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Fears Of Killing Immigration Bill Doomed Same-Sex Amendment
Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. , listens to testimony during a hearing on the immigration bill on April 22.
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Fears Of Killing Immigration Bill Doomed Same-Sex Amendment
After five marathon sessions debating 150 proposed amendments, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved a landmark rewriting of the nation's immigration laws this week - and the bill emerged largely intact.
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Senate panel backs arming Syria rebels
A Senate panel voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to send weapons to rebels fighting Syria's government, but it was not clear who would get the arms even if the bill succeeds, as Washington struggles to deal with its response to the conflict.
10 hrs ago | World Magazine
Arizona Sen. John McCain and other moderate Republicans pointed to ill-fated abortion comments as one reason the GOP lost the 2012 elections and suggested conservative lawmakers should "leave the issue alone" in the future.
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PTC Slams Ke$ha Drinking Urine on MTV
The Parent Television Council is calling upon the cable industry to unbundle its channels, saying customers should not have to pay for "disgusting, vile content." Footage of pop provocateur Ke$ha drinking her own urine is set to air Tuesday on her MTV reality show, and that's not sitting well with the Parent Television Council.
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Bachtle wins in Bucks in top suburban race
Despite a notably low turnout, local government candidates battled it out Tuesday in primaries across the four Pennsylvania suburban counties, with two Republican incumbents in Bucks County facing primary challenges for row offices.
FBI zeroes in on Benghazi attack suspects, lacks evidence for civilian prosecution
Five men have been identified by the US as linked to the September 2012 attack on a diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, though they remain at large as the FBI seeks to gather sufficient evidence for a civilian trial.
Apple Pays No Tax on Much of Its Overseas Income, Senate Panel Finds
The U.S. Senate gets a high-profile visitor this week as Apple CEO Tim Cook will press Congress to simplify corporate tax rates.
Apple's biggest sin: Popularity
It's causing me heartburn to admit this out loud, but when I saw the first tweet reporting Rand Paul's declaration that Congress was bullying Apple and forcing it to sit through a "show trial" - as if CEO Tim Cook was a member of the Bolshevik old guard about to be purged by Joseph Stalin on bogus conspiracy charges - I found myself inclined to ... (more)
Apple Avoided Taxes on Overseas Billions, Senate Panela
The U.S. Senate gets a high-profile visitor this week as Apple CEO Tim Cook will press Congress to simplify corporate tax rates.
Go Fish! With These Senators and Wounded Vets
As Memorial Day approaches, several media outlets are ramping up their coverage of veterans and particularly the effects of two recent long-running wars.
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Americans are deeply divided over President Obama's ability to bring the country together in a new Washington Post-ABC News poll , the latest sign that his pledge to end decades of partisan warfare in the nation's capital is flagging.
Last week, ACC athletic directors, coaches and Commissioner John Swofford gathered at the Ritz-Carlton Resort in Amelia Island for the league's annual spring meetings, where they discussed a range of topics.
Can you hear it? Conservatives are beating their war drums and banging their tambourines, trying to gin up support for U.S. intervention in Syria.
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White House says more farm subsidy cuts needed
The Obama administration said Monday it wants to see more cuts to agriculture subsidies in a massive farm bill moving through the Senate this week.
Apple Used Loopholes To Skip Paying U.S. Taxes On $44 Billion In...
Apple relied on a "complex web of offshore entities" and U.S. tax loopholes to avoid paying billions of dollars in U.S. taxes on $44 billion in offshore income over the past four years, according to excerpts from a Senate subcommittee report to be released tomorrow as Apple CEO Tim Cook testifies on the company's overseas operations.
McCain Bill Would Create 'a la Carte' Cable Pricing
Ariz. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., shown at a Monday, April 29, 2013, town hall in Goodyear, Ariz., is proposing a bill that would allow consumers to pay for single-channel cable programming.
Sen. McCain to attend rally for Mass. GOP's Gomez
Massachusetts U.S. Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez is hoping to get a needed boost of cash and enthusiasm when fellow Republican and Navy veteran U.S. Sen.
Obama's newest ally: John McCain
The shift is striking: The 2008 rivals never got along throughout Obama's first term in office.