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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, Republican Party, Interior Policy, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Orrin Hatch
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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: Immigration, Interior Policy, Harry Reid, Elections, Migration
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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: Lobbying, Energy, Politics, Banking, Petroleum Industry
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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: Prisoners and Detainees, United Nations, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Religion and Belief, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp
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RPT-REUTERS SUMMIT-U.S. cyber bill proponents hope second time's a charm
Reuters(Repeats with no change. For other news from Reuters Cybersecurity Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/Cyber13) * White House, lawmakers talking * Lawmakers more educated this time around * Cyber attacks, espionage major threat to U.S. By...Tags: White House, Laws, U.S. Senate, Elections, Computer Crime
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Immigration bill would restrict drone use in California
WASHINGTON – Concerned that border surveillance drones might fly over much of Southern California, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) successfully amended the proposed Senate immigration overhaul bill Tuesday to limit such flights to within three...
Tags: Immigration, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, National Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Federal Aviation Administration
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California governor urges faster immigration reform
ReutersBy Sharon Bernstein LOS ANGELES, May 14 (Reuters) - Wading into the national debate over immigration, California Governor Jerry Brown is pushing for a faster path to citizenship for the millions of people who are in the country illegally. Brown's is the...Tags: Laws, U.S. Senate, Migration, Health Insurance, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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Not everyone is out to destroy Hillary all the time
In recent days, Foreign Policy magazine's tally of the number of Hillary Rodham Clinton references during last Wednesday's Benghazi hearing has become grist for politicians and reporters to extrapolate wider political truths about the House Oversight...
Tags: Republican Party, Hillary Clinton, Yeast Infection, Prosecution, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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EDITORIAL: The IRS targeted conservative groups?
Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.As the Wall Street Journal put it in a May 10 story: "The Internal Revenue Source apologized Friday for what it said were mistakes in targeting tea-party and other conservative groups for extra scrutiny during the 2012 election campaign but said its...Tags: Lobbying, Taxation, Politics, Tea Party Movement, Internal Revenue Service
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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: White House, Judges, Trials, U.S. Senate, Elections
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Congress speaks with a loud, muddled voice on Syria
WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein made headlines recently by demanding a forceful U.S. response to Syria's use of chemical weapons against its population. Less noticed was that the California Democrat wasn't urging deeper military involvement...
Tags: White House, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Senate, U.S. Department of Defense, John McCain
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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: Immigration, Politics, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, U.S. Congress, Local Government
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