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    May 21, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  1. 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: Mike Lee, Patrick Leahy, Migration, Parties and Movements, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary

    2. May 21, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  2. Senate panel approves immigration bill

    <span style="font-size: small;">WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; 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 sidestepped a controversy over the rights of gay spouses.</span>
    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: Patrick Leahy, U.S. Congress, Migration, Chuck Schumer, Washington, DC

    3. May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. 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: Mitch McConnell, Patrick Leahy, U.S. Congress, Migration, Chuck Schumer

    4. May 20, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  4. Matthew Rozsa: Why won't 'birthers' question citizenship of Sen. Ted Cruz?

    From a strictly political standpoint, the past month has been pretty good for Sen. Ted Cruz. First the tea party darling further endeared himself to grass-roots rightists by claiming he had privately told Republican senators who supported the gun-buyer...

    Tags: Grover Cleveland, Polls, John McCain, Republican Party, Tea Party Movement

    5. May 20, 2013 |Column| South Bend Tribune

  5. Coats defends his vote on guns

    Although polls nationwide and in Indiana show overwhelming support for tightening background checks for gun purchases,Sen. Dan Coats, Indiana's Republican senior senator, voted "no." He says most constituents who contacted him wanted him to do just that. In a wide-ranging interview in Mishawaka, Coats said the gun issue broughtmore calls, e-mails and letters to his office -- more than 40,000 -- than received on all other issues combined in the past two years. Coats said more than 75 percent of the messages were in opposition to tighter background checks in the proposal of Sens. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., which died in the Senate after failing to get a required 60 votes.
    Although polls nationwide and in Indiana show overwhelming support for tightening background checks for gun purchases,Sen. Dan Coats, Indiana's Republican senior senator, voted "no." He says most constituents who contacted him wanted him to do just that....

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Personal Weapon Control, Patrick J. Toomey, Parties and Movements, Interior Policy

    6. May 19, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  6. 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: Fox News Channel (tv network), Mike Lee, Mitch McConnell, Same-Sex Marriage, Internal Revenue Service

    7. May 16, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  7. New Texas senator is commercial space supporter

    WASHINGTON -- The last time Congress wrote a blueprint for NASA policy, a major powerbroker in the 2010 proceedings was then-U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas. Aligned with traditional aerospace companies, Hutchison used the bill to force the White...

    Tags: Kay Bailey Hutchison, Washington, DC, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, Science

    8. May 16, 2013 |Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  8. Guillermo Martinez: Immigration currently takes back seat, but Rubio's task remains hard

    The second term curse that many believe affect many presidents has kept discussion of President Barack Obama's agenda off the front pages and out of the television newscasts. Instead of covering the budget sequestration, journalists are covering what...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Joe Biden, Internal Revenue Service, Migration, Parties and Movements

    9. May 17, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  9. Special session talk pervades the Capitol, but Perry isn't talking

    Austin American-Statesman
    The likelihood of a special legislative session during the summer appeared to grow Thursday, as lawmakers began predicting they will return to Austin in June to address the politically touchy issue of redistricting. If they come back to affirm the...

    Tags: Lawyers, U.S. Senate, Regional Authority, Parties and Movements, Royce West

    10. May 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Senators tighten student visa rules in immigration bill

    The Senate Judiciary Committee amended the sweeping immigration bill Tuesday to tighten student visa rules in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings.
    The Senate Judiciary Committee amended the sweeping immigration bill Tuesday to tighten student visa rules in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings. The committee, which is trying to get through the 844-page bill by the end of the week, also...

    Tags: Migration, Azamat Tazhayakov, Heritage Foundation, Chuck Schumer, Mo Brooks

    11. May 14, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  11. WRAPUP 1-FBI opens criminal probe of U.S. tax agency, audit cites disarray

    Reuters
    * "Insufficient oversight" led to problems at IRS -report * Embattled acting IRS chief meets lawmakers * House tax panel is set to hold hearing on Friday By David Ingram and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Eric...

    Tags: Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senate, Internal Revenue Service, Political Fundraising, Jay Carney

    12. May 17, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  12. Bachmann revels in 229-195 House vote to repeal Obamacare

    Star Tribune
    For Rep. Michele Bachmann, Thursday hearkened back to the halcyon days of 2009, when her Tea Party supporters flocked to the U.S. Capitol and she led Republican opposition to President Obama's health care law. Tea Party rally? Check. House vote to...

    Tags: Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senate, Internal Revenue Service, Advertising, Parties and Movements

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