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Alicia A. Caldwell / Associated Press:
AP sources: Immunity offered to certain immigrants — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration will stop deporting and begin granting work permits to younger illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children and have since led law-abiding lives. The election-year initiative addresses …
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Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
Rep. Steve King to sue Obama administration over new immigration policy — Iowa Republican Rep. Steve King said Friday that he plans to sue the Obama administration to halt implementation of its newly announced selective illegal immigration law enforcement policy.
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BuzzFeed:
Romney: Some Illegal Immigrants Can Stay — After Obama changes his immigration policy, the Republican expresses support for a version of the Dream Act, which many on the right consider “amnesty.” “I happen to agree with Marco Rubio.” — In January, Romney was confronted at a fundraiser …
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John H. Cushman Jr / New York Times:
U.S. to Stop Deporting Some Illegal Immigrants — WASHINGTON — Hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children will be able to obtain work permits and be safe from deportation under a new policy announced on Friday by the Obama administration.
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Department of Homeland Security:
Secretary Napolitano Announces Deferred Action Process for Young People Who Are Low Enforcement Priorities — La Secretaria Napolitano Anuncia Proceso De Acción Diferida Para Jóvenes Que Sean De Baja Prioridad Para La Aplicación De La Ley
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Amanda Peterson Beadle / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Obama To Stop Deporting DREAM-Eligible Youth, Protecting 1 Million Undocumented Students
BREAKING: Obama To Stop Deporting DREAM-Eligible Youth, Protecting 1 Million Undocumented Students
Rush Limbaugh:
Obama Amnesty Plan: Catch, Release, Vote
Obama Amnesty Plan: Catch, Release, Vote
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Neil Munro / The Daily Caller:
Obama administration tries to downplay impact, muffle public opposition to amnesty move
Obama administration tries to downplay impact, muffle public opposition to amnesty move
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Travis Waldron / ThinkProgress:
Why Obama's Decision To Stop Deporting DREAM-Eligible Youth Is Good For The Economy
Why Obama's Decision To Stop Deporting DREAM-Eligible Youth Is Good For The Economy
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Peter Wallsten / Washington Post:
U.S. will stop deporting some illegal immigrants who came here as children
U.S. will stop deporting some illegal immigrants who came here as children
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Matt Negrin / ABCNEWS:
Obama Defends Immigrant Deportation Rules Criticized as Political
Obama Defends Immigrant Deportation Rules Criticized as Political
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Adam Peck / ThinkProgress:
Rep. Allen West Alleges New Obama Policy On DREAMers Is Voter Fraud Conspiracy For 2012 Election
Rep. Allen West Alleges New Obama Policy On DREAMers Is Voter Fraud Conspiracy For 2012 Election
Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Obama makes election-year change in deportation policy
Obama makes election-year change in deportation policy
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The Daily Caller:
Statements from The Daily Caller regarding exchange in White House Rose Garden — Neil Munro, White House Correspondent: “I always go to the White House prepared with questions for our president. I timed the question believing the president was closing his remarks, because naturally …
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Politico:
Obama interrupted by heckling reporter — In a surprising breach of normal etiquette, President Barack Obama's Rose Garden remarks on Friday were interrupted by heckling from reporter Neil Munro of the website Daily Caller, where conservative commentator Tucker Carlson is the editor-in-chief.
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
Out Of Line — The guy who saw fit to interrupt twice the President's address in the Rose Garden on his new immigration policy, which was being carried live by the cable nets, was actually a reporter for The Daily Caller named Neil Munro. — David Kurtz is Managing Editor and Washington Bureau Chief …
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CNN:
Obama to interrupter: 'I didn't ask for an argument' — (CNN) - President Barack Obama did not respond kindly Friday to an interruption during his Rose Garden announcement of new immigration rules, telling the man shouting that it was neither the time nor the place to field questions.
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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Daily Caller Reporter Heckles President Obama During Immigration Remarks
Daily Caller Reporter Heckles President Obama During Immigration Remarks
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The Huffington Post:
Obama Immigration Speech: Reporter Interrupts, Heckles President During Remarks (VIDEO)
Obama Immigration Speech: Reporter Interrupts, Heckles President During Remarks (VIDEO)
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic Online:
Video of the Day: Daily Caller Reporter Interrupts Obama Press Conference
Video of the Day: Daily Caller Reporter Interrupts Obama Press Conference
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Josh Rogin / Foreign Policy:
McCain: Adelson funding Romney Super PAC with ‘foreign money’ — Senator and Romney presidential campaign surrogate John McCain (R-AZ) said Thursday that casino magnate Sheldon Adelson is indirectly injecting millions of dollar in Chinese “foreign money” into Mitt Romney's presidential election effort.
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
McCain says casino mogul is putting ‘foreign money’ into 2012 campaign
McCain says casino mogul is putting ‘foreign money’ into 2012 campaign
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
GOP Sen. Rubio says deportation leniency is ‘welcome news’
GOP Sen. Rubio says deportation leniency is ‘welcome news’
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Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
McCain Attacks Romney Super PAC, Says ‘Corporations Are Not People’
McCain Attacks Romney Super PAC, Says ‘Corporations Are Not People’
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Seattle Times
Elizabeth Wurtzel / The Atlantic Online:
1% Wives Are Helping Kill Feminism and Make the War on Women Possible — Being a mother isn't a real job — and the men who run the world know it. — NEW YORK — When my mind gets stuck on everything that is wrong with feminism, it brings out the 19th century poet in me: Let me count the ways.
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Ruschell Boone / NY1.com:
NY1 Exclusive: School Prohibits Fifth-Grader From Giving Speech On Same-Sex Marriage … Kameron Slade worked on his speech with his mother and his teacher after winning a class competition. He was slated to deliver it in a school-wide contest at PS 195. — That's no longer going to happen.
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Sally Goldenberg / New York Post:
It's a ‘trick’ question — They're not hookers — they just look as if they could be! — A dozen scantily clad women rallied outside City Hall yesterday, decrying a bill they say prevents beauties wearing skimpy clothes from getting a fair shot at hailing a yellow cab.
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David Brooks / New York Times:
What Republicans Think — Democrats frequently ask me why the Republicans have become so extreme. As they describe the situation, they usually fall back on some sort of illness metaphor. Republicans have a mania. President Obama has said that Republicans have a “fever” that he hopes will break if he is re-elected.
Jonathan Allenand Manu Raju / Politico:
Democrats in the dark on post-SCOTUS planning — Congressional Democrats who wrote Barack Obama's health care plan into law say they're getting virtually no guidance from the White House on how to deal with the fallout if the Supreme Court overturns any part of the law.
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Ben Feller / Associated Press:
Obama to Celebrities: 'You're the Ultimate Arbiter of Which Direction This Country Goes' — NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama soaked in the support — and the campaign cash — of Manhattan's elite entertainers Thursday as his re-election team sought to fill its fundraising coffers.
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Skip the falsehoods, Mr. President, and give us a plan — I had high hopes for President Obama's speech on the economy. But instead of going to Ohio on Thursday with a compelling plan for the future, the president gave Americans a falsehood wrapped in a fallacy.