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Senate confirms Obama's first D.C. Circuit Court nominee
WASHINGTON -- Deputy Solicitor General Sri Srinivasan, a rising star in legal circles, won an easy and unanimous Senate confirmation Thursday to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, giving President Obama his first appointee to a...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Sandra Day O'Connor, U.S. Department of Justice, Chuck Grassley, Justice System
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Immigration bill clears hurdle in Senate
WASHINGTON — A sweeping bipartisan plan to overhaul the nation's immigration system headed to the Senate floor after a key committee approved it Tuesday, setting the stage for a debate next month that could lead to the biggest victory for...
Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Ted Cruz, Gays and Lesbians, Orrin Hatch, Politics
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Hatch was the Republican to win over on immigration
WASHINGTON — When Sen. Orrin G. Hatch took his seat on the dais for the Senate Judiciary Committee's debates on the immigration reform bill, the 79-year-old was not just one of 18 senators. He was the most sought-after vote. A towering but genteel...
Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, AFL-CIO, Jeff Flake, Orrin Hatch, Politics
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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: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Jeff Flake, Orrin Hatch, Dick Durbin, Politics
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Immigration reform bill heads to full Senate
WASHINGTON — A sweeping bipartisan plan to overhaul the nation’s immigration system headed to the Senate floor after a key committee approved it Tuesday, but not before tilting the bill to the political right with amendments designed to...
Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Gays and Lesbians, Ted Cruz, Orrin Hatch, Al Franken
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Conservatives, tea party leaders seek to block immigration bill
WASHINGTON – Top conservative leaders, along with tea party activists from across the nation, have crafted a letter of opposition to the Senate’s bipartisan immigration overhaul. The open letter to the Senate, which will be released Tuesday,...
Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Politics, Entertainment, Marco Rubio, Crime, Law and Justice
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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: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Orrin Hatch, Chuck Grassley, Politics, Personal Data Collection
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White House to renew bid for bill to protect journalists
WASHINGTON — Facing questions about the Justice Department's secret seizure of reporters' phone records, the White House says that it will renew its push for legislation that would offer federal protections to journalists and their sources....
Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Prosecution, The Associated Press, Freedom of the Press, Politics
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Senators tighten student visa rules in immigration bill
The Senate Judiciary Committee amended the sweeping immigration bill Tuesday to tighten student visa rules in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings. The committee, which is trying to get through the 844-page bill by the end of the week, also...
Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Ted Cruz, Dick Durbin, Politics, Mo Brooks
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Many amendments, few changes to immigration overhaul
WASHINGTON -- Senators on Thursday began the arduous task of going through some 300 proposed amendments to the delicately constructed bipartisan immigration bill. By lunch, they had disposed of 17. With a packed audience of many pro-immigration...
Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Gays and Lesbians, Ted Cruz, Jeff Flake, Chuck Grassley
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Senate showdown set on gun control
WASHINGTON — After four months of debate and maneuvering, the Senate headed for a showdown over gun control — a series of back-to-back votes on rival plans Wednesday afternoon that could end in the collapse of the entire effort. The...
Tags: Civil Rights, Mark Kelly, Arts and Culture, Jeff Flake, Mark Begich
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Saturday's TV Highlights: 'Life With La Toya' on OWN
Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of April 21 -27, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SERIES Smash It's opening night in this new...
Tags: Michael Chertoff, The Washington Post, Dick Durbin, Politics, OWN (tv network)
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