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    Jul 20, 2012 |Story| Burbank Leader

  1. Film review: 'Dark Knight Rises' is a promise fulfilled

    And so the Christopher Nolan rendition of Batman — started in “Batman Begins” (2005) and continued in “The Dark Knight” (2008) — comes to an end, in “The Dark Knight Rises.”
    And so the Christopher Nolan rendition of Batman — started in “Batman Begins” (2005) and continued in “The Dark Knight” (2008) — comes to an end, in “The Dark Knight Rises.” It stands proudly alongside...

    Tags: Michelle Pfeiffer, Morgan Freeman, Halle Berry, The Dark Knight Rises (movie), Christopher Nolan

    2. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Immigration bill a testament to compromise

    The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday to send the bipartisan immigration bill — more formally known as the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernizing Act — to the full Senate. The 800-plus page bill is by far the most ambitious attempt to overhaul the nation's immigration system in nearly three decades. The version that will reach the floor is, not surprisingly, imperfect, but the fact that it emerged from committee at all, and largely intact, is a testament to both political parties' willingness to compromise — a characteristic that has been in short supply in Washington for a long time.
    The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday to send the bipartisan immigration bill — more formally known as the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernizing Act — to the full Senate. The 800-plus page bill is by far...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Same-Sex Marriage, Justice and Rights, Justice System, Migration

    3. May 22, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Progress on immigration

    Just when Washington looked like it was completely preoccupied with the scandals, real and imaginary, swirling around the White House, a group of Democrats and Republicans in the Senate managed the unexpected (and, these days, extraordinary): They...

    Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Heritage Foundation, White House, Lindsey O. Graham, Orrin Hatch

    4. May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Immigration bill clears hurdle in 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, setting the stage for a debate next month that could lead to the biggest victory for...

    Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), White House, Lindsey O. Graham, Orrin Hatch, Marco Rubio

    5. May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Immigration reform: Closer to reality or destined for failure?

    Oh, how much things have changed in just a few months. Last May, Republicans and Democrats couldn't agree on any aspect of immigration reform. But on Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed a far-reaching immigration bill, clearing the way for a...

    Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Justice System, Elections, Politics, U.S. Congress

    6. May 21, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  6. An Alabama senator's lost cause

    WASHINGTON — Not since George Wallace, perhaps, has an Alabamian taken as passionate a stand for a lost cause as the one Jeff Sessions is taking now. Bipartisan immigration legislation is making its way inexorably through the Senate Judiciary...

    Tags: Justice System, Elections, Orrin Hatch, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice

    7. May 21, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  7. Senate panel approves immigration bill

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Far-reaching legislation to grant a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly...

    Tags: White House, Lindsey O. Graham, Orrin Hatch, Politics, U.S. Congress

    8. May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. 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: AFL-CIO, White House, Orrin Hatch, Al Franken, Marco Rubio

    9. May 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Government secretly obtains phone records from journalists

    WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors secretly obtained telephone records from more than 20 lines belonging to the Associated Press and its journalists in an attempt to learn who leaked information on how the CIA thwarted an apparent terrorist plot hatched in Yemen.
    WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors secretly obtained telephone records from more than 20 lines belonging to the Associated Press and its journalists in an attempt to learn who leaked information on how the CIA thwarted an apparent terrorist plot...

    Tags: White House, Eric Holder, The Associated Press, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Darrell E Issa

    10. May 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Israel says strikes in Syria target arms for Hezbollah

    JERUSALEM — With three airstrikes against Syria since January, Israel has inserted itself forcefully into the "Arab Spring's" most intractable conflict, heightening fears that Syria's civil war could spiral into a regional conflagration.
    JERUSALEM — With three airstrikes against Syria since January, Israel has inserted itself forcefully into the "Arab Spring's" most intractable conflict, heightening fears that Syria's civil war could spiral into a regional conflagration. The...

    Tags: Bashar Assad, White House, Arab Spring, Defense Equipment, Politics

    11. May 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Israeli airstrikes may have exposed Syrian flaw, U.S. officials say

    WASHINGTON — Recent Israeli strikes inside Syria may have exposed weaknesses in the regime’s air defenses and could embolden the U.S. and its allies to take more steps to aid rebels fighting the regime there, said lawmakers on Sunday.
    WASHINGTON — Recent Israeli strikes inside Syria may have exposed weaknesses in the regime’s air defenses and could embolden the U.S. and its allies to take more steps to aid rebels fighting the regime there, said lawmakers on Sunday....

    Tags: Bashar Assad, NBC (tv network), Wars and Interventions, White House, Barack Obama

    12. May 3, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  12. Brendon Ayanbadejo on 2 Sunday shows; Warren Buffett on 'This Week'

    The Sunday morning topics and guests:
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    The Sunday morning topics and guests: Gay rights supporter Brendon Ayanbadejo of the Baltimore Ravens will be a guest on "Meet the Press" and "Face the Nation." He will discuss the meaning of NBA player Jason Collins' coming out. NBC's "Meet the...

    Tags: Sports Illustrated, Heritage Foundation, National Football League Players Association, Jason Collins, Stephen F. Lynch

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