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Lawmakers call for Petraeus probe, Top FBI, DOJ officials knew of affair in late summer, Jackson Jr. plea deal could include resignation, Obama looks beyond Beltway in debt talks, All eyes on Pelosi

Source: The Politico, Nov 12 2012, 7:26am CST

( swong@politico.com or @scottwongDC) LAWMAKERS CALL FOR PROBE OF PETRAEUS INVESTIGATION -- Karen DeYoung and Sari Horwitz write in the Washington Post: “Senior lawmakers called for an inquiry into the FBI’s handling ...

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Its a problem for President Obama._0

Source: Silicon India  |   Jun 19 2013, 9:04am CDT

Last year s deadly attack on a diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya is shaping up as a real political problem for President Obama, with concern extending well beyond the conservative base. More than half of Americans say ...

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Immigration reform tying House Republicans in knots

Source: MinnPost.com  |   Jun 19 2013, 8:49am CDT

The House GOP is tied up in knots over immigration reform. House Speaker John Boehner (R) of Ohio said Tuesday that he won’t bring a bill to the floor for a vote without a majority of his own caucus expressing support for it. And yet the par ...

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Immigration Reform Advocates Hail CBO Deficit Score

Source: PBS NewsHour  |   Jun 19 2013, 8:48am CDT

By: Christina Bellantoni and Katelyn Polantz A Colombian immigrant takes her oral citizenship test at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in New York. Photo by John Moore/Getty Images Funny thing about n ...

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House Passes Abortion Ban After 20 Weeks Of Pregnancy

Source: Kaiser Health News  |   Jun 19 2013, 8:36am CDT

House lawmakers Tuesday passed a nationwide ban on abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy -- one of the most far-reaching federal bills on abortion in years. The bill, which faces long odds in the Senate and even longer odds to get the ...

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House passes strict anti-abortion bill – NBA, Obama administration consider ACA partnership – Senate immigration bill boosts health spending $110B – Lawmakers: Medicare should cover weight-loss drugs

Source: The Politico  |   Jun 19 2013, 8:32am CDT

With help from Kyle Cheney, Brett Norman and Kathryn Smith HOUSE PASSES STRICT ANTI-ABORTION BILL — The House last night voted mostly along party lines to pass the most far-reaching abortion legislation it has see ...

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How Democrats can save the GOP

Source: The Washington Post  |   Jun 19 2013, 8:25am CDT

Matt Miller A senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and the host of the new podcast “This...Is Interesting,” Miller writes a weekly column for The Post. Archive Next, the House GOP made clear this week it plans to thwart immigr ...

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Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Brian Schweitzer might decide in six million years or so

Source: Swing State Project  |   Jun 19 2013, 8:23am CDT

Leading Off: "I'm a soil scientist. We're trained in how the Earth was formed," he said. Meanwhile, retiring Sen. Max Baucus has reportedly cut a $100,000 check to the DSCC (senators can make unlimited donati ...

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Wonkbook: The real damage the CBO did to the case against immigration reform

Source: The Washington Post  |   Jun 19 2013, 8:07am CDT

Welcome to Wonkbook, Ezra Klein and Evan Soltas’s morning policy news primer. To subscribe by e-mail, click here . Send comments, criticism, or ideas to Wonkbook at Gmail dot com. To read more by Ezra and his team ...

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The Note: Obama At The Gate

Source: ABC News  |   Jun 19 2013, 7:59am CDT

By MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone) NOTABLES WHAT A DIFFERENCE FIVE YEARS MAKES: In Berlin five years ago, Barack Obama addressed one of the largest and most enthusiastic crowds he’s ever seen. He was treated as such superstar that the McCain ...

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Senate Includes Foreign Adoptees in US Immigration Reform Bill

Source: Voice of America  |   Jun 19 2013, 7:37am CDT

The U.S. Senate has voted in favor of automatic citizenship for foreign-born children adopted by American families. The chamber added the measure to landmark legislation to overhaul the U.S. immigration system, a top priority of Pres ...

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