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Sens. Feinstein and Boxer keep racking up seniority
WASHINGTON — Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer have served longer together than any other pair of California senators — 20 years — and will soon replace Iowa's team as the current longest-serving tandem. In a chamber where the...
Tags: Don Knabe, Parties and Movements, Ted Cruz, Taxpayers for Common Sense, Personal Weapon Control
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Boston bombing suspect belongs in civilian court
A 19-year-old naturalized American citizen is accused of committing a crime of violence in the United States, and a gaggle of elected officials are urging for him to be treated as an enemy combatant and placed in the hands of the military. Not just the...
Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Barack Obama, Bob Graham, Sports, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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Boston Marathon bombing suspect: enemy combatant or common criminal?
Miami HeraldThe capture of the alleged Boston Marathon bomber has uncorked a long simmering national political debate about the way forward in this, the second decade of the war on terror: Treat the American prisoner as an enemy of the state, like a Guantanamo...Tags: Police Investigations, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Prisons, Safety of Citizens, American Civil Liberties Union
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Senators say Tsarnaev should be declared 'enemy combatant'
This post has been corrected. See note at bottom for details.WASHINGTON -- Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.), said Saturday in a joint statement that alleged Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should be denied a defense attorney and declared an “enemy combatant.” They added...Tags: Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Safety of Citizens, American Civil Liberties Union, Sports, Judges
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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: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Rudy Giuliani, ABC (tv network), Tim Roemer, This Week (tv program)
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Legal questions surround Boston bombing suspect
WASHINGTON — Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has become the focus of a heated debate over whether he should receive the Miranda warning or be treated as an enemy combatant. U.S. Atty. Carmen Ortiz indicated in a news conference Friday night that investigators...
Tags: Safety of Citizens, Kelly Ayotte, American Civil Liberties Union, Criminals, Georgetown University
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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: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Parties and Movements, Louie Gohmert, Republican Party, Labor Legislation
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Ag stakeholders reach crucial deal on immigration reform
A bipartisan group of senators known as the Gang of Eight seems to have finally figured out how to fix our country's broken immigration system and provide a workable system for workers to legally perform important tasks on farms and ranches year round....Tags: Migration, Bob Menendez, U.S. House of Representatives, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Michael F. Bennet
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Swift, hopeful reaction to immigration bill
WASHINGTON – An eagerly awaited immigration overhaul from a bipartisan group of senators arrived early Wednesday, an 844-page bill that both the political left and right now see as the best chance in decades to achieve fix a broken immigration...
Tags: Michael Bloomberg, Parties and Movements, Luis Gutierrez, Republican Party, Labor Legislation
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Conservatives mourn, praise 'hero' Margaret Thatcher
WASHINGTON -- As news of the death of Margaret Thatcher came in Monday, tributes flowed from conservative leaders across the Capitol, showing the lasting influence the "Iron Lady" on the personal careers of many American lawmakers. “Lady...
Tags: Bill Clinton, United Kingdom, Ted Cruz, Nancy Pelosi, Political Systems
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Getting to yes on immigration reform
The sweeping immigration bill outlined by a bipartisan group of eight senators this week represents the most comprehensive overhaul of the U.S. immigration system in more than a quarter-century. It's also probably Congress' best chance this year to...
Tags: Migration, Barack Obama, Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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Bipartisan group introduces immigration reform bill
WASHINGTON -- A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill to overhaul immigration laws and provide a path to legal status for an estimated 11 million people who overstayed their visas or illegally entered the United States, Senate aides said....Tags: Migration, Bob Menendez, National Security, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Janet Napolitano
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