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U.S. airline on-time performance stays steady over spring break
Despite predictions by federal officials that deep budget cuts would lead to long wait times at the nation's airports, airline on-time performance did not change significantly during the busy spring break period. But the cuts brought about by the so-...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Los Angeles International Airport, Lobbying, Politics, Television Industry
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The trigger and the poison pill on immigration reform
WASHINGTON - Is a bipartisan immigration deal at hand? It's close. Last week, the AFL-CIO and the Chamber of Commerce worked out a guest-worker compromise that allows in foreign workers on a sliding scale of 20,000 to 200,000, depending on the strength of...
Tags: White House, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration, Politics, Personal Data Collection
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Sequesterville
The musical "Annie" is enjoying another revival on Broadway. The show opened during the Carter administration, when America was in need of some optimism. "The sun'll come out tomorrow," sang Annie, and with the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980, for a...Tags: Elections, Entertainment, Environmental Issues, The Washington Post, Music
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Budget cuts border security, immigrant detention
PHOENIX (AP) — Marco Antonio Durazo had been awaiting deportation from an Arizona detention center for six months when an officer came to get him from his cell. "Obama doesn't have any money," the officer said. "We found it very funny," Durazo...
Tags: International Law, Budgets and Budgeting, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Safety of Citizens, Prisons
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Solitary isn't the solution
Solitary confinement in immigration detention centers across the nation is often overused and arbitrarily applied. According to data obtained by the National Immigrant Justice Center, as many as 300 immigrants, or about 1% of all detainees in the 50...
Tags: Prisons, Immigration, Politics, Migration, Punishment
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Concerns expressed over potential impact of sequester
Staff Writer, Copy EditorWith the Friday deadline for the so-called sequester fast approaching, a number of public officials have expressed concerns about potential impacts to agency personnel and operations. Additionally, others have stated that it is too early to tell just...Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Small Businesses, U.S. Border Patrol, Prisons, National Security
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Obama tries to push stalled immigration talks forward
WASHINGTON — President Obama prodded congressional negotiators to reach agreement on a plan to overhaul the nation’s immigration laws, saying despite delays and disputes he still wants a bill to emerge soon and debate in the Senate to begin...
Tags: White House, Immigration, Justice and Rights, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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Obama warns of risks over budget cut uncertainty
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday said looming automatic spending cuts are already affecting the economy, while a top administration official warned that the nation's borders would be less secure if billions of dollars are yanked...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Elections, John Boehner, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Job Layoffs
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Behind all the hullabaloo ... the secret about those budget cuts
Paul GreenbergThere's a secret lurking behind all that weeping and wailing over those across-the-board cuts in federal spending now going into effect -- and beginning to filter through the economy: They're working. The emphasis in the news continues to be on the...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, White House, Government Debt, The New York Times, U.S. Congress
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Civil rights group warns of rising danger from extreme right
Efforts to limit gun violence and to bring about immigration reform have led to a growing backlash from the extreme right, including the so-called patriot and militia groups, a civil-rights group said Tuesday. In its latest report, the Southern Poverty...
Tags: Elections, Immigration, Wars and Interventions, Terrorism, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Janet Napolitano: Budget feud has resulted in long airport lines
The budget battle in Washington that is forcing cuts to federal budgets has already resulted in delays and long lines at some of the nation's largest airports, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Monday. At a breakfast meeting with the...
Tags: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Budgets and Budgeting, POLITICO LLC, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Los Angeles International Airport
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American reaction to budget cut hype? Yawn.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is pulling out all the stops to warn just what could happen if automatic budget cuts kick in. Americans are reacting with a collective yawn. They know the drill: Obama raises the alarm, Democrats and...
Tags: Elections, Quinnipiac University, Polls, Google Inc., Politics
Apr 8, 2013
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Apr 7, 2013
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Mar 9, 2013
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Mar 28, 2013
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Feb 26, 2013
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Mar 25, 2013
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Feb 26, 2013
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Mar 6, 2013
|Column| Tribune Media Services
Mar 5, 2013
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Mar 4, 2013
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Feb 28, 2013
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