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Saturday | Star Tribune

Despite setback, U.S. Rep. Tim Walz continues push for transparency

Tim Walz that explicitly banned insider trading by congressional members and government employees was hailed by watchdog groups as one of the most significant congressional reforms in more than a decade.

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Related Topix: 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, US News, Capitol Hill (Washington, DC), Washington, DC, US Senate, Republican

Fri May 17, 2013

Forbes.com

The Tea Party and IRS Controversy: More Scrutiny Needed -- Not Less

Despite the uproar over the Internal Revenue Service's scrutiny of certain Tea Party applications for tax-exempt status, the IRS should be doing more - not less - to ensure that only those organizations that truly qualify for tax-exempt status get it.

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Related Topix: Tax, Pop/Rock, The Tea Party, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican

Thu May 16, 2013

InformationWeek

H-1B At Center Of Immigration Reform Debate

But it is the one that matters most to IT. Don't look for a short, sweet process of H-1B reform.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Outsourcing, Social Software, Startups, Facebook, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Senator Ted Cruz

The Hill

Senate panel rejects E-Verify changes

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday rejected a proposal requiring the government to implement the E-Verify program to combat illegal immigration 18 months after enactment of immigration reform.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, Orrin Hatch, US News, US Senate, Republican, Jeff Flake, US House of Representatives, Lindsey Graham

Wed May 15, 2013

Pushing Rope

The Obama Administration is Cracking

Attorney General Eric Holder snapped at members of House Judiciary Committee. "I don't, frankly, think I've always been treated with respect, and it's not even a personal thing," he said.

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Related Topix: George Bush, US Senate, Republican, US Politics, US News

The Hill

AG Holder slams Issa's conduct as 'unacceptable and shameful'

Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday lashed out at Rep. Darrell Issa , calling his conduct "unacceptable and shameful." In a tense moment at a House Judiciary Committee hearing, Holder clashed with the lawmaker who led the successful vote in the House finding the nation's top cop in contempt of Congress.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Darrell Issa, St. Paul, MN, ATF, US Senate

MotherJones

Top Dem Trying to Resurrect Political Intel Disclosure Requirement

Rep. Louise Slaughter, the top Democrat on the powerful House rules committee, has a response to Republican efforts to water-down financial reform legislation: Tie it to political intelligence.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Startups, McAfee, US News, Healthcare Law, Law, US Politics, US Senate, Republican

New Media Journal

Senators Vote to Weaken Entry-Exit System in Immigration Bill

Senators fended off changes to the immigration bill in committee on Tuesday, but the first cracks emerged in the carefully crafted compromise between business groups and labor unions, leaving even some supporters frustrated at the defensive votes they had to cast.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, US Politics, Senator Marco Rubio, US Senate, Republican, Sheldon Whitehouse, Democrat

The Washington Post

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Half of the billion dollars allocated to cover implementation of the Affordable Care Act went to the IRS.

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Related Topix: Tax, US News, Healthcare Law, Law, US Politics, Representative Dean Heller, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Senator Dean Heller

Bloomberg

Weil: Brits Show U.S. the Right Way to Come Clean

Here's a novel development, or least it would be if it happened in the U.S.: The U.K.'s accounting watchdog on May 9 said it had placed KPMG Audit Plc under two separate investigations in connection with its audits of a car seller and the conduct of one of the firm's partners.

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Related Topix: Corporate Governance, Law, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Jack Reed, Democrat, Republican

Tue May 14, 2013

ComputerWorld

Tech may sink immigration bill if unhappy, Hatch warns

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday began debate on more than 300 amendments to the comprehensive immigration bill, including a number of changes to sections on H-1B visas.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Orrin Hatch

The San Diego Union-Tribune

Senators protect visa program in immigration bill

Amendments proposed by Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa would have put more requirements on high-tech companies seeking to bring foreign workers to the U.S. on visas.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, Jeff Flake, US Politics, Senator Marco Rubio, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Senator Ted Cruz

Washington Times

Congress to grill Attorney General Holder over search of Associated Press phone records

Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle were asking questions Tuesday about the Justice Department's subpoena of telephone records involving editors and reporters at The Associated Press, with Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.

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Related Topix: US News, Associated Press, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Darrell Issa, US Senate

Politico

Senate panel takes up student visas

The Senate Judiciary Committee is likely to pass a proposal Tuesday meant to improve information-sharing on foreign students a direct influence of last month's Boston bombings on the ongoing immigration debate on Capitol Hill.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, UMass Dartmouth, Jeff Sessions, Senator Marco Rubio

Townhall

Illegal Immigration Still on the Rise

In April, Townhall reported illegal border crossings had doubled in light of amnesty talk on Capitol Hill and potential cutting of Border Patrol hours.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, Illegal Immigration, Tucson, AZ, US Politics, US Senate, Republican

Catholic World News

USCCB weighs in on 15 amendments to immigration legislation

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Office of Government Relations has announced its position on 15 proposed amendments to the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013, the immigration-reform legislation proposed by a bipartisan group of eight senators in April.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Richard Blumenthal, Dianne Feinstein, Representative Mazie Hirono, US House of Representatives, Republican, Senator Mike Lee

The Washington Monthly

Keep Up, Rand

So Rand Paul had his Big Day in Iowa Friday, capped by an informal but red-meaty speech at the state GOP's annual fundraising dinner that had the folks on their feet and issuing feral roars.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Steve King, US Senate, Iowa, Senator Rand Paul, Immigration Reform, Hillary Clinton

Mon May 13, 2013

Reuters

Emails show lobbyists, not insiders, underpinned U.S. market-moving report

The researcher whose report prompted a spike in health stocks last month appears to have relied on lobbyists rather than U.S. government insiders who had direct knowledge of a pending healthcare decision, according to emails reviewed by Reuters.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Healthcare Law, Law, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican

The Gazette

J.T. Rushing / Correspondent wrote a new blog post: Postville...

Chuck Grassley remembers the makeshift court hearings in the Waterloo Cattle Congress barn.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Postville, IA, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Tom Harkin, Democrat, Dave, Comedy Movies

The Nation

While Congress Debates Immigration, Deportations Rage On

Congress has a long road ahead on immigration reform. The Senate Judiciary Committee has started to consider some 300 amendments challenging the nearly 900-page long bill crafted by the Gang of Eight.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, Illegal Immigration, US Politics, US Senate, Republican, John Cornyn