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    Immigration

    Published: 02/8/10

    Latino Vote Could Be Key in Midterm Contests for Congress and Governorships

    By  Jill Lawrence

    Presidential candidates of both parties have long vied for Latino voters, but this is a midterm year and a new report from America's Voice, a group working for comprehensive immigration reform, suggests Latino voters will be a potentially decisive force in 37 House and Senate races, plus contests ...

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    Published: 02/6/10

    Scenes from the Tea Party: A Reporter's Notebook in Nashville

    By  Mary C. Curtis
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    The Birther Movement Lives Joseph Farah, editor of the conservative Website WorldNetDaily, opened his speech at the Tea Party convention in Nashville with jokes and questions about President Barack Obama's U.S. citizenship. To loud approval from the crowd, Farah said his dream is that if Obama seeks ...

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    Published: 02/4/10

    The (Prayer) Breakfast Club: Obama Does the Lion's Den Again

    By  David Gibson
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    President Obama's address at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday was a given -- the chief executive has been the main speaker since the event began in 1953. But rarely has so much been riding on what in recent years has seemed like a feel-good function for conservative Christians and a chance ...

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    Published: 02/4/10

    Judge to Decide on Immigration Status of Obama's Aunt

    By  David Sessions

    A federal immigration judge will decide Thursday if Zeituni Onyango, President Obama's aunt, can remain in the United States after living here illegally for years, CNN reports. The 57-year-old Onyango applied for political asylum in 2002, citing violence in her native country of Kenya. She was a ...

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    Published: 01/29/10

    Sign of the SOTU: Immigration Reform in What Lifetime?

    By  Walter Shapiro
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    The day after a State of the Union address is often dominated by the Politics of the Word Count as the speech is parsed sentence by sentence in an effort to divine the president's true priorities. And by these strict standards of presidential verbiage, immigration reform -- once thought to be near ...

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    Published: 01/21/10

    A Burqa Ban? Keep the State Out of America's Closets

    By  Alex Wagner
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    Delia -- thanks for a thoughtful response to Bonnie Erbe's great conversation starter on banning the burqa, especially the argument that the melting pot (or salad bowl, or whatever metaphor you prefer) is one of the things that makes America great. And as someone who has covered the (disconcerting) ...

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    Published: 01/18/10

    Sources: Lou Dobbs Not Running For Office, May Go Back to TV

    By  Christopher Weber
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    Lou Dobbs has reportedly ruled out a run for office this year and is entertaining offers to return to television, according to sources close to the syndicated radio host and former CNN anchor. If he were to run in November he would have had to launch a campaign this month, which he has declined to ...

    Published: 01/12/10

    Congressional Agenda for 2010: Controversy and Budget Busting

    By  Patricia Murphy
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    When Congress starts its work for the year Tuesday, Democrats in Washington will begin working on two distinct types of legislation leading up to the crucial mid-term elections in 2010 -- the bills they want to do, and the bills they have to do. At the top of the list of to-do's that Democrats are ...

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    Published: 01/4/10

    After 22 Years, U.S. Lifts Entry Ban on Visitors With HIV

    By  David Sessions

    The United States has lifted a 22-year ban that prevented people with HIV/AIDS from entering the country, the BBC reports. The Obama administration changed the rule in preparation for a summit on the disease that the U.S. plans to host in 2012. In October, Obama said the entry ban was "rooted in ...

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    Published: 12/19/09

    Latest Round-Up Of Obama Poll Ratings by State

    By  Bruce Drake

    The latest round-up of President Obama's job approval or favorability ratings by state updates or adds California, Florida, Missouri, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, South Dakota and Utah. One bit of good news for Obama -- he's back in positive job approval territory in North Carolina for the ...

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