House aims sweeping immigration bill with work permits
A bipartisan House group works on a comprehensive immigration bill offering work permits and a long pathway to citizenship for millions living in the U.S. illegally. The plan includes fines, back taxes, and background checks with a 10 to 15 year timeline, differing from Senate and White House proposals.
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Heitkamp and Donnelly Back Gay Marriage
Two freshman Democratic senators, Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota and Joe Donnelly of Indiana, say they now support gay marriage. They join 49 Democrats, two independents, and two Republicans in backing marriage equality.
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Biden urges ambitious agenda to keep American products competitive abroad
Vice President Joe Biden tells the Export-Import Bank conference that American workers can compete globally if the playing field is level. He cites intellectual property theft as a hurdle and calls for reform of the immigration system, continued Pacific power presence, and investment in infrastructure.
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Decision on force in Afghanistan can wait
In Stuttgart Germany Gen Martin Dempsey said the United States should wait until summer or later to decide how many troops to maintain after the 2014 combat mission ends He is not in a hurry to set a number for an enduring presence in Afghanistan and offered no estimate of post 2014 needs for training advising and counterterrorism.
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U.S. Helps Czech Republic Eliminate Nuclear Material
The United States aided the Czech Republic in removing 68 kilograms of highly enriched uranium, enough for two weapons, sending it to Russia for conversion to low enriched uranium. Since Obama’s Prague speech in 2009, over 3,000 pounds of HEU and plutonium have been removed worldwide.
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