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    May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. 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 advocates of immigrant rights in a generation.
    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: Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell, Career and Workplace, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama

    2. May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Immigration reform: Closer to reality or destined for failure?

    Oh, how much things have changed in just a few months. Last May, Republicans and Democrats couldn't agree on any aspect of immigration reform. But on Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed a far-reaching immigration bill, clearing the way for a debate in the full Senate.
    Oh, how much things have changed in just a few months. Last May, Republicans and Democrats couldn't agree on any aspect of immigration reform. But on Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed a far-reaching immigration bill, clearing the way for a...

    Tags: Migration, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Crime, Law and Justice

    3. May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. 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 attract more Republican support.
    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: Al Franken, Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell, Career and Workplace, Lobbying

    4. May 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Government secretly obtains phone records from journalists

    WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors secretly obtained telephone records from more than 20 lines belonging to the Associated Press and its journalists in an attempt to learn who leaked information on how the CIA thwarted an apparent terrorist plot hatched in Yemen.
    WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors secretly obtained telephone records from more than 20 lines belonging to the Associated Press and its journalists in an attempt to learn who leaked information on how the CIA thwarted an apparent terrorist plot...

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Department of Justice, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Emergency Incidents, Lawyers

    5. May 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Israel says strikes in Syria target arms for Hezbollah

    JERUSALEM — With three airstrikes against Syria since January, Israel has inserted itself forcefully into the "Arab Spring's" most intractable conflict, heightening fears that Syria's civil war could spiral into a regional conflagration.
    JERUSALEM — With three airstrikes against Syria since January, Israel has inserted itself forcefully into the "Arab Spring's" most intractable conflict, heightening fears that Syria's civil war could spiral into a regional conflagration. The...

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Beirut (Lebanon), Lebanon, Weaponry, Wars and Interventions

    6. May 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Israeli airstrikes may have exposed Syrian flaw, U.S. officials say

    WASHINGTON — Recent Israeli strikes inside Syria may have exposed weaknesses in the regime’s air defenses and could embolden the U.S. and its allies to take more steps to aid rebels fighting the regime there, said lawmakers on Sunday.
    WASHINGTON — Recent Israeli strikes inside Syria may have exposed weaknesses in the regime’s air defenses and could embolden the U.S. and its allies to take more steps to aid rebels fighting the regime there, said lawmakers on Sunday....

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, John McCain, Israel, Weaponry, National Government

    7. May 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Saturday's TV Highlights: 'Orphan Black' on BBC

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    Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 5 - 11, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     -------------------- SERIES Orphan Black A trip to the suburbs...

    Tags: Football, Warren Buffett, The Miami Herald, Brendon Ayanbadejo, Kathleen Robertson

    8. Apr 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Lawmakers cite Boston bombings in questions on immigration bill

    WASHINGTON &mdash; On the third day of hearings on a bill to overhaul the immigration system, senators took a break from partisan sniping and grilled Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on whether the Boston bombings had exposed shortcomings in the nation's immigration security apparatus.
    WASHINGTON — On the third day of hearings on a bill to overhaul the immigration system, senators took a break from partisan sniping and grilled Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on whether the Boston bombings had exposed shortcomings in...

    Tags: Career and Workplace, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, National Security, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)

    9. Apr 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Scams blocking Chinese investors' path to U.S. green cards

    Jianwei Li and two other wealthy Chinese businessmen thought they had a sure thing when they wired $1 million each to a California firm that had promised to build a fine Chinese restaurant in the Bay Area city of San Bruno.
    Jianwei Li and two other wealthy Chinese businessmen thought they had a sure thing when they wired $1 million each to a California firm that had promised to build a fine Chinese restaurant in the Bay Area city of San Bruno. The project had an alluring...

    Tags: Marketing, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Migration, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Interior Policy

    10. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Republican lawmakers show their division on immigration reform

    WASHINGTON &mdash; The divide within the Republican Party over immigration reform was on full view Monday, as top party leaders made a case for overhauling the laws even as conservative senators argued that the Boston bombings showed the need to go slow.
    WASHINGTON — The divide within the Republican Party over immigration reform was on full view Monday, as top party leaders made a case for overhauling the laws even as conservative senators argued that the Boston bombings showed the need to go slow....

    Tags: Paul Ryan, Migration, Chuck Schumer, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, City Club of Chicago

    11. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Shouted protests punctuate Senate immigration hearing

    WASHINGTON -- A Republican senator shouted in protest Monday as a top Democrat complained at a Senate hearing that opponents of immigration reform were improperly using the Boston bombing as a reason to delay changes to immigration law.
    WASHINGTON -- A Republican senator shouted in protest Monday as a top Democrat complained at a Senate hearing that opponents of immigration reform were improperly using the Boston bombing as a reason to delay changes to immigration law. Sen. Charles...

    Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Migration, Chuck Schumer, Harry Reid, Crime, Law and Justice

    12. Apr 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Immigration talks bog down over numbers

    WASHINGTON &mdash; Senate negotiations to overhaul the nation's immigration laws have stumbled over the hiring of half a million migrant farmworkers each year &mdash; an issue that is crucial for California's vast agricultural industry, which employs more farm labor than any other state.
    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: Interior Policy, John McCain, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Migration, Heritage Foundation

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