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If the tech industry gets what it wants from immigration reform, the U.S. will allot thousands more visas for software engineers and other highly skilled workers every year.
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Researchers find possible 'master switch' in deadly brain cancer
Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have identified a promising target for treating glioblastoma, one that appears to avoid many of the obstacles that typically frustrate efforts to develop effective treatments for this deadliest of cancers.
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U.S. Green Card Lottery at the verge of elimination
May is the month when several immigrants wait for their fate on immigrating to US through Green Card Lottery System.
The Obamas 'plan summer vacation on Martha's Vineyard again' after...
The First Family are believed to be planing a return to the exclusive retreat of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts this summer for their fourth stay on the island.
Cancer Society hits 100 as US cancer rate falls
This undated photo provided by the American Cancer Society shows a mammogram procedure.
State Democratic Chairman Rallies Berkshire Voters
John Walsh delivered a dose of adrenaline to Berkshire Democrats on Sunday as the party ramps up campaigning for Edward Markey.
After Ted Kennedy was elected for the first time, at age 30, his home state sent him back to the Senate eight times, all but once by unassailable margins.
Mass. US Senate race focuses on 9/11 resolutions
In their contest for a U.S. Senate seat, Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democrat Edward Markey continued to clash Tuesday over votes Markey cast against two resolutions honoring the victims of the Sept.
Stop me if you've heard this one before. A "fresh face" in Massachusetts politics decides to run for U.S. Senate.
Green Card Lottery Faces Elimination Under US Immigration Reform
The lottery was set up as a way to give anyone a chance at the "American dream." But the new plan will focus instead on adding more highly-educated workers in science, technology, engineering and math.
Spring in Washington has been chilly for everyone, but for no one more than President Obama - and there are few hints that more clement political weather will arrive soon at the White House.
Gomez to Get Money Boost, But Will It Be Enough?
Behind in the polls in a solidly Democratic state, heavily underfunded against a formidable opponent, and suffering from a barrage of attacks over a questionable tax break he once received, Republican Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez nonetheless brims with a preternatural confidence -- the kind found only in a candidate whose political career is just ... (more)
Did You Know! Hillary Clinton Fired From Watergate Committee for Fraud, Ethics Violations
This is TYPICAL of Attorneys in Politics. Our Constitution clearly states Art. 1. Sec.
Opinion: The Next Challenge for Obamacare -- Finding and Enrolling the Uninsured
By Joel C. Cantor [Joel C. Cantor is the director of the Center for State Health Policy and professor of public policy at Rutgers University.
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Blunt yet sympathetic. Good with a calculator under pressure. Loves doing pro-bono work as a hobby.
Rubin: The Eight Banditos Have Better Marketing And Thus Deserve To Win
So it is natural to wonder if the effort in 2013 won't collapse as well. But much has changed in six years, and those changes work to the benefit of immigration reform.
Outrage Incorporated: The IRS And Bloomberg
There was considerable outrage back in 1974 when the IRS acted at President Richard Nixon's behest to begin audits and investigations of several alleged "enemies" such as Sen.