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  1. Jones Wants Answers On Release of 2,000 Illegal ImmigrantsRead the original story w/Photo

    Mar 11, 2013 | WITN

    Nearly 2,000 illegal immigrants have been released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers in what the Department of Homeland Security says is a result of sequestration, and now Congressman Walter Jones and others want some answers.

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  2. New problem for House GOP leaders: Rank-and-file may vote against rulesRead the original story

    Mar 10, 2013 | Free Republic

    ... Sachtleben said. Along with Fleming and Huelskamp, and Reps. Steve Pearce (R-N.M.), Mo Brooks (Ala.), Walter Jones (N.C.), Dana Rohrabacher (Calif.) and Ted Yoho (Fla.) voted against the rule but for the funding bill. Huelskamp, the author of the ...

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  3. House GOP leaders blindsided by defections on spending voteRead the original story

    Mar 10, 2013 | The Hill

    ... Sachtleben said. Along with Fleming and Huelskamp, and Reps. Steve Pearce (R-N.M.), Mo Brooks (Ala.), Walter Jones (N.C.), Dana Rohrabacher (Calif.) and Ted Yoho (Fla.) voted against the rule but for the funding bill. Huelskamp, the author of the ...

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  4. Congress nixes military working dogs' reclassification - Part 1Read the original story w/Photo

    Mar 8, 2013 | Examiner.com

    ... Though the bills specifically introduced to change that classification, H.R.4103 - introduced by Congressman Walter Jones , representing North Carolina 's 3rd congressional district - and S.2134 - introduced by Senator Richard Blumenthal , ...

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  5. Beach-driving plan no harm to tourismRead the original story

    Mar 7, 2013 | The Virginian-Pilot

    ... recorded 222 sea turtle nests - a record for the national seashore. Despite these encouraging signs, U.S. Rep. Walter Jones - a Republican whose district includes northeastern North Carolina - is renewing his annual effort to bury the beach driving ...

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  6. Congressman From North Carolina Wants To Overturn Cape Hatteras National Seashore Access RegsRead the original story w/Photo

    Mar 7, 2013 | National Parks Traveler

    ... Service to reverse itself on managing people, birds, and sea turtles at Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Rep. Walter Jones recently reintroduced H.R. 819 - the Preserving Access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area Act. The bill is ...

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  7. Lawmakers want thousands of 'personality disorder' discharges reviewedRead the original story

    Mar 6, 2013 | Stars and Stripes

    ... t. Walz spokesman Tony Ufkin said the legislation's co-sponsors include Reps. Niki Tsongas of Massachusetts and Walter Jones of North Carolina - both members of the House Armed Services Committee, which will have jurisdiction over the bill.

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  8. GOP centrists balk at Ryan Medicare shiftRead the original story

    Mar 5, 2013 | The Hill

    ... 2011 or 2012. A dozen Republicans voted no in 2012, including Reps. Justin Amash (Mich.), Chris Gibson (N.Y.), Walter Jones (N.C.) and Tim Huelskamp (Kan.). One veteran Republican lawmaker on the Budget Committee acknowledged that some adjustment in ...

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  9. Boehner to suspend military flights for congressional tripsRead the original story

    Feb 27, 2013 | The Hill

    ... flights are being made in addition to those reductions. Boehner's move is somewhat similar to what Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.) on Tuesday urged the speaker to do. Jones wrote Boehner asking him to ban federally funded overseas trips unless they are ...

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  10. Reader letters March 1Read the original story

    Mar 1, 2013 | The Mountaineer Publishing Company

    A fellow North Carolina Congressman Walter Jones Jr. from the 3rd congressional District introduced H.Con.Res.107.IH, which covers is the constitutional legalities of the war acts.

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  11. Cantor Warns of 'Civil War' Among ConservativesRead the original story

    Feb 28, 2013 | Breitbart.com

    ... : Reps. Steve King (R-IA), Paul Broun (R-GA), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Walter Jones (R-NC), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Tom McClintock (R-CA), and Matt Salmon (R-AZ).

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  12. GOP Rep Says Dick Cheney Will Rot in Hell Over Iraq WarRead the original story

    Feb 28, 2013 | Crooks and Liars

    Former Vice President Dick Cheney is probably going to hell for his role in the Iraq War, Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC) said while speaking at a Young Americans for Liberty conference in Raleigh, N.C. "Congress will not hold anyone to blame," Jones said. ...

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  13. Mark Levin: 'Eric Cantor is Going to War' With ConservativesRead the original story

    Feb 28, 2013 | Cybercast News Service

    ... . Steve King (Iowa), Paul Broun (Georgia), Scott Garrett (N.J.), Louie Gohmert (Texas), Tim Huelskamp (Kansas), Walter Jones (N.C.),. Thomas Massie (Ky.), Tom McClintock (Calif.), and Matt Salmon (Ariz.).

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  14. Dome: Club for Growth targets Renee EllmersRead the original story

    Feb 27, 2013 | News Observer

    ... her as more conservative than Republican House colleagues Virginia Foxx, Patrick McHenry, Howard Coble and Walter Jones. A state audit found the Department of Public Safety spent too much on inmate care because hospitals overcharged the prison ...

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  15. Lawmakers push for more OBX beach drivingRead the original story

    Feb 27, 2013 | The Virginian-Pilot

    Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C., reintroduced a bill Tuesday that calls for opening more driving access on 65 miles of federally owned beaches on the Outer Banks.

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  16. N.C. representatives oppose sequestrationRead the original story

    Feb 27, 2013 | Sun Journal

    ... but remain hopeful it will not happen. "I do not think we will get into April with sequestration," said Rep. Walter Jones, R-Farmville, from Washington on Wednesday. He had just heard U.S. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rep. Hal Rodgers, ...

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  17. Rep. Jones demands cap on congressional travel overseasRead the original story

    Feb 27, 2013 | Business Journal

    According to Rep. Walter Jones , House members should be banned from taking federally funded trips outside the United States unless members are visiting U.S. forces stationed in an active war zone, The Hill reports .

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  18. georgetown_on_faithRead the original story

    Feb 27, 2013 | The Washington Post

    ... in hell right now because of the Vietnam War, and he probably needs to move over for Dick Cheney." - Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.) in a speech to the Young Americans for Liberty during which he said he regretted his initial support for the Iraq War and ...

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  19. Lack of introspection let alone accountabilityRead the original story

    Feb 27, 2013 | The Common Ills

    ... me, there are comments about the Iraq War from members of Congress -- or a member of Congress. US House Rep Walter Jones has gotten some attention in the news cycle recently for saying Dick Cheney will rot in hell. Emily Heil ( Washington Post ) ...

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  20. Congressman Jones wants ban on congressional foreign travelRead the original story

    Feb 27, 2013 | Examiner.com

    In the spirit of sequester and legislative dictates, Rep. Walter Jones wants to restrict fellow congressmen from traveling abroad except for travel to visit troops in combat zones.

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