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Ronald Reagan's lead on immigration
Yes, good things still happen in this country. They just don't happen overnight. That lesson was brought home to me again on Current TV this week when I interviewed Eleanor Smeal, president of the Feminist Majority Foundation, about Defense Secretary...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Republican Party, Elections, Marco Rubio, Ronald Reagan
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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: Justice and Rights, Personal Weapon Control, U.S. Senate, Republican Party, This Week (tv program)
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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: Illegal Immigrants, Chuck Schumer, Career and Workplace, Marco Rubio, Dick Durbin
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Hagel defends record, spars with critics in Senate hearing
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.WASHINGTON -- Making his first public comments after his nomination to lead the Pentagon, former Sen. Chuck Hagel said Thursday he stood by his record but also urged senators to look beyond controversial votes and statements he has made, which critics...Tags: John Kerry, Iraq, Nuclear Policy, Nuclear Weapons, U.S. Senate
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Hagel to stress opposition to a nuclear Iran in Senate testimony
WASHINGTON -- President Obama’s nominee for secretary of Defense, former Sen. Chuck Hagel, will stress at his confirmation hearing Thursday that he opposes letting Iran acquire nuclear weapons and will focus on developing military options to set...
Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, John Kerry, George W. Bush, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Defense
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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: Personal Weapon Control, Laws, National Rifle Association of America, Dick Durbin, Patrick Leahy
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GOP lawmakers see automatic cuts as leverage
WASHINGTON (AP) — Driven by frustration over deficits and debt, Republican conservatives are pushing a politically risky move to permit painfully large automatic spending cuts to strike the Pentagon and domestic programs alike in an effort to...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Republican Party, Elections, Congressional Budget Office, Joe Biden
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Baltimore Co. chief joins fight in Congress for gun control
Speaking at an emotional hearing on federal gun control proposals, Baltimore County Police Chief James W. Johnson urged lawmakers Wednesday to close loopholes and ban assault weapon sales or risk more tragedies like the recent elementary school shooting...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Martin O'Malley, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, National Rifle Association of America, Republican Party
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Senators complain about guns not being allowed at hearing
WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) last week stood in front of an array of assault weapons to launch her drive for tougher gun laws. But on Wednesday, a pair of Republican senators who oppose Feinstein’s bill had to use photos of...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Laws, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Law Enforcement, Patrick Leahy
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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. But while immigration politics appears to have changed in the wake of sweeping Republican rejection...
Tags: Susan Collins, Ron Wyden, Benjamin L. Cardin, Republican Party, John D. Rockefeller IV
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Senators reach agreement on immigration reform
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of leading senators has reached agreement on the principles for a sweeping overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, including a path to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants already in this country....
Tags: Justice and Rights, Employment, U.S. Senate, Republican Party, This Week (tv program)
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A 'path' to meaningful reform
The road to meaningful U.S. immigration reform will no doubt prove rocky and difficult, but at least Washington has taken its first big step on the most critical part of the route — down the so-called "path to citizenship" that now has bipartisan...Tags: Illegal Immigrants, U.S. Senate, Government, Republican Party, Elections
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