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Can immigration reform pass? Five senators to watch.
Immigration reform will pass the Senate before the Fourth of July, Senate majority leader Harry Reid (D) of Nevada has vowed. Here are five key senators (or groups of senators) that will be pivotal during the two weeks of debate.
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Opinion 6 reasons why President Obama will defeat the NRA and win universal background checks
Something is going to happen this session in the US Congress that hasn’t happened in more than a decade: The National Rifle Association (NRA) is going to lose on a top priority issue. Here are six reasons why President Obama will win a victory on universal background checks.
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Senate freshmen: What the 14 new members bring to Capitol Hill
A freshman Senate class was sworn in Jan. 3, bringing diverse skills and experience – not to mention agendas – to the legislative body. Whether the 14 newest senators help break partisan gridlock, or refuse to work across the aisle, will be the test for the 113th Congress.Twelve were elected on Nov. 6, including three Republicans, eight Democrats, and an independent. In addition, a Republican and a Democrat were appointed to vacant seats after the election. Here is a look at the 14 and what they bring to the Senate:
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A Week 17 NFL quiz
The NFL’s regular season ended Sunday with one coach, Indianapolis’s Chuck Pagano, making a triumphant and inspiring return to the sidelines after months of cancer treatments. Meanwhile a handful of coaches were about to receive pink slips (Philadelphia’s Andy Reid, Kansas City’s Romeo Crennel, Cleveland’s Pat Shurmur, and Buffalo’s Chan Gailey were gone by Monday morning, and others seemed sure to follow). Amid the musical chairs to make the playoffs, Minnesota’s Adrian Peterson came up just nine yards shy of his quest to overtake Eric Dickerson’s single-season rushing record of 2,105 yards. His 199 yards, however, helped the Vikings land a playoff berth. The Redskins also were carried to the playoffs by a running back, rookie Alfred Morris, a little-known sixth-round draft pick out of Florida Atlantic, who gained a team record 200 yards in Washington’s win-or-go-home 28-18 victory over Dallas. To test your knowledge of Week 17 NFL developments, take this 12-question quiz.
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Election 2012: 12 reasons Obama won and Romney lost
President Obama went into his reelection fight facing significant head winds – most important, high unemployment and slow economic growth. But for a multitude of reasons, including Obama’s positives and Republican challenger Mitt Romney’s negatives, Obama succeeded. Here’s our list.
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Immigration reform: Senate Republicans appear on the cusp of buying in
Republican senators are bringing new momentum to the bid to boost support for immigration reform, even as the GOP-controlled House strikes a harsher tone.
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Blake Griffin Lakers deal? Clippers want top billing in LA
Blake Griffin Lakers: There are reports that the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers could be trying to ship power forward Blake Griffin to the L.A. Lakers.
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Can immigration reform pass? Five senators to watch.
Immigration reform will pass the Senate before the Fourth of July, Senate majority leader Harry Reid (D) of Nevada has vowed. Here are five key senators (or groups of senators) that will be pivotal during the two weeks of debate.
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How to move giant magnet from New York to Chicago (+video)
This 50-foot-wide magnet is going nowhere fast: It will take more than a month for scientists to roll the magnet across land and sea to its new home.
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Gun control fight not over, Newtown families vow as anniversary nears
The families have converged on Washington to meet with President Obama and lawmakers and read names of those killed by gun violence. Friday marks six months since the Newtown shootings.
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Derecho threat: Storms batter Midwest with wind, hail
A violent weather system – threatening a severe event called a derecho – moved through the Midwest Wednesday dumping hail and rain. Some 12 million people in four states live in the area at high risk of the storms and a potential derecho, according to the National Weather Service.
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Monitor Breakfast Immigration reform: Two Senate bill authors see pathway to ... passage
Sens. Michael Bennet (D) and Jeff Flake (R), two of the Gang of Eight immigration reformers, said Wednesday there's room to amend the immigration reform bill to include some things conservatives want without sacrificing Democratic votes. Other 'gang' members are more worried.
