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Hagel defends record, spars with critics in Senate hearing
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.WASHINGTON -- Making his first public comments after his nomination to lead the Pentagon, former Sen. Chuck Hagel said Thursday he stood by his record but also urged senators to look beyond controversial votes and statements he has made, which critics...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Hamas, Nuclear Policy, U.S. Senate, Israel
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Build Border Fence First, Then Legalize Immigrants
The Hartford CourantImmigration reform is coming. Let's get it right. What counts as getting it wrong? The 1986 Simpson-Mazzoli Act, signed by President Reagan. It granted amnesty to the then 3 million illegal immigrants and promised border enforcement. Amnesty came....Tags: U.S. Congress, John McCain, Politics, Illegal Immigrants, Migration
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McManus: Immigration reform's new fans
Can Republicans find a way out of the political dead end they marched into during the 2012 campaign? Can President Obama make his second term more productive than the final gridlocked years of his first? Can Democrats and Republicans in Congress relearn...Tags: Ronald Reagan, Rush Limbaugh, George W. Bush, Elections, Gun Control
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Rubio's immigration 'reality' show
WASHINGTON -- Marco Rubio was a bundle of nervous energy as he waited his turn to speak about the bipartisan immigration plan he had helped to draft. The Republican senator from Florida clasped his hands in front, then in back, then in front again. He...
Tags: Elections, John McCain, Politics, Mitt Romney, Illegal Immigrants
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The challenging math of passing immigration reform
WASHINGTON – Senators from both parties are expressing enthusiasm for pushing a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s immigration system. But while immigration politics appears to have changed in the wake of sweeping Republican rejection...
Tags: Lamar Alexander, Barbara A. Mikulski, Dick Durbin, Patty Murray, Mary L. Landrieu
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Senators reach agreement on immigration reform
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: Employment Opportunities, Dick Durbin, Jeff Flake, Bob Menendez, U.S. Senate
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Bipartisan group sees change in politics on immigration reform
WASHINGTON — Declaring that the politics of immigration “have been turned upside down,” a bipartisan group of senators Monday outlined common principles for comprehensive immigration reform and expressed optimism that legislation...Tags: Dick Durbin, George W. Bush, Jeff Sessions, Justice System, Elections
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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. Obama kicked off the effort to pass immigration reform Friday by meeting with Latino members of...
Tags: Dick Durbin, Elections, Jeff Flake, Michael F. Bennet, Immigration
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Mary Jo White won't be intimidated as SEC chief, Obama says
WASHINGTON -- President Obama nominated Mary Jo White to be the new head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, saying her track record as a hard-nosed prosecutor means she won't be easily intimidated as Wall Street's new top watchdog. "You don't...
Tags: Mary Jo White (Pennsylvania politician), Elizabeth Warren, Lawyers, Mary Schapiro, U.S. Senate
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Serious flap: The case of the missing duck
WASHINGTON -- There are some who call it a betrayal most fowl. And yet there is poultry evidence of wrongdoing. However you bill it, this is a quacking good controversy. Our tale begins at Monday's inauguration lunch in Statuary Hall in the Capitol....
Tags: Merrick, Anaheim Ducks, Long Island Ducks, Long Island, The New York Times
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Cardin meets with Hagel over comments
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Ben Cardin met with Defense Secretary nominee Chuck Hagel on Wednesday in an effort to smooth concerns the Maryland Democrat has raised about the controversial appointment. Usually a reliable supporter of the Obama administration,...
Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Lobbying, Chuck Hagel, Politics, Benjamin L. Cardin
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Inauguration officials try to shut down online ticket sales
Want to buy tickets to the presidential inauguration ceremony taking place in Washington on Monday? Don't go to eBay or Craigslist -- they've agreed not to list the tickets, according to Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.), a member of the Joint...
Tags: eBay Inc., Craigslist, Inc., Elections, Politics, Barack Obama
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