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On Benghazi, Obama vs. Republicans again
Maybe because President Obama said so many other things in his speech Thursday -- about drones, Guantanamo and a “new phase” in the war against terrorism -- a reference to Benghazi didn’t attract much attention. But, at the risk of over-...
Tags: Mitt Romney, Terrorism, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Al-Qaeda, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Democrats win California Assembly seat as GOP gains in Senate
SACRAMENTO — Democrats took another seat in the state Assembly this week, but a conservative Republican won a Central Valley state Senate district in an upset victory. The San Diego-area Assembly seat was a sure bet for Democrats — both...
Tags: Politics, Curren D. Price, Jr., Elections, Small Businesses, Local Elections
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Immigrant healthcare bills stump House group
WASHINGTON -- Differences over whether immigrants should be deported for fail ing to have health insurance or pay their healthcare bills have stalled a bipartisan group of House lawmakers, who blew past a self-imposed Thursday deadline as they pressed...Tags: Immigration, International Law, Justice and Rights, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Vaccines
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Hatch was the Republican to win over on immigration
WASHINGTON — When Sen. Orrin G. Hatch took his seat on the dais for the Senate Judiciary Committee's debates on the immigration reform bill, the 79-year-old was not just one of 18 senators. He was the most sought-after vote. A towering but genteel...
Tags: Immigration, Orrin Hatch, Jeff Flake, AFL-CIO, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
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Rep. Issa tested by the spotlight
WASHINGTON — During the 2010 campaign, Rep. Brad Sherman, a Democrat from Sherman Oaks, joked, "Every time I try to encourage the White House to do more to help us elect Democrats to the House of Representatives, I send them a picture of Darrell...
Tags: Democratic Party, Elections, U.S. Army, Tom Davis, Labor Legislation
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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 CaƱada Flintridge home, his family said. He was 85. A...
Tags: Lung Cancer, Richard Nixon, Elections, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Ronald Reagan
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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: Immigration, Jeff Flake, AFL-CIO, Elections, Media Industry
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Congress expands inquiry into IRS handling of conservative groups
WASHINGTON — Congressional investigators are broadening their inquiry into the Internal Revenue Service's mishandling of groups seeking tax-exempt status, indicating that they plan to examine how the agency dealt with a wide swath of nonprofit...
Tags: Orrin Hatch, Max Baucus, White House, Tea Party Movement, U.S. Department of the Treasury
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Oklahoma lawmakers who opposed disaster aid now face own disaster
WASHINGTON -- When $50 billion in disaster aid for victims of Superstorm Sandy came before Congress this year, three of Oklahoma’s five representatives and both of its senators were among the "no" votes. At the time, some of the Oklahoma lawmakers...
Tags: MSNBC (tv network), Tom Coburn, Harold Rogers, Hurricane Sandy (2012), 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: Immigration, AFL-CIO, Marco Rubio, DREAM Act, Justice and Rights
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Apple in the hot seat: Expect tough questioning at tax hearing
WASHINGTON -- Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook and other company officials will be in a legendary hot seat Tuesday as they try to defend the company's tax practices -- in front of Sen. Carl Levin. The veteran Michigan Democrat chairs the Senate's...
Tags: Apple Inc., U.S. Congress, Politics, Parties and Movements, Abusive Behavior
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Union of federal workers opposes immigration bill
WASHINGTON — Senators pushed forward Monday with changes to a sweeping immigration overhaul over the objections of a union of immigration officers that announced its opposition to the bill. The legislation, written by a bipartisan group of...
Tags: Immigration, Orrin Hatch, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Justice and Rights, Elections
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