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Newtown families push for gun control, go back to Congress
WASHINGTON — Although the drive for tougher gun controls has faded into the background, families of victims in the Newtown school shooting returned to the Capitol on Wednesday to show they are not giving up. Advocacy groups on both sides of the...
Tags: Jeff Flake, Frank Lautenberg, Interior Policy, Nancy Pelosi, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013)
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Amendments to immigration overhaul bill stall in Senate
WASHINGTON — Enthusiasm in the Senate for the debate over immigration gave way to reality Wednesday as party leaders quarreled to a stalemate over how to consider dozens of proposed amendments. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's move to...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Patrick Leahy, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Christianity, Haley Barbour
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Letters: Fill the D.C. Circuit court
Re "Breaking a logjam on D.C. Circuit," Editorial, June 3 The Times accurately evaluates the most recent skirmish in the continuing confirmation wars: the battle over President Obama's attempt to fill three vacancies on the 11-judge U.S. Court of...Tags: Elections, Republican Party, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Congress, Politics
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The Government knows what you are going everywhere
WASHINGTON - The government knows who you're calling. Every day. Every call. Here's what you need to know about the secret program and how it works: Q. What happened and why is it a big deal? A. The Guardian newspaper published a highly classified...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Al-Qaeda, National Security Agency, National Government, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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New Republican senator could be key vote on guns
WASHINGTON – Even before New Jersey’s new U.S. senator took the oath of office, Democrats seemed to be lobbying the Republican for his vote on a key legislative priority: expanded background checks on gun buyers. Jeffrey Chiesa, appointed...
Tags: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Frank Lautenberg, Joe Biden, Gun Control, Interior Policy
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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: Lindsey O. Graham, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Justice, Barack Obama
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Obama nominates 2 Senate aides as SEC commissioners
Two senior U.S. Senate aides were nominated by President Obama to join the Securities and Exchange Commission. Kara M. Stein would replace Elisse B. Walter as a Democratic commissioner and Michael S. Piwowar would succeed Troy A. Paredes as a...Tags: Mike Crapo, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Tim Johnson, Elisse Walter, White House
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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...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Patrick Leahy, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Orrin Hatch, Interior Policy
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Reid to delay Senate votes on most Obama nominees until July
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday that he will delay votes on several of President Obama’s nominees for key posts until July, a decision raising the prospect that he’ll seek further changes to Senate rules...Tags: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Mitch McConnell, Barack Obama, Jeff Merkley, Elections
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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: Labor Legislation, Patrick Leahy, Interior Policy, Orrin Hatch, Al Franken
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Senators press forward on immigration bill
WASHINGTON – Senators are pushing forward on changes to a sweeping immigration overhaul, preparing to vote the bill out of the Judiciary Committee before Congress adjourns for the Memorial Day recess. The bill largely has withstood the assaults of...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Interior Policy, Migration, U.S. Congress
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Letters: Fussing about the filibuster
Re "Nuking the filibuster," Editorial, May 15 It should be clear by now that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) will not do the right thing and fix the filibuster. The Senate will continue to be in gridlock. The Democratic senators wringing...Tags: Politics
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