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Phone record seizure called 'witch hunt'
Albuquerque JournalThe Justice Department's secret seizure of Associated Press telephone records drew scathing criticism from news organizations Tuesday while reaction from lawmakers ranged from concern to outrage. "Americans and New Mexicans treasure a free and open...Tags: U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Steve Pearce, Justice System, Lawyers, Media Industry
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GOP divided as immigration bill debate nears
Albuquerque JournalOne of the nation's leading conservatives on Tuesday assailed a new Heritage Foundation report that says a comprehensive overhaul of U.S. immigration policy would cost American taxpayers more than $6 trillion. Grover Norquist, founder of Americans for...Tags: Heritage Foundation, U.S. House Committee on the Budget, Justice System, Migration, Immigration
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FCC program could impact rural NM access to TV broadcasts
The Daily Times, Farmington, N.M.A federal program aimed at boosting access to broadband service is receiving scrutiny from New Mexico's senators and representatives who say it could harm rural residents' access to news. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, both Democrats, and Reps....Tags: Television Industry, Telecommunication Service, Tom Udall, Media Industry, Satellite and Cable Service
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State Dems' chief to step down
The Santa Fe New MexicanAt the end of the month, Javier Gonzales will step down as state chairman of the Democratic Party. But, Gonzales insists, he will not be leaving politics. However, he's not necessarily thinking about some behind-the-scenes, party-elder position. In...Tags: Barack Obama, Justice System, Lawyers, Jeff Bingaman, Regional Authority
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EDITORIAL: Gun safety laws: Bruised, not dead
The Santa Fe New MexicanAs so many predicted, the U.S. Senate failed to approve even one common-sense measure making citizens safer from gun violence. That measures requiring additional background checks of gun buyers, limits on high-capacity magazines and a ban on assault-style...Tags: Minority Groups, U.S. House of Representatives, Voting, Personal Weapon Control, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013)
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Transcript: Rand Paul's filibuster of John Brennan's CIA nomination
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) delivered a nearly 13-hour filibuster Wednesday of John Brennan’s nomination to lead the CIA. Paul used his time on the floor to question the legality of the White House's policies on drone use, beginning at 11:47 a.m. EST and...
Tags: Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Minority Groups, Separation of Church and State, Libertarian Party, Pakistan
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Disarm the filibuster
On Jan. 3, there's a chance that the U.S. Senate will return to some semblance of a functioning legislative body. That day a majority of senators could vote to eliminate Rule XXII, which authorizes the notorious filibuster. Article 1, Section 6 of the...
Tags: Keith Ellison, U.S. Senate, DREAM Act, Jeff Merkley, Elections
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Reid urges cooperation as Democrats expand Senate control
CNNSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid called on Republicans to cooperate with an expanded Democratic majority Wednesday, a day after the Democrats picked up at least one more seat in the chamber. "It is better to dance than to fight," said Reid, D-Nevada....Tags: CNN (tv network), Minority Groups, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Dean Heller, Jeff Flake
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Democrats maintain control of Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats secured a majority in the Senate on Tuesday, snatching Republican-held seats in Massachusetts and Indiana and turning back fierce, expensive challenges in Virginia, Ohio, Wisconsin and Connecticut to maintain the...
Tags: Primaries, Connecticut General Assembly, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Mazie K. Hirono, Jeff Flake
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Controversies dim GOP hopes to take over Senate
CNNEven before a second Republican Senate candidate tripped over incendiary comments about rape, GOP leaders in Washington knew that their once promising chances of winning control of the Senate had diminished. Whether Richard Mourdock of Indiana can move...Tags: Richard Mourdock, Robert P. Casey, Jr., Regional Authority, Dean Heller, Tea Party Movement
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Other election issue around the nation
OTHER ELECTIONS The highlight of Tuesday’s elections was the gubernatorial recall vote in Wisconsin, which Republican Gov. Scott Walker won over his Democratic challenger. Mitt Romney swept the five states holding Republican presidential primaries...
Tags: Primaries, Bill Clinton, Jeff Bingaman, Voting, Regional Authority
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Democrats court Ricardo Sanchez for Texas Senate seat
Eager to expand the electoral map in their effort to maintain control of the Senate, national Democrats are recruiting Ricardo Sanchez, the former commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, to run for the open seat in Texas in 2012.
Sanchez, a retired Army...Tags: Minority Groups, Kay Bailey Hutchison, John McCain, Regional Authority, Iraq
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