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Obama returns to Chicago for fundraising pitch
President Barack Obama came home to Chicago on Wednesday to raise money for Democratic congressional candidates as part of his party's push to take back control of the House and preserve Democrats' majority in the Senate next year. While potentially a...
Tags: Deportation, Immigration, Elections, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), U.S. Congress
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Blumenthal Calls For Deportation Order To Be Revoked
The Hartford CourantAs Congress takes a step closer to immigration overhaul, Sen. Richard Blumenthal on Tuesday called on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to revoke the deportation order of a New Haven resident who entered the country illegally. Jose Maria Islas,...Tags: Deportation, Immigration, Justice System, Crimes, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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House Approves Hiking Minimum Wage By 75 Cents Per Hour
The Hartford CourantThe state House of Representatives, after more than five hours of debate Wednesday night, approved raising the minimum wage by 75 cents over two years – a controversial move that caused sharp clashes between Republicans and Democrats. The increase...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Small Businesses, New Fairfield, Lake Compounce, East Hartford
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Nigeria lawmakers pass anti-gay marriage bill
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Lawmakers in Nigeria have passed a bill banning gay marriage, setting prison terms of up to 14 years. Nigeria's House of Representatives passed the bill Thursday in a voice vote. The Senate previously passed the bill in...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Abusive Behavior, U.S. Senate, Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan
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U.S. House votes to boost homeland security spending
ReutersWASHINGTON, June 6 (Reuters) - The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a $39 billion Department of Homeland Security spending bill for next fiscal year that would boost its funding by nearly $1 billion, shifting deeper cuts into other domestic...Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, White House, U.S. Congress, Republican Party, Politics
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CORRECTED-Senate Republicans push tougher border plans in U.S. immigration bill
Reuters(Changes "legal status" to "permanent residency" in first paragraph, adds dropped words "permanent" and "million" in third paragraph) By Caren Bohan and Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) - Two leading Republican senators on Wednesday...Tags: John Cornyn, Ted Cruz, Crime, Law and Justice, Rand Paul, National Security
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Congress may intervene with Fort Monroe land transfer
HAMPTON — Language included in a draft version of the National Defense Authorization bill may force the Army to transfer 70.4 acres to the Commonwealth of Virginia free of charge. That land — the marina and a half moon-shaped parcel just...
Tags: Scott Rigell, U.S. Congress, National Security, U.S. Army, Bob McDonnell
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Malloy Will Sign $2 Billion UConn Expansion
The Hartford CourantIn the early morning Wednesday, the House of Representatives approved a bill that delivers $2 billion to the University of Connecticut over the next decade. The vote on the final day of the legislative session was 120 to 21, with nine members absent....Tags: Storrs, Plainville, Stamford, University of Connecticut, Colleges and Universities
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Obama in Chicago for Democratic congressional fundraisers
Clout StreetPresident Barack Obama is back in Chicago tonight for a pair of fundraisers as Democrats try to capture the House and defend the Senate next year. During his 15-minute remarks at the Hilton, Obama said he's willing to work with Republicans, but said he...Tags: Robin Kelly, O'Hare International Airport, Abortion, Chicago Hotels, Chicago White Sox
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Pence for or against business loans?
U.S. Rep. Mike Pence spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives against the auto bailout for the publicly owned corporations of General Motors and Chrysler. He also appeared on television objecting to the loan and how it was a "disservice to...Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Auto Racing, Mike Pence, Crime, Law and Justice
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Obamacare is working, despite the GOP's obstructionism
There's a great deal of misinformation and misunderstanding about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. After a hundred years of failed attempts, health insurance reform became the law of the land three years ago, and...Tags: Elections, Primaries, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform (2009), Politics
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U.S. lawmakers in new drive to slash Iran's oil sales to a trickle
ReutersBy Jonathan Leff and Timothy Gardner NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, June 6 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers are embarking this summer on a campaign to deal a deeper blow to Iran's diminishing oil exports, and while they are still working out the details, analysts say...Tags: Justice System, Petroleum Industry, Imports, Environmental Issues, U.S. Department of State
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