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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: Lobbying, Immigration, Jeff Flake, AFL-CIO, Parties and Movements
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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: Immigration, Elections, Parties and Movements, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace
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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. Congress, Chuck Grassley, Harry Reid, Migration, Immigration
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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. Congress, Lobbying, Immigration, Justice and Rights, Parties and Movements
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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: Entertainment, Migration, Immigration, Justice and Rights, Labor Legislation
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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. Congress, Eric Holder, Carney (music group), Justice System, Judges
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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: Sports, Chuck Grassley, Teaching and Learning, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Immigration
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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. Congress, Chuck Grassley, Migration, Immigration, Jeff Flake
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Republicans criticize Obama's new approach on fighting terrorism
WASHINGTON — Republicans hammered President Obama on Sunday for what they described as a retreat in the war against terrorism at a time when they said the world’s crises demand a more aggressive, vigilant posture from the United States. In a...
Tags: Terrorism, Tom Coburn, Rand Paul, ABC (tv network), Fox News Channel (tv network)
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Cruise industry adopts a passenger bill of rights
After months of negative publicity surrounding broken-down cruise ships and fed-up passengers, the cruise industry's trade group announced the adoption of a passenger bill of rights. The 10-item list specifically addresses issues that might arise if a...
Tags: Carnival Cruise Lines, Medical Procedures and Tests, Disasters and Accidents, Tour Operations Industry, Royal Caribbean International
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Bipartisan group introduces immigration reform bill
WASHINGTON -- A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill to overhaul immigration laws and provide a path to legal status for an estimated 11 million people who overstayed their visas or illegally entered the United States, Senate aides said....
Tags: Dick Durbin, Janet Napolitano, Migration, Immigration, Jeff Flake
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Swift, hopeful reaction to immigration bill
WASHINGTON – An eagerly awaited immigration overhaul from a bipartisan group of senators arrived early Wednesday, an 844-page bill that both the political left and right now see as the best chance in decades to achieve fix a broken immigration...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Janet Napolitano, Immigration, Justice and Rights, Rupert Murdoch
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