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Immigration talks bog down over numbers
WASHINGTON — Senate negotiations to overhaul the nation's immigration laws have stumbled over the hiring of half a million migrant farmworkers each year — an issue that is crucial for California's vast agricultural industry, which employs more...
Tags: Immigration, Migration, Mitch McConnell, Lobbying, Interior Policy
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Gun control: Wait till next year -- or the year after
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) formally suspended the Democrats’ drive for new gun control legislation Thursday, shelving his party’s bill after Wednesday’s defeat of its centerpiece, a measure for expanded background...
Tags: Harry Reid, Voting, Patrick J. Toomey, Nancy Pelosi, Susan Collins
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Newtown families help Obama press for gun reform
HARTFORD, Conn. — President Obama sought Monday to use the emotional pull of the Newtown school massacre to galvanize public support for his drive to pass stricter gun control measures, even as more than a dozen Republican senators promised to...
Tags: Patrick J. Toomey, Chuck Schumer, Lobbying, Joe Biden, U.S. Congress
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Bill to end sequester's air travel delays flies through Congress
WASHINGTON — Congress approved a quick fix Friday to end the flight delays snarling the nation's airports, and President Obama will sign the bill when it reaches the White House, showing how swiftly compromise can be found when powerful interests...
Tags: Carol Shea-Porter, Tom Latham, Food Industry, U.S. Congress, Justice System
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Legal questions surround Boston bombing suspect
WASHINGTON — Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has become the focus of a heated debate over whether he should receive the Miranda warning or be treated as an enemy combatant. U.S. Atty. Carmen Ortiz indicated in a news conference Friday night that investigators...
Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Kelly Ayotte, Terrorism, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Justice and Rights
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As a rising GOP star, Rubio treads a fine line on immigration
WASHINGTON — When Marco Rubio was the No. 3 Republican in the Florida House of Representatives, he worked with Democrats in 2003 to protect farmworkers from unscrupulous contractors and harmful pesticides. "My heart goes out to the workers in this...
Tags: Immigration, Florida Legislature, Jeb Bush, Chuck Schumer, Justice and Rights
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House Republicans offer piecemeal approach on immigration
WASHINGTON — House Republicans announced the first in a series of immigration-related bills that would attempt to reshape the system one piece at a time, a contrast with the comprehensive approach the Senate is pursuing. The chairman of the...
Tags: Immigration, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Chuck Schumer, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Justice and Rights
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Senators predict another vote on gun-control legislation
WASHINGTON -- Two top senators predicted Thursday that gun legislation will come up again for a Senate vote – possibly before the end of the year – as public attitudes shift toward stricter controls. Their assessment comes after the defeat...
Tags: Gun Control, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Chuck Schumer, Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy
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Boston suspects' background threatens to derail immigration bill
WASHINGTON — The background of the Boston bombing suspects quickly emerged Friday as a potential hurdle to immigration reform, as renewed fears of terrorism gave conservative opponents a fresh argument against a proposed new law. "Given the events...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Jeb Bush, Chuck Schumer, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Sports
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Former Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado exploring run for governor
Former lieutenant governor and state lawmaker Abel Maldonado filed papers Thursday to explore a run for governor. The move allows Maldonado, a Santa Maria Republican, to begin raising money as he decides whether to challenge Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown,...
Tags: Regional Authority, Democratic Party, Lois Capps, Jerry Brown, Abel Maldonado
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Biden: President promises to keep Iran from getting nuclear weapons
This post has been updated, as indicated below.WASHINGTON – President Obama is “not bluffing” when he vows that he will not allow Iran to get a nuclear weapon, Vice President Joe Biden said Monday in a speech that put a heavy emphasis on winning consensus on that view from the rest...Tags: Palestinian National Authority, Jerusalem (Israel), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Passover, Weaponry
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Republican lawmaker: Obama should back off immigration reform
WASHINGTON -- With President Obama making immigration reform a top priority, the Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee has just one bit of advice: Stay away. Rep. Robert Goodlatte, a conservative immigration lawyer from Virginia, said...
Tags: Immigration, White House, Justice and Rights, George W. Bush, Migration
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