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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: Republican Party, U.S. Congress, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Dick Durbin, White House
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Bill seeks in-state tuition for some immigrants
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana lawmakers are considering rolling back the state's two-year-old immigration law so that illegal immigrants who were attending public colleges then would again be eligible for in-state tuition rates. An Indiana...Tags: Migration, Teaching and Learning, Education, Career and Workplace, Indiana University
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Mich. to issue driver's licenses to immigrants
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Illegal immigrants brought to the country as children can start applying for Michigan driver's licenses and state IDs this week. Secretary of State Ruth Johnson's office will begin accepting applications Tuesday....Tags: Barack Obama, Migration, Immigration, Politics
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Senators see path to immigrants' legalization
WASHINGTON (AP) — Illegal immigrants might face around a 10-year wait to become legal permanent U.S. residents under sweeping immigration overhaul legislation taking shape in the Senate, negotiators said Thursday. That's shorter than some current...Tags: Migration, Justice and Rights, U.S. Congress, Immigration, Dick Durbin
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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: Justice System, Migration, Elections, Republican Party, U.S. Congress
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Obama has long work list to tackle when he returns
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's hardly a secret that Barack Obama, like every president no doubt, muses about his ultimate legacy and spot in the presidential pantheon. He approaches his second term confronting tough and shifting challenges that will play...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Migration, Elections, Justice and Rights, Republican Party
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Border Patrol under scrutiny for deadly force
NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — A pair of Mexican drug smugglers in camouflage pants, bundles of marijuana strapped to their backs, scaled a 25 foot-high fence in the middle of the night, slipped quietly into the United States and dashed into the darkness....
Tags: Justice System, Justice and Rights, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, American Civil Liberties Union, Immigration
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Gay marriage, marijuana backed in historic votes
Altering the course of U.S social policy, Maine and Maryland became the first states to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote, while Washington state and Colorado set up a showdown with federal authorities by legalizing recreational use of marijuana....
Tags: Justice System, U.S. Supreme Court, Substance Abuse, Crime, Law and Justice, Marijuana Use
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Maine votes in favor of legalizing gay marriage
Voters a continent apart made history Tuesday on two divisive social issues, with Maine becoming the first state to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote and Washington state becoming the first to legalize recreational use of marijuana. The outcome...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Elections, Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Media Industry
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Many voters still blame Bush for bad economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rising prices and chronic unemployment were heavy on the minds of voters Tuesday even as a glimmer of optimism peeked through. Four in 10 said the nation's battered economy is getting better. Most everyone agreed there's still far...
Tags: Elections, George W. Bush, Media Industry, Petroleum Industry, Politics
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GOP lawmaker who made pro-slavery comments compares Arkansas gov, AG to Nazis
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A Republican legislator in Arkansas under fire for writing that slavery may have been a "blessing in disguise" for African-Americans blasted the state's top Democrats in a letter published Thursday, comparing them to Nazis...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Elections, Republican Party, Social Issues, Democratic Party
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Q&A: What does the health care law mean for you?
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Free vaccines for kids, cheaper drugs for the elderly and many other benefits of President Barack Obama's health care law are already out there. More are coming, like a guaranteed right to buy health insurance even for patients...Tags: Justice System, Parties and Movements, Republican Party, White House, Crime, Law and Justice
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