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Criticism of immigration bill from left and right
WASHINGTON (AP) — To some conservatives, it's amnesty. To some immigration advocates, it's unnecessarily punitive. The Senate's new bipartisan immigration bill drew criticism from the right and from the left Tuesday — convincing members of...
Tags: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Jeff Flake, Politics, Labor Legislation, Barack Obama
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Gun background-check supporters struggle for votes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate gun control supporters struggled Tuesday to salvage their drive to expand background checks to more buyers, buoyed by a visit from wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords but facing enough potential opponents to derail...
Tags: Justice System, Max Baucus, Gun Control, NBC (tv network), Today (tv program)
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Gun-control plan several votes short in Senate
This post has been corrected and updated as indicated below.WASHINGTON -- A Senate plan to expand the background-check requirement for gun purchases faced a narrowing path to success Tuesday, as advocates for stricter laws sought to scrape together the last few votes they need from among a dwindling number of...Tags: Harry Reid, Max Baucus, Gun Control, Politics, Interior Policy
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Sen. Rubio defends immigration bill emerging from bipartisan group
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) blitzed the airwaves Sunday to defend the immigration bill being written by four Republican and four Democratic senators. Speaking on seven news shows -- including two Spanish-language broadcasts -- Rubio said the...Tags: Fox News Channel (tv network), Marco Rubio, Tea Party Movement, Gun Control, Politics
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Bill could lead largely to end of Internet sales tax loophole
WASHINGTON — With rare bipartisan support, the Senate is poised to pass a bill this week that could lead largely to the end of the nation's long online sales tax holiday. The measure would allow states to require that large online retailers...Tags: National Government, Harry Reid, Financial Markets, Politics, Agriculture
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Professor Yunus to receive Congressional Gold Medal
This week, Professor Muhammad Yunus will become only the seventh person in history to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal. Congress will present Professor Yunus with the Gold Medal to honor his...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Financial and Business Services, Nobel Prize Awards, Entertainment Events
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Clash of the talking points on bombings
Los Angeles TimesA terrorist attack is like a national Rorschach test. Everybody sees in it what they want -- usually something that proves a point they've been making all along. Even before the Tsarnaev brothers were identified as the perpetrators of the Boston Marathon...Tags: Pakistan, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Politics, Labor Legislation, Al-Qaeda
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Tax-free Internet shopping in jeopardy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Internet shoppers are moving closer to paying sales taxes for their online purchases. But the fight is far from over. The Senate voted 63-30 Thursday to advance a bill that would impose state and local sales taxes on purchases...
Tags: National Government, Mike Enzi, eBay Inc., Politics, Washington, DC
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Web isn't a duty-free zone
The U.S. Senate is expected to vote next month on a bill that could require online retailers to collect sales taxes from customers in every state that imposes them. The measure has been bashed by opponents as a tax increase that would cripple small Web...
Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Mike Enzi, U.S. Senate, E-Commerce Industry
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Part D proposals signal bid for government takeover
Congressman John Conyers, D-Mich., recently introduced a bill that would create government-run health care in the United States. This same proposal for a single-payer system has been put forth in every Congress since 2003, and like all of those previous...
Tags: National Government, Medicare, Drugs and Medicines, Jan Schakowsky, Science and Technology
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Key Republican rips federal purchase of Illinois prison
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON — A Republican congressman from Virginia who chairs a key appropriations panel lashed out Wednesday over the federal government’s purchase of a vacant Illinois prison, telling Attorney General Eric Holder that he “really...Tags: Prisons, Washington, DC, Eric Holder, Crime, Law and Justice, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp
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Saturday's TV Highlights: 'Smash' on NBC
Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of April 14 -20, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SERIES Doctor Who The Doctor and Clara (Matt...
Tags: The Washington Post, Zach Galifianakis, Gun Control, NBC (tv network), 42 (movie)
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