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3 hrs ago | Saipan Tribune

Kilili's territorial sea bill clears the House-again

"Third time's the charm," advised Chairman Rob Bishop , as the bill conveying the submerged lands around the 14 Northern Mariana Islands to the Commonwealth passed the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday afternoon.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Rob Bishop, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, US Senate, Senator Jeff Flake

Sat May 18, 2013

National Public Radio

Immigration Bill Chugs Along, But Some See Deal-Breakers

It's been a long slog already for the bipartisan immigration overhaul proposed by the Senate's Gang of Eight.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, US Politics, US Senate, Senator Jeff Flake, Republican, US House of Representatives, Senator Marco Rubio, Dianne Feinstein, Democrat

Fri May 17, 2013

The Washington Post

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Planted question: The attorney whose question prompted IRS official Lois Lerner to reveal last week that the agency singled out conservative groups said Lerner asked her beforehand if she would pose a question on the matter.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Senator Jeff Flake, Cory Booker

Memeorandum

Rewriting History: GOP Senator Pretends He Voted For Expanded...

Rewriting History: GOP Senator Pretends He Voted For Expanded Background Checks - On his Facebook page Friday, Sen.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Senator Jeff Flake, Conservative Political News

The Daily Caller

Bloomberg anti-gun ad uses Aurora victim to attack Jeff Flake

The Mayors Against Illegal Guns coalition, co-chaired by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, launched a new attack ad Friday in which the mother of an Aurora theater shooting victim speaking out against Republican Arizona Sen.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Senator Jeff Flake, Michael Bloomberh, Senator Kelly Ayotte

Thu May 16, 2013

The Hill

Senate panel rejects E-Verify changes

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday rejected a proposal requiring the government to implement the E-Verify program to combat illegal immigration 18 months after enactment of immigration reform.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, Orrin Hatch, US News, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley

Tucson Weekly

The Border Battle

Last week, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee started the markup of the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act, a comprehensive immigration reform bill introduced by eight U.S. senators, including Arizona Republicans John McCain and Jeff Flake.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Raul Grijalva, Democrat, US Senate, John McCain, Senator Jeff Flake, Republican

Tue May 14, 2013

Tucson Weekly

Flake's Background-Check Problem

Sen. Jeff Flake's name popped back up in the national news last week as someone who might potentially flip on the question of expanding background checks to gun shows, Internet transactions and other advertised sales.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Senator Jeff Flake, Republican, US House of Representatives, Guns, Arizona

CNN

Immigration bill is Democratic plot, House conservative says

A prominent House conservative said Tuesday that the immigration reform bill under consideration in the Senate is part of an ongoing plot to build a massive new Democratic voting bloc.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Steve King, US Senate, Senator Jeff Flake, Lindsey Graham

Roll Call

Coburn, Colleagues Explaining Holding Up the #WGDB

Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma on Tuesday circulated a letter where he and five GOP colleagues explains circumstances in which he won't allow legislation through the Senate quickly by unanimous consent using the chamber's "hotline" system.

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Related Topix: Tom Coburn, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Oklahoma Government, Oklahoma, Senator Ron Johnson, Senator Kelly Ayotte, US House of Representatives, Senator Rand Paul

Alabama Live

A look at Sessions' 49 amendments on immigration reform

U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Mobile, has emerged as the leading voice among Republican opponents of the current immigration bill working through the Senate.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Prison, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Senator Marco Rubio, US Senate, Jeff Sessions

Roll Call

Horton's Kids to Take Over Nationals Park

Thirteen members of Congress and more than 60 staffers will join CNN's Jake Tapper and celebuchef Spike Mendelsohn to hit up the 5th annual Home Runs for Horton's Kids.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Paul Gosar, US Senate, Senator Jeff Flake, James Clyburn, Democrat, Representative Chuck Fleischmann

Seattle Times

Senators argue over immigration bill ID mandates

Senators weighing a landmark immigration bill defeated an effort by Republicans Tuesday to require biometric identification - such as fingerprinting - to track who is entering and leaving the country.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, US Politics, Jeff Sessions, US Senate, Republican, Barack Obama, Democrat, US House of Representatives

TwinCities

Gun-control backers turn up heat on some senators

First came the letter-writing campaigns, then the protests at town hall meetings and now the television ads.

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Related Topix: Guns, US Politics, US News, Senator Kelly Ayotte, US Senate, Republican, Immigration Reform, US House of Representatives, Senator Patrick Toomey

The Huffington Post

Viviana Hurtado: Latino IQ Quiz: Does the GOP Hate Hispanics? a) Yes...

This rhetorical question has a clear answer in my head -- no. But the rhetoric during last year's Republican primaries and the election, as well as Congress' current immigration bill debate, is sending a message to Latinos that "we don't want you." The latest "confirmation" is think tank the Heritage Foundation's latest study which argues against ... (more)

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, Senator Marco Rubio, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Senator Jeff Flake

Mon May 13, 2013

Chattanoogan.com

Chickamauga Man, 24, Dies At Panama City Beach

The body of a 24-year-old Chickamauga, Ga., man was found floating in the water on Panama City Beach early Sunday morning.

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Related Topix: Chickamauga, GA, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Bob Corker, Senator James Risch, Senator Marco Rubio, Senator Ron Johnson, US House of Representatives

Business Journal

McCain, Flake worry about Mexican sewage flowing into Arizona

U.S. Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake are worried about 10 million gallons of raw sewage flowing each day from Mexico into Arizona.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, John McCain, Senator Jeff Flake, Republican, US House of Representatives, World News, Mexico, Nogales, AZ

Seattle Times

High-tech pushes for more in immigration bill

High-tech companies looking to bring more skilled workers to the U.S. pushed Monday for more concessions in an immigration bill pending in the Senate.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, US News, Senator Dick Durbin, Republican, US House of Representatives, Orrin Hatch

Dallas Morning News

William McKenzie: Ted Cruz is not interested in my advice, but here it is anyway

Ted Cruz has made it clear that he's not interested in the mainstream media, so he's not likely to listen to someone like me who lives in that precinct.

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Related Topix: Senator Ted Cruz, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Immigration Reform, Republican, US House of Representatives, Senator Jeff Flake

Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph

Heritage Foundation Drops Out of Immigration Conversation

The Heritage Foundation, arguably the leading conservative/Republican think tank in Washington, D.C. has rightly taken a beating over its incredibly flawed recent report on the costs of immigration.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Heritage Foundation, Charitable Organizations, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Paul Ryan