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Senators broker tentative deal to end immigration bill logjam
WASHINGTON -- Key senators brokered a tentative deal Wednesday to strengthen the border security provisions in the immigration bill, a compromise that could break a logjam by satisfying Republican demands for tougher enforcement without jeopardizing a...
Tags: Immigration, Congressional Budget Office, Interior Policy, Justice and Rights, Parties and Movements
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Senate Republican says she'll back immigration bill
WASHINGTON — Conservative Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte announced her support Sunday for the Senate's bipartisan immigration overhaul, lending momentum to the comprehensive measure. "Our immigration system is completely broken," the New Hampshire...
Tags: Immigration, Rand Paul, Elections, John McCain, Parties and Movements
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Republican Kelly Ayotte backs Senate immigration reform bill
WASHINGTON—Sen. Kelly Ayotte, a conservative Republican, announced her support Sunday for a bipartisan immigration overhaul plan, lending momentum to the comprehensive measure being debated in the Senate. “Our immigration system is...
Tags: Immigration, Rand Paul, Elections, John McCain, Career and Workplace
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As Senate takes up immigration reform, land mines lurk
WASHINGTON — Sen. Charles E. Schumer, awakened from a nap in his office, bounded to the Senate floor, staff in tow. It was approaching 2 a.m. The New Yorker joined fellow Democratic Sen. Richard J. Durbin of Illinois, who was presiding wearily...
Tags: Immigration, John McCain, Career and Workplace, Justice and Rights, John Cornyn
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NSA aftershocks: Leak inspires lawsuit, letters of protest
WASHINGTON — The massive leaks about U.S. spying systems caused sharp political and legal aftershocks Tuesday as the Justice Department prepared to file criminal charges against Edward Snowden, a government contractor who has publicly admitted...
Tags: Social Media, American Civil Liberties Union, FBI, Justice System, National Security
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U.S. says Syria used chemical weapons, will send arms to rebels
WASHINGTON — The White House declared Thursday that Syria had crossed a "red line" by using chemical weapons in that country's civil war, and in response, U.S. officials said, President Obama had authorized sending arms to some rebel groups. The...
Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), National Government, John McCain, White House, Government
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John Oliver hits GOP for backing NSA surveillance, not gun control
In his second day at the helm of “The Daily Show,” John Oliver continued to riff on the unfolding story of the National Security Agency’s vast phone and Internet surveillance program. On Tuesday night, he focused on parsing the...
Tags: Rand Paul, Interior Policy, Game of Thrones (tv program), Personal Weapon Control, John McCain
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Senate opens debate on immigration overhaul
WASHINGTON — With an overwhelming vote, the Senate on Tuesday launched debate on an ambitious overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, as Republicans, most of whom have not yet embraced the effort, declined to stand in the way of bringing it to...
Tags: Immigration, DREAM Act, Interior Policy, Justice and Rights, Mitch McConnell
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Government is tracking all U.S. phone calls
WASHINGTON — The federal government has amassed a database for at least seven years containing details on virtually every telephone call made within the United States or between this country and telephones abroad, officials said Thursday,...
Tags: Rand Paul, American Civil Liberties Union, Saxby Chambliss, Email, FBI
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To break D.C. logjam, Sen. Reid should revive the 'nuclear option'
As President Obama prepares to nominate three new judges for what is probably the nation's most important federal appeals court, Republicans in the Senate are escalating their attempts to stand in his way. Last month the Senate unanimously confirmed...
Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Elections, Justice System, Judges, Chuck Grassley
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McManus: Where's the enemies list?
Who exactly is the enemy in the continuing U.S. war against terrorism? In some cases, the answer is: It's a secret. When the United States began its war against Al Qaeda after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the identity of the enemy was clear: Osama...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Yemen, Bashar Assad, Osama bin Laden, U.S. Congress
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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: Immigration, Interior Policy, Elections, Justice System, Career and Workplace
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