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Ashley Parker / New York Times:
Senate Passes Immigration Overhaul — WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday approved the most significant overhaul of the nation's immigration laws in a generation with broad bipartisan support, sending the bill to the Republican-controlled House, where there is significant opposition …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate votes 68-32 to end debate on immigration; 4 p.m. final vote — The Senate voted 68-32 Thursday to end debate on immigration legislation, clearing the way for the landmark bill to pass later in the day. — The bill's authors fell just short of their goal to win 70 votes for the legislation …
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Tal Kopan / Politico:
Paul Ryan: House won't take up Senate immigration bill — Rep. Paul Ryan says the House won't be taking up the Senate immigration bill, but it will be working on its own legislation that he says will create a “workable legal immigration system.” — The Wisconsin Republican told Sean Hannity …
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
John Boehner: Hastert rule applies to immigration conference report — Speaker John Boehner says he will not bring up any eventual House-Senate immigration compromise for a vote unless it has the support of the majority of House Republicans. — “For any legislation — including the conference report …
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David Rogers / Politico:
House Republicans may split farm bill in two
House Republicans may split farm bill in two
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Brian Beutler / Talking Points Memo:
Boehner Significantly Narrows Path To Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Boehner Significantly Narrows Path To Comprehensive Immigration Reform
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Senate approves massive immigration bill
Senate approves massive immigration bill
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Alan Silverleib / CNN:
Senate passes sweeping immigration bill
Senate passes sweeping immigration bill
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate approves immigration bill 68-32, sending battle to House
Senate approves immigration bill 68-32, sending battle to House
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Rick Perry Attacks Wendy Davis: ‘She Was A Teenage Mother Herself’ — Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) directly attacked state Sen. Wendy Davis (D) during a speech at the National Right To Life conference on Thursday, arguing that the state senator who filibustered for 13 hours to defeat …
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Perry Stein / Talking Points Memo:
State Sen. Davis Responds To Rick Perry's ‘Small Words’ — Texas State Sen. Wendy Davis (D) responded to Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday, chiding him for using “small words” that tarnished Lone Star state values. — Perry invoked Davis' experience as a teenage mother at the National Right …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Real Problem With Rick Perry's Comments About Wendy Davis
The Real Problem With Rick Perry's Comments About Wendy Davis
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Marjorie Owens / WFAA-TV:
Sen. Davis: 'Rick Perry's statement is without dignity'
Sen. Davis: 'Rick Perry's statement is without dignity'
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Laura Bassett / The Huffington Post:
Rick Perry Jabs Wendy Davis For Being A Teen Mom: Too Bad 'She Hasn't Learned From Her Own Example'
Rick Perry Jabs Wendy Davis For Being A Teen Mom: Too Bad 'She Hasn't Learned From Her Own Example'
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Gail Collins / New York Times:
Wendy and the Boys — There is an old saying that Texas is …
Wendy and the Boys — There is an old saying that Texas is …
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The Huffington Post:
LOOK: Chick-Fil-A President Tweets Controversial Response To Gay Marriage Rulings.. Then Deletes It — Seems like not much has changed in the world of Chick-fil-A. After the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act on Wednesday, the restaurant chain's president and chief operating officer …
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Matt K. Lewis / The Daily Caller:
The case for polygamy — Discussing the Supreme Court's decision on gay marriage recently, Sen. Rand Paul joked about bestiality. This was unwise. If Paul wanted to make the slippery slope argument, the case for polygamy is much more compelling — and realistic. — This is not some straw man argument.
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Erik Eckholm / New York Times:
Both Sides on Same-Sex Marriage Issue Focus on the Next State Battlegrounds
Both Sides on Same-Sex Marriage Issue Focus on the Next State Battlegrounds
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Guardian:
NSA collected Americans' email records in bulk for two years under Obama — • Secret program launched by Bush continued ‘until 2011’ — • Fisa court renewed collection order every 90 days — • Current NSA programs still mine US internet metadata
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NSA inspector general report on email and internet data collection under Stellar Wind - full document — Top-secret draft report from 2009 by the NSA's inspector general shows development of ‘collection of bulk internet metadata’ under program launched under Bush
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Seni Tienabeso / ABC News:
George Zimmerman Witness Can't Read Letter She ‘Wrote’ About Shooting — A teenage friend of Trayvon Martin was forced to admit today in the George Zimmerman murder trial that she did not write a letter that was sent to Martin's mother describing what she allegedly heard on a phone call with Martin moments before he was shot.
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Ramsey Cox / The Hill:
Laughter fills Senate chamber as Moran flubs immigration vote — Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) accidentally voted “yes” on the comprehensive immigration reform bill Thursday before correcting his mistake. — The error by Moran caused the chamber to erupt in laugher.
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Bernie Becker / The Hill:
Treasury IG: Liberal groups weren't targeted by IRS like Tea Party — Liberal groups seeking tax-exempt status faced less IRS scrutiny than Tea Party groups, according to the Treasury inspector general. — Russell George, Treasury's inspector general for tax administration, told Rep. Sandy Levin …
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Maria Cramer / Boston Globe:
Former Patriots player Aaron Hernandez is probed in two more murders, law enforcement officials say — Former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez, already facing charges in a murder last week in North Attleborough, is also being investigated in connection with a July 2012 double murder in Boston …
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Mariano Castillo / CNN:
Ex-NFL star linked to killings
Ex-NFL star linked to killings
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ThinkProgress:
Six States Already Moving Forward With Voting Restrictions After Supreme Court Decision — Joseph Diebold is an intern with ThinkProgress. — President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act into law. — Less than 48 hours after the Supreme Court struck down Section 4 …
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Bernie Becker / The Hill:
Senators begin drive for tax reform by wiping the slate clean — The Senate's top two tax writers accelerated the chamber's tax reform negotiations on Thursday, adopting a “blank slate” approach to reform that calls on all their colleagues to make the case for their favorite tax breaks.
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Claire McCaskill / The Daily Beast:
There Is No War on Men: Claire McCaskill Replies to James Taranto — Wall Street Journal columnist James Taranto said Claire McCaskill was launching a “war on men” and being “histrionic” about sexual assault in the military. Now read the Missouri senator's response here.
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Rasmussen Reports:
26% of Obama Supporters View Tea Party as Nation's Top Terror Threat — Half of all voters consider radical Muslims the bigger terrorist threat facing the nation, but supporters of President Obama consider the Tea Party to be as big a danger. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds …
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