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Cardin, Mikulski urge Obama to speed withdrawal from Afghanistan
The Baltimore SunSens. Benjamin L. Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski urged President Barack Obama on Wednesday to speed the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Afghanistan. The Maryland Democrats joined a group of 24 senators in declaring the mission in Afghanistan...Tags: Taliban, Jeff Bingaman, Sherrod Brown, Frank Lautenberg, Tom Udall
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An Alabama senator's lost cause
WASHINGTON — Not since George Wallace, perhaps, has an Alabamian taken as passionate a stand for a lost cause as the one Jeff Sessions is taking now. Bipartisan immigration legislation is making its way inexorably through the Senate Judiciary...Tags: Ted Cruz, Jeff Sessions, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Justice System, Orrin Hatch
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GOP overplays its hand
WASHINGTON — At the end of a truly dismal week in his presidency, President Obama remains lucky in one crucial category: his opposition. It has been only a matter of days since two scandals — the IRS harassment of conservative groups and the...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Same-Sex Marriage, Minority Groups, Fox News Channel (tv network), Taxation
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Senate panel focuses on enforcement in immigration bill
WASHINGTON — Senators kept the bipartisan immigration bill largely unchanged Thursday after dispatching dozens of proposed amendments even as they punted many of the thorniest issues to next week. The day's session at the Senate Judiciary...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Labor Legislation, Harry Reid, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Justice System
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Business, labor spar over high-skill visas in U.S. immigration bill
ReutersBy Caren Bohan and Rachelle Younglai WASHINGTON, May 13 (Reuters) - A rift emerged between U.S. business groups and organized labor over a high-skilled worker program in the Senate immigration bill, as the tech industry and other firms on Monday pushed...Tags: AFL-CIO, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Justice System, Orrin Hatch
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Gay benefits: Immigration bill deal-breaker?
NewsdayOne of the biggest potential deal-breakers for the massive immigration bill as a Senate committee begins working on it Thursday is a Democratic proposal to extend immigration benefits to gay and lesbian couples, experts and lawmakers said Wednesday....Tags: Minority Groups, Marco Rubio, Labor Legislation, Ted Cruz, Jeff Sessions
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April 27 Letters: Support for victims, gun rights, West, Texas
Unity in support The Muslim Community in the local area was shocked and saddened to hear about the blasts at the Boston Marathon. Our prayers are with the victims and their loved ones. We are grateful to the many government and security officials...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013), Qur'an, International Military Interventions, Belief and Faith
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A lack of appetite for this conservative
WASHINGTON -- Whoever thinks there's no such thing as a free lunch has not been to the Heritage Foundation. After Sen. Mike Lee's speech to the conservative think tank Monday, his listeners didn't rush to the front of the room, where the Utah Republican...
Tags: Planned Parenthood, Tea Party Movement, Ronald Reagan, Jim DeMint, Philosophy
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One to watch from Michigan
WASHINGTON -- America's most interesting development since November is the Republican Party becoming more interesting. Consider the congressman from Grand Rapids, Mich., who occupies the seat once held by Gerald Ford, embodiment of vanilla Republicanism....
Tags: U.S. Congress, Ted Cruz, Illegal Immigrants, Marco Rubio, Gerald Ford
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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: Laws, Anthony D. Weiner, John McCain, Patrick J. Toomey, Marco Rubio
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Senate votes to consider gun control laws
WASHINGTON — In a lopsided vote, the Senate launched a debate Thursday over the most significant gun legislation in more than a decade, setting up a contest that could last weeks between reinvigorated advocates for stricter laws and conservatives...
Tags: Laws, National Rifle Association of America, 2012 U.S. Presidential Election, Patrick J. Toomey, Susan Collins
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Senate poised to debate gun control measure
WASHINGTON — Gun control efforts in Congress cleared a significant hurdle Wednesday as the Senate prepared to open what could be a weeks-long debate, even as opponents plotted a shift in strategy aimed at undermining a comprehensive package of...Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Patrick J. Toomey, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Mark Kirk, Al Gore
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