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Obama administration spent $18 billion on immigration enforcement
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new report from a non-partisan immigration policy think tank concludes the Obama administration has made immigration its highest law enforcement priority, spending more money -- $18 billion -- on immigration enforcement in the...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Elections, Immigration, U.S. Secret Service
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RPT-If U.S. does not arm Syria's rebels, Arabs, Europeans may
Reuters(Repeats with no change in content) By Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - Among the consequences facing U.S. President Barack Obama if he decides against arming Syria's rebels is that Arab and European states may step in more aggressively,...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bob Corker, Woodrow Wilson, Summits, G8
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Post-Hirshhorn, Richard Koshalek is headed back west
Some bubbles are harder to burst than others. After a four-year run as director of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Richard Koshalek says he is returning to California — and just might bring with him a version of the inflatable event space...
Tags: Science and Technology, Arts and Culture, Washington, DC, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Colleges and Universities
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ANALYSIS-Kerry pushing for Middle East peace, but is he a Lone Ranger?
Reuters* Syria, Israel-Palestine, taking up most of Kerry's time * Many predecessors have failed in Middle East efforts * Some critics see Kerry as clumsy and naive By Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON, June 2 (Reuters) - Four months into his term, U.S. Secretary...Tags: Jerusalem (Israel), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Moscow (Russia), Bashar Assad, Politics
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China May official PMI stronger than expected
ReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - China's official PMI rose to 50.8 in May from 50.6 in April, data showed on Saturday, beating market expectations and raising optimism that the world's second-largest economy may be stabilizing. Investors will get a fuller picture...Tags: HSBC Holdings plc, National Government, China, Government, Marketing
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ANALYSIS-Scrap corporate tax and benefit long term, some conservatives say
ReutersBy Tom Bergin LONDON, June 6 (Reuters) - As western politicians consider moves to clamp down on corporate tax avoidance, some conservative economic thinkers say the damage done by avoidance is overstated and any remedies are more likely to do economic...Tags: Amazon.com Inc., European Union, Personal Income, Government, Google Inc.
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Some states push back against new school standards
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Some states are pushing back against a set of uniform benchmarks for reading, writing and math that have been fully adopted in most states and are being widely put in place this school year. The new Common Core standards...
Tags: National Government, Parties and Movements, Government, Students, Teaching and Learning
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Amid rancor, a chance for U.S. action on trade bill
Reuters* Senator Baucus aiming for bipartisan bill by June * Representative Levin wants bill to cover currency * U.S. business gearing up to push for legislation By Doug Palmer WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - Major U.S. trade legislation appears...Tags: U.S. Congress, Max Baucus, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Parties and Movements, Trade Policy
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More poverty in Baltimore's suburbs than in Baltimore
More people live in poverty in Baltimore's suburbs than in the city itself, part of a nationwide shift that is challenging the largely urban assistance network built up over decades. Suburban poverty in the Baltimore area grew 58 percent between 2000 and...
Tags: Personal Income, Walmart, Government, Social Issues, Brookings Institution
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Scholar's Bias Against Hispanics Dangerous
The Hartford CourantJason Richwine is a type in American politics. He holds a doctorate from Harvard. He writes studies, appears at conservative conferences in suit and tie, and expounds the same old nonsense about immigrants that we've been hearing since the Know Nothings...Tags: U.S. Congress, Heritage Foundation, Immigration, Government, Labor Legislation
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The Week Ahead: Iran and Pakistan on the stump, Mubarak on trial
D-Day for Iranian presidential race Tuesday, May 7 -- So many candidates, so few promising real change. More than a dozen Iranian lawmakers, former Cabinet ministers, revolutionary guardsmen and allies of Islamic leaders have thrown in their hats...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Arab Spring, Asif Ali Zardari, Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud, Crime, Law and Justice
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