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Senate panel approves immigration bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Far-reaching legislation to grant a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly...
Tags: Barack Obama, Migration, Orrin Hatch, White House, Chuck Schumer
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Immigration reform bill heads to full Senate
WASHINGTON — A sweeping bipartisan plan to overhaul the nation’s immigration system headed to the Senate floor after a key committee approved it Tuesday, but not before tilting the bill to the political right with amendments designed to...Tags: Barack Obama, Migration, Orrin Hatch, White House, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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Senate panel passes immigration bill; Obama praises move
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel on Tuesday approved legislation to give millions of illegal immigrants a path to citizenship, setting up a spirited debate next month in the full Senate over the biggest changes in immigration policy in a generation....Tags: Personal Income, White House, Politics, Orrin Hatch, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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Oakland Raiders - TeamReport
ReutersNFL Team Report - Oakland Raiders - INSIDE SLANT A soft market had Charles Woodson considering something he wouldn't have dreamed of a few months ago: finishing his career where he started it. And that's exactly what happened late Tuesday when the...Tags: Matt Giordano, Shawntae Spencer, Miami Dolphins, Vance Walker, Coye Francies
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Baltimore percentage of same-sex couples raising kids among highest in nation
Same-sex couples in the Baltimore area are raising children at a higher rate than in most large metropolitan regions in the nation, according to a new study released by a think tank at the UCLA School of Law. The study, released this week by the...
Tags: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Same-Sex Marriage, Arlington (Staten Island, New York), Alexandria (Alexandria, Virginia), Social Issues
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U.S. Boy Scouts to vote this week on lifting ban on gay youth
ReutersBy Marice Richter DALLAS, May 21 (Reuters) - Leaders of Boy Scout groups across the country will vote this week on a controversial proposal that would remove the organization's ban on gay scouts but not gay adult leaders. Hundreds of champions and...Tags: Boy Scouts of America, Lifestyle and Leisure, Politics, Youth Organizations, Gay Rights
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Peace Corps opens door for same-sex couples to serve together
The U.S. Peace Corps will begin accepting applications from same-sex couples who wish to serve overseas together for the first time next month, the agency announced Tuesday. The move follows a broader shift by the Obama administration toward publicly...
Tags: John F. Kennedy, U.S. Department of State, Social Issues, Peace Corps
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Liberace film throws spotlight on gay rights at Cannes festival
ReutersCANNES (Reuters) - The relationship between the flamboyant pianist Liberace and his young lover dazzled at the Cannes film festival on Tuesday and threw the spotlight on gay rights at the movie industry's largest annual gathering. Director Steven...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Film Festivals, Chemotherapy, Glenn Close, Arts and Culture
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Boy Scouts to vote this week on lifting ban on gay youth
ReutersDALLAS (Reuters) - Leaders of Boy Scout groups across the country will vote this week on a controversial proposal that would remove the organization's ban on gay scouts but not gay adult leaders. Hundreds of champions and opponents of the proposed change...Tags: Boy Scouts of America, Lifestyle and Leisure, Politics, Youth Organizations, Gay Rights
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Gay marriage opponent kills himself in Paris' Notre Dame
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - An 78-year-old French far-right activist committed suicide at the altar of the Notre Dame cathedral on Tuesday by shooting himself in the mouth, three days after a law legalizing same-sex marriage came into effect. Police evacuated...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Family, Politics, Francois Hollande, Paris (France)
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Democrats slam GOP ticket on anti-homosexual rhetoric
Democratic state lawmakers asserted Tuesday that the anti-homosexual views of Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli and his running mate E.W. Jackson will hamper the commonwealth's ability to attract businesses to the state. Democrats have...
Tags: Employment, Same-Sex Marriage, Career and Workplace, Business, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia)
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Salt Lake City has highest rate of same-sex couples raising kids
Salt Lake City: the gay parenting capital of the United States? Unexpected as it may sound, a new study finds that the Utah capital and its outskirts have the nation's highest percentage of gay or lesbian couples raising children. Among couples of the...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Science and Technology, Family, Medical Research, Minority Groups
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