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Sens. Feinstein and Boxer keep racking up seniority
WASHINGTON — Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer have served longer together than any other pair of California senators — 20 years — and will soon replace Iowa's team as the current longest-serving tandem. In a chamber where the...
Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Lindsey O. Graham, U.S. Senate, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry
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Texas explosion: At least 60 people still unaccounted for
WEST, Texas — About 60 people remained unaccounted for after the explosion at a fertilizer plant here, but authorities remain hopeful that number reflects not a significant loss of life but the difficulty of tracking down people who have been...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013), John Cornyn, Sports, Fertilizer
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Immigration proposal, and its small GOP opposition, is unveiled
— Moments before a group of eight senators unveiled a sweeping bipartisan immigration overhaul Thursday, a smaller group launched the GOP opposition. Led by Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, the Republican push-back emerged as a muted affair....
Tags: Tea Party Movement, Migration, Immigration, Marco Rubio, David Vitter
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An end to partisan gamesmanship on judges? Not yet
After Republicans successfully filibustered two of President Obama’s high-profile nominees to federal appeals courts, the president has launched the proverbial no-holds-barred effort to win confirmation of Deputy Solicitor General Sri Srinivasan for...
Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Elections, George W. Bush, Republican Party, Parties and Movements
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Senate votes to consider gun control laws
WASHINGTON — In a lopsided vote, the Senate launched a debate Thursday over the most significant gun legislation in more than a decade, setting up a contest that could last weeks between reinvigorated advocates for stricter laws and conservatives...
Tags: Mike Lee, Kay Hagan, Michael Bloomberg, Richard Blumenthal, Mark Begich
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Senators reach deal to expand background checks on gun buyers
This post has been updated, as indicated below.WASHINGTON -- Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) on Wednesday announced a compromise on the centerpiece of gun legislation the Senate is to begin deliberating later this week -- an expansion of background checks that will cover most...Tags: U.S. Senate, Criminals, Joe Manchin III, Gun Control, Chuck Schumer
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Obama appeals court pick has Republican support
WASHINGTON — President Obama, who has seen court nominees run into Republican roadblocks, may have found a winning strategy for putting a judge on the powerful U.S. appeals court here: He chose a highly regarded corporate lawyer whose resume...
Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Human Rights, Civil Rights, Republican Party, George W. Bush
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Senate moves to begin debate on gun measures
WASHINGTON -- The Senate may begin voting as soon as Thursday on legislation intended to reduce gun violence, after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) decided Tuesday to initiate the procedural steps required to overcome a threatened filibuster by...
Tags: Chris Murphy, Mike Johanns, Voting, Susan Collins, Joe Manchin III
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At George W. Bush library, five presidents meet in harmony
DALLAS — The five men who have held the title of president gathered to celebrate the dedication of George W. Bush's presidential library at Southern Methodist University on Thursday, a rare reunion that focused on praising his achievements and...
Tags: John Cornyn, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Rick Perry, Immigration, Republican Party
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Conservatives mourn, praise 'hero' Margaret Thatcher
WASHINGTON -- As news of the death of Margaret Thatcher came in Monday, tributes flowed from conservative leaders across the Capitol, showing the lasting influence the "Iron Lady" on the personal careers of many American lawmakers. “Lady...
Tags: Lindsey O. Graham, Mitch McConnell, Tea Party Movement, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton
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McManus: Gun control, DOA
President Obama pleaded with Congress last week to remember the victims of December's schoolhouse shootings in Connecticut and tighten the nation's gun laws. "Shame on us if we've forgotten," he said. "Don't get squishy." But four months after the...
Tags: Kay Hagan, Michael Bloomberg, Tea Party Movement, Chuck Schumer, U.S. House of Representatives
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Sens. Ted Cruz and Dianne Feinstein face off on gun control
Freshman Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a tea party darling, evidently is so proud of his exchange with Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) during the Senate Judiciary Committee's session Thursday, he posted a video of it on YouTube. At issue was the...
Tags: Weaponry, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Tea Party Movement, Gun Control, Parties and Movements
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