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What a week - Washington Post (blog)


What a week
Washington Post (blog)
Meanwhile, the defeat of the DREAM Act, with the defection of six Democratic votes, suggests the liberals want an issue, not a solution to the immigration ...

Dream Act Failure Marks Setback for White House - Slate Magazine (blog)


Dream Act Failure Marks Setback for White House
Slate Magazine (blog)
In the end, five Democrats voted against the DREAM act, and only three Republicans supported the measure that would have given a path to legal residency to ...

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ANALYSIS: Senate Vote Against DREAM Act Goes Against Polled Latino Priorities - Hispanically Speaking News


ANALYSIS: Senate Vote Against DREAM Act Goes Against Polled Latino Priorities
Hispanically Speaking News
Yesterday the US Senate failed to invoke cloture on the DREAM Act (HR 5281), ending the chance for any legislative accomplishments on the issue of ...

A Manchin or a Mousechin? - Power Line (blog)


A Manchin or a Mousechin?
Power Line (blog)
He went missing yesterday when the Senate voted on the DREAM Act and don't ask/don't tell bill. Indeed, Manchin was the only Senate Democrat to miss ...

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SENATOR YEE ISSUES STATEMENT ON REPEAL OF “DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL” - Out In America


SENATOR YEE ISSUES STATEMENT ON REPEAL OF “DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL”
Out In America
"While it is disappointing that the Senate did not pass the Dream Act, a civil rights milestone was achieved today with the repeal of the military's ...

Republicans Block DREAM Act, Another Old Media Lie - Big Journalism


Republicans Block DREAM Act, Another Old Media Lie
Big Journalism
Nearly every news outlet is reporting that the Republicans have blocked the DREAM Act, many of these reports even say so right in the headline. ...

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Senate passes 'don't ask, don't tell' - Nashua Telegraph


Senate passes 'don't ask, don't tell'
Nashua Telegraph
Known formally as the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, the DREAM Act fell five votes short of the 60 needed to be considered for ...

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Who Killed DREAM? The Tea Party Did - Newsweek (blog)


Who Killed DREAM? The Tea Party Did
Newsweek (blog)
... immigration lobby Numbers USA, has posted a cold-eyed and revealing post-game analysis of his victory over the so-called DREAM Act Saturday morning. ...

U.S. Senate Unable to Pass Spending Bill - Africana Online (blog)


U.S. Senate Unable to Pass Spending Bill
Africana Online (blog)
US Congress: Some Lame Duck Progress Although all eyes have been on major legislation such as DADT, the Dream Act, and the all-important tax bill, the . ...

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