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5 hrs ago | ABC News

New Evidence of Iran Support to Assad, While Congress Moves to Arm Rebels

The United States has new evidence that Iran and Hezbollah have direct involvement with the Syrian regime, a senior State Department official told reporters traveling with Secretary of State John Kerry in Oman.

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Related Topix: Terrorism, Robert Menendez, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Senate, Republican, Bob Corker, Senator Rand Paul

Tue May 21, 2013

Fox News

Democrats Call For Tax-Exempt Controls

As they joined Republicans on Tuesday in bashing the Internal Revenue Service for targeting conservative groups that sought tax-exempt status, Senate Democrats had another target: the regulations that require the U.S. tax agency to weigh the political activity of such groups.

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Related Topix: US News, Tax, Non-Profit, US Politics, US Senate, Ron Wyden, Democrat, Robert Menendez, US House of Representatives

AlertNet

As U.S. struggles with Syria policy, Senate panel backs arming rebels

A U.S. 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.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Ron Paul, Republican, US House of Representatives, Senator James Risch, US Senate, Democrat, John McCain

LA Daily News

Immigration reform: Seven ways the bill has changed

FILE In this Jan. 28, 2013, file photo Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., center,speaks at a Capitol Hill news conference with a bipartisan group of leading senators to announce their agreement on the principles of sweeping legislation to rewrite the nation's immigration laws.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Marco Rubio, US News, Republican, Jeff Flake, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Robert Menendez

Hispanically Speaking

A Felicidades! Cuba on Your 111th Year of Independence

Today, all of Cuba is celebrating its 111-year old independence from Spain. Christopher Columbus arrives in 1492 that brought colonization by the Spaniards for over 400 years.

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Related Topix: Cuba, World News, Central America, Fidel Castro, Raul Castro, Robert Menendez, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Senate

Mon May 20, 2013

The Washington Post

Iran policy: End of the road?

Then there is the congressional piece of the puzzle. This week the House will take up legislation by Reps.

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Related Topix: Robert Menendez, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Senate, Senator Joe Manchin, Senator Mark Kirk, Republican, Terrorism, Lindsey Graham

The Paramus Post

Sen. Menendez, Rep. Sires Join Port Officials, Labor & Industry...

U.S. Senator Robert Menendez and U.S. Rep. Albio Sires today joined Bayonne Mayor Mark Smith officials from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, as well as representatives of the International Longshoreman's Association Local 1135 and the New York Shipping Association to announce progress on the project to raise the Bayonne Bridge.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Bob Menendez, US House of Representatives, Representative Albio Sires, Robert Menendez, Frank Lautenberg, Bayonne, NJ

The Jersey Journal

N.J. Politics Roundup: Christie defends TV ads, may see revenue figures fall short

On Friday, he received yet another endorsement in his re-election campaign from a Democratic politician - the mayor of Burlington.

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Related Topix: Robert Menendez, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Senate, 2012 Presidential Election, Burlington, NJ, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Sandy, Chris Christie, US Governors

Sun May 19, 2013

KSTP

White House Insists Obama Was Not Involved in IRS

A top White House adviser insisted President Barack Obama learned the Internal Revenue Service had targeted tea party groups only "when it came out in the news" while Republicans continued to press the administration for answers on Sunday.

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Related Topix: US News, Tax, US Politics, Barack Obama, Senator Rob Portman, US Senate, Republican, Democrat, Robert Menendez, US House of Representatives

The Jersey Journal

Cumberland Regional High School administrator honored for visionary leadership

Cumberland Regional High School Assistant Principal Ralph Aiello, left, is congratulated by Sen.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Robert Menendez, US House of Representatives, Capitol Hill (Washington, DC), Family, Adolescents and Pre-Teens

Payvand News of Iran

Congress Debates War, Sanctions, Diplomacy and MEK with Top Obama Officials

On Wednesday, the House and Senate held hearings on Iran policy with top administration officials Wendy Sherman, Under Secretary of Political Affairs at the U.S. State Department, and David S. Cohen, Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence at the U.S. Treasury Department.

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Related Topix: US News, Robert Menendez, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Senate, Senator Tim Kaine, Brad Sherman, Eliot Engel

Philly.com

It's sweet vs. sweet in D.C. fight

That peanut butter cup tempting you in the checkout aisle or Krimpet calling out from the office vending machine might seem like sweet, simple bliss, but in Washington they are the subject of fierce debate, competing economic studies, lobbying, and media campaigns that could all spill onto the Senate floor this week.

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Related Topix: Capitol Hill (Washington, DC), Robert Menendez, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Senate, Frank Lautenberg, Senator Pat Toomey, Senator Bob Casey

Sat May 18, 2013

The Paramus Post

Menendez, NJ Brewer Discuss "Small Brew Act" During American Craft Beer Week

Washington, DC Today, during American Craft Beer Week, U.S. Senator Robert Menendez met with members of the Brewers Association, including Gene Muller, founder and general manager of New Jersey's Flying Fish Brewing Company.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Robert Menendez, US House of Representatives, Beer, Drink, Senator Bob Menendez, Somerdale, NJ

The Paramus Post

Senators Menendez, Lautenberg and Blumenthal, and Rep. Maloney Introduce Bill

WASHINGTON, DC In observance of America's National Women's Health Week, U.S. Senators Robert Menendez , Frank R. Lautenberg , Richard Blumenthal and U.S. Rep.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Carolyn Maloney, Democrat, Robert Menendez, US Senate, Women's Health, Health, Frank Lautenberg, Senator Richard Blumenthal

Fri May 17, 2013

CBS News

FBI seeks anonymous source behind Menendez allegations

Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on January 28, 2013.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Robert Menendez, US House of Representatives

The Miami Herald

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

ABC's "This Week" - White House senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer; Sen. Robert Menendez, D- N.J.; Sen.

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Related Topix: Robert Menendez, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Senate, Senator Rob Portman, Republican, Tom Price, Charles Rangel

Newswise

World's Largest University Biorepository Celebrates Expansion

RUCDR Infinite Biologics , the world's largest university-based biorepository, has completed an $11.8 million renovation project to create a new Genomics Technology Center, comprising 12,500 square feet of laboratory, office, and storage space on the Busch Campus of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

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Related Topix: Rutgers University, US Politics, US News, US Senate, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Frank Pallone, Robert Menendez, Genetics, Medicine

The Washington Post

FBI seeks source of prostitution, corruption allegations against Sen. Robert Menendez

A pair of FBI agents met on a recent weekday morning with brothers Alfonso "Alfy" and Jose "Pepe" Fanjul in the Palm Beach headquarters of their sugar and real estate empire.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Immigration Reform, Prison, Criminal Defense Law, Law

The Jersey Journal

Christie, Lautenberg, Menendez, Sires hail fast-tracking of Bayonne Bridge raising project

On the heels of Wednesday's announcement that the U.S. Coast Guard approved raising the Bayonne Bridge roadway, elected officials are praising the Coast Guard.

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Related Topix: US Coast Guard, US Military, US News, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, Frank Lautenberg, Robert Menendez, US House of Representatives, Chris Christie, US Governors

Energy Tribune

US Seeking Total Ban on Iran's Oil

After failing to halt Iran's peaceful nuclear program with harsh economic sanctions, a group of U.S. lawmakers are proposing a measure to cut off Iran entirely from world oil markets.

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Related Topix: Iran, World News, Middle East, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Robert Menendez, US House of Representatives, Senator Mark Kirk, Republican