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Key House chairman slams Senate immigration bill as House immigration group struggles
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A key House committee chairman on Wednesday sharply criticized a wide-ranging immigration bill just passed by a Senate committee, underscoring the difficulties ahead as the politically volatile measure moves forward in a divided...Tags: U.S. Senate, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics, Mitch McConnell, Justice and Rights
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Will Senate bid lure Rogers from his House seat?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Mike Rogers has pulled off a rare feat in a bitterly divided Congress — a working, productive relationship with Democrats in overseeing the nation's 16 spy agencies. The question now is whether the...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Carl Levin, Saudi Arabia, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Politics
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Intelligence Committee chairman weighs leaving House and bipartisan role to seek Senate seat
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Mike Rogers has pulled off a rare feat in a bitterly divided Congress — a working, productive relationship with Democrats in overseeing the nation's 16 spy agencies. The question now is whether the chairman...Tags: Carl Levin, U.S. Senate, Saudi Arabia, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Politics
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U.S. Senators urge swaps watchdog to rein in oil majors
ReutersBy Douwe Miedema WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - Large energy companies look set to slip through the maze of new rules for derivatives trading, a group of U.S. senators said, urging regulators to tighten oversight to cover all the market. As of this...Tags: Business Enterprises, Lobbying, Citigroup Incorporated, Bank of America Corp., Politics
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Leading senator to let sanctions bill lapse to reward Myanmar government for reforms
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, easing up on his long-held tough stance on Myanmar, said Tuesday he planned to allow key sanctions legislation against the Southeast Asian nation to lapse because of the country's progress...Tags: U.S. Senate, Burma, White House, Politics, Mitch McConnell
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Why the medical device tax needs to stay
The chief drawback of a law as complex as the Affordable Care Act, the health insurance reform measure passed in 2010, is that it provides self-interested opponents a multitude of places to stick a wedge in and hammer away. But you'd be hard-pressed...
Tags: Health Insurance, Politics, Barbara Boxer, Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Congress
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'Ship them back,' says opponent of Senate immigration bill
Sharon Overholser knows what she would do with the 11 million immigrants living in the country illegally. "Ship them back," she said Tuesday morning at a rally in front of Sen. Dianne Feinstein's Sawtelle office. About 15 fellow demonstrators held signs...
Tags: Politics, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), U.S. Congress, Migration, Immigration
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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: Interior Policy, Personal Data Collection, Politics, Justice and Rights, Migration
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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: Interior Policy, Personal Data Collection, Politics, Migration, U.S. Congress
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San Mateo judge in line for Silicon Valley federal judgeship
San Jose Mercury NewsSan Mateo County Superior Court Judge Beth Labson Freeman is in line to become San Jose's next federal judge, according to Bay Area judges and lawyers familiar with the process. Sen. Dianne Feinstein has recommended Freeman to the White House to replace...Tags: U.S. Senate, White House, Politics, Barbara Boxer, U.S. Department of Justice
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L.A. worries about immigration reform's cost to taxpayers
As Congress takes up immigration reform, Los Angeles County officials are voicing concerns that local taxpayers will be "left holding the bag" to pay for the brunt of healthcare and other services for the multitudes of immigrants who apply for...
Tags: Healthcare Policies, Politics, Zev Yaroslavsky, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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Hunger strike, Yemeni dilemma could spur Guantanamo closure plans
A 100-day-old hunger strike at the Guantanamo Bay prison for suspected terrorists has agitated international human rights advocates anew, prompting fresh calls worldwide for closure of the detention center that President Obama vowed to shutter more than...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Politics, Justice and Rights, U.S. Congress, Yemen
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