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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: Illegal Immigrants, Immigration, U.S. Congress, Ted Cruz, Patrick Leahy
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Republicans debate message, battle bad messengers
ATLANTA (AP) — National Republican leaders made waves recently with a dim view of the party's future if it fails to expand its core support beyond white males and social conservatives. But weeks after GOP Chairman Reince Priebus unveiled the "Growth...
Tags: Immigration, Gays and Lesbians, U.S. Congress, Same-Sex Marriage, Democratic Party
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Mourdock criticized over rape, pregnancy comments
NEW ALBANY, Ind. (AP) — Top Republicans were slow to embrace tea party-backed Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock after he ousted a longtime GOP senator from office. Though he eventually won their support — and money — Mourdock...
Tags: Richard Mourdock, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Democratic Party, Abortion
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Republicans, Democrats call on star politicos
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republicans and Democrats are looking for help from their party's political stars as they look for a boost on Election Day. Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock held a campaign event in Indianapolis Wednesday morning...
Tags: Richard Mourdock, John McCain, Evan Bayh, Democratic Party, Joe Donnelly
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Obama seeks end to perpetual U.S. 'war on terror'
ReutersBy Matt Spetalnick and Warren Strobel WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) - Twelve years after the "war on terror" began, President Barack Obama wants to pull the United States back from some of the most controversial aspects of its global fight against...Tags: U.S. Congress, Satellite and Cable Service, Parties and Movements, Politics, Central Intelligence Agency
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Immigration bill clears hurdle in Senate
WASHINGTON — A sweeping bipartisan plan to overhaul the nation's immigration system headed to the Senate floor after a key committee approved it Tuesday, setting the stage for a debate next month that could lead to the biggest victory for...
Tags: Immigration, U.S. Congress, Ted Cruz, Mitch McConnell, Parties and Movements
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Key House chairman slams Senate immigration bill as House immigration group struggles
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A key House committee chairman on Wednesday sharply criticized a wide-ranging immigration bill just passed by a Senate committee, underscoring the difficulties ahead as the politically volatile measure moves forward in a divided...Tags: Immigration, Raul Labrador, Jeff Flake, U.S. Congress, Same-Sex Marriage
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Progress on immigration
Just when Washington looked like it was completely preoccupied with the scandals, real and imaginary, swirling around the White House, a group of Democrats and Republicans in the Senate managed the unexpected (and, these days, extraordinary): They...Tags: Immigration, Productivity, Jeff Flake, Same-Sex Marriage, U.S. Congress
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Hatch was the Republican to win over on immigration
WASHINGTON — When Sen. Orrin G. Hatch took his seat on the dais for the Senate Judiciary Committee's debates on the immigration reform bill, the 79-year-old was not just one of 18 senators. He was the most sought-after vote. A towering but genteel...
Tags: Immigration, Jeff Flake, Lobbying, Mark Zuckerberg, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
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House committee approves Iran sanctions bill
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A new push to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions by crippling the country's economy gathered momentum on Capitol Hill Wednesday with approval of legislation by the House Foreign Affairs Committee that would impose even tougher...Tags: Washington, DC, Nuclear Policy, U.S. Congress, Nuclear Weapons, U.S. Senate
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Sen. Orrin Hatch emerges as key GOP vote on immigration
WASHINGTON – When Sen. Orrin Hatch takes his seat on the dais in the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings, the 79-year-old slides into his status as the most sought-after vote for immigration reform. A towering but genteel figure, Hatch is seen...
Tags: Immigration, Jeff Flake, Interior Policy, Career and Workplace, Parties and Movements
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How Obama can rescue his candidacy
Here's the White House view of the current trilogy of so-called scandals: Republicans are trying to destroy President Barack Obama's second term by magnifying bureaucratic miscues and distorting policy realities. This isn't without some merit. On none...
Tags: John Ashcroft , Internal Revenue Service, Parties and Movements, Benghazi, Richard Nixon
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