Source: The Hill
But Democrats say they’ll first need to win backing from Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), whom they consider key to getting Cornyn, as well as other Republicans outside the Gang of Eight, on board. Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are fo ...
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Source: WTHR
When Jodi Arias addresses the jury in her murder trial, the big question will be whether she pleads for mercy or repeats what she told a TV reporter minutes after her conviction: She would rather be executed than...More >> When Jodi Arias ...
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Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - His latest legislative achievements put him in the vanguard of his party's liberal base. He's been a top fundraiser for President Barack Obama. And he's ramping up his travel to help fellow Democrats around the c ...
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Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune
Minnesota DFL legislators were scrambling to finish the final budget measures late Monday night, as they put the last touches on a plan to chart a dramatic new course for the state. The first full session of co ...
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Source: The New York Times
Christopher Gregory/The New York Times Senator Orrin G. Hatch of Utah during an interview at the Capitol last week. He added provisions to an immigration bill drafted by a bipartisan group of senators. WASHINGTON — As proponents of a new immi ...
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Source: Los Angeles Times
That quest initially took me to National Technical University in Athens, where I became the first person in my family — and the first woman from Salamis, the Greek island where I grew up — to earn a college degree. ...
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Source: The Huffington Post
President Obama offered Burma Myanmar's president advice on how to democratize his country, but thankfully omitted labeling journalists as criminal "conspirators" from his tip list. Andrew Cuomo might sue Khloe Kardashian -- 2016 watche ...
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Source: The Huffington Post
This blog post is part of a series by Raise Our Story , a project for sharing the uniquely beautiful stories of undocumented immigrants who arrived in the United States as children. The series has been collected by RAISE , a pa ...
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Source: Education Week
The project, called Raise Our Story, features young Asian immigrants who were brought to the United States as children. They share their experiences as undocumented youths through photos and first-person essays that underscore ...
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