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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: Dick Durbin, Orrin Hatch, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Immigration, U.S. House of Representatives
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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: National Retail Federation, Dick Durbin, Justice System, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Janet Napolitano
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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: Dick Durbin, Justice System, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Janet Napolitano, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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Senate vote nears, background check bill in peril
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan effort to expand background checks is in deep trouble as the Senate approaches a long-awaited vote on the linchpin of the drive to curb gun violence. As the showdown draws near, an Associated Press-GfK poll shows...
Tags: Polls, Barack Obama, Mark Kelly, Dick Durbin, Max Baucus
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Criticism of immigration bill from left and right
WASHINGTON (AP) — To some conservatives, it's amnesty. To some immigration advocates, it's unnecessarily punitive. The Senate's new bipartisan immigration bill drew criticism from the right and from the left Tuesday — convincing members of...
Tags: Barack Obama, Dick Durbin, Labor Legislation, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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Gun background-check supporters struggle for votes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate gun control supporters struggled Tuesday to salvage their drive to expand background checks to more buyers, buoyed by a visit from wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords but facing enough potential opponents to derail...
Tags: Barack Obama, Mark Kelly, NBC (tv network), Dick Durbin, Max Baucus
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Gun-control plan several votes short in Senate
This post has been corrected and updated as indicated below.WASHINGTON -- A Senate plan to expand the background-check requirement for gun purchases faced a narrowing path to success Tuesday, as advocates for stricter laws sought to scrape together the last few votes they need from among a dwindling number of...Tags: Mark Kelly, Dick Durbin, Max Baucus, Mark Begich, National Rifle Association of America
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Congress tackles gun violence, immigration
WASHINGTON -- After a two-week spring recess, Congress returns to work on Tuesday for a make-or-break legislative sprint on two White House priorities – gun violence and immigration reform – in a session that could help define President Obama&...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Barack Obama, NBC (tv network), Harry Reid, Immigration
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Gun control advocates rally in South Bend
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — About 60 people gathered in the cold, damp air Saturday in front of the Morris Performing Arts Center, urging U.S. senators to move ahead with a bill that would expand background checks for gun sales. Dale Gibson of South Bend held a...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Barack Obama, National Rifle Association of America, Civil Rights, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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Saturday's TV Highlights: 'Smash' on NBC
Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of April 14 -20, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SERIES Doctor Who The Doctor and Clara (Matt...
Tags: Jason Sudeikis, NBC (tv network), Dick Durbin, Joseph Kony, Gun Control
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U.S. senators compromise, potential boost for background checks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative senators from both parties announced their support for expanding background checks for gun buyers Wednesday, giving a burst of momentum to advocates of stronger restrictions. But big questions remain about whether...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Barack Obama, Joe Manchin III, John Boehner, Firearms
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Immigration rally at Capitol as senators race to finish bill
WASHINGTON--The bipartisan group of senators pushing to finish a sweeping immigration bill met late Wednesday as thousands of advocates gathered outside the Capitol, many waving American flags, to lend urgency to the effort. The first draft of the...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Ellis Island, Dick Durbin, Government, Executive Branch
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