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Senators call for review of TSA knife policy
NewsdayTwo U.S. senators called on Wednesday for an audit of the Transportation Security Administration's plan to allow passengers to carry small knives on planes for the first time since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and...Tags: Lisa Murkowski, Air Transportation Industry, Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Senate poised to debate gun control measure
WASHINGTON — Gun control efforts in Congress cleared a significant hurdle Wednesday as the Senate prepared to open what could be a weeks-long debate, even as opponents plotted a shift in strategy aimed at undermining a comprehensive package of...Tags: Elections, Tom Coburn, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Parties and Movements
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Washington draws the wrong lessons from Boston
Ordinary people, elected and unelected, behaved heroically last week. Unfortunately, it all happened hundreds of miles from Washington. In Boston, strangers gave clothes and shelter to shivering runners. They comforted injured spectators. They saved...Tags: Elections, Joe Biden, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Patrick Leahy, Watertown
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Editorial: Welcome, immigrants
Immigration reform has taken an important step forward; now it's up to Congress to get past their usual gridlock and deliver legislation that is critical to our nation's economic future. Last week, the "Gang of Eight," a bipartisan group of four...Tags: Employees, United States Census Bureau, Bob Menendez, Dick Durbin, Politics
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Republican lawmakers show their division on immigration reform
WASHINGTON — The divide within the Republican Party over immigration reform was on full view Monday, as top party leaders made a case for overhauling the laws even as conservative senators argued that the Boston bombings showed the need to go slow....
Tags: Justice System, City Club of Chicago, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Parties and Movements, Tea Party Movement
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Immigration hearing sparks clash of conservatives
On Monday the Senate Judiciary Committee held its first public hearing on the sweeping immigration bill unveiled last week that seeks to overhaul the current system. The hearings produced a sharp exchange between Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-New York),...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Chuck Grassley, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
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Shouted protests punctuate Senate immigration hearing
WASHINGTON -- A Republican senator shouted in protest Monday as a top Democrat complained at a Senate hearing that opponents of immigration reform were improperly using the Boston bombing as a reason to delay changes to immigration law. Sen. Charles...
Tags: Justice System, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Parties and Movements, Patrick Leahy, Politics
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Fears of terrorism threaten immigration bill
WASHINGTON -- A top Republican senator, citing the Boston bombings, warned Friday against rushing ahead with a reform of the country's immigration laws, as concerns about terrorism appeared to revive conservative opposition to the proposal. “Given...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Chuck Grassley, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Immigration
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Boston bombings to dominate Sunday morning shows
Staff writerTHIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED: Discussion about the Boston Marathon bombings and the suspects will fill the Sunday morning talk shows. A look at the guest list, which has been very fluid this weekend: ABC's "This Week" features Mayor Thomas Menino, D-...Tags: State of the Union Address, Brad Garrett, Tim Roemer, FBI, Peter King
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Saturday's TV Highlights: 'Life With La Toya' on OWN
Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of April 21 -27, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SERIES Smash It's opening night in this new...
Tags: Jennifer Hudson, Tim Roemer, Malaria, Sarah Hyland, The Washington Post
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Boston suspects and the threat to immigration reform
When it emerged that the suspects in the Boston Marathon explosions were immigrants of Chechen ancestry, journalist Roger Simon tweeted: “Unfair as it may be, I think liberalizing our immigration laws just suffered a setback.” It’s too...
Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Chuck Grassley, Labor Legislation, Immigration, Career and Workplace
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Boston suspects' background threatens to derail immigration bill
WASHINGTON — The background of the Boston bombing suspects quickly emerged Friday as a potential hurdle to immigration reform, as renewed fears of terrorism gave conservative opponents a fresh argument against a proposed new law. "Given the events...
Tags: Elections, Laws, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Parties and Movements
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