soft drinks as they debate temporary...

    Tags: Washington, DC, AFL-CIO, Parties and Movements, Labor Legislation, Bob Menendez

    2. Mar 7, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  2. Senate committee approves gun trafficking bill

    <span style=&quot;font-size: small;">WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; The Senate Judiciary Committee approved legislation Thursday making gun trafficking a federal crime as lawmakers cast the first vote in Congress to curb firearms since December's horrific shootings at a Connecticut elementary school.</span>
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee approved legislation Thursday making gun trafficking a federal crime as lawmakers cast the first vote in Congress to curb firearms since December's horrific shootings at a Connecticut elementary...

    Tags: Republican Party, Washington, DC, Interior Policy, Mark Kirk, Joe Manchin III

    3. Feb 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. President to meet with John McCain, Lindsey Graham on immigration

    WASHINGTON -- President Obama will meet Tuesday with two of the Republicans leading Senate efforts to craft comprehensive immigration legislation. The invitation that will bring Sens. John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina to the...

    Tags: Republican Party, Washington, DC, Lindsey O. Graham, White House, Migration

    4. Feb 6, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  4. The Toomey v. Schwartz money race

    If U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz, who is widely known to be eyeing a run for statewide office, does wait and take on incumbent GOP U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey in 2016, both politicians' recent campaign finance filings foreshadow a high-priced race between two seasoned fundraisers.
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    If U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz, who is widely known to be eyeing a run for statewide office, does wait and take on incumbent GOP U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey in 2016, both politicians' recent campaign finance filings foreshadow a high-priced race between two...

    Tags: Federal Election Commission, Politics, Ted Cruz, Patrick J. Toomey, Political Fundraising

    5. Feb 1, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  5. Ronald Reagan's lead on immigration

    Yes, good things still happen in this country. They just don't happen overnight.
    Yes, good things still happen in this country. They just don't happen overnight. That lesson was brought home to me again on Current TV this week when I interviewed Eleanor Smeal, president of the Feminist Majority Foundation, about Defense Secretary...

    Tags: Republican Party, Current TV (tv network), Bob Menendez, Migration, Elections

    6. Feb 1, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  6. Washington bitten by the bipartisan bug

    After several bitterly partisan battles on fiscal issues, bipartisanship seems to be breaking out on Capitol Hill in two other controversial areas: immigration reform and gun control. While it's too early to know if it will produce significant...

    Tags: Republican Party, This Week (tv program), Interior Policy, Mark Kirk, Parties and Movements

    7. Feb 1, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  7. Worker shortages drives farms to embrace of immigration plan

    WASHINGTON -- Labor shortages that left crops rotting in fields have farm organizations backing a Senate immigration proposal that would treat workers in agriculture "differently" than in other industries. The American Farm Bureau Federation, the United...

    Tags: Career and Workplace, Lindsey O. Graham, Labor Legislation, Dick Durbin, Food Industry

    8. Jan 25, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  8. Cuba travel crack earns rebuke from Cuban-American senator

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    By William E. Gibson, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee didn't ask a single question of Secretary of State-nominee John Kerry about his views on Cuba policy at his confirmation hearing this week. But a meant-to-...
    9. Jan 28, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  9. Senators reach agreement on immigration reform

    WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; A bipartisan group of leading senators has reached agreement on the principles for a sweeping overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, including a path to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants already in this country.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of leading senators has reached agreement on the principles for a sweeping overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, including a path to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants already in this country....

    Tags: Republican Party, This Week (tv program), Washington, DC, Labor Legislation, Employment

    10. Jan 28, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. A 'path' to meaningful reform

    The road to meaningful U.S. immigration reform will no doubt prove rocky and difficult, but at least Washington has taken its first big step on the most critical part of the route — down the so-called "path to citizenship" that now has bipartisan...

    Tags: Republican Party, Lindsey O. Graham, Tea Party Movement, Government, Migration

    11. Jan 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Republicans rediscover the virtues of immigration reform

    In my <a href=&quot;http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-mcmanus-column-republican-retreat-20130127,0,6893665.column">Sunday column</a>, I suggested that Republicans in Congress have begun to evolve in a more pragmatic, less ideological direction after their losses in last year&rsquo;s election. As evidence, I noted that House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) backed off last week from a threatened showdown with President Obama over the federal government&rsquo;s debt ceiling.
    In my Sunday column, I suggested that Republicans in Congress have begun to evolve in a more pragmatic, less ideological direction after their losses in last year’s election. As evidence, I noted that House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) backed...

    Tags: Republican Party, Lindsey O. Graham, Tea Party Movement, Mitt Romney, Migration

    12. Jan 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Obama to outline immigration plans in Nevada speech

    President Obama plans to travel to Nevada next week for the public launch of his effort to pass a comprehensive immigration reform measure this year.
    President Obama plans to travel to Nevada next week for the public launch of his effort to pass a comprehensive immigration reform measure this year. Obama kicked off the effort to pass immigration reform Friday by meeting with Latino members of...

    Tags: Republican Party, Lindsey O. Graham, Dick Durbin, White House, Bob Menendez

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