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Washington bitten by the bipartisan bug
After several bitterly partisan battles on fiscal issues, bipartisanship seems to be breaking out on Capitol Hill in two other controversial areas: immigration reform and gun control. While it's too early to know if it will produce significant...Tags: Republican Party, Dianne Feinstein, Interior Policy, Elections, Personal Weapon Control
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Worker shortages drives farms to embrace of immigration plan
WASHINGTON -- Labor shortages that left crops rotting in fields have farm organizations backing a Senate immigration proposal that would treat workers in agriculture "differently" than in other industries. The American Farm Bureau Federation, the United...Tags: Chuck Schumer, Food Industry, Michael F. Bennet, Illegal Immigrants, Migration
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White House, politicians react to Hadiya Pendleton shooting death
More than once, Hadiya Pendleton and President Obama walked the same streets. Last week, the high school sophomore performed as a majorette at his inauguration in Washington. On Tuesday, she was gunned down in a park a mile from Obama’s...Tags: Barack Obama, Jay Carney, Justice System, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Chicago Mayor
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Republicans, Democrats ready for broad immigration reform
WASHINGTON — Republican and Democratic senators said Sunday they were ready to announce the outline of a broad immigration reform bill that would include a path to “earned legalization” for immigrants living illegally in this country....
Tags: Barack Obama, Republican Party, Fox News Channel (tv network), Politics, Immigration
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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: Republican Party, Chuck Schumer, Elections, Michael F. Bennet, Illegal Immigrants
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Durbin to chair key defense panel in Senate
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON — Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat in the Senate, has been named chairman of the defense appropriations subcommittee, a key panel that approved spending of almost $600 billion for the current year. The subcommittee, with its House...Tags: Politics, U.S. Congress, Afghanistan
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Obama visits with U.S. Senate Democrats in Annapolis
President Barack Obama slipped into Annapolis Wednesday for a private meeting with U.S. Senate Democrats focused on the nation’s latest fiscal crisis — a visit that temporarily closed roads and a handful of businesses a mile from the...
Tags: Government, Republican Party, United States Naval Academy, Elections, Interior Policy
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Gun control debate intensifies in Senate hearing
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.WASHINGTON -- There was little common ground between gun-control advocates and opponents at the first congressional hearing on guns since the massacre of children and teachers at Newtown, Conn. “This is such a hard debate because people have such...Tags: Dianne Feinstein, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Judges, Patrick Leahy
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Weekend Talk Shows: Scott Walker; Edward Albee; King Abdullah, II
Click here to download TV listings for the week of Jan. 27 - Feb. 2, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SATURDAY Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC The Chris Matthews Show Clinton and Biden 2016 prospects; Inaugural...
Tags: Government, Bob Costas, Stanley A. McChrystal, Jim DeMint, Dianne Feinstein
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Giffords' plea to Congress on guns: 'you must act'
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a dramatic appeal, wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords urged Congress on Wednesday to enact tougher curbs on guns, saying, "too many children are dying" without them. "The time is now. You must act. Be bold, be courageous,...
Tags: Republican Party, Chuck Grassley, Dianne Feinstein, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control
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Secret drone strikes simplify Obama Doctrine
For years, scholars and journalists have struggled without much success to define the Obama Doctrine — the president's foreign policy principles. As a Democratic candidate, Barack Obama couldn't even define his own doctrine as he sought to succeed...
Tags: Republican Party, Trials, Elections, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Assassinations
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As DGA run ends, O'Malley likely to stay on national stage
President Barack Obama no longer needs Gov. Martin O'Malley as a top campaign surrogate, and the Democratic Governors Association is set to elect someone else as its chairman on Monday when the group meets in Los Angeles. But neither development is...
Tags: Republican Party, Government, Fox News Channel (tv network), Same-Sex Marriage, Elections
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