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Senate panel approves immigration bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Far-reaching legislation to grant a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Politics, Migration, Republican Party, U.S. Congress
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Panelists at IUSB discussion recall the rioting of 1967
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Charlotte Pfeifer was a 20-year-old wife and mother when she watched part of the city burn. Pfeifer, a former member of the South Bend Common Council, on Thursday recalled her memories of civil rights unrest in South Bend in 1967, when...Tags: Riots, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Shootings, Crime, Law and Justice, Indiana University South Bend
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Dems, GOP raise concerns over subpoenas to AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — The leaders of a House panel told Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday that they had serious concerns about the Justice Department's gathering of phone records at The Associated Press. Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., chairman...Tags: U.S. Senate, Politics, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Republican Party, U.S. Congress
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Obama says IRS commissioner has resigned amid scandal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hurrying to check a growing controversy, President Barack Obama ousted the acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service late Wednesday amid an outcry over revelations that the agency had improperly targeted tea party...Tags: White House, IRS Tea Party Nonprofit Application Scandal (2013), Politics, U.S. Congress, Tea Party Movement
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Goshen stands by school's 'Redskins' nickname
GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) — An Elkhart County high school's nickname isn't likely to change anytime soon despite efforts around the country to bar its use. Goshen High School has used the Redskins nickname for nine decades. City Council President Jim...
Tags: U.S. Department of Education, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights
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IUSB employees urge purchase of former natatorium
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Some Indiana University South Bend employees are urging Chancellor Una Mae Reck to seek the purchase of the city's former natatorium, which houses IUSB's Civil Rights Heritage Center. The university currently leases the historic building at...Tags: Northwestern University, Crime, Law and Justice, Colleges and Universities, Civil Rights, Southern Methodist University
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Elkhart sheriff won't enforce future gun laws
ELKHART, Ind. (AP) — The Elkhart County sheriff told gun rights supporters at a weekend rally that he won't enforce any future laws that infringe on the public's right to bear arms. Sheriff Bradley Rogers told about 200 people, many of whom held...Tags: Interior Policy, Gun Control, Politics, Tea Party Movement, Republican Party
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A risk including gay partners in immigration bill?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Frustrated at being left out of an immigration overhaul, gay rights groups are pushing to adjust a bipartisan Senate bill to include gay couples. But Democrats are treading carefully, wary of adding another divisive issue that...Tags: U.S. Senate, Carl Levin, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics, U.S. Congress
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Lawmaker seeks to limit FOIA release of 911 calls
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Prompted by a high-profile case of an attack on a suburban Detroit family, a Michigan lawmaker has introduced a bill aimed at limiting the release of 911 recordings requested under the state's Freedom of Information Act....
Tags: National Government, Politics, Freedom of Information Laws, Freedom of Information Act, Crime, Law and Justice
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Purdue probes possible hate crime after protest
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue University police were investigating a possible hate crime Tuesday stemming from a protest march over racial tension the day before. A placard left as part of a display at a building housing university...
Tags: Minority Groups, Purdue University, Racism, Teaching and Learning, Hate Crimes
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Boy Scouts proposing to lift gay ban for youth
NEW YORK (AP) — Searching for compromise on a divisive issue, the Boy Scouts of America is proposing to partially lift its long-standing exclusion of gays — allowing them as youth members but continuing to bar them as adult leaders. The...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Politics, Minority Groups, Clubs and Associations, Gays and Lesbians
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Senators dispute Boston tie to immigration bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican senator said Friday the bombings in Boston raise questions about gaps in the U.S. immigration system, but a Democratic senator rejected such a connection and cautioned against conflating the Boston events with a new...Tags: Politics, Washington, DC, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Migration, Chuck Grassley
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