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Four hot-button issues Republicans will target next
House Republicans are setting a blistering pace to move new legislation to cut the size and scope of government. Here are four key measures to watch.
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Debate over health care repeal: five gauges of House civility
Wednesday’s vote to repeal health care reform provided a formidable test of whether lawmakers are adopting a more civil tone.
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PIPA and SOPA: What you need to know
As PIPA and SOPA work their way through Congress, the controversial bills have raised many questions. The most common: Wait, what are PIPA and SOPA?
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The Vote
SOPA and PIPA protest power: why Marco Rubio backed off piracy bill
Sen. Marco Rubio was one of the original co-sponsors of the Senate's anti-piracy bill, but he reversed course Wednesday amid a flurry of protests against PIPA and SOPA.
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Why Google and Twitter didn't join the SOPA blackout
Wikipedia, Reddit, and other sites are blacked out in protest of the SOPA anti-piracy bills. Why didn't Google and Twitter join the blackout?
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As Obama tweaks policy on illegal immigrants, will Latino voters swoon?
Obama moves to make it easier for some illegal immigrants to obtain legal status, dismantling hurdles set by congressional Republicans. The step is likely to shore up his support among Latino voters, but it could also polarize the country.
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Readers Write: Republicans can win Hispanic vote; divorcing my bank
Letters to the Editor for the weekly issue of December 19, 2011: The GOP can win the Hispanic vote – look at the stats – and not by dropping its strict immigration enforcement stance. My own tale of divorcing...my bank.
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Horizons
SOPA vote delayed in House
Action on SOPA, the House bill aimed at stopping online piracy, has been delayed. The House Judiciary Committee could vote on SOPA as early as Wednesday.
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AG Holder threatened with impeachment over 'Fast and Furious'
US Attorney General Eric Holder faced criticism from a congressional committee Thursday over the Justice Department's handling of the 'Fast and Furious' gun program.
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European Court: Internet providers can't be forced to monitor users
The European Court of Justice overturned a Belgian court's injunction in what experts say is a victory for Internet providers and users over proponents of tighter copyright controls online.
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Latin America Monitor
US shifts deportation focus to criminals, closing other illegal immigrant cases
Immigrants rights groups praise the Department of Homeland Security's plan to focus on deporting criminals, but critics say the diminished focus on non-criminal aliens is a 'backdoor amnesty.'
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Horizons
SOPA fight over 'Internet censorship' attracts Yahoo, Google
SOPA "jeopardizes" Internet business, claim Twitter, Google, Yahoo and others. The SOPA bill amounts to "Internet censorship," some argue.
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Anti-illegal immigration bill stokes backlash in Alabama fields
Farmers in states like Alabama that have passed strong anti-illegal immigration laws are fighting back, saying they are losing labor and that US workers are unwilling to take up farm work.
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Deficit 'super committee' flooded with ideas. Will any of them work?
Friday is the deadline for congressional committees to submit ideas to the deficit 'super committee.' But there's little indication that any of the ideas signal an openness to compromise.
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Congressman raises stakes in 'Fast and Furious' probe, targeting Eric Holder
Rep. Lamar Smith (R) of Texas wants a special counsel to investigate whether Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress the truth about Operation Fast and Furious, a now-discredited gun-tracking program aimed at Mexico's drug lords.
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More illegal immigrants deported for traffic offenses. Problem for Obama?
US deported a record number of illegal immigrants for drunken driving and other traffic violations in 2010. The trend makes immigrant advocates furious and the get-tough crowd suspicious.
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'Dramatic change' to marijuana laws? What bill before Congress would do.
A new bipartisan bill would remove marijuana from the company of heroin and cocaine in federal regulations, leaving it to the states to legalize pot – or not. Inter-state trafficking would remain a federal crime.
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Obama to lay out new immigration reform blueprint in El Paso
As states take unilateral actions on immigration, Obama lays out his administration's accomplishments with border security and makes the economic case for comprehensive immigration reform.
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DOMA: Was the Obama administration only pretending to defend it?
A conservative legal scholar, testifying to a House subcommittee, says the Justice Department sowed the seeds for the demise of the Defense of Marriage Act even as it publicly defended it.
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Republicans want to create second-class citizens. You're not DREAMing.
Republicans haven't abandoned extreme positions on immigration. They've just transferred controversial proposals to the state level.
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Terrorism & Security
Guantánamo detainee's sentence renews debate about civilian trials
The first civilian trial of a Guantánamo detainee prompted questions about whether civilian court is the best place for alleged terrorists.
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Four hot-button issues Republicans will target next
House Republicans are setting a blistering pace to move new legislation to cut the size and scope of government. Here are four key measures to watch.
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Debate over health care repeal: five gauges of House civility
Wednesday’s vote to repeal health care reform provided a formidable test of whether lawmakers are adopting a more civil tone.
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With new oversight powers, House GOP aims to put Obama on defensive
Obama has faced little congressional oversight so far, but with House GOP probing into policies ranging from illegal immigration to health care, the president's oversight holiday may be over.
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Vox News
Colbert on Capitol Hill: Did he endorse Pledge for America?
Stephen Colbert testified on Capitol Hill Friday about ... stuff. The mock-conservative pundit even made some Democratic aides wince.
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14th Amendment: Is birthright citizenship really in the Constitution?
Congress could deny birthright citizenship to the children of illegal immigrants, say some experts. But others believe that changing citizenship policy requires changing the 14th Amendment.
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WikiLeaks controversy hovers, but House passes war funding bill
WikiLeaks documents barely made a dent in Congress’s decision to continue funding a surge of US forces into Afghanistan. The House passed the measure 308 to 114.
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