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U.S. House lawmakers in last-ditch bid to save immigration bill
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives trying to write an immigration bill met on Thursday in a last-ditch attempt to resolve their differences over a temporary worker program and healthcare benefits for illegal immigrants....Tags: Employment Opportunities, Interior Policy, Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Legislation, Orrin Hatch
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Justice Department subpoena of AP records revives interest in shield law for journalists
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The controversy over the government's secret subpoena of Associated Press telephone records has revived legislation that protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to federal investigators — and the White House...Tags: National Security, Justice System, Washington, DC, Barack Obama, Prosecution
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House immigration group reaches an agreement in principle on sweeping legislation
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of House members announced a deal Thursday on sweeping immigration legislation, a breakthrough that could boost chances for one of President Barack Obama's top second-term priorities. It came after months of...Tags: Washington, DC, Barack Obama, Employment Opportunities, Chuck Grassley, Jeff Flake
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McCain again calls for special congressional panel on Benghazi
WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) pressed Sunday for a special congressional committee to investigate the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, last year, insisting that questions about former Secretary of State...
Tags: Kelly Ayotte, U.S. Department of State, ABC (tv network), CBS Corp., Government
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Congress speaks with a loud, muddled voice on Syria
WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein made headlines recently by demanding a forceful U.S. response to Syria's use of chemical weapons against its population. Less noticed was that the California Democrat wasn't urging deeper military involvement...
Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Military, Wars and Interventions, Crime, Law and Justice, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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REFILE-EXCLUSIVE-Elon Musk quits Zuckerberg's immigration advocacy group
Reuters(Fixes misplaced apostrophe in senators' in 5th para) * Advertising tactics turn some groups against Facebook * Support for positions of three lawmakers, including oil drilling * Musk and David Sacks removed from donor list on website By Sarah McBride...Tags: Barack Obama, Microsoft Corporation, Crime, Law and Justice, Reid Hoffman, Immigration
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Welcome to the 'Stop Hillary Clinton' hearing
"Mirror, mirror, on the wall. Who's the most powerful woman of them all?" No doubt about it. Not Queen Elizabeth, Angela Merkel or Oprah Winfrey. The most powerful woman on the planet is former first lady, former senator from New York, former...
Tags: Mitt Romney, Republican Party, Barack Obama, U.S. Department of State, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Lindsey Graham blames immigration woes on south-of-the-border 'hell holes'
The GOP’s effort to woo Latinos may have suffered a minor setback Thursday, thanks to Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). Republicans have been trying to improve their standing with the fastest-growing voting bloc ever since last year's election, when...Tags: Justice System, Social Issues, Elections, Immigration, Politics
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Immigration bill survives first day of debate in Senate committee
WASHINGTON — After eight hours of debate, the bipartisan Senate immigration bill emerged mostly intact Thursday, despite Republican-led efforts to make substantial alterations in the first of what is certain to be many long committee meetings to...Tags: Republican Party, Justice System, Ted Cruz, Chuck Grassley, Jeff Flake
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Many amendments, few changes to immigration overhaul
WASHINGTON -- Senators on Thursday began the arduous task of going through some 300 proposed amendments to the delicately constructed bipartisan immigration bill. By lunch, they had disposed of 17. With a packed audience of many pro-immigration...
Tags: Republican Party, Justice System, Ted Cruz, Chuck Grassley, Jeff Flake
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Gay rights amendment offered to US immigration bill in Congress
Reuters* Rubio warns gay rights proposal would 'kill' bill * Committee Republicans offer mountain of amendments (Adds details and context paragraph 11 onward) By Thomas Ferraro and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee...Tags: Chuck Grassley, Jeff Flake, Minority Groups, Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Legislation
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Obama's red line on Syria gets squiggly
The hawks are squawking. Congressional conservatives and the right-wing media are blasting President Barack Obama for going soft on the Syrians. The president insists there is a "game-changing" red line the Syrian government will have crossed if it is...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, United Nations, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Wars and Interventions
May 16, 2013
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May 12, 2013
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May 11, 2013
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May 10, 2013
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May 10, 2013
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May 9, 2013
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May 7, 2013
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May 7, 2013
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