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Will immigration reform get killed in Republican-led U.S. House?
Reuters* Republicans doubt political necessity of sweeping bill * Warnings about Hispanic vote challenged By Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON, May 25 (Reuters) - The biggest overhaul of U.S. immigration laws in a generation won bipartisan approval from a powerful U....Tags: Migration, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, The Washington Post, Elections, Justice System
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Saturday's TV Highlights and Weekend Talk Shows
Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 26 - June 1, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SERIES Trisha's Southern Kitchen In the season...
Tags: Barack Obama, Memorial Day, Rosario Dawson, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Tornadoes
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Immigration bill would make it easier for foreign health workers to stay in U.S.
As reported by ModernHealthcare.com on Thursday, May 23, 2013: "After 30 hours of debate over a three-week period, the Senate Judiciary Committee has passed a bipartisan immigration bill that would seek to strengthen the country's healthcare workforce...
Tags: Justice System, Memorial Day, Medical Specialization, Personal Data Collection, Health and Safety at Work
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Senate confirms Obama's first D.C. Circuit Court nominee
WASHINGTON -- Deputy Solicitor General Sri Srinivasan, a rising star in legal circles, won an easy and unanimous Senate confirmation Thursday to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, giving President Obama his first appointee to a...
Tags: Sandra Day O'Connor, Justice System, Elections, Judges, U.S. Department of Justice
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Immigration bill clears hurdle in Senate
WASHINGTON — A sweeping bipartisan plan to overhaul the nation's immigration system headed to the Senate floor after a key committee approved it Tuesday, setting the stage for a debate next month that could lead to the biggest victory for...
Tags: Elections, White House, Marco Rubio, Barack Obama, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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Obama judicial nominee wins easy confirmation
WASHINGTON — Deputy Solicitor Gen. Sri Srinivasan, a rising star in legal circles, won an easy and unanimous Senate confirmation Thursday to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, giving President Obama his first appointee...
Tags: Sandra Day O'Connor, Elections, Judges, Justice System, U.S. Department of Justice
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Cruise group adopts Passenger Bill of Rights
After months of negative publicity surrounding broken-down cruise ships and fed-up passengers, the cruise industry's trade group has announced the adoption of a "Passenger Bill of Rights." The 10-item list released earlier this week specifically...Tags: Tour Operations Industry, Medical Procedures and Tests, Carnival Cruise Lines
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Senate rejected Toomey-backed sugar amendment to farm bill
Call Washington BureauDisputes over the government's sugar program break down regionally rather than politically. It pits lawmakers from states like Pennsylvania where candy making is big business against those from states where sugar is grown. Helping to lead the candy...Tags: Dianne Feinstein, Harry Reid, Trade Agreements, Just Born, Inc., Elections
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Progress on immigration
Just when Washington looked like it was completely preoccupied with the scandals, real and imaginary, swirling around the White House, a group of Democrats and Republicans in the Senate managed the unexpected (and, these days, extraordinary): They...Tags: Elections, Justice System, White House, Barack Obama, Ted Cruz
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Pence, Schumer on right side of press issue
Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind.Disclosure last week that the U.S. Department of Justice secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press rocked the journalism community. Commandeering the work and personal phone records of individual...Tags: Justice System, U.S. Department of Justice, Barack Obama, Justice and Rights, The Associated Press
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Hatch was the Republican to win over on immigration
WASHINGTON — When Sen. Orrin G. Hatch took his seat on the dais for the Senate Judiciary Committee's debates on the immigration reform bill, the 79-year-old was not just one of 18 senators. He was the most sought-after vote. A towering but genteel...
Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Labor Legislation, Justice System, Elections, Lobbying
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Senators reach deal to ease high tech rules in U.S. immigration bill
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. senators reached a tentative deal with tech companies to ease restrictions on hiring foreigners for high-skilled jobs in the Senate's sweeping immigration bill, sources familiar with the talks said on Tuesday. For...Tags: Orrin Hatch, AFL-CIO, Immigration, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate
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