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U.S. House won't follow Senate lead on immigration bill: Boehner
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Thursday his chamber would chart its own path on immigration rather than simply considering a Senate-passed measure, quashing hopes some Democrats had for quickly enacting...Tags: Zoe Lofgren, Labor Legislation, U.S. House of Representatives, Elections, Immigration
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House immigration group sees resolution on disagreements as lawmakers return home to voters
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — House members writing a bipartisan immigration bill said Thursday they had patched over a dispute that threatened their efforts, even as they and the rest of Congress prepared to return home for a weeklong recess where many could...Tags: Raul Labrador, Justice System, Memorial Day, Elections, Immigration
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Key House chairman slams Senate immigration bill as House immigration group struggles
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A key House committee chairman on Wednesday sharply criticized a wide-ranging immigration bill just passed by a Senate committee, underscoring the difficulties ahead as the politically volatile measure moves forward in a divided...Tags: Employees, Dick Durbin, Xavier Becerra, Barack Obama, Immigration
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U.S. grower group asks for no limit on foreign field workers
ReutersBy Charles Abbott WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Immigration reform legislation should allow unlimited hiring of foreigners to work on U.S. farms to avert damaging labor shortages at harvest, a group representing large farmers told a U.S. House of...Tags: U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Interior Policy
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Boehner urges US House action on immigration amid deep splits
Reuters* House group riven by disagreements * Speaker Boehner says no decisions on legislation By Richard Cowan and Rachelle Younglai WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Thursday tried to encourage negotiations...Tags: Mitt Romney, Employees, Justice System, Labor Legislation, U.S. House of Representatives
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Key lawmaker: House will be 'more thoughtful' on Internet sales tax
WASHINGTON -- A key House committee chairman said his panel would take a "more thoughtful" approach to legislation allowing states to force retailers to collect sales taxes on Internet purchases. His comments signaled that momentum from Monday's easy...
Tags: Justice System, Amazon.com Inc., U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Global Expansion, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
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Kimberly McBroom's Blog
Tuesday, May 7 I truly hope you were able to catch "Susan's Story," either last night at 6 or today on WDBJ 7 Mornin'. Susan Bahorich bravely shared her personal struggle with ovarian cancer. I am so proud of her for being open and honest with what she is...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Heart Failure, Arthur (movie), Tourism and Leisure Industry, A Christmas Carol (movie, 2009)
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Senate OKs Internet sales tax
WASHINGTON — The Senate gave strong bipartisan approval to landmark legislation that could largely lead to the end of the nation's decades-long Internet sales tax holiday. Now the issue shifts to the more skeptical, Republican-controlled House,...
Tags: Business, Dick Durbin, Justice System, Small Businesses, Amazon.com Inc.
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Senate OKs online sales tax
The Senate voted Monday to allow states to assess a sales tax on purchases from Amazon.com, eBay and other online retailers in a bipartisan measure that would also reduce the increase planned for Maryland's gas tax. The bill, which passed 69-27, would...
Tags: Chris Christie, Sales, Justice System, Business, U.S. House of Representatives
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Boston Bombing Only A Pretext To Scuttle Immigration Reform
The Hartford CourantThe newly unveiled George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum has occasioned a lot of reflection on our last president's accomplishments and failures. There are lessons within those walls. In the case of immigration reform, especially, we'd do...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Lu Lingzi, Immigration
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Officials: Bomb suspect silent after read rights
BOSTON (AP) — Sixteen hours after investigators began interrogating him, the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings went silent: he'd just been read his constitutional rights. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev immediately stopped talking after a...
Tags: Sean Collier, Central Intelligence Agency, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Tamerlan Tsarnaev
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Bill to require sales tax for online purchases advances in Senate
Online shoppers would have to pay state sales taxes on more purchases under legislation that advanced in the U.S. Senate on Monday — but Marylanders could also wind up paying a smaller increase in gasoline taxes. Bricks-and-mortar stores have long...
Tags: Chris Christie, Sales, Annapolis, Business, Justice System
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