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Sen Manchin apologizes for missing weekend votes - myCentralOregon.com


Sen Manchin apologizes for missing weekend votes
myCentralOregon.com
Manchin missed Senate votes Saturday on repealing the military's "Don't ask, don't tell" policy and on an immigration proposal known as the Dream Act ...

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Reapportionment Not Necessarily Good News for Republicans - Huffington Post (blog)


Reapportionment Not Necessarily Good News for Republicans
Huffington Post (blog)
Republican defeat of the DREAM act last week only served to seal their fate with the Latino electorate. The DREAM act wasn't even really about immigration ...

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What kind of momentum does the economic recovery have? - Wall Street Journal


What kind of momentum does the economic recovery have?
Wall Street Journal
The WSJ will, however, publish articles indicating the virtues of the Dream Act and illegal immigration. What the (h)ell is going on with our government and ...

Bennett, Lee differences shine - Salt Lake Tribune (blog)


Bennett, Lee differences shine
Salt Lake Tribune (blog)
Bennett threw his support Saturday behind the DREAM Act to give young undocumented immigrants who go to college or serve in the military a long pathway to ...

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Senate votes to end START debate - Salon


Senate votes to end START debate
Salon
But apparently Harry Reid was not supposed to do the stepping -- and that's why eventually Graham came out against the DREAM Act, a far-from-comprehensive ...

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START Treaty moves forward, likely to pass U.S. Senate - The State Column


START Treaty moves forward, likely to pass U.S. Senate
The State Column
... don't tell” and the DREAM Act. In past days momentum has swung in favor of Democrats with Senators Scott Brown and Lamar Alexander saying they will ...

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START Splits GOP as Treaty Advances in the Senate - Politics Daily


START Splits GOP as Treaty Advances in the Senate
Politics Daily
The vote, which was 67 to 28, was major break in party unity for the GOP, which has successfully blocked the DREAM Act, the Omnibus Appropriations bill, ...

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GOP senators up in 2012 face primary threats because of START support - The Hill (blog)


GOP senators up in 2012 face primary threats because of START support
The Hill (blog)
... a potential threat from the right because of his support of START, the DREAM Act and his vote in favor of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). Sen. ...

Setting the stage for America's degraded future, Part 3 - BorderFire Report


Setting the stage for America's degraded future, Part 3
BorderFire Report
Finally, we beat back the incongruous Dream Act with all its folly and fraud. Let's build on that to move toward a 10 year moratorium on all immigration and ...

White House: Obama won't give up on DREAM ACT

White House: Obama won't give up on 'DREAM Act'
(AP) – 17 minutes ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama is not giving up on legislation that would offer a path to legal status to young illegal immigrants.

Obama on Tuesday met with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and reiterated his support for the DREAM Act, which died in the Senate last weekend and appears to have even less chance when a new, more Republican Congress convenes in January.