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Sweeping immigration bill survives early Senate test
Associated PressBipartisan authors of a sweeping immigration bill agreed to Republican-authored amendments to boost border security, as they tried Thursday to show they’re open to changes to attract more GOP support for their landmark legislation. The bill’s...Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Migration, Jeff Flake, Marco Rubio
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In wake of GOP filibuster, White House yields on drone strike question
Associated PressThe Senate is moving toward a vote on President Barack Obama's nominee for CIA director after a White House concession. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid set a test vote for later Thursday. His announcement came shortly after Attorney General Eric...Tags: International Military Interventions, John McCain, Politics, Marco Rubio, Mitch McConnell
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Senate panel approves Kerry's nomination as Secretary of State
The Associated PressThe Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday swiftly and unanimously approved President Barack Obama’s choice of Sen. John Kerry to succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state. By voice vote, the panel approved the nomination of the...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Politics, John McCain, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate
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White House, senators starting push on immigration
The White House and a bipartisan group of senators will launch an effort next week to jump-start negotiations to overhaul the immigration system, an issue that has languished in Washington for years. President Obama will begin his second-term immigration...
Tags: Politics, John McCain, Marco Rubio, U.S. Senate, Chuck Schumer
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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: Politics, Mark Zuckerberg, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Chuck Schumer, Crime, Law and Justice
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Dawn Sweeney: Restaurant industry eyes sensible immigration reform
Capitol Hill is accustomed to bitter partisanship. But eight U.S. senators — four Democrats and four Republicans — just stood shoulder-to-shoulder to introduce a sweeping immigration reform bill. This so-called "Gang of Eight" is comprised of...Tags: Migration, John McCain, Politics, Jeff Flake, Marco Rubio
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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: Pentagon Papers Release (2011), Politics, U.S. Senate, Crime, Law and Justice, Libya
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Commencement speakers: Conservatives need not apply
We have once again entered the college commencement season, which means we'll soon be reading about uplifting graduation speeches delivered by prominent Americans. Or at least by prominent liberal Americans. It's becoming increasingly apparent that...
Tags: World Bank Group, International Military Interventions, Politics, Students, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
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Senate panel focuses on enforcement in immigration bill
WASHINGTON — Senators kept the bipartisan immigration bill largely unchanged Thursday after dispatching dozens of proposed amendments even as they punted many of the thorniest issues to next week. The day's session at the Senate Judiciary...
Tags: Politics, Migration, Career and Workplace, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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Correction: Immigration story
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story May 14 about a Senate immigration bill, The Associated Press erroneously reported that two of the Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers entered the U.S. on student visas. In fact only one of them did. A corrected version of the...Tags: Politics, Gil Kerlikowske, Students, Marco Rubio, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
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Welcome to the 'Stop Hillary Clinton' hearing
"Mirror, mirror, on the wall. Who's the most powerful woman of them all?" No doubt about it. Not Queen Elizabeth, Angela Merkel or Oprah Winfrey. The most powerful woman on the planet is former first lady, former senator from New York, former...
Tags: Barack Obama, Elizabeth II, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Eric Cantor
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McCain again calls for special congressional panel on Benghazi
WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) pressed Sunday for a special congressional committee to investigate the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, last year, insisting that questions about former Secretary of State...
Tags: Jack Reed, Hillary Clinton, Politics, John McCain, Frank R Wolf
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