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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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Briefing IRS 101: Seven questions about the tea party scandal
The Internal Revenue Service is under the microscope now, as revelations have emerged that the agency wrongly targeted conservative groups seeking nonprofit status. Here’s an accounting of what has happened, along with the ramifications.
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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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Where do things stand at Guantánamo? Six basic questions answered.
President Obama this week pledged to “reengage” with Congress to find a way to close the terror detention camp at the Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, naval base. The renewed focus comes as 100 of the 166 detainees are reported to be engaged in a hunger strike. Here is a brief look at where things stand now.
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Opinion 5 steps to bipartisan cuts in Medicare – and the deficit
Medicare is the single greatest contributor to long-term deficits. If Democrats and Republicans cooperate on waste-cutting ideas – many of which are backed by President Obama – both parties stand to gain. Here are five ways Congress should act.
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Schwarzenegger taps Maldonado as lieutenant governor on Leno show
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger picked state Sen. Abel Maldonado as his candidate for lieutenant governor Monday night. Maldonado would be the first Hispanic Republican to hold statewide office in 130 years.
11/24/2009 12:00 am -
Top four differences of Senate and House healthcare reforms bills
The House and Senate will have a difficult time reconciling their healthcare reform bills on several key issues, including abortion funding and a public option, among others.
11/24/2009 12:00 am -
S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford: momentum builds toward impeachment
A panel of the South Carolina House held a hearing into the potential impeachment of Gov. Mark Sanford Tuesday. The state constitution gives lawmakers wide latitude to impeach Sanford, who left the state secretly in June to visit a lover in Argentina.
11/24/2009 12:00 am -
Healthcare's dealbreakers: Blanche Lincoln wants to focus on jobs
Arkansas' Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln voted to move the healthcare bill along for debate in the Senate. But she's vulnerable in her conservative home state, and trying to shift focus to jobs and the economy.
11/24/2009 12:00 am -
Did Fort Hood shooting spree turn base into a 'combat zone'?
Lawmakers want to declare that Fort Hood was actually a 'combat zone' during the rampage in order to get victims better benefits. But that would implicitly declare the shootings an act of terrorism.
11/22/2009 12:00 am -
Senate healthcare reform vote: 'Now, the real debate can begin'
The Senate voted Saturday to open debate on its healthcare reform bill. But it was just the first of a series of difficult votes facing Democrats going forward.
11/22/2009 12:00 am -
America the jobless: Ron Paul wins, Timothy Geithner loses?
Frustration at how Washington has managed the 'jobless recovery' is turning some members of Capitol Hill against Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner – and in favor of a controversial measure by Rep. Ron Paul.
11/22/2009 12:00 am -
Fort Hood shooting splits America over Islamic terror motive
Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is charged with 13 counts of murder in the Fort Hood shootings. Was it a 'killing spree' or 'terrorism,' and is the question more than political?
11/21/2009 12:00 am -
How the Army solved a problem like Sarah
Fort Bragg reversed its no-media policy for Sarah Palin's book signing event on Monday, confirming that the best-selling Alaska author is a ‘politician,’ but not an ‘elected official’
11/21/2009 12:00 am -
Rudy Giuliani for Senate? He'd make a big race bigger.
Rudy Giuliani, former New York mayor and a Republican, is said to be weighing a Senate bid. Will his mayoral credentials help or hurt him?
11/20/2009 12:00 am -
Obama in Asia? Healthcare reform? Nope. It's Sarah Palin week.
Love her or loathe her, nearly everyone was mesmerized by Sarah Palin this week, as her book, 'Going Rogue' was released. Why can't Americans get enough of Sarah Palin?
11/19/2009 12:00 am -
Senate OK's David Hamilton to be US appeals court judge
Judge David Hamilton is elevated to the US appeals court, after GOP effort to stall a vote failed. Republican resistance signals more political fights are likely over Obama's nominees to the federal bench.
11/19/2009 12:00 am -
Five questions that could decide fate of healthcare reform bill
Senate healthcare reform bill needs 60 votes to advance. Here are five questions that could determine whether Democrats will rally around it.
11/19/2009 12:00 am -
Opinion Health care and illegal immigrants in America: why Mexico is the key
Urging Mexico to strive for a better health care system could relieve the burden on US taxpayers.
11/19/2009 12:00 am -
Senate Democrats introduce $849 billion healthcare reform bill
Majority leader Harry Reid unveiled the Senate's healthcare reform bill Wednesday. Now Reid must cobble together 60 senators to avoid a Republican filibuster.
11/18/2009 12:00 am -
Geithner: Jobs can't flow without bank loans for small businesses
US 'is committed to doing more' to help expedite flow of bank loans to America's small businesses, Treasury Secretary Geithner pledged Wednesday.
11/18/2009 12:00 am -
Secret tapes: How damaging to Jerry Brown’s bid for governor?
California Attorney General Jerry Brown's spokesman secretly recorded conversations with reporters. Under pressure from GOP rivals for governor, Brown now says he'll investigate.
11/17/2009 12:00 am -
Sarah Palin 'Going Rogue' to the White House? Polls say no.
With her book, 'Going Rogue,' released today, Sarah Palin is red meat to the far right. But Palin's poll numbers have slid significantly since she quit as Alaska governor.
11/17/2009 12:00 am -
Obama court nominee David Hamilton clears Senate hurdle
A Republican effort to stall an Obama appeals court nominee failed Tuesday. A full Senate vote on Judge David Hamilton is set for Wednesday.
11/17/2009 12:00 am -
Illinois leaders split on taking Guantánamo detainees at state prison
Idea of transferring Guantánamo detainees to a prison in Illinois has backing of state's top Democrats, but Republican congressmen balk.
11/17/2009 12:00 am -
Sarah Palin: 'Going Rogue,' making dough
Sarah Palin begins a media blitz to support her new book, 'Going Rogue,' with an appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show Monday. It's part of a money-making plan that's rather traditional for a politician who likes to be anything but ordinary.
11/16/2009 12:00 am -
Opinion Palin's populist book tour won't help GOP
Instead of going rogue, Republicans should cultivate leadership in ideas and solutions.
11/16/2009 12:00 am -
The Monitor's View Sarah Palin as perpetual outsider in US politics?
Once a rogue, always a rogue, unless she adopts a positive, ideas-rich style of leadership.
11/16/2009 12:00 am -
Giuliani: New York trials show Obama is soft on terrorism
Rudy Giuliani said Khalid Sheikh Mohammed does not deserve the legal rights that a New York trial in a civilian court offers. Obama 'is getting away from the fact that we’re at war,' he said.
11/15/2009 12:00 am -
Immigration reform pitch morphs Tea Party protests
Acknowledging ‘overlap,’ Tea Party forces add anti-amnesty thrust. Tall order perhaps, but suddenly Tea Parties have respect.
11/14/2009 12:00 am
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