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Gay pride fines: Russa passes anti-gay bill in 436-0 vote
Russa's 'gay pride fines' impose hefty fines for providing information about the LGBT community to minors or holding gay pride rallies. Individuals will be fined up to 5,000 rubles ($156) and 1 million rubles ($31,000) for a company, including media organizations. Foreign citizens arrested under the new law can be deported or jailed for up to 15 days and then deported.
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Senate Republicans help immigration bill advance, but will they vote for it? (+video)
The vote Tuesday was proof, say supporters of immigration reform, that the majority of Senate Republicans believe it would be politically toxic to be labeled obstructionists.
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How immigration reform might also spur young Americans to study math, science
Measures in immigration reform legislation would channel fees from high-skilled visas into investments for American students to delve into science, technology, engineering, and math.
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California nuclear plant to shut: a case of unforgiving nuclear economics
Southern California Edison is shutting the remaining two reactors at San Onofre, citing high repair costs and an NRC ruling that the utility says would delay reactor restarts.
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Culture Cafe 'Nurse Jackie' will return for a sixth season
Nurse Jackie has been renewed by Showtime for a sixth season. 'Nurse Jackie' stars Edie Falco, who already has one Emmy for the show.
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Showered in boos, Republicans feed Democratic immigration reform fears
House Republicans on Thursday voted to strip administrative protection from the young undocumented immigrants whom President Obama sought to shield from deportation last year. The move played to Democratic concerns that the GOP isn't serious about immigration reform.
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Britney Spears out, Kelly Rowland in for 'The X Factor'
Britney Spears and producer L.A. Reid will not be returning as judges for Simon Cowell's show 'The X Factor,' so singer Kelly Rowland and Latin artist Paulina Rubio will be next to Cowell at the judges' table for the new season.
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Obama turns tables on GOP: no compromise on judicial nominations
Obama slams Republicans for 'unprecedented' obstruction of his judicial nominees, and Sen. Harry Reid vows no compromise on a student loan deal, as Democrats take a page from the Republican playbook.
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Obama to Republicans: Don't block my judges
President Obama nominated three top lawyers to the D.C. Circuit, the nation's second most important court. The move signals a willingness to spend political capital on his legal legacy.
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With three nominations to D.C. Circuit court, Obama gets aggressive (+video)
President Obama will move Tuesday to fill all three vacancies on the D.C. Circuit, America's top federal appeals court after the Supreme Court and a training ground for future justices. Republicans are already fighting back.
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Deacon Jones, NFL creator of the 'sack,' dies (+video)
Deacon Jones was one of the L.A. Rams 'Fearsome Foursome.' Deacon Jones coined the term 'sack' and created a foundation to help inner-city kids.
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Powerhouse wildfire north of L.A. heralds a much longer fire season
The Powerhouse wildfire, which has blackened 30,000 acres and forced thousands to evacuate their homes, suggests climate change is making fire seasons longer, analysts say.
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Justine Bateman: Mom and UCLA freshman
Justine Bateman is finishing her freshman year at UCLA. An actress, producer, mother, and college student, Justin Bateman is now a champion of mid-life women going back to college.
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Robert Reich Bachmann retirement eclipses bigger Congress showdown
Michelle Bachman's retirement is small potatoes relative to the biggest political and economic issue emerging in Congress, Reich writes. The president is nominating judges to fill three crucial DC court of appeals vacancies at once, Reich adds, and he needs Harry Reid's help.
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Los Angeles River: Kayaking, fishing come to downtown L.A. (+video)
Los Angeles River: The river is best known as a concrete backdrop for Hollywood films, but now one portion has been reclaimed as a recreation area – with perhaps more to come.
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House passes market-based student loan bill: Is it a step toward a solution?
The White House has threatened to veto the GOP-backed student loan bill, but supporters say passage invites input from the Senate to arrive at a compromise before rates jump on July 1.
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Backchannels Did similar detours bring terrorism to streets of Boston and London?
The early indications point to both sets of killers being second generation immigrants, who either through their social networks or online media came to militant Al Qaeda-style Islam later in life.
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In Los Angeles mayor's race, a big win for Eric Garcetti
Eric Garcetti won convincingly in the biggest-spending race in L.A. history. The former city council president faces high-stakes negotiations with unions over the city's pension obligations.
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