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Immigration Bill Falling Apart in House Working Group
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FILE - This Oct. 2, 2012 file photo shows U.S. Border Patrol agents patrolling the border fence near Naco, Ariz. In the midst of a national conversation about immigration reform, where questions of border security figure heavily, the Obama administration switched from daily declarations that the border with Mexico is as secure as it's ever been to warning of the increasingly dire implications of hacking $754 million from Customs and Border Protection among nearly $3 billion from the Department of Homeland Security in the remaining half of the fiscal year. The cuts have affected the border and immigration enforcement in various ways, most visibly with the release of more than 2,000 immigrants from detention centers in states including Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia and Texas.
Disagreements over unions and health care dragging House immigration negotiations South.
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4 Americans killed since 2009 in US drone strikes
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:05PM May 22, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration acknowledged publicly for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009 in Pakistan and Yemen. The disclosure to Congress comes on the eve of a major national security speech by President Barack Obama in which he plans to pledge more transparency to Congress in his counterterrorism policy.
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Carney: Criticism of IRS response 'legitimate'
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:57PM May 22, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's top spokesman says the White House is facing "legitimate criticisms" for its shifting accounts about who knew what about the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative political groups, and when they knew it.
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Judge apologizes for lag in unsealing documents
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:41PM May 22, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge apologized Wednesday for an 18-month delay in unsealing documents in a case involving an alleged leak of classified information to a reporter.
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AG: 4 Americans killed since 2009 in drone strikes
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:39PM May 22, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder says four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009.
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Senators warm to transportation nominee
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:27PM May 22, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's nominee for transportation secretary is getting a friendly reception from senators of both parties laced with warnings that the nation needs to make a host of transportation improvements with no clear way to pay for them.
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Soldier charged with videotaping women
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:17PM May 22, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — An Army soldier has been charged with secretly photographing and videotaping women at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, including in a bathroom.
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Obama threatens veto of House student loan plan
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:37PM May 22, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is threatening to veto House Republicans' student loan bill.
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Benghazi review leader OKs meeting with committee
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:24PM May 22, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee chairman has withdrawn a subpoena to compel a retired diplomat to answer questions in private about an independent investigation of last year's attack in Benghazi, Libya.
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Biden Makes Teleprompter Joke, Offers Jews 'Uncomfortable' Flattery
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Vice President Joe Biden joins President Barack Obama in the State Dining Room of the White House, May 21, 2013.
Vice president hails 'outsized influence' of Jews, says they're responsible for '85 percent' of social changes.
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House takes up GOP bill to speed pipeline approval
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:20PM May 22, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The House has taken up a Republican-sponsored bill that would speed approval of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas.
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House committee passes Iran sanctions legislation
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:00PM May 22, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — A new push to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions by crippling the country's economy is gathering momentum on Capitol Hill.
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Senate rejects bid to let states run food stamps
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:45PM May 22, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has rejected a Republican amendment to turn the federal food stamp program over to the states.
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House preserves its own budget as others face cuts
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:36PM May 22, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers are moving to protect Capitol Hill's budget even as they slash programs like education, health research, water projects and housing aid for the poor.
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House Republicans promote 20-week abortion ban
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:25PM May 22, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — House Republican who oppose abortion are promoting legislation that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
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Pentagon to seek new vets record system
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:10PM May 22, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. official says the Pentagon has decided to buy a new computerized health records system that will allow the department to better share and merge its data with the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Others who took the 5th: McGwire, Abramoff, North
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:03PM May 22, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Lois Lerner of the IRS joins a diverse roll call of people who have invoked Fifth Amendment protections against self-incrimination in refusing to answer questions at congressional hearings over the years.
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Kerry: US, allies, ready to step up aid rebels
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:01AM May 22, 2013 CommentAMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry says the United States and its Arab and European allies will step up their support for Syria's opposition to help them "fight for the freedom of their country" if President Bashar Assad's regime doesn't engage in peace talks in good faith.
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More doctors, hospitals using electronic records
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:45AM May 22, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration says more doctors and hospitals are embracing technology as adoption of computerized medical records reaches a "tipping point" in America.
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FBI: Man fatally shot in Boston bombing probe
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:50AM May 22, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI says a man being questioned by authorities in the Boston bombing probe was fatally shot when he initiated a violent confrontation.
