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    Feb 1, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  1. Washington bitten by the bipartisan bug

    After several bitterly partisan battles on fiscal issues, bipartisanship seems to be breaking out on Capitol Hill in two other controversial areas: immigration reform and gun control. While it's too early to know if it will produce significant...

    Tags: John Boehner, Dick Durbin, ABC (tv network), Interior Policy, John McCain

    2. Feb 1, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  2. Worker shortages drives farms to embrace of immigration plan

    WASHINGTON -- Labor shortages that left crops rotting in fields have farm organizations backing a Senate immigration proposal that would treat workers in agriculture "differently" than in other industries. The American Farm Bureau Federation, the United...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Food Industry, Dick Durbin, Illegal Immigrants, Bob Menendez

    3. Jan 25, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  3. Cuba travel crack earns rebuke from Cuban-American senator

    Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando Sentinel
    By William E. Gibson, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee didn't ask a single question of Secretary of State-nominee John Kerry about his views on Cuba policy at his confirmation hearing this week. But a meant-to-...
    4. Jan 28, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  4. Senators reach agreement on immigration reform

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of leading senators has reached agreement on the principles for a sweeping overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, including a path to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants already in this country.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of leading senators has reached agreement on the principles for a sweeping overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, including a path to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants already in this country....

    Tags: Washington, DC, American Civil Liberties Union, Employment Opportunities, Dick Durbin, U.S. Congress

    5. Jan 28, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. A 'path' to meaningful reform

    The road to meaningful U.S. immigration reform will no doubt prove rocky and difficult, but at least Washington has taken its first big step on the most critical part of the route — down the so-called "path to citizenship" that now has bipartisan...

    Tags: Executive Branch, Government, U.S. Senate, Paul Ryan, Barack Obama

    6. Jan 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Republicans rediscover the virtues of immigration reform

    In my <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-mcmanus-column-republican-retreat-20130127,0,6893665.column">Sunday column</a>, I suggested that Republicans in Congress have begun to evolve in a more pragmatic, less ideological direction after their losses in last year&rsquo;s election. As evidence, I noted that House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) backed off last week from a threatened showdown with President Obama over the federal government&rsquo;s debt ceiling.
    In my Sunday column, I suggested that Republicans in Congress have begun to evolve in a more pragmatic, less ideological direction after their losses in last year’s election. As evidence, I noted that House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) backed...

    Tags: DREAM Act, John Boehner, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, Barack Obama

    7. Jan 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Obama to outline immigration plans in Nevada speech

    President Obama plans to travel to Nevada next week for the public launch of his effort to pass a comprehensive immigration reform measure this year.
    President Obama plans to travel to Nevada next week for the public launch of his effort to pass a comprehensive immigration reform measure this year. Obama kicked off the effort to pass immigration reform Friday by meeting with Latino members of...

    Tags: U.S. Senate, Barack Obama, Dick Durbin, Illegal Immigrants, U.S. Congress

    8. Jan 4, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  8. Sunday morning: Sen. Ted Cruz on ‘Fox News Sunday’; Sen. Angus King on ‘Meet the Press’

    The TV Guy - Orlando Sentinel
    Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will be the most popular guest Sunday morning. The Kentucky Republican will visit NBC's “Meet the Press,” CBS' “Face the Nation” and ABC's “This Week.” But the Sunday morning...
    9. Aug 22, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel

  9. Club For Growth endorses Connie Mack in senate race

    Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando Sentinel
    The Club For Growth, a national conservative political action committee that was among the early and big backers of U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio's 2010 U.S. Senate campaign, announced today it will back U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV's bid to join him. Republican...
    10. Nov 7, 2012 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  10. Tea party draws wrong conclusion about election

    I got the following press release via email Wednesday morning.
    I got the following press release via email Wednesday morning. Leaders of the Tea Party News Network and TheTeaParty.net offered an unflinching assessment of Election Day results. Todd Cefaratti, editor of the Tea Party News Network said, "We're...

    Tags: Mitt Romney, Television, MSNBC (tv network), Fox News Channel (tv network), Barack Obama

    11. Nov 7, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  11. Democrats maintain control of Senate

    WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; Democrats secured a majority in the Senate on Tuesday, snatching Republican-held seats in Massachusetts and Indiana and turning back fierce, expensive challenges in Virginia, Ohio, Wisconsin and Connecticut to maintain the control they've held since 2007.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats secured a majority in the Senate on Tuesday, snatching Republican-held seats in Massachusetts and Indiana and turning back fierce, expensive challenges in Virginia, Ohio, Wisconsin and Connecticut to maintain the...

    Tags: Elizabeth Warren, Amy Klobuchar, Washington, DC, Connecticut General Assembly, Sheldon Whitehouse

    12. Nov 7, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  12. Democrats Hold onto Narrow Majority in U.S. Senate

    WASHINGTON -- Democrats retained a narrow majority in the Senate on Tuesday, but Republicans kept their grip on the House, delivering another divided, and highly polarized, Congress.
    Los Angeles Times
    WASHINGTON -- Democrats retained a narrow majority in the Senate on Tuesday, but Republicans kept their grip on the House, delivering another divided, and highly polarized, Congress. The balance of power was likely to shift by no more than a seat or two,...

    Tags: Elizabeth Warren, Social Issues, Joe Donnelly, Robert P. Casey, Jr., John McCain

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