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Budget report gives key push to Senate immigration bill
WASHINGTON — The sweeping immigration overhaul bill received a boost Tuesday as senators appeared to narrow their differences on border security and the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office reported that newly legal immigrants would provide...
Tags: John Thune, John Hoeven, Career and Workplace, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Migration
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Budget could limit public's access to government documents
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown is poised to sign legislation that could reduce the public's access to basic government records that have long been used to scrutinize the actions of elected officials. The proposal, a late insert into the state...Tags: Local Government, Justice System, Regional Authority, Abusive Behavior, Honda Center
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IRS manager says tea party groups not politically targeted
WASHINGTON — An Internal Revenue Service manager who described himself as a "conservative Republican" told congressional investigators that no one in the agency's Cincinnati office was trying to target tea party organizations for political reasons,...
Tags: Washington, DC, Elijah E. Cummings, Tea Party Movement, Internal Revenue Service, Taxation
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James considering run for Jacobs' seat
With Sen. Nancy Jacobs planning to retire after her current term, Del. Mary-Dulany James said Tuesday night that she is giving even stronger consideration to seeking that Harford County Senate seat. James is one of the few Democrats with a track record...
Tags: Nancy Jacobs, Politics, Elections
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Beer muscles on display in senate liquor privatization bill
HARRISBURG — Beer is king in Pennsylvania. Tom Corbett is just governor. Those facts played out Tuesday when a Republican state senator unveiled his long-awaited plan to privatize liquor sales in a way vastly different and much slower than the two-...Tags: Bethlehem Township (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Republican Party, Bars and Clubs, Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking
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Study shows elections not good for justice
The cash-fueled partisan elections that put some state Supreme Court justices in office around the country give interest groups an advantage when they get their day in court, according to a study released last week. Court watchers in Pennsylvania say...Tags: Republican Party, Justice System, G. Terry Madonna, Franklin and Marshall College, Elections
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Massachusetts Senate candidates spar on U.S. surveillance programs
ReutersBOSTON (Reuters) - The Republican underdog fighting for Massachusetts' open U.S. Senate seat in a Tuesday debate attacked his rival, a veteran Democratic congressman, over recently revealed programs in which federal agencies track Americans' use of phones...Tags: Elizabeth Warren, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Marth Coakley, Deval Patrick, Frank Lautenberg
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One Republican calls it quits, another jumps in
A generational shift within the Maryland Republican Party picked up steam Tuesday as a veteran GOP senator called an end to her legislative career and a conservative favorite launched an audacious challenge to an incumbent Democratic congressman. State...
Tags: Regional Authority, Abortion, Calvert County, Christopher B. Shank, Andrew P Harris
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Senate immigration bill to aid economy, budget office says
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A White House-backed bill to overhaul the U.S. immigration system got a boost on Tuesday when the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office concluded that the measure would cut federal budget deficits and boost the U.S. economy. The...Tags: Bob Goodlatte, Abusive Behavior, John Hoeven, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Career and Workplace
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FCC nominee Wheeler says will promote competition
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tom Wheeler, President Barack Obama's pick to lead the Federal Communications Commission, on Tuesday pledged to champion competition in the telecommunications industry and said an upcoming auction of airwaves is the biggest...Tags: Barack Obama, John D. Rockefeller IV, Washington, DC, John Thune, T-Mobile
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Led by Republicans, House passes measure to limit abortions
WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives passed legislation to enact stringent restrictions on abortion Tuesday, acting on an issue championed by social conservatives in the Republican majority and inviting a possible new challenge to...Tags: Republican Party, Marsha Blackburn, Abortion, Todd Akin, Virginia Foxx
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IRS cases were referred to 'Group 7822'
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON The Internal Revenue Service diverted applications for tax-exempt status from tea party and like-minded organizations to a special track known as Group 7822 for special scrutiny, according to transcripts of an interview by congressional...Tags: Electronics, Republican Party, Justice System, Federal Election Commission, Accounting and Auditing
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