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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: Lindsey O. Graham, Chuck Schumer, Elections, Washington, DC, Immigration
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Senate bill lets states tax Internet purchases
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attention online shoppers: The days of tax-free shopping on the Internet may soon end for many of you. The Senate is scheduled to vote Monday on a bill that would empower states to collect sales taxes for purchases made over...
Tags: Business, U.S. Congress, Elections, Washington, DC, eBay Inc.
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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, Chuck Schumer, U.S. Congress, Washington, DC, Immigration
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Republicans, Democrats honor Lugar's Senate work
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and Democrats on Tuesday honored GOP Sen. Richard Lugar from the Senate floor, praising him for his years of service and calling him one of the chamber's all-time best. Mitch McConnell, the Senate's Republican leader,...
Tags: Republican Party, Joe Donnelly, Democratic Party, Parties and Movements, Washington, DC
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Obama wants tax cuts extended to all but top 2%
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a challenge to Republicans, President Barack Obama urged Congress on Wednesday to extend expiring tax cuts immediately for all but the nation's highest income earners as a way to eliminate half of the so-called "fiscal cliff"...
Tags: Jay Carney, Democratic Party, Fiscal Cliff, Mitch McConnell, Elections
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Arizona tragedy gives Congress a moment to pause
WASHINGTON (AP) — The shooting rampage in Arizona seems to have created a reset moment for confrontational politics, as lawmakers reflect on the repercussions of the overheated rhetoric traded on the airwaves and on the campaign trail. Members...Tags: Sarah Palin, Cultural Development, Lamar Alexander, Injuries and Wounds, Elections
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After rampage, appeals to cool the political tone
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's caustic political climate has become a suspect of sorts in the rampage that left six dead and a lawmaker critically injured in Arizona. Already, appeals are being heard to tone down the rhetoric. The captured...Tags: Idaho, Sarah Palin, Lamar Alexander, Elections, Mass Media
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Senators urge ban on smokeless tobacco
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Senate Democrats are urging Major League Baseball and the players union to ban smokeless tobacco, such as chew and dip. New Jersey Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg and Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin said in letters Tuesday that the...Tags: Democratic Party, New Jersey, Bud Selig, Elections, Washington, DC
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Senators broker tentative deal to end immigration bill logjam
WASHINGTON — Key senators brokered a tentative deal Wednesday to strengthen the border security provisions in the immigration bill, a compromise that could break a logjam by satisfying Republican demands for tougher enforcement without...
Tags: Lindsey O. Graham, Congressional Budget Office, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, John Boehner, Interior Policy
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Peter Morici: Obama's management style breeds lack of trust
President Obama is failing as CEO of the U.S government. His appointment of Susan Rice to be his top national security advisor and other missteps, indicate he views the fallout from recent scandals as a political challenge, rather than a management...Tags: Republican Party, Taxation, Parties and Movements, Internal Revenue Service, Elections
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Courtney Rallies Support To Prevent Student Loan Rate Hike
U.S. Rep. Joseph Courtney was in Connecticut on Monday to try to muster the momentum that last summer forced a one-year extension of the 3.4 percent rate on federally subsidized Stafford student loans. Like last year, the rate will jump to 6.8 percent on...Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), U.S. Congress, John F Tierney, Teaching and Learning, Joe Courtney
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No Binge Viewing on Amazon? Inside Details on 'Alpha House,' New Political Comedy for Fall
ReutersJun 18 (TheWrap.com) - A new political comedy starring John Goodman as a Republican senator living in a "man cave" near Capital Hill will not be offered to Amazon viewers all at once as a 10-episode, online binge experience, according to its executive...Tags: Landforms, U.S. Congress, Entertainment, Arrested Development (tv program) , Amazon.com Inc.
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