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Lieberman, in Final Senate Speech, Reflects on His Political Journey

Source: The New York Times, Dec 12 2012, 3:58pm CST

WASHINGTON — For nearly a quarter-century, Senator Joseph I. Lieberman has been an unmistakable presence in a legislative body filled with colorful personalities and large egos. But on Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Lieberman arrived in the Senate chamb ...

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Fight for gun control not over, Biden says

Source: Pittsburgh Entertainment  |   Jun 18 2013, 6:34pm CDT

WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that the Obama administration will continue fighting for a “rational gun policy” — more than six months after the Dec. 14 shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., and two months after ...

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U.S. to Propose New Phase In Nuclear Arms Cuts

Source: Wall Street Journal  |   Jun 18 2013, 6:14pm CDT

WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama, in a major foreign policy speech in Berlin on Wednesday, is set to make the case for a new phase in nuclear weapons reductions, according to senior U.S. officials briefed on the plans. Despite mounting tensions ...

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26 weeks ago


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"I came away from that experience with the dream that I might someday, somehow, return to serve in this place"


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US House committee takes up tough immigration bill

Source: San Diego Local News 1  |   Jun 18 2013, 6:13pm CDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Challenged by protesters chanting "shame, shame," House Republicans advanced legislation Tuesday to crack down on immigrants living illegally in the United States as the Senate lurched ahead on a dram ...

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US immigration overhaul would cut federal deficit over the next 20 years

Source: Economic Times  |   Jun 18 2013, 5:54pm CDT

WASHINGTON: A US immigration overhaul would cut hundreds of billions of dollars from the federal deficit over the next 20 years if it gets through Congress, congressional budget analysts said. Tuesday's assessment cheered supporters of an ...

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CBO: 8 million to gain legal status in Senate bill

Source: FindLaw: AP Professional News  |   Jun 18 2013, 5:12pm CDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — About 8 million immigrants living unlawfully in the United States would initially gain legal status under sweeping legislation moving toward a vote in the Senate, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday, ...

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Mitch McConnell’s Not-Very-Threatening Filibuster Threat

Source: New York Magazine  |   Jun 18 2013, 4:20pm CDT

McConnell’s counter-threat is meant to cow Democratic Senators, a handful of whom have shied away from changing the Senate’s rules for fear of just this scenario taking place. What’s prompted the talk of a rule change is that Senate Republica ...

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U.S. Senate Rejects Border Fence Before Legalization Plan

Source: The Blaze  |   Jun 18 2013, 4:19pm CDT

WASHINGTON (TheBlaze/AP) — Challenged by protesters chanting “shame, shame,” House Republicans advanced legislation Tuesday to crack down on immigrants living illegally in the United States as the Senate lurched ahead on a dramatically differen ...

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Senate Republicans: We Won't Be The First To Go Nuclear

Source: Talking Points Memo  |   Jun 18 2013, 4:04pm CDT

Top Senate Republicans strongly suggested Tuesday they won’t invoke the “nuclear option” down the road if Democrats refrain from doing so while they’re in the majority. In the afternoon, McConnell’s spokesman said the senator doesn’t expect to go ...

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GOP House, Democratic Senate embark on diverging paths on agency budget cuts

Source: Winnipeg Free Press  |   Jun 18 2013, 3:47pm CDT

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., accompanied by members of the GOP leadership, meet with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, following a Republican strategy session. From left are, Sen. Lamar Al ...

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