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Immigration reform: a bid to attract workers who will boost the economyImmigration reform is foremost a social issue, but it has big economic implications. Exhibit A is a measure that, looking forward, aims to attract immigrants whose skills mesh with the US needs.- Immigration reform: a bid to attract workers who will boost the economyImmigration reform is foremost a social issue, but it has big economic implications. Exhibit A is a measure that, looking forward, aims to attract immigrants whose skills mesh with the US needs.
Obama on immigration reform: I'll act if Congress doesn'tPresident Obama praised a bipartisan Senate effort on immigration reform but also warned that if lawmakers get bogged down, he鈥檒l send Congress a bill based on the proposal he outlined Tuesday.
Will your state taxes go up? How legislatures are leaning.As red states get redder and blue states bluer, state taxes could head in opposite directions. Some states are trying to eliminate income taxes, others are raising them.
Immigration reform 101: How would Senate plan actually work?Features of the bipartisan plan range from more drones along the Rio Grande to a path to citizenship for some 11 million people in the country illegally. But the fight is all about the details.
Immigration reform bill: GOP's Marco Rubio seizes opportunity, but also riskSen. Marco Rubio, a favorite of the tea party, is key to the ultimate success of new immigration reform legislation. His presidential prospects could rise or fall with the bill.
Immigration reform: 'This will be the year,' bipartisan Senate 'gang' saysThe politics of immigration reform have 'turned upside down' to make the Senate plan possible. It proposes a long path to citizenship, but only after the US border is deemed to be secure.
Is Sarah Palin's political career really over?Lest anyone forget, Sarah Palin has a PAC with almost $1.2 million cash on hand. She may be out at Fox News, but she's got a lot of money to invest in GOP candidates or, if she opts to run for office again, herself.
Obama and Clinton on '60 Minutes': What's the fallout?An unusual '60 Minutes' joint interview gave Obama and Clinton a platform to talk about each other, rather than the attack in Benghazi, and send a message of Democratic Party unity.
Obama: Compromise or 'political conquest'?In a magazine interview, President Obama says Democrats are more willing to compromise than Republicans. But Rep. Paul Ryan, a leader among young Republicans, says Obama wants 'to fight us every step of the way politically.鈥�
Sarah Palin vows to fight on without Fox News gigSarah Palin has parted ways with Fox News, but says, 'we haven't begun to fight!' even though polls show declining support for the tea party movement. In particular, she promises to 'shake up the GOP machine.'
Can Republicans get their act together before Obama 'pulverizes' the right?Meeting in Charlotte, N.C., this week, a weakened Republican National Committee laid out plans for how to regain the GOP's electoral footing after losses in 2012. But questions about where Republicans really stand went unanswered.
Why Fox News dropped Sarah PalinAfter John McCain picked Sarah Palin out of relative obscurity to be his vice presidential running mate, she became a political force of nature. Since then, however, her star has lost its luster within the GOP, and she鈥檚 parted ways with Fox News.- Immigration reform: White House says promised push begins next weekObama met Friday with seven members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus to discuss strategy and policy for the coming debate on immigration reform, a major campaign promise.
Social Security and Medicare: Do you get back what you pay in?People who pay into Social Security and Medicare their whole working lives are often told by politicians that they've 'earned' these retirement benefits. Here's why that's not necessarily so.
Monitor BreakfastThe Foster Friess soundtrack: top quips from the GOP megadonorAlways colorful, Foster Friess, who helped finance Republican Rick Santorum's presidential bid, expounded on gay rights, taxing the rich, and the alleged GOP 'war on women' at a Monitor breakfast.
The 'stupid party': Is GOP's concern what's said or how it's said?Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) and former party chief Haley Barbour disparage anew 'stupid' comments about rape and abortion by a few GOP candidates. It's hard to tell if the concern is mainly about style or substance.
The Phil Mickelson effect: Do millionaires flee states with high taxes?Golfer Phil Mickelson said he might move to Florida after California raised tax rates on the wealthy. Studies looking into tax flight have come to mixed conclusions.
Senator Feinstein's assault-weapon ban: How would it work?Sen. Dianne Feinstein's proposed bill would not ban assault-weapon ownership, but it would ban the manufacture, sale, transfer, or importation of new assault weapons, as well as ban high-capacity magazines.
Senate Democrats unveil assault weapons ban. Can it win any GOP support?The assault weapons ban offered by Sen. Feinstein was tougher, in some respects, than the expired 1994 ban, but it also sought to reassure current gun owners: 'No weapon is taken from anyone.'
