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Comprehensive Immigration Reform Unlikely to Pass GOP
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama revisited a key campaign promise when he hosted a White House meeting of elected officials and experts on immigration. But if a major overhaul of the nation's immigration policy is his goal, Republicans in Congress say he shouldn't hold his breath. They say any bill that even hints at amnesty or legalization for millions of illegal immigrants already living and working in the United States is dead before it ever makes an appearance in a congressional committee. A path to citizenship is "what has doomed all immigration legislation in the last two ...
House GOP Plans Third Stopgap Bill to Avoid Shutdown
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- With budget talks deadlocked, House Republicans readied a weeklong bill to cut spending by as much as $12 billion while averting a government shutdown threatened for Friday, officials disclosed Monday night. The measure also would include enough money to operate the Defense Department through the Sept. 30 end of the fiscal year, the officials added. They said House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, told the rank and file in a closed-door meeting he would seek passage of the bill if it became clear it was necessary to avoid shutting the government down. He presented the plan at the ...
GOP Appears Poised to Take On Entitlements
By not in system - AOL NewsCORAL SPRINGS, Fla. -- If there's any place where tea partiers in Congress might hesitate to call for cuts in Social Security and Medicare to shrink the federal debt, Florida's retirement havens should top the list. Even here, however, Republican lawmakers are racing toward a spending showdown with Democrats exhibiting little nervousness about deep cuts, including those that eventually would hit benefit programs long left alone by politicians. In fact, many GOP freshmen seem bolder than ever. It's Democrats, especially in the Senate, who are trying to figure out how to handle the popular but ...
Nancy Pelosi Briefly Hospitalized in Rome
By not in system - AOL NewsROME -- U.S. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi was briefly hospitalized in Rome early Monday after feeling unwell, but by afternoon had resumed her schedule, a spokesman said. Pelosi, a former House speaker, skipped talks in the morning with Italian officials, including the defense minister, as she was taken ill, the ANSA news agency reported. "After several flights yesterday in Afghanistan, and a long flight back to Italy that arrived early this morning, Leader Pelosi was not feeling well," spokesman Nadeam Elshami said in a statement released in Washington. "This morning in Rome, the ...
Obama: Here's Your Change, Sir
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Mennonites, Presbyterians Oppose Indiana Immigration Bill (SB 590)
By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsA tough new bill targeting illegal immigrants in Indiana has several faith traditions speaking up in protest. The Elkhart Truth reports that the Mennonite Church USA, which is headquartered in Indiana and represents 939 congregations nationwide, has registered its official opposition to Senate Bill 590. Meanwhile, according to The Indianapolis Star, leaders of the Presbyterian Church have said they will not hold their biannual conference in Indianapolis this summer if SB 590 passes. That has the Indianapolis Convention and Visitors Association worried about the bill's potential impact on ...
John Ensign Retiring: 3 Potential Candidates to Replace Him
By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsToday Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., joined the growing list of federal legislators who won't seek re-election in 2012. Ensign is being investigated over his affair with Cynthia Hampton, his former campaign treasurer and the wife of his former deputy chief of staff Doug Hampton. The Senate Ethics Committee has appointed a special investigator in the probe, which is expected to continue into 2012. In a Las Vegas news conference this afternoon, Ensign said, "I just came to the conclusion that I couldn't put my family through" a re-election campaign. So now, in addition to wondering what will ...
Wisconsin Dems Launch Recall Effort Against Pro-Walker Republicans
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyWith no end in sight to the standoff in Wisconsin over Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposal, Democrats announced Wednesday they would attempt to recall Republicans who support the governor's plan to save money by stripping state workers' collective bargaining rights. Wisconsin Democratic Party Chairman Mike Tate said recall papers were filed against eight GOP state senators who have stood behind Walker "and pushed his partisan power grab." Tate asked for donations to support the party's recall efforts. Related Stories Wisconsin's Fight Against Labor Hurts Women More ...
GOP Governors Undermine Obama's Agenda in States
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- Their ranks swollen after the last election, Republican governors from Florida to Alaska are undermining President Barack Obama's agenda at every turn ahead of the Democrat's 2012 re-election campaign. Some are rejecting federal money for high-speed rail. Many are fighting the president's health care law. And several are going after the Democratic Party's bedrock constituency, pushing laws that would weaken the power of unions. Not that any Republican governor will acknowledge that this is politics at play - even if it is. "Republican governors are doing what they said they ...
Government Shutdown 2011: What Are the Odds?
By David Knowles - AOL NewsPlace your bets. With the deadline for a shutdown of the federal government looming, several observers are weighing in on the likelihood of what could prove a costly impasse between congressional Republicans and Democrats. Surge Desk has detailed five immediate consequences of a government shutdown, and also asked you for your opinion on whether Washington will come to a grinding halt on March 4. Now we're sampling the pulse of lawmakers, economists and even the oddsmakers as to just how likely the shutdown is. Here's what we've found. No strangers to the battle between the nation's ...
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