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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: Jeff Sessions, Politics, Barack Obama, Crime, Law and Justice, AFL-CIO
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LETTER: What It Takes To 'Energize' Republicans
Republicans are "energized" because of what they smell as a scandal [May 19, Kevin Rennie column, "Obama's Bad Week Likely To Last Much Longer"] . Really? They obviously don't get energized over much these days -- jobs bills, sane gun laws. It's good to...Tags: Politics, Personal Weapon Control, Kevin Rennie, Gun Control
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LETTER: Thanks For Supporting Housing Funds
We at the Publicly Assisted Housing Resident Network and the Connecticut Housing Coalition thank state Sen. Toni Harp and Rep. Toni Walker for their work in restoring payment in lieu of taxes and tax abatement grant funding for public housing to the...Tags: Government, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Budgets and Budgeting, Housing and Urban Planning
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Newton R. Russell dies at 85; veteran California legislator
Newton R. Russell, a veteran state senator known as an expert on California's complex public pension system and a stickler for upholding legislative rules, died Saturday of lung cancer at his La Cañada Flintridge home, his family said. He was 85. A...
Tags: Richard Nixon, Politics, Pension and Welfare, Republican Party, Health and Safety at Work
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Goldberg: Obama's 'idiot' defense
Although there's still a great deal to be learned about the scandals and controversies swirling around the White House like so many ominous dorsal fins in the surf, the nature of President Obama's bind is becoming clear. The best defenses of his...Tags: Government, White House, Barack Obama, Politics, David Axelrod
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At UC San Francisco, 150 surgeries canceled because of strike
SAN FRANCISCO -- A strike by patient-care workers concerned about pension changes and staffing levels has led to the cancellation of an expected 150 surgeries at UC San Francisco Medical Center over the two-day labor action and will affect at least...
Tags: Politics, Michael Jackson, AFSCME, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace
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Grant to help neighborhoods hit by foreclosure, subprime lending
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comWashington County has been awarded a $715,000 state grant for housing counseling, foreclosure prevention and other housing programs, a county official told the Board of Commissioners on Tuesday. Jim Hovis, director of the county’s Office of...Tags: Politics, Housing and Urban Planning, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Mortgages, Douglas F. Gansler
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The best defense against guns is guns [Letter]
On May 10, 2013, Aegis Managing Editor Allan Vought disagreed with my belief that expanding concealed carry permits is a viable defense to gun violence worth public debate. Although I respect Mr. Vought's opinion, "more guns won't do anything - but kill...Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Firearms, Personal Weapon Control, Laws
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Is China trying to co-opt the Holocaust?
During his visit to China this week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recalled that the city of Shanghai was "one of the few places that opened its gates" to Jews fleeing Hitler. Officials of the Chinese Communist government, standing nearby,...Tags: Government, Politics, Olympic Games, Judaism, Japan
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NCJW disappointed by 'pill' restrictions
Not since "the pill" became widely available in the 60s, has there been such a battle over birth control than the one currently being waged over "Plan B" emergency contraception and its restrictions. Moreover, following the Food and Drug Administration...Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Fort Lauderdale, Justice System, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Chicago-area pension funding gap jumps to $32 billion: report
ReutersThe Chicago-based Civic Federation said Tuesday the funding gap for 10 Chicago-area public pension systems widened by 16.7 percent to $32 billion in fiscal 2011 from the year, warning of service cuts or tax hikes to bridge the gap. The civic watchdog...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Chicago Mayor, Illinois General Assembly
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Sen. Orrin Hatch emerges as key GOP vote on immigration
WASHINGTON – When Sen. Orrin Hatch takes his seat on the dais in the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings, the 79-year-old slides into his status as the most sought-after vote for immigration reform. A towering but genteel figure, Hatch is seen...
Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Jeff Flake, AFL-CIO, Justice System
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