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Immigration reform bill: Top 8 changes GOP senators want
More than 300 amendments were submitted for possible inclusion in a sweeping immigration reform package – at least 100 of them from two Republicans, Sens. Charles Grassley of Iowa and Jeff Sessions of Alabama. Here are eight notable changes GOP lawmakers want to see in bill, as the Senate Judiciary Committee takes up amendments between now and Memorial Day.
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Eight open US Senate seats in 2014
Here are eight senators who have opted out of a reelection bid in 2014, giving hopefuls in both parties a rare shot at a US Senate seat – and, moreover, one that could flip control of the Senate.
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Presidential libraries: from Boston to Honolulu ... or maybe Chicago
Presidential libraries can be found coast to coast, and may even go beyond that once a site is selected for President Obama's future repository of documents and artifacts. To quickly hopscotch around to the 13 official presidential libraries and museums overseen by the National Archives, plus that of Abraham Lincoln, check out this library list.
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14 Republicans who might run in 2016
The GOP has a history of nominating people who have run before, which could give heart to some familiar faces. But there’s also a crop of young rising stars who could steal the show.
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Briefing
Four curious outcomes if the Electoral College ends in a tie
Here are four ways that a 269-to-269 tie in the Electoral College could play out in the 2012 presidential election.
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Obama on healthcare reform: Mr. Flexible
His idea of a public insurance plan to compete with private ones is meeting resistance. Will the alternative of health insurance 'cooperatives' suffice?
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Fewer car dealers: Good for GM, bad for America?
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How an immigration raid changed a town
Tiny Postville, Iowa, struggles to regain its footing one year after the largest immigration sweep in US history.
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Obama fast-tracks healthcare reform
Even as the president urges Senate Democrats to move quickly, a Congressional Budget Office ruling lowers a hurdle that tripped up the Clinton-era reform effort.
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Opinion: Allow procrastinators to vote, too
America desperately needs more voters. Election Day registration will help.
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California court to rule on same-sex marriage ban
Voters approved Proposition 8 last year, which made gay marriages illegal. The court decides Tuesday if the measure was unconstitutional.
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The Transplanted Gardener: A good judge of sharing
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Job hunting? This week’s unusual openings.
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The Transplanted Gardener: The dirt on bulbs
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Obama to launch landmark auto emissions standards
The plan will establish nationwide benchmarks for carbon emissions and fuel efficiency.
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The Transplanted Gardener: scent from above
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The Transplanted Gardener: Little landscape lessons
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A victory for cheese eaters? US-EU trade spat defused.
Roquefort prices won't triple for Americans, and Europeans can block hormone-treated US beef.
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Can fame be bad for an author?
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The transplanted gardener: I can see the North Pole from my house
Yellow plants warm the garden in a cold climate.
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The Transplanted Gardener: Iowa isn't Hawaii
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Specter the Defector to appear on two enchanting Sunday shows
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President Obama's news conference -- full text
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Classic review: Little Heathens
Mildred Armstrong Kalish's new memoir offers a warm-hearted retelling of life on a Depression-era Iowa farm.
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While the US economy struggles, ten states are doing OK
They've avoided the worst of the housing bust. Oil and gas revenues have helped too.
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Earth Day: Obama promotes wind, Limbaugh promotes plastic
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It's Earth Day! Obama and Limbaugh celebrate it differently
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The Earth Day generation
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The Monitor's View: Extend foster care to age 21
States should tap new federal funds to help youths 'aging out' at 18
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New York to introduce same-sex marriage bill
After Iowa and Vermont legalized gay marriage, and with bills also pending in Maine and New Hampshire, are gay rights gaining momentum?
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