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A risk including gay partners in immigration bill?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Frustrated at being left out of an immigration overhaul, gay rights groups are pushing to adjust a bipartisan Senate bill to include gay couples. But Democrats are treading carefully, wary of adding another divisive issue that...Tags: Defense of Marriage Act, Marriage, Politics, Human Rights Campaign, Justice System
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Bill grants Indiana tuition for some immigrants
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana legislators have approved allowing in-state tuition rates for people who entered the country illegally and were attending a public college when a state immigration law passed two years ago. The Senate voted 34-15 Monday...Tags: Career and Workplace, Education, Labor Legislation, Colleges and Universities
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Senators dispute Boston tie to immigration bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican senator said Friday the bombings in Boston raise questions about gaps in the U.S. immigration system, but a Democratic senator rejected such a connection and cautioned against conflating the Boston events with a new...Tags: Justice and Rights, Politics, Migration, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Ind. House OKs lower tuition for some students; local rep reacts
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Persons who entered the country illegally and were attending Indiana public colleges when a state immigration law passed two years ago would again be eligible for in-state tuition rates under a bill approved by the Indiana House....Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Education, Colleges and Universities
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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: Rob Portman, Lindsey O. Graham, Jimmy Carter, Republican Party, Politics
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Judge: Ind. senators can't defend immigration law
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge on Friday rebuffed three Indiana lawmakers who asked to defend parts of the state's immigration law in court after the attorney general declined to do so. U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker, who has barred...Tags: Police Arrests, Politics, Career and Workplace, Justice System, Lawyers
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Gov. Snyder says Mich. is model for GOP
DETROIT (AP) — Republican Gov. Rick Snyder says Michigan can be a role model as the national GOP charts a way forward in the wake of big election defeats. He echoed calls by Mitt Romney and the Republican National Committee to look at what...
Tags: Elections, Mitt Romney, Politics, Government, Executive Branch
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Census: Record 1 in 3 US counties are now dying
WASHINGTON (AP) — A record number of U.S. counties — more than 1 in 3 — are now dying off, hit by an aging population and weakened local economies that are spurring young adults to seek jobs elsewhere. New 2012 census estimates...Tags: Washington, DC
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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: Teaching and Learning, Indiana University, Politics, Illegal Immigrants, Career and Workplace
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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, Politics, Illegal Immigrants, Migration
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Indiana prepares to go another round with feds
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — By turns, Indiana leaders have either chosen, begrudgingly, to work with Washington or fight it outright, and this year is no exception. Republican Gov. Mike Pence's fiery letter to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary...
Tags: Health Insurance, Politics, Government, Parties and Movements, Justice System
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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: Politics, Career and Workplace, Bob Menendez, Washington, DC, Chuck Schumer
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