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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 committee, which is trying to get through the 844-page bill by the end of the week, also...
Tags: Politics, Ted Cruz, Dick Durbin, Mo Brooks, Chuck Schumer
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Analysis: Once a beacon, Obama under fire over civil liberties
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - He may have been the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review and taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago. He may have written a book extolling constitutional values in a democracy. And he may have...Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Internal Revenue Service, Politics, New York University, Taxation
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US senator probing why IRS revealed mistakes at lawyer meeting
Reuters* Agency announced targeting at bar committee * Grassley says IRS bypassed Congress, seeks information By Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - The decision by the IRS to reveal to a small room of tax lawyers last week that it had targeted...Tags: Barbara A. Mikulski, Justice System, Politics, Internal Revenue Service, Tea Party Movement
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Opponents say Common Core oversimplifies education, lessens local control
Daily American Staff WriterPeople opposed to Common Core State Standards say that it is a "one-size-fits-all" approach to education and that it takes away local control of schools. Some states have halted the standards' implementation. The Republican National Committee in early...Tags: Students, Tea Party Movement, Teaching and Learning, Somerset County (Pennsylvania)
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Immigration bill survives first day of debate in Senate committee
WASHINGTON — After eight hours of debate, the bipartisan Senate immigration bill emerged mostly intact Thursday, despite Republican-led efforts to make substantial alterations in the first of what is certain to be many long committee meetings to...
Tags: Immigration, Justice System, Politics, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Dianne Feinstein
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Many amendments, few changes to immigration overhaul
WASHINGTON -- Senators on Thursday began the arduous task of going through some 300 proposed amendments to the delicately constructed bipartisan immigration bill. By lunch, they had disposed of 17. With a packed audience of many pro-immigration...
Tags: Justice System, Immigration, Elections, Politics, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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U.S. Senate panel launches crucial debate over immigration bill
Reuters* Judiciary Committee opens amendment marathon * Republicans express skepticism and promise long process * House negotiators still face unresolved issues By Richard Cowan and Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate committee on...Tags: Immigration, Politics, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Labor Legislation, Employees
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GOP ramps up criticism of Perez
WASHINGTON -- Congressional Republicans, including Maryland Rep. Andy Harris, stepped up their criticism of Labor Secretary nominee Tom Perez on Tuesday, amplifying their concerns a day before the former state official faces a Senate committee vote on his...
Tags: Justice System, Politics, Labor Legislation, David Vitter, Crime, Law and Justice
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Gay rights amendment offered to US immigration bill in Congress
Reuters* Rubio warns gay rights proposal would 'kill' bill * Committee Republicans offer mountain of amendments (Adds details and context paragraph 11 onward) By Thomas Ferraro and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee...Tags: Politics, Patrick Leahy, AFL-CIO, Jeff Sessions, Republican Party
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Boston bombing inquiries prompt new look at student visas
The federal government will tighten oversight to help ensure that foreign students seeking to enter the United States have valid student visas — the latest step to increase security after the Boston Marathon bombings. The heightened scrutiny by U....
Tags: Politics, Teaching and Learning, Prosecution, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, National Security
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Remains of Boston Marathon bombing suspect claimed
The body of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who was the subject of a massive manhunt and died in a gunbattle with police, was claimed on Thursday. Department of Public Safety spokesman Terrel Harris said a funeral home retained by...
Tags: Justice System, Teaching and Learning, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice
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Penny Pritzker is pick as commerce secretary
President Barack Obama lauded her skills, several prominent business groups quickly heaped praise and critics remained generally quiet after Chicago business executive Penny Pritzker was introduced Thursday as Obama's nominee to lead the Commerce...
Tags: Politics, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, White House, Penny Pritzker, Rahm Emanuel
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