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    Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Obama: Senate gun vote marks 'shameful day in Washington'

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> -- President Obama declared it a &ldquo;shameful day for Washington&rdquo; on Wednesday after the Senate defeated an effort to expand background checks for people trying to purchase guns.
    WASHINGTON -- President Obama declared it a “shameful day for Washington” on Wednesday after the Senate defeated an effort to expand background checks for people trying to purchase guns. Standing in the White House's Rose Garden with...

    Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Gun Control, Chuck Grassley, Personal Weapon Control, Joe Biden

    2. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Labor secretary nominee unscathed after hearing

    WASHINGTON &mdash; President Obama's pick for Labor secretary, Thomas E. Perez, emerged unscathed Thursday from a Senate confirmation hearing that was more perfunctory than contentious.
    WASHINGTON — President Obama's pick for Labor secretary, Thomas E. Perez, emerged unscathed Thursday from a Senate confirmation hearing that was more perfunctory than contentious. Conservatives have been critical of Perez, the administration's top...

    Tags: Dominican Republic, Tim Scott, Tom Harkin, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights

    3. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Labor nominee Perez faces sharp questions from GOP senators

    Thomas E. Perez, the former Maryland labor secretary nominated to lead the U.S. Department of Labor, faced pointed questions at his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday about whether politics influenced his decisions as the top civil rights attorney in the U.S. Justice Department.
    Thomas E. Perez, the former Maryland labor secretary nominated to lead the U.S. Department of Labor, faced pointed questions at his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday about whether politics influenced his decisions as the top civil rights attorney in...

    Tags: Barbara A. Mikulski, Labor Disputes, U.S. Department of Justice, Tom Harkin, Civil Rights

    4. Apr 11, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  4. Rubio has dinner at the White House

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    By William E. Gibson, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, one of President Obama’s most persistent critics, joined him for dinner at the White House on Wednesday night to talk immigration, the budget and a wide range of other...
    5. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  5. Obama and GOP senators discuss issues over dinner

    WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; President Barack Obama hosted Republican senators at the White House Wednesday evening, with dinner conversation including the deficit, gun control and immigration.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama hosted Republican senators at the White House Wednesday evening, with dinner conversation including the deficit, gun control and immigration. A White House official characterized their discussion over steak...

    Tags: Johnny Isakson, Gun Control, Mike Crapo, Personal Weapon Control, Politics

    6. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  6. Rubio dines with political adversary Obama

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      U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, one of President Obama’s most persistent critics, joined him for dinner at the White House on Wednesday night to talk immigration, the budget and a wide range of other topics.  Not big breakthroughs emerged from the...

    Tags: Johnny Isakson, Roger F. Wicker, Gun Control, Mike Crapo, Personal Weapon Control

    7. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Obama courts GOP senators, Part II

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> &ndash; President Obama is proving to be a popular dinner host.
    WASHINGTON – President Obama is proving to be a popular dinner host. Republican senators who dined Wednesday at the White House, the second time Obama has extended an invitation to his sometime adversaries, offered mostly positive reviews,...

    Tags: Johnny Isakson, Roger F. Wicker, Mike Crapo, Politics, Barack Obama

    8. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Senate OKs Sally Jewell as new Interior secretary

    WASHINGTON - The Senate approved REI Chief Executive Sally Jewell Wednesday as the new secretary of the Interior by a vote of 87 to 11. &nbsp;
    WASHINGTON - The Senate approved REI Chief Executive Sally Jewell Wednesday as the new secretary of the Interior by a vote of 87 to 11.   Jewell, 58, had faced tough questioning by some Senate Republicans during her confirmation hearing in early March....

    Tags: U.S. Department of the Interior, Environmental Issues, Politics, Ken Salazar, Land Resources

    9. Mar 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Obama nominates top civil rights lawyer to lead Labor Department

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> -- President Obama has nominated civil rights lawyer Thomas E. Perez to lead the Department of Labor, calling the former state labor official a defender of middle class workers and a consensus builder.
    WASHINGTON -- President Obama has nominated civil rights lawyer Thomas E. Perez to lead the Department of Labor, calling the former state labor official a defender of middle class workers and a consensus builder. Announcing his choice in the East Room on...

    Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Kathleen Hennessey, Chuck Grassley, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights

    10. Feb 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Hagel nomination for Defense secretary hits more roadblocks

    WASHINGTON &ndash; Efforts to confirm Chuck Hagel as the nation&rsquo;s new secretary of Defense hit another roadblock Thursday, with Senate leaders saying a vote to move forward with his nomination could be delayed in the face of a &ldquo;full-scale filibuster&rdquo; on the part of Republicans.
    WASHINGTON – Efforts to confirm Chuck Hagel as the nation’s new secretary of Defense hit another roadblock Thursday, with Senate leaders saying a vote to move forward with his nomination could be delayed in the face of a “full-scale...

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Leon Panetta, Politics, NATO

    11. Jan 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. The challenging math of passing immigration reform

    WASHINGTON &ndash; Senators from both parties are expressing enthusiasm for pushing a comprehensive overhaul of the nation&rsquo;s immigration system.
    WASHINGTON – Senators from both parties are expressing enthusiasm for pushing a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s immigration system. But while immigration politics appears to have changed in the wake of sweeping Republican rejection...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Mike Crapo, Benjamin L. Cardin, Tom Harkin, George W. Bush

    12. Jan 22, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  12. Quotes on Inauguration Day

    "Our country cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it." —President Barack Obama, during his second inaugural address. ___ "It's going to take some give-and-take. I hope they're not too proud to do so."...

    Tags: Middlefield, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Civil Rights, Politics, Barack Obama

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