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COLUMN: Marco Rubio's powerful lead in reorienting GOP on immigration
Amid continuing evidence of the Republican Party’s internal tensions, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida has taken the year’s most significant step in reorienting the GOP toward a more open and inclusive stance on the crucial issue of immigration....Tags: Rand Paul, Migration, Social Security, Joe Manchin III, Jeb Bush
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The system doesn't work
“The system works!" Sen. Mitch McConnell proudly proclaimed Wednesday on the Senate floor, after ricin-laden letters to the president and Sen. Roger Wicker were intercepted. Well, I would like to ask all the self-serving cowards in Congress who...Tags: Ricin Mail Attacks (2013), Politics, U.S. Congress, Roger F. Wicker
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Dyche column to appear twice-weekly
Many readers of The Advocate-Messenger’s opinion page will recognize the name and face attached to our newest columnist, John David Dyche. Some will know him as the former political columnist for The Courier Journal, others as a Centre College...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Periodicals, C-SPAN (tv network)
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Sandy Hook Mother Pleads For New Gun Laws In Obama Weekly Address
The Hartford CourantDelivering the weekly White House address in place of President Barack Obama, the mother of a child killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings said the nation needs new gun laws "before our tragedy becomes your tragedy." Francine Wheeler,...Tags: Lobbying, U.S. Senate, Jackie Walorski, Sandy Hook Elementary School, University of Hartford
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A faint echo of 9/11
WASHINGTON -- The morning after the Boston Marathon bombings, Ben Cardin, the first speaker on the Senate floor after leaders opened the day's session, marked the national crisis with some heartfelt thoughts on … school libraries. "Across the...
Tags: Earl Blumenauer, Glenn W. Thompson, Steve King, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), U.S. Senate
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Proposed gun amendment faces uphill battle in Senate
WASHINGTON — A single conversation on the Senate floor Monday illustrated the challenges senators face in pushing a bipartisan measure to extend background checks to most gun sales. Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.), the chief author of the proposal,...
Tags: Joe Manchin III, Kay Hagan, Lobbying, Frank Lautenberg, Jon Tester
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Senate immigration bill looks promising despite some unease
WASHINGTON — Complete satisfaction with the Senate's bipartisan immigration proposal was hard to find Tuesday as details of the bill became known, but despite reservations, a growing consensus was developing in favor of the proposal as the best...
Tags: John McCain, Migration, Raul Grijalva, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), U.S. Senate
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Congress reacts to Boston Marathon bombings
WASHINGTON -- Congressional leaders reflected with grief on the tragic loss of life in the bombings at the Boston Marathon on Monday, but had few immediate answers as to the nature of the attack. The flag over the U.S. Capitol was at half staff and...
Tags: U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senate, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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McConnell blasts leaked recording as a 'Nixonian move'
WASHINGTON -- Liberal magazine Mother Jones released a candid recording of a strategy session held by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s reelection campaign Tuesday. The recording, from Feb. 2, reveals the campaign’s particular focus...Tags: Politics, Elections, FBI
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Senate Republicans question EPA nominee Gina McCarthy
WASHINGTON — President Obama's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, Gina McCarthy, faced tough questioning from Senate Republicans at her confirmation hearing Thursday, in a clear signal to the White House that they will continue...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Conservation, Air Pollution, Government, Metal and Mineral
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AP analysis: Obama's budget tries to bridge political gap
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's first budget of his new term is a political straddle, aimed at enticing Republicans into a new round of deficit negotiations while trying to keep faith with Democrats who favor higher taxes in service of...
Tags: Social Security, U.S. Senate, Personal Income, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Budgets and Budgeting
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How a bill becomes slaw
Before we move off the issue of gun control — and it's dead for now, believe me, for reasons this column will make clear — let's take a close look at just how something as popular as expanded background checks failed to pass the U.S. Senate...
Tags: Joe Manchin III, Justice System, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate, Mark Kirk
Apr 18, 2013
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Apr 18, 2013
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Apr 13, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
Apr 17, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Apr 15, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 16, 2013
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Apr 9, 2013
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Apr 11, 2013
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Apr 11, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
Apr 24, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
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