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3 hrs ago | Seven Days

Vermont's F-35 Foes Have Found a Sympathetic Poster Child in "Gramma"

Patrick Leahy's Main Street office in Burlington. After speaking at the event, Sargent hand-delivered a box of fudge to Leahy's fourth-floor suite.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Vermont, Burlington, VT, US Military, US Air Force, Talking Heads, Pop/Rock

8 hrs ago | Uprisingradio.org

HuffPost: Patrick Leahy Signals Support For Hemp Legalization

Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy on Tuesday signaled to advocates that he would support an amendment to the farm bill that will legalize industrial hemp production, according to Tom Murphy of Vote Hemp.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Drug Enforcement Administration, Drugs, Immigration Reform, Republican, Mitch McConnell

12 hrs ago | WFLX-TV West Palm Beach

4 Americans killed since 2009 in US drone strikes

The Obama administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009 in Pakistan and Yemen.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat

23 hrs ago | KTEN-TV Denison

Immigration bill heads to full Senate

An Arizona restaurateur's online rants against unhappy customers has become an Internet sensation - and taught small businesses an important lesson about keeping customers happy.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Jeff Flake, Representative Gabrielle Giffords, Republican, US House of Representatives, Senator Jeff Flake, Restaurant Management

Tue May 21, 2013

The Advocate

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U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu on Tuesday led a congressional hearing on "Assistance for Children in Adversity" as the federal government continues implementing its first-ever "action plan" to assist struggling children worldwide.

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Related Topix: US Senate, US Politics, Mary Landrieu, Democrat, US News

The San Diego Union-Tribune

Leahy steps back on gay marriage issue

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., right, confers with the committee's ranking Republican, Sen.

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

EDGE

Will LGBT Amendments Bring Down Immigration Reform?

As the Senate Judiciary Committee continues to hammer out a comprehensive immigration reform bill, some raise concern over the LGBT amendments that would positively impact thousands of same-sex couples, but could also simultaneously jeopardize the measure.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Gay/Lesbian

Long Island Business News

Officials: Senators reach deal on high-tech visas

Leading senators working to resolve a key issue on immigration legislation have agreed to a compromise covering expansion of a high-tech visa program, officials said Tuesday, resolving one of two major hurdles to committee passage of the landmark bill.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Orrin Hatch, US News, US Senate, Republican, Democrat, Gay/Lesbian, Senator Dick Durbin, Barack Obama

KTEN-TV Denison

Tunisia announces 3 cases of coronavirus, 1 death

A high-tech startup is wading into the gun control debate with a cellphone controller that would allow gun owners to know when their weapon is being moved - and disable it remotely.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, Wedding, Tom Coburn, Republican, World News, Tunisia,

KTEN-TV Denison

Medical examiner: 24 dead in Oklahoma twister

A high-tech startup is wading into the gun control debate with a cellphone controller that would allow gun owners to know when their weapon is being moved - and disable it remotely.

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Related Topix: Tom Coburn, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Oklahoma City, OK, Democrat

Hispanically Speaking

Immigration Amendment to Provide Work Permits for Victims of Domestic & Sexual Abuse

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday approved a measure authorizing work permits for undocumented victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse at the beginning of the fourth day of debate on the amendments to the immigration reform bill .

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Domestic Violence (Domestic Abuse), Law, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat

Mon May 20, 2013

WFIE-TV Evansville

Senate committee moves toward vote on immigration

The Senate Judiciary Committee is aiming this week to pass a landmark immigration bill to secure the border and offer citizenship to millions, setting up a high-stakes debate on the Senate floor.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, Orrin Hatch, US News, US Senate, Republican, Senator Dick Durbin, Gay/Lesbian, Democrat, John Boehner, US House of Representatives

INDOlink

Senate Approves Chandigarh-Born Srinivasan's Nomination to a Top U.S. Court

Washington: Indian-American Srikanth Srinivasan inched closer to scripting history as the first South Asian judge after a key Senate committee confirmed his nomination to the DC Circuit Court, America's second highest.

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Related Topix: Asian-American, Indian-American, District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals, US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat, US House of Representatives, Representative Ami Bera

Sun May 19, 2013

Grand Island Pennysaver

Higgins asks full Senate and House to uphold committee action to drop border fee proposal

Congressman Brian Higgins, NY-26, spoke on the Floor of the House of Representatives Thursday calling on both Houses of Congress to follow through on committee action to eliminate a plan to study a new fee on citizens crossing the U.S. border by land.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, Brian Higgins, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Senate

Sat May 18, 2013

GPB.org

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, Democrat, Jeff Flake, Republican, US House of Representatives, Senator Jeff Flake, Senator Marco Rubio

Fri May 17, 2013

Patch.com

Report: Settlement Reached Between Potomac Man Jailed in Cuba and Bethesda-Based Employer

Potomac resident Alan Gross-who has been in a Cuban prison for nearly three and one-half years-has "settled a negligence suit accusing his employer of mishandling risks associated with his mission" in Cuba, Bloomberg Businessweek reported .

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Related Topix: Prison, Potomac, MD, Bethesda, MD, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat

Rotor.com

Administration Scandals Not Expected to Impact Immigration Reform

As scandal captures much of Washington's attention, the chairmen of the House of Representatives and Senate Judiciary committees seem determined to move forward with immigration reform, despite the controversies that will inevitably demand much of their time.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Orrin Hatch, Republican

Wisconsin Gazette

Gays 'thrown under the bus' in immigration bill

The Senate Judiciary Committee is marking up the massive bill that leaders in both parties agree presents the best opportunity to reform immigration policy in decades.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Gay/Lesbian, Transgender, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Susan Collins, Republican

Thu May 16, 2013

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Sens. Casey, Toomey back stamp for Thaddeus Stevens

The effort to honor Pennsylvania Republican Congressman and abolitionist, Thaddeus Stevens, on a U.S. postage stamp has gained support from both Pennsylvania senators.

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Related Topix: Stevens, PA, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Senator Bob Casey, Senator Pat Toomey, Democrat, Bernard Sanders, Opinion

The Chronicle-Journal

Us, them and the rules

AMERICANS often undervalue their northern neighbour. Canada is used to being treated as an afterthought in U.S. decisions and resents it.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Senate, US Politics, Democrat, US News, Opinion