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Obama in the Briefing Room

23 hours ago ago from Swampland - A blog about politics. - TIME.com

The president made a surprise visit to the daily press briefing today, only the third time he has made such an appearance to date. He reported back on this morning's talks with congressional leaders from both parties, and took wide-ranging questions from the press. Obama told reporters that he has directly asked Republican leadership to end the practice of putting holds on nominees in the Senate, and that he is considering sidestepping ...

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Could Meek’s immigration stance help him take Florida?

17 hours ago ago from Best Miami News

A new report out from a pro-comprehensive immigration group predicts Latino voters are poised to play a crucial role in key House and Senate races across the country including in Florida, where it says that Barack Obama's strong focus on courting the Latino vote in Florida helped him carry the state that supported George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004. The report notes there was nearly a 50 percent increase in Latino voter turnout between 2004 and ...

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New ABA Study Documents Serious System-Wide Problems in the Removal Process

2 hours ago ago from Immigration Impact

For over a year, the American Bar Association’s Commission on Immigration and the law firm of Arnold & Porter LLP engaged in a comprehensive review of the current removal process . The law firm poured over hundreds of articles, reports, legislative materials, and other documents, and interviewed scores of participants in the system, including lawyers, judges, advocacy groups, and academics. This study led them to conclude what many ...

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Obama! Want to lower unemployment?

53 minutes ago ago from The Thinker

We find it interesting that few of our state and federal politicians really seem to understand how immigration enforcement and real reform could significantly impact the job situation in America. Or maybe they just don’t care . On the illegal immigration side, we have over six million plus illegal immigrants who occupy non-agricultural jobs in the USA which rightly belong to citizens. President Obama wishes to spend billions to lower ...

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Gallup Poll: Health-Care Reform Now America's Most Divisive Issue …

5 hours ago ago from liliveev-Health|Beauty|Medicine|Weight Loss|Fitness

Today in public-opinion polls that shock no one, Gallup has a new survey showing American approval of Obama's handling of health -care reform is down to an all-time low. A mere 36 percent of us think the president is doing a good job on Read the rest here: Gallup Poll: Health-Care Reform Now America's Most Divisive Issue

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Republicans may opt out of Obama's health-care summit

18 hours ago ago from Washington Post - Politics

Leading House Republicans raised the prospect Monday night that they may decline to participate in President Obama 's proposed health-care summit if the White House chooses not to scrap the existing reform bills and start over. In a letter to White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel , House Minority Leader John A. Boehner (Ohio) and Minority Whip Eric Cantor (Va.) expressed frustration about reports that Obama intends to put the Democratic ...

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