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Reid: GOP have problems with their mental capacity

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            For his part, Mr. Reid predicted, "We'll get some things done," naming comprehensive immigration legislation as one possibility.<br />


If Republicans' vulnerability among Hispanic voters does not persuade them to compromise, he noted, "they have real problems with their mental capacity."

Huffington Post

Monday 12/20: News Roundup - MindShift


Monday 12/20: News Roundup
MindShift
(blogs.edweek.org) Senate Effectively Kills Dream Act for Lame-Duck Session - In a procedural vote today, the US Senate effectively killed the chances of ...

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EVERYONE READ: Send a message to Senators who voted ‘no’: we’ll remember what you did

We won't forget

And we won't give up

On Saturday in the Senate, we saw small-minded, heartless politicians show their true colors.

In an appalling show of callousness, the Senate stopped the DREAM Act. A few Republican senators broke from their party to stand with us on the side of justice, but the rest of them voted no. Even a handful of Democrats joined them in stalling the dreams of millions.

To every single Senator who voted against deserving youth: we will not forget this.

Senate GOP Kills DREAMs of Our Nation's Future Leaders - SEIU (blog)


Senate GOP Kills DREAMs of Our Nation's Future Leaders
SEIU (blog)
The DREAM Act failed to pass the Senate by a nearly party line vote of 55 to 41. Why? Because the GOP Senate leadership chose partisan politics over what is ...

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It's A Free Country Blogger Roundtable - WNYC


It's A Free Country Blogger Roundtable
WNYC
Has she read the DREAM act? What typical conservative dog-whistling. The DREAM act is about ending the unfair punishment of productive young people who did ...

Killing the DREAM Act: Still No Room in the Inn - Huffington Post


Killing the DREAM Act: Still No Room in the Inn
Huffington Post
The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act failed to pass a procedural vote today in the Senate. First introduced in Aug. ...

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'We're Gay And We're Just As Dedicated' - West Virginia MetroNews


'We're Gay And We're Just As Dedicated'
West Virginia MetroNews
Senator Manchin also did not vote on the DREAM Act which failed. It would have allowed those in the US illegally to become citizens by going to college or ...

West Virginia's Manchin skips key Senate votes - Washington Post


West Virginia's Manchin skips key Senate votes
Washington Post
He also opposed the DREAM Act, which would have granted young illegal immigrants a route to legal status. The 55-41 vote fell five short of the 60 required ...

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Vitter's Bad DREAM - bestofneworleans.com


Vitter's Bad DREAM
bestofneworleans.com
9, Vitter — who founded and chairs the Senate Border Security Caucus — called the DREAM Act an "illegal alien student bailout" and added, "The last thing ...

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