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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: Politics, Lawyers, Judges, Barack Obama, Barbara Boxer
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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: Bob Corker, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Bob Menendez, Politics, James Inhofe
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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: Politics, Immigration, Migration, Jeff Sessions, Healthcare Policies
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Erasing the stain of Guantanamo
At his news conference Tuesday, President Obama made a powerful plea for ending the humanitarian and diplomatic disaster created by the continued detention of more than 160 prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, more than 100 of whom are engaged in a hunger...
Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Prisons, U.S. Congress, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Saturday's TV Highlights and Weekend Talk Shows: 'The Confession'
Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 12 - 18, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies   -------------------- SERIES Orphan Black Paul (Dylan Bruce)...
Tags: BBC, Juan Williams, Entertainment, Adam Kinzinger, Cathy McMorris
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Benghazi attack tops Sunday morning news menu
Staff writerThe Benghazi attack will be the main topic this weekend on Sunday morning chat programs. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., talk to NBC's "Meet the Press" at 9 a.m. on WESH-Channel 2. They will discuss whether there was...Tags: BBC, Juan Williams, Adam Kinzinger, Fox News Channel (tv network), Cathy McMorris
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Immigration bill survives first day of debate in Senate committee
WASHINGTON — After eight hours of debate, the bipartisan Senate immigration bill emerged mostly intact Thursday, despite Republican-led efforts to make substantial alterations in the first of what is certain to be many long committee meetings to...
Tags: Ted Cruz, Politics, Migration, Republican Party, Parties and Movements
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The cost of Guantanamo
The hunger strike by inmates protesting conditions at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba is forcing the Obama administration to revisit its policy of indefinite detention without trial for terrorist suspects. It's about time. As Mr. Obama noted...Tags: Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Strikes, Punishment, U.S. Congress
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COLUMN - Obama can close Guantanamo
Reuters(Daphne Eviatar is a Reuters columnist but her opinions are her own.) By Daphne Eviatar May 1 (Reuters) - At his news conference on Tuesday, President Barack Obama for the first time in years spoke about the controversial detention center at...Tags: Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Chuck Hagel, Afghanistan, Defense
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Local officials divided on immigration reform
Inland Valley Daily BulletinThe members of Congress who represent Greater Los Angeles and the Inland Empire disagree on how best to achieve immigration reform, but they do share something that may seem strange in the current political climate -- the expectation that a highly-...Tags: Politics, Employment Opportunities, Parties and Movements, Career and Workplace, John McCain
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Release Report On CIA's Use Of Torture
The Hartford CourantWhen I was a child, my parents made me and my brother say grace before meals. My mother is a preacher in the United Methodist Church, and my faith is part of my daily life. We often thanked God for our country. We expressed gratitude for our government...Tags: U.S. Army, Politics, Barack Obama, Sleep Deprivation, U.S. Congress
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McManus: Obama plays for time to avoid 'red line'
Barack Obama really, really does not want to get tangled up in Syria. For almost a year, Obama's secretaries of State — first Hillary Rodham Clinton, now John Kerry — have pressed the president for more aid to the insurgents who are fighting...
Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Barack Obama
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