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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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Garcetti elected Los Angeles mayor over Greuel
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:41AM May 22, 2013 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — Eric Garcetti has defeated Wendy Greuel (Grool) in the race to become next mayor of Los Angeles.
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House panel seeks to curb military sexual assaults
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:12AM May 22, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Determined to check the growing epidemic of sexual assaults in the armed forces, a House panel is poised to approve a series of revisions to longstanding military law. They include stripping commanding officers of their unilateral authority to change or dismiss a court-martial conviction and requiring that service members found guilty of sexual offenses be dismissed or dishonorably discharged.
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Republican divisions may hinder party's momentum
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:05AM May 22, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — A string of unrelated events are highlighting divisions among Republicans just when they'd like to show a united front to exploit the White House's latest political problems.
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Star witness to be mum during House hearing on IRS
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:54AM May 22, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee taking Congress' latest look at the Internal Revenue Service's mistreatment of tea party groups will apparently hold its hearing without input from its star witness.
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Gov't dysfunction may be baked into the system
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:22AM May 22, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The works do seem to be "gummed up" on Capitol Hill. And President Barack Obama isn't the only one to say so.
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Immigration bill heads to full Senate
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:21AM May 22, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — A far-reaching bill to remake the nation's troubled immigration system is headed to the full Senate after approval by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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GOP questions IRS scrutiny of anti-abortion groups
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:15AM May 22, 2013 CommentIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — When a small anti-abortion group in Iowa sought nonprofit status, the IRS wanted a promise that it wouldn't protest outside Planned Parenthood. The agency also demanded to know how its prayer meetings and protest signs were educational.
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Will Senate bid lure Rogers from his House seat?
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:12AM May 22, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Mike Rogers, who is chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, has pulled off a rare feat in a bitterly divided Congress: He's created a working, productive relationship with Democrats in overseeing the nation's 16 spy agencies.
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Kerry pushes $2.1 billion Raytheon deal in Oman
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:11AM May 22, 2013 CommentMUSCAT, Oman (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is talking with officials in Oman about their plans to buy a $2.1 billion air defense system from American manufacturer Raytheon.
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Anthony Weiner launches bid to become NYC mayor
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:23AM May 22, 2013 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Weiner's run for a renaissance is officially on.
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Biden: Jewish leaders drove gay marriage changes
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:21PM May 21, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden is praising Jewish leaders for helping change American attitudes about gay marriage and other issues.
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Obama voices support for Senate immigration bill
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:39PM May 21, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says a far-reaching immigration overhaul approved by a Senate panel is largely consistent with his own principles.
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Pentagon wants $450M for Guantanamo prison
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:16PM May 21, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon wants more than $450 million for maintaining and upgrading the Guantanamo Bay prison that President Barack Obama wants to close.
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White House: Reporters shouldn't be prosecuted
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:37PM May 21, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama believes journalists shouldn't be prosecuted for doing their jobs, the White House said Tuesday, showing solidarity with First Amendment advocates alarmed by a pair of high-profile federal probes into national security leaks.
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Feds halt data cull for State Dept terror report
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:31PM May 21, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government has given the job of compiling statistics used by the State Department to analyze trends in global terrorism to an academic group, a move that may complicate accurate unclassified assessments of patterns of terrorist activity for years to come.
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Fort Jackson commander facing adultery charges
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:21PM May 21, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The Army says the commanding general of Fort Jackson, S.C., has been suspended in connection with charges of adultery and involvement in a physical altercation.
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Senate panel approves weapons for Syrian rebels
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:46PM May 21, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel has voted to provide weapons to rebels battling the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
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Obama opposes GOP bill on Keystone XL oil pipeline
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:44PM May 21, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama opposes a House bill that would speed approval of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas.
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No new funds needed for Okla. tornado recovery
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:38PM May 21, 2013 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Top lawmakers and officials say the federal government has plenty of money on hand to pay for recovery efforts in the devastating tornado that struck Oklahoma.
