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White House calls draft immigration plan a backup

February 17th, 2013 admin Posted in Politica No Comments »

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Republicans and Democrats alike on Sunday predicted President Barack Obama would fail if he pushed forward with his own effort to overhaul the nation’s immigration system and urged the administration to hold off while lawmakers work on a bipartisan measure.

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GOP foe of Hagel’s nomination says let vote go on

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WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama’s pick to be defense secretary is unsuited to head the Pentagon, but Republican senators should stop stalling the nomination and allow a vote on Chuck Hagel, a leading opponent said Sunday.

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Obama immigration aide seeks to finish journey

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WASHINGTON (AP) ? Cecilia Munoz, President Barack Obama’s chief domestic policy adviser, keeps a framed letter from the late Democratic senator and immigration advocate Ted Kennedy in her West Wing office.

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Report: Bill would set an 8-year path to residency

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WASHINGTON (AP) ? The White House is circulating a draft immigration bill that would create a new visa for illegal immigrants living in the United States and allow them to become legal permanent residents within eight years, according to a report published online Saturday by USA Today.

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Gun ban would protect more than 2,200 firearms

February 16th, 2013 admin Posted in Politica No Comments »

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Congress’ latest crack at a new assault weapons ban would protect more than 2,200 specific firearms, including a semi-automatic rifle that is nearly identical to one of the guns used in the bloodiest shootout in FBI history.

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Obama: Growth vs. deficit reduction a false choice

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WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama says the U. S. doesn’t have to choose between growing the economy and shrinking the deficit.

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VA decision on burial rights departs from past

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WASHINGTON (AP) ? The government has cleared the first burial of a same-sex spouse of a veteran in a national cemetery, but it’s far from certain how easy it will be for other gay military couples to win the same benefit.

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Jesse Jackson Jr. , wife agree to plead guilty

February 15th, 2013 admin Posted in Politica No Comments »

WASHINGTON (AP) ? In a spectacular fall from political prominence, former U. S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife agreed Friday to plead guilty to federal charges growing out of what prosecutors said was a scheme to use $750,000 in campaign funds for lavish personal expenses, including a $43,000 gold watch and furs.

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Unyielding GOP politicians doing what voters ask

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HEBER CITY, Utah (AP) ? U. S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz flew home from Washington last week, leaving behind a capital baffled by Republicans like him in Congress: those who stubbornly refuse to compromise with President Barack Obama, a tactic that some see as damaging the GOP brand and pushing the nation repeatedly to the brink of fiscal chaos.

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Obama wraps State of Union speech tour in Chicago

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WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama was wrapping up his post-State of the Union tour by talking about how government can build "ladders of opportunity" into the middle class.

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