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Immigration votes lacking: White House
The Swampby Peter Nicholas and Peter Wallsten White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel said today that there is not enough support in Congress now to pass a comprehensive immigration bill providing a path to citizenship for the nation's illegal immigrants,......Tags: Demographics, Minority Groups, Jeff Sessions, Science and Technology, Democratic Party
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Karl Rove: Federal prosecutor firings
The Swampby Tom Hamburger and David G. Savage Karl Rove and other officials in George W. Bush's White House played an active role in the firing of the top federal prosecutor in New Mexico, according to documents released Tuesday that also......Tags: Justice System, Democratic Party, Government, National Government, Fraud
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Obama's Ramadan dinner: Big crowd
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated at 9:40 pm EDT President Barack Obama's White House seder was a small affair for family and friends. Tonight's Ramadan dinner was a big one: Cabinet members -- Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Attorney General......Tags: Justice System, U.S. Marine Corps, Radian Group Incorporated, Government, Georgetown University
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Obama: Health-care 'consensus... messy'
The Swampby Mark Silva with contributions from Christi Parsons and Peter Nicholas, and updated at 1:45 pm EDT President Barack Obama, calling the "public option'' for those who cannot find health insurance privately only part of his proposals for a health-care.......Tags: Demographics, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Private Health Care, Government, Migration
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Obama's 'enemies list:' Lamar Alexander
The Swampby Mark Silva Sen. Lamar Alexander, a Republican from Tennessee and onetime candidate for president, accuses President Barack Obama of building an "enemies list.'' Alexander, a veteran of the Nixon White House, understands how loaded that term is -- and.....Tags: Television Networks, The Washington Post, Government, Newspaper and Magazine, Mitch McConnell
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Conferences Criticized over Concussions
Web ReporterA member of the House Judiciary Committee criticized the biggest conferences in college athletics Monday for failing to adopt policies on handling athlete concussions that go beyond what's required by the NCAA. During a committee hearing on head injuries...Tags: Head Injuries, University of Georgia, Justice System, Football, Sports
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Ted Deutch gets committee assignments
Palm Beach Politics - Sun-Sentinel BlogsTwo plum committee spots went to U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Boca Raton, who was elected last month in a special election to replace former U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler in the Broward-Palm Beach County 19th Congressional District. Deutch, a lawyer, will......Tags: Judaism, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Howard Lawrence Berman, Lawyers
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Washington closed, White House open
The Swampby Mark Silva and James Oliphant The answers may be blowing in the wind, but the snow certainly was -- though this couldn't stop Bob Dylan, Morgan Freeman and a cast of all-stars from acknowledging the struggles of the Civil......Tags: Howard University, David Axelrod, Music, Julian Bond, Peter Orszag
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Benefits for ex-players to be reviewed
Sun ReporterA congressional committee says it has "serious questions" about the disability benefits system for NFL players and is asking the Congressional Research Service to conduct a study so lawmakers can determine whether a legislative remedy is needed. The...Tags: Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Football, Baltimore Colts
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Movie review: 'An Unreasonable Man'
Tribune movie critic3 stars (out of four) Surely, Ralph Nader deserves better press than he's been getting ever since the 2004 elections--and the legendary consumer advocate and so-called presidential spoiler receives his due, from both sides, in the documentary "An...Tags: Movies, Donovan, Jimmy Carter, Automotive Equipment, Music Box Theatre
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Scott McClellan to testify next week
The Swampby Katie Fretland and Mark Silva and updated at 9:45 pm Scott McClellan, the president's former spokesman who wrote a tell-all book about the White House's "culture of deception," will testify next week before a House committee about the leak......Tags: National Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Central Intelligence Agency, Upper House
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Plame case documents subpoenaed
The Swampby Katie Fretland The House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed Attorney General Michael Mukasey to turn over documents relating to the leak of CIA agent Valerie Plame's identity -- the case that led to the conviction of former Cheney chief......Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Central Intelligence Agency, Government, Richard L Armitage
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