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Napolitano pushes back against calls for increased border security
WASHINGTON -- Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano pushed back Wednesday against congressional demands to further boost border security, and said those calls shouldn't delay creating a path to citizenship for up to 11 million illegal immigrants....
Tags: Immigration, Mike Lee, Justice System, Labor Legislation, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
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Should U.S. citizens in Al Qaeda be tried for treason?
In my Sunday column, I wrote that it’s past time for the Obama administration to subject its nomination of suspected terrorists for the “kill list” -- secret death warrants, to put it bluntly -- to some form of independent review, at...
Tags: Dianne Feinstein, Terrorism, John Brennan, American Civil Liberties Union, Chuck Grassley
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The Latin America mistake
The United States is expanding its military presence in Honduras on a spectacular scale. The Associated Press reported this month in an investigative article that Washington in 2011 authorized $1.3 billion for U.S. military electronics in Honduras. This...
Tags: Civil Rights, Corporate Crime, Human Rights, U.S. Congress, Karen Bass
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Obama stands firm on gun control despite long odds
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Barack Obama declared Monday on his first trip outside Washington to promote gun control that a consensus is emerging for universal background checks for purchasers, though he conceded a tough road lay ahead to pass an...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Republican Party, Interior Policy, Justice System, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
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LaPierre caught with his facts down
WASHINGTON -- Wayne LaPierre, the National Rifle Association's chief executive, arrived for his hearing on Capitol Hill in the organization's trademark fashion: violently. When he and his colleagues stepped off the elevator in the Dirksen Senate...
Tags: Dianne Feinstein, National Rifle Association of America, Shootings, Gabrielle Giffords, Wayne LaPierre
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Gun control debate intensifies in Senate hearing
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.WASHINGTON -- There was little common ground between gun-control advocates and opponents at the first congressional hearing on guns since the massacre of children and teachers at Newtown, Conn. “This is such a hard debate because people have such...Tags: Dianne Feinstein, National Rifle Association of America, Gabrielle Giffords, Wayne LaPierre, Lindsey O. Graham
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Giffords' plea to Congress on guns: 'you must act'
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a dramatic appeal, wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords urged Congress on Wednesday to enact tougher curbs on guns, saying, "too many children are dying" without them. "The time is now. You must act. Be bold, be courageous,...
Tags: Mark Begich, Gabrielle Giffords, U.S. Congress, Republican Party, Interior Policy
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Senators complain about guns not being allowed at hearing
WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) last week stood in front of an array of assault weapons to launch her drive for tougher gun laws. But on Wednesday, a pair of Republican senators who oppose Feinstein’s bill had to use photos of...
Tags: Dianne Feinstein, Laws, Lindsey O. Graham, Justice System, Interior Policy
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The challenging math of passing immigration reform
WASHINGTON – Senators from both parties are expressing enthusiasm for pushing a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s immigration system. But while immigration politics appears to have changed in the wake of sweeping Republican rejection...
Tags: Mike Enzi, Jon Tester, Susan Collins, Parties and Movements, Lamar Alexander
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'No budget, no pay' advances despite reservations
WASHINGTON (AP) — In an earlier era, a move like the one engineered by House GOP leaders to pass a "no budget, no pay" measure probably would have been stopped in its tracks. But with Congress' approval ratings in the gutter, House lawmakers...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Patty Murray, U.S. Congress, Harry Reid, Republican Party
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Stem the flow of guns to Mexico
There are plenty of reasons right here at home to support President Obama's effort to reform the nation's gun laws. But if Congress requires additional arguments, it should consider that easy access to guns is also undermining the United States' avowed...
Tags: Dianne Feinstein, National Rifle Association of America, Laws, Mexico, U.S. Congress
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Who stands to lose more if immigration reform fails?
As President Obama’s second term gets underway, there is a growing debate about whether comprehensive immigration reform will remain a priority given the ambitious agenda he has outlined, including the need to address the budget, tax reform, climate...Tags: Immigration, Republican Party, Labor Legislation, Justice System, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
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Jan 31, 2013
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