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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: Civil Rights, Parties and Movements, U.S. Department of Justice, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Internal Revenue Service
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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: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Janet Napolitano, Chuck Grassley, Justice and Rights, Washington, DC
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Gun control advocates rally in South Bend
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — About 60 people gathered in the cold, damp air Saturday in front of the Morris Performing Arts Center, urging U.S. senators to move ahead with a bill that would expand background checks for gun sales. Dale Gibson of South Bend held a...Tags: U.S. Congress, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Personal Weapon Control, Organizing for Action
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Senate panel votes to expand gun background checks
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - A divided Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a Democratic bill expanding required federal background checks for nearly all gun purchases. The panel approved the measure by 10-8, supported by all Democrats and opposed by every...Tags: Republican Party, Washington, DC, Parties and Movements, Justice System, Elections
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Senate committee approves gun trafficking bill
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: Personal Weapon Control, Gabrielle Giffords, Jeff Flake, Mark Kirk, Interior Policy
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Senators see path to immigrants' legalization
WASHINGTON (AP) — Illegal immigrants might face around a 10-year wait to become legal permanent U.S. residents under sweeping immigration overhaul legislation taking shape in the Senate, negotiators said Thursday. That's shorter than some current...Tags: Bob Menendez, Illegal Immigrants, U.S. Congress, Labor Legislation, Justice and Rights
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Senator asks airlines to drop seat fee for kids
NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Charles Schumer is urging airlines to allow families with young children to sit together without paying extra. The New York Democrat is reacting to an Associated Press story last week detailing how families this summer are...
Tags: American Airlines, Inc., Frontier Airlines Inc., United Air Lines, Spirit Airlines, Delta Air Lines
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NYC marks 100th anniversary of deadly factory fire
NEW YORK (AP) — New Yorkers are marking the 100th anniversary of the worst industrial accident in city history — the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist fire — with a ceremony at the site where 146 garment workers died. U.S. Secretary of...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Michael Bloomberg, Hilda Solis, Disasters and Accidents, Human Interest
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Schumer targets rental car recalls
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer of New York is introducing a bill that would stop car rental agencies from renting automobiles that are under recall for problems that aren't yet fixed. Schumer says the federal law is needed because of...Tags: New York, Manufacturing and Engineering, Product Recalls, Automotive Equipment, Rental Service
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With 10 days to go, payroll tax cut deal still uncertain
Pennsylvania Ave.House Republicans' unwillingness to accept the Senate version of a payroll tax cut -- a measure that secured most Senate Republican support, including from Pennsylvania's Pat Toomey, leaves Congress with just ten days to come to an agreement or else...... -
From Casey, a box of Godiva
Pennsylvania Ave.It may arguably be the chocolate of the 1 percent, but we're sure New Mexico Democrat Tom Udall enjoyed it all the same. It was a gift after all. A gift from Pennsylvania's Bob Casey. Monday evening between votes, a...... -
Toomey teams up with Schumer
Pennsylvania Ave.Chuck Schumer lives in New York. Pat Toomey worked in New York in his 20s. And that's about where their similiarities end. But the outspoken, veteran Democrat and the fiscal hawk, freshman Republican teamed up Thursday on a jobs creation......
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