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1 hr ago | Roll Call

IRS, Obamacare Enter Farm Bill Debate

The Finance Committee isn't the only place in the Senate to watch for news about the ongoing controversy over selective review of conservative groups by the IRS.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Max Baucus, Republican, Senator Dean Heller, Representative Dean Heller, US House of Representatives

4 hrs ago | Politico

Tea partiers reject immigration reform

A coalition of tea party organizations and conservative leaders will release a scathing letter Tuesday against the Senate Gang of Eight immigration bill, calling the legislation so "defective" that senators need to scrap it altogether.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, US News, Representative Allen West, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Tea Party, Senator Chuck Schumer

5 hrs ago | The Hill

Senate Democrats work to woo Cornyn, Hatch on immigration reform

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are focused on wooing two conservative Republican senators they consider crucial to expanding support for immigration reform beyond the Gang of Eight and maximizing pressure on the House.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, US Politics, US Senate, Republican, Senator Ted Cruz, John Cornyn, Texas Government, Texas

9 hrs ago | The Florida Times-Union

Florida Morning: Rick Scott signs budget - thoughts to Oklahoma - RIP: Lincoln Gabriel Diaz-Balart

Gov. Rick Scott spread the pain. As Scott signed a $74.1 billion state budget Monday, he used his line-item veto power to eliminate proposals that ranged from spending $14 million on a building project at Gulf Coast State College in the Panhandle to earmarking $20,000 for the Hialeah Junior Fire Academy in South Florida.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Rick Scott, US Governors, Miami, FL, Immigration Reform, Opinion

13 hrs ago | American Thinker

Virginia GOP Nominates Conservative Slate

Virginia Republicans nominated a conservative ticket for the November 2013 Virginia elections on Saturday, May 18, 2013.

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Related Topix: Virginia, US News, US Politics, US Senate, Republican, African-American, Barack Obama, Charlie Crist, US Governors

Mon May 20, 2013

American Reporter

An Ar ExclusiveCRIST Gets 'Cold Feet' on Offshore Drilling Ban

Fla. State Rep. Keith Fitzgerald, a high-ranking two-term Sarasota Democrat, told the Federation of Manatee County Community Associations Tuesday night that judging from comments Crist made Tuesday afternoon, Republican House speaker-designate Dean Cannon of Orlando appears to be near success in persuading the newly-re-registered governor to ... (more)

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Offshore Drilling, Sarasota, FL, Manatee County, FL, Charlie Crist, US Governors, Oil Spill

The Washington Post

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New details in IRS probe : White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said that senior White House officials, including Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, learned last month of the inspector general's review of whether the IRS targeted conservative groups, but the aides did not tell President Obama.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Senator Rand Paul, Representative Michele Bachmann, US House of Representatives, Sports

USA Today

Obama encourages reform in Myanmar

President Obama praised reforms Monday in the nation he repeatedly referred to as 'Myanmar,' but also said that more work needs to done.

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Related Topix: Burma, Southeast Asia, World News, Aung San Suu Kyi, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican

EDGE

Gay Adoption Bill to be Reintroduced with Bipartisan Sponsors

A bill that would cut off federal funding to adoption and foster care agencies that discriminate against gay and lesbian couples seeking to parent is making its way to Congress again with bipartisan support.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, US News, John Lewis, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, US Senate, Republican, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

WIS-TV Columbia

Senators require fingerprinting at 30 airports

Foreigners leaving the country through any of the nation's 30 busiest airports would undergo mandatory fingerprinting under an amendment senators added Monday to a sweeping immigration bill.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Senator Jeff Flake, Jeff Flake, Republican, US House of Representatives, Orrin Hatch, Jeff Sessions

Fox News

Free Press? Doj Obtained Records Of Fox News Journalist

The Justice Department obtained a portfolio of information about a Fox News correspondent's conversations and visits as part of an investigation into a possible leak, The Washington Post reported Monday -- in the latest example of the government seizing records of journalists.

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Related Topix: Journalism, US Senate, Republican, US Politics, US News

Accuracy In Media

Tech sector pressures Congress for high-skilled immigrant workers

As reported by Univision , Silicon Valley executives and their companies are applying pressure to Congress to increase the number of visas for highly-skilled immigrant workers.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, US Senate, Republican, US Politics

The Las Vegas Sun

Rubio's PAC airing ads defending Ayotte on guns

A political group backed by Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is coming to the aid of New Hampshire Sen.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Senator Kelly Ayotte

Sunacom

May 19, 2013 - Jeff Feingold's commentary is on Sunacom.com

Jeff Feingold is Editor of NH Business Review's print and on-line editions. He has been a business journalist for more than 25 years, and recognized by the Small Business Administration as National Small Business Journalist of the Year.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Senator Kelly Ayotte, US Senate, Republican, Judd Gregg, Journalism, Small Business, Personal Finance, Opinion

Sun May 19, 2013

National Review Online

The Emerging Scandal Narrative: To Make Obama Pay, GOP Blasts 'Culture of Intimidation'

Since his emergence as a national political figure, Barack Obama has managed to deflect accusations of wrongdoing and impropriety with ease.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, Tax, US Senate, Republican, Dave Camp, US House of Representatives

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Conservatives should lead on immigration

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks on jobs during a visit to Manor New Technology High School in Austin, Texas May 9, 2013.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Austin, TX, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Opinion

Ft. Meade Leader

Fla. gov. rejects Amazon deal

Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who has made job creation his top priority since coming into office, has rejected a proposed deal to bring major Internet retailer Amazon to the state.

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Related Topix: Amazon, US Politics, Florida, US News, US Senate, Republican, Florida Government, Rick Scott, US Governors, Tax

News Observer

Tea party looks to take advantage of moment

They say the IRS acknowledgement that it had targeted their groups for extra scrutiny - a claim that tea party activists had made for years - is helping pump new energy into the coalition.

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Related Topix: Tax, US Politics, Barack Obama, US Senate, Republican

Queerty

Prospects For Gay Protections In Immigration Reform Dim

Senate Democrats, whose chief attribute is their wobbliness, are wringing their hands over what to do about gay protections in the immigration reform bill.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, Gay/Lesbian, US Politics, John McCain, US Senate, Republican, Senator Chuck Schumer

Sat May 18, 2013

The Miami Herald

After voting for a ban, Charlie Crist now backs gay marriage

Charlie Crist, Florida's once governor, posted a note earlier this month on his Facebook page congratulating two states for legalizing gay marriage.

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Related Topix: Wedding, Gay/Lesbian, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Democrat, Bill Nelson, Florida, Charlie Crist, US Governors