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    Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Labor nominee Perez faces sharp questions from GOP senators

    Thomas E. Perez, the former Maryland labor secretary nominated to lead the U.S. Department of Labor, faced pointed questions at his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday about whether politics influenced his decisions as the top civil rights attorney in the U.S. Justice Department.
    Thomas E. Perez, the former Maryland labor secretary nominated to lead the U.S. Department of Labor, faced pointed questions at his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday about whether politics influenced his decisions as the top civil rights attorney in...

    Tags: Career and Workplace, Litigation, Labor Legislation, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice

    2. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Immigration proposal, and its small GOP opposition, is unveiled

    — Moments before a group of eight senators unveiled a sweeping bipartisan immigration overhaul Thursday, a smaller group launched the GOP opposition.
    — Moments before a group of eight senators unveiled a sweeping bipartisan immigration overhaul Thursday, a smaller group launched the GOP opposition. Led by Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, the Republican push-back emerged as a muted affair....

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Migration, AFL-CIO, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio

    3. Mar 20, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. The flimsy case against Thomas Perez

    Just as they did when Thomas E. Perez was nominated to head the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, Republicans are seeking to hold up his confirmation to head the U.S. Department of Labor, using any excuse they can think up, no matter how flimsy.
    Just as they did when Thomas E. Perez was nominated to head the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, Republicans are seeking to hold up his confirmation to head the U.S. Department of Labor, using any excuse they can think up, no matter how flimsy....

    Tags: Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Crime, Law and Justice, Minority Groups, Discrimination

    4. Mar 22, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  4. Can anybody save the Republican Party?

    The year 2012 was a disaster for the Republican Party. They failed to regain control of the U.S. Senate. They lost eight seats in the House of Representatives. They didn't just lose the White House to Barack Obama, they got clobbered: losing the Electoral College, 332 to 206, and losing the popular vote by almost 5 million. They've lost the popular vote in five of the last six elections.
    The year 2012 was a disaster for the Republican Party. They failed to regain control of the U.S. Senate. They lost eight seats in the House of Representatives. They didn't just lose the White House to Barack Obama, they got clobbered: losing the Electoral...

    Tags: Michael Steele, Justin Amash, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Reince Priebus

    5. Mar 18, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Obama picks Perez to lead U.S. Labor Department

    Senate Republicans criticized the nomination Monday of former state labor secretary Thomas E. Perez to lead the U.S. Department of Labor, signaling the longtime civil rights lawyer will face a contentious confirmation over his approach to the law and his record on immigration.
    Senate Republicans criticized the nomination Monday of former state labor secretary Thomas E. Perez to lead the U.S. Department of Labor, signaling the longtime civil rights lawyer will face a contentious confirmation over his approach to the law and...

    Tags: Career and Workplace, AFL-CIO, Labor Legislation, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice

    6. Feb 12, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  6. Bob Menendez, senator of the evening

    WASHINGTON -- Sen. Bob Menendez is embroiled in a prostitution scandal -- and it has little if anything to do with sex.
    WASHINGTON -- Sen. Bob Menendez is embroiled in a prostitution scandal -- and it has little if anything to do with sex. The New Jersey Democrat has for three months been the target of voluminous allegations, all unconfirmed, that he hired prostitutes,...

    Tags: Univision (tv network), Prostitution, U.S. Department of State, Religion and Belief, Politics

    7. Feb 12, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  7. Senate panel approves Hagel for Pentagon chief

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A bitterly divided Senate panel on Tuesday approved President Barack Obama's nomination of Chuck Hagel to be the nation's defense secretary in a rancorous session at which Republican questioned the former GOP senator's truthfulness and challenged his patriotism.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — A bitterly divided Senate panel on Tuesday approved President Barack Obama's nomination of Chuck Hagel to be the nation's defense secretary in a rancorous session at which Republican questioned the former GOP senator's truthfulness...

    Tags: Angus King, James Inhofe, U.S. Department of Defense, Bill Nelson, Ted Cruz

    8. Feb 6, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  8. A solvable problem

    WASHINGTON -- It was always clear that the 11 million people in this country without papers were not going to be rounded up and deported. The question was when our leaders would officially recognize this fact -- which could only happen if Republicans decided that demonizing illegal immigrants was bad politics.
    WASHINGTON -- It was always clear that the 11 million people in this country without papers were not going to be rounded up and deported. The question was when our leaders would officially recognize this fact -- which could only happen if Republicans...

    Tags: Career and Workplace, Employees, Migration, Labor Legislation, Deportation

    9. Jan 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. 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.
    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: Dick Durbin, Crime, Law and Justice, George W. Bush, Barbara A. Mikulski, Robert P. Casey, Jr.

    10. Jan 8, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  10. Battle-tested for a fight

    WASHINGTON -- In Vietnam in 1968, two separate mine explosions left Chuck Hagel with shrapnel in his chest and burns on his face and arms.
    WASHINGTON -- In Vietnam in 1968, two separate mine explosions left Chuck Hagel with shrapnel in his chest and burns on his face and arms. This is not a man who is going to shrink from a fight with the chicken hawks of the Senate. President Obama...

    Tags: Washington Monument, U.S. Department of Defense, Lindsey O. Graham, Chuck Hagel, George W. Bush

    11. Dec 6, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. HUD Secretary Donovan says he can't promise FHA won't need bailout

    WASHINGTON -- A top Obama administration official said Thursday that he could not guarantee that efforts to shore up a key government housing agency won't save it from needing a taxpayer bailout next year.
    WASHINGTON -- A top Obama administration official said Thursday that he could not guarantee that efforts to shore up a key government housing agency won't save it from needing a taxpayer bailout next year. But Housing and Urban Development Secretary...

    Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Congress, Google+, Foreclosures, Services and Shopping

    12. Nov 25, 2012 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  12. Petraeus' affair doesn't meet textbook definition of 'scandal'

    Five years ago, when I covered David Petraeus' triumphant visit to Capitol Hill after he salvaged the war effort in Iraq, I likened the reception he received to that of conquering generals of Rome, who were feted with laurels, purple robes, trumpets and...

    Tags: Christopher J. Lee, Anthony D. Weiner, Gary Condit, Mark Foley, Bill Clinton

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