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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: Chuck Schumer, Mike Lee, John Cornyn, John Boehner, FBI
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Obama: U.S. military action an option if Syria used chemical weapons
Associated PressPresident Barack Obama strongly suggested Tuesday he'd consider military action against Syria if it can be confirmed that President Bashar Assad's government used chemical weapons in the two-year-old civil war. At a White House news conference, the...Tags: Interior Policy, FBI, Government, Weaponry, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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Tri-State-area lawmakers answer questions about sequester and its impact
The massive federal budget cuts commonly referred to as the sequester will be felt nationwide and will lead to furloughs at places such as Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, Pa., while the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg, W.Va., is facing layoffs,...
Tags: Bill Shuster, Budgets and Budgeting, Environmental Issues, Economy, Business and Finance, Barbara A. Mikulski
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Airport tower closure concerns businesses at Hagerstown Regional Airport
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comBusinesses at Hagerstown Regional Airport have expressed concerns about the potential closure of the airport’s air-traffic control tower as a result of federal budget cuts. At a roundtable meeting Wednesday, organized by Rider Jet Center,...Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Business, Camp David, Air Transportation Industry, Washington, DC
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Letters to the Editor - Jan. 27
Unions are not to blame for economic problems To the editor: Some blame unions for what’s wrong with America’s economy. The facts don’t support this. American workers are the backbone of our economy, and they work best when they have...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Unemployment, Interior Policy, Government, Weaponry
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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: Mike Lee, John McCain, Marco Rubio, Elections, Republican Party
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Obama says he's seen no evidence Petraeus scandal harmed national security
Associated PressPresident Barack Obama says he’s withholding judgment on the timing of the revelations that his CIA director was under investigation for a possible national security violation. The House Intelligence Committee was holding hearings on that very...Tags: David Petraeus, FBI, Elections, Barack Obama, John Allen
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Rising Opequon Creek prompts calls for evacuations
richardb@herald-mail.comRobert Braun was asleep at 1 a.m. Tuesday when he was awakened by someone knocking loudly on his door. Braun’s house is on Joe Miller Road along the Opequon Creek where it passes under the bridge separating Jefferson and Berkeley counties on W.Va....Tags: Rivers, Bodies of Water, Disasters and Accidents
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Spence Perry: Wars are easy to start, but not so easy to stop
It is, alas, time to look ahead to the new year. Seldom have columnists had so much misery from which to choose. Reading the early stories on the prospective U.S. withdrawal from Iraq caused me to reflect on the fact that our country is far better at...Tags: Malaysia, Defense, World War I (1914-1918), U.S. Military, Wars and Interventions
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