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Marco Antonio Rubio (born May 28, 1971) is an American politician and lawyer. Rubio was the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives during the 2007 and 2008 legislative sessions. He was first elected to the Florida House as a Republican on January 25, 2000, from the 111th district.
Marco Antonio Rubio (born May 28, 1971) is an American politician and lawyer. Rubio was the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives during the 2007 and 2008 legislative sessions. He was first elected to the Florida House as a Republican on January 25, 2000, from the 111th district.
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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: Tea Party Movement, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Entertainment, Chuck Schumer, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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One Cabinet pick approved, two narrowly advance
WASHINGTON — President Obama's nominee to lead the Energy Department won unanimous confirmation by the Senate on Thursday while two other Cabinet choices narrowly advanced out of committee, amid complaints from Democrats over Republican delaying...
Tags: Thomas Edward Perez, George W. Bush, Gina McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, U.S. Cabinet
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Obama ousts IRS chief over inquiry
WASHINGTON — President Obama forced out the head of the IRS on Wednesday, seeking to restore the public's faith in the tax agency while asserting a measure of control over a rapidly growing political problem. Making a hastily scheduled statement...
Tags: Jack Lew, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Parties and Movements, Mitch McConnell, Pension and Welfare
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Florida defection costs GOP another Latino leader
It seems that Republicans have long held out hope that Florida might be the state where the GOP could make inroads with Latino voters. However, any effort to woo Latinos was probably dealt a setback this week when Pablo Pantoja, the former GOP director of...
Tags: Heritage Foundation, Republican Party, Mel Martinez, Immigration, Politics
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Obama, lawmakers denounce IRS for targeting conservative groups
WASHINGTON – President Obama on Monday condemned the targeting of conservative groups by the Internal Revenue Service and vowed to punish anyone who may have taken part in it, as senators called for top IRS officials to resign and congressional...
Tags: Tea Party Movement, Joe Manchin III, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Congress, Republican Party
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Acting IRS commissioner resigns, Obama says
WASHINGTON – President Obama announced the resignation Wednesday evening of Steven Miller, acting commissioner of the embattled Internal Revenue Service, a move the president said was essential to restore the public’s faith following...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Tea Party Movement, Barack Obama, Taxation, Internal Revenue Service
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Zuckerberg's advocacy ads under fire
SAN FRANCISCO — Mark Zuckerberg is the public face of one of the world's most prominent companies. But now it's his actions as a private citizen that are making him — and Facebook Inc. — a target of environmentalists and progressive...
Tags: Eric Schmidt, Parties and Movements, Companies and Corporations, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Media Industry
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Marco Rubio's task: selling immigration reform to GOP faithful
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Wearing a 2010 vintage Marco Rubio campaign T-shirt and matching button, Cheryl Griffin spewed frustration that the man she helped win a long-shot conservative bid for Senate is now leading an immigration overhaul. An...
Tags: St. Lucie County (Florida), Parties and Movements, Entertainment, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Republican Party
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Republicans demand changes in Senate immigration bill
WASHINGTON — As a sweeping immigration bill moves forward in the Senate, Republicans are demanding stronger border security measures than those agreed upon during four months of bipartisan negotiation. The process of toughening the bill could...
Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Thomas R. Carper, Sports, Rand Paul, FBI
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Obama golfs with GOP senators
WASHINGTON -- On the first green, President Obama put his arm around Sen. Bob Corker, the Tennessee Republican. He shared his golf cart with Sen. Saxby Chambliss, Republican from Georgia. Obama hasn’t had much luck schmoozing GOP lawmakers in...
Tags: Gun Control, Jim DeMint, Bob Corker, Personal Weapon Control, Sports
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Social Security boosted by immigration bill, chief actuary says
WASHINGTON -- The bipartisan Senate immigration proposal would provide a boost to the Social Security fund, its chief actuary said Wednesday, as more immigrants come out of the underground economy and begin paying taxes. The assessment of the bill’...Tags: Heritage Foundation, Social Security, Migration, Congressional Budget Office, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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Immigration reform divides Republicans
WASHINGTON — The immigration reform bill crafted by a bipartisan group of senators has deeply split the Republican minority even as lawmakers prepare to take the first votes on the proposal Thursday. Alabama's Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions, a...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Minority Groups, Orrin Hatch, Protestant Convention, Jeff Sessions
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