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Immigration reform bill heads to full Senate
WASHINGTON — A sweeping bipartisan plan to overhaul the nation’s immigration system headed to the Senate floor after a key committee approved it Tuesday, but not before tilting the bill to the political right with amendments designed to...Tags: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Marco Rubio, Barack Obama, Parties and Movements, Ted Cruz
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DA: South Whitehall couple stole $850,000 to support gambling habit
When South Whitehall officials removed Nancy A. Tonkin from her job as the person in charge of handling the money that residents paid for their utility bills, she threw a tantrum, stomping around and treating her co-workers miserably, her boss said....
Tags: Lehigh County, Economy, Business and Finance, Whitehall, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Trials
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SOUTH BEND The South Bend Tribune announces the addition of Shelley Chakan as digital advertising sales manager. She received a bachelor's degree in communications/ journalism from the University of South Carolina Upstate and a master's degree in...Tags: Laws, University of South Carolina Upstate, Crime, Law and Justice, Indiana University, Career and Workplace
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Two-day walkout begins at five UC medical centers
A massive walkout of University of California patient care workers that began Tuesday could cost the system's medical centers up to $20 million, officials say. The walkout is expected to last two days and involve more than 12,000 UC workers from the ...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health Treatments, Unions, Chemotherapy, Biotechnology
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After voting, Greuel and Garcetti vow to push until polls close
Los Angeles mayoral candidates Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti have campaigned at a manic rate in recent days, putting hundreds of miles on the odometer as they criss-cross the city talking to voters at taco stands, subway stations and union halls. As...
Tags: Elections, Voting, Career and Workplace, Politics
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Obama meets with young immigrants, encourages them to speak out
WASHINGTON -- President Obama met Tuesday with young immigrants and others who expressed their fear that family members will be deported and their hope that Congress will pass new immigration laws to keep families intact. Obama urged the group to...
Tags: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Elections, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress
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At UC San Francisco, 150 surgeries canceled because of strike
SAN FRANCISCO -- A strike by patient-care workers concerned about pension changes and staffing levels has led to the cancellation of an expected 150 surgeries at UC San Francisco Medical Center over the two-day labor action and will affect at least...
Tags: University of California, Irvine, Hospitals and Clinics, Strikes, University of California, Davis, AFSCME
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The scandalously premature diagnosis of a cancer on the presidency
If it makes me a media lackey or a tail-wagging lap dog for President Barack Obama to hold out for, you know, actual evidence that he had anything to do with the various and glaring misbehavior, blundering and butt-covering in the governmental ranks...
Tags: Taxation, Central Intelligence Agency, Barack Obama, U.S. Department of State, Religion and Belief
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Illinois Chamber, AFL-CIO agree on compromise over fracking rules
It's no secret our two organizations, the Illinois Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO, don't always see eye to eye on issues. However, we're proud that the issue of hydraulic fracturing is one where our voices have united as part of a broader coalition...Tags: Pat Quinn, Environmental Cleanup, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, AFL-CIO, Environmental Issues
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Tentative deal reached on high-tech visas in immigration bill
WASHINGTON — The outlines of a possible agreement emerged Tuesday on the criteria for high-skilled visas in the immigration overhaul, potentially paving the way for a key Republican senator to support the sweeping legislation and give it a boost...
Tags: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Elections, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Justice and Rights, Dick Durbin
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Good intentions don't create jobs
Baltimore City Council members confused caring about unemployment with abating it by giving preliminary approval to a local hire law last week. The legislation, which requires a final vote and Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's signature to become law,...
Tags: Local Government, The New York Times, Business, Marc Steiner, Bernard C. Young
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Obama: Nation to stand by Oklahoma survivors 'as long as it takes'
WASHINGTON -- President Obama on Tuesday assured the survivors of Oklahoma’s deadly tornado that the nation is “there for them” and that the government will keep its focus on the rescue effort as long as is needed. As emergency workers...Tags: Barack Obama, Disasters and Accidents, FEMA, Tornadoes, Human Interest
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