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Federal Immigration Judge Grants Asylum To Gay Ghanaian Immigrant
After months in an El Paso detention center, a rare win for African immigrants seeking asylum on the southern border. Amidu Fredrick Sinayor WASHINGTON — A federal immigration court Wednesday agreed...
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Two Ebola-Infected Americans Coming To The U.S. For Treatment
UPDATED: Dr. Kent Brantly has arrived in Atlanta’s Emory Universtiy Hospital. Nancy Writebol is expected there next week. The State Department is coordinating the patients’ evacuation from Liberia,...
View ArticleObama: "Very Hard" To Envision A New Gaza Cease-Fire For The Time Being
“It’s not particularly relevant whether a particular leader in Hamas ordered this abduction,” Obama says. View Video › WASHINGTON — It's not likely the United States and the international community...
View ArticleI Have "Full Confidence" In CIA Director, Obama Says Day After Senate Spying...
“It’s clear from the IG report that some very poor judgment was shown.” View Video › President Obama said Friday he stands by and has "full confidence" in CIA Director John Brennan, the day after an...
View ArticleObama On Post-9/11 CIA: "We Tortured Some Folks"
The president says the word “torture” — twice — when talking about controversial CIA interrogations from the post-9/11 era. View Video › WASHINGTON — President Obama said flatly Friday that the...
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Border Patrol Agent Pleads Guilty To Laundering Drug Money
Border agent laundered $61,600 in Mexican drug money in 2012. AP Photo/Eric Gay WASHINGTON — A Customs and Border Protection agent pled guilty to federal money-laundering charges Friday. Raimundo...
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Virginia Clerk Plans To Ask Supreme Court To Hear Same-Sex Marriage Case
“Clerk McQuigg intends to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court.” A second marriage case, in addition to Utah, heads to the Supreme Court. [ Update: To add a third case to...
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Eric Holder Takes Another "Historic Step" Toward Ending The Drug War,...
A little-watched speech is a big deal in criminal justice circles. Gary Cameron / Reuters / Reuters WASHINGTON — The Obama administration took a "historic" step in changing the drug war Friday,...
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Arizona Used 15 Doses Of Lethal Drugs To Execute Inmate
The execution of Joseph Wood took two hours to finish. There were conflicting reports that Wood was gasping for air as he died. s3-ec.buzzfed.com The documents show that Wood was given 750 mg each of...
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Union Workers Locked Out Of Honeywell's Uranium Processing Plant
The plant has a history of environmental problems. Eric Miller / Reuters / Reuters After negotiations stalled just before midnight on Friday, union-backed workers have been locked out of Honeywell's...
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U.S. Condemns "Disgraceful" Israeli Bombing — Some Of The Harshest American...
Ten dead in Rafah. Blood of wounded and dead Palestinians is seen on the ground after an Israeli air strike outside a United Nations-run school in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Ibraheem Abu...
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The Rough Road For Cecilia Muñoz, Defender Of Obama's Immigration Policy
The president’s top immigration adviser has lived in D.C. long enough to see herself become the villain. The activists once elated to see her join the administration aren’t happy. AP Photo/Charles...
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Distrust Between U.S. And Israel At All-Time High, But Military Support Will...
“Obama and Netanyahu are like little kids who have been paired together by their science teacher, but who still want to try and jab and hurt each other as much as possible.” An Israeli soldier rides...
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Israel And Hamas Agree To New 72-Hour Cease-Fire
As Israel’s offensive in Gaza ends its 28th day, cease-fire efforts have intensified. Smoke rises in the Gaza Strip after an Israeli strike Monday. Baz Ratner / Reuters Egyptian officials said they...
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Houston Officials Say There Won't Be A Voter Referendum For LGBT...
Opponents did not get enough signatures to force a vote. “The petition is simply invalid.” Houston Mayor Annise Parker on Nov. 5, 2013. AP Photo/Pat Sullivan Houston Mayor Annise Parker and City...
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White House To West: Climate Change Is Making Wildfires More Frequent And Worse
The Obama administration pivots off another natural disaster to make its case that climate change is real and Americans are already suffering because of it. Max Whittaker / Reuters WASHINGTON —...
View ArticleMo Brooks Says DREAMers Shouldn't Be Allowed In Military Because They're Not...
“I’m gonna have much greater faith in the loyalty of an American citizen than someone who is a citizen of a foreign nation.” View Video › Republican Rep. Mo Brooks of Alabama says DREAMers should not...
View ArticleDREAMers Confronted The Most Hardline Congressman On Immigration And It Was...
“Did you know the first person who died in Iraq was undocumented?” “He lied to get into the military. Will you admit that? Will you admit that they he lied to get into the military?” Iowa Republican...
View ArticleRepublican Congressman Slams Boehner Lawsuit: Impeach Instead
“My problem with what my party is trying to do to sue is it will cost the taxpayers between two and three million dollars. Use the Constitution, that’s what it is there for.” View Video › Republican...
View ArticleRepublican Congressman: "Fair Number Of People" In House Would Say Obama Is...
But Rep. Bill Flores thinks it would be a bad idea because it would fail in the Senate and hurt the House politically. View Video › Texas Republican Rep. Bill Flores thinks that "a fair number of...
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