GOP asks Supreme Court to allow unlimited party fundraising
The Republican Party urges the Supreme Court to undo the soft money ban on national party committees, arguing Citizens United changed the basis for restricting corporate and union contributions. The move aims to let parties raise unlimited funds to aid candidates, redistricting, and lobbying, despite Democratic opposition.
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GOP
Republican National Committee
RNC
Michael Steele
Califor
Nia
San Diego
Theodore Olson
Bush Administration
Olson
John McCain
Arizona
Russ Feingold
Wisconsin
High Court
Citizens United
Obama asks Iran to free hikers and grant family visas
The Obama administration pressed Iran to release three American hikers detained for nine months in Evin prison and urged Iran to issue visas for their families to visit. Swiss diplomats reported health concerns among the trio and limited access to legal representation.
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P.J. Crowley
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Evin
Crowley
Iraq Kurdistan
White House
Robert Gibbs
Gibbs
U.S
University of California At Berkeley
Iraq
Sarah Shourd
Shane Bauer
Associated Press
Bauer
Fattal
Shourd
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Damascus
Syria
Josh Fattal
Arizona bill sparks national debate over immigration law
President Obama criticized Arizona’s immigration measure as misguided and urged federal reform. The law makes illegal entry a state crime, authorizes police to question status, allows suits against agencies, and bans hiring unauthorized workers. Brewer defended it, while critics warn of fear, crime, and cross border tensions. Arizona plans training to enforce civil rights.
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Nogales
Mexico
Brewer
Rob Krentz
Douglas
U.S
Raul Grijalva
Yuma
Tucson
Arizona Immigration Law Provisions Tighten Illegality Crimes
The measure makes illegal presence a state crime with up to six months jail and a $2500 fine, elevates repeat offenses to felonies, and requires police to try to determine immigration status on reasonable suspicion while avoiding race as the sole basis. Civil penalties for agencies hindering enforcement would run daily from $1000 to $5000, with follow up legislation aiming to cut minimums. It also targets day labor hiring by restricting stopping vehicles to hire workers and preventing entry into stopped vehicles if it would impede traffic.
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Arizona
Peter Spiro
Temple University
Grandma Shirley Power guards futures as Roswell foster grandparent
Shirley Power, a Foster Grandparent for 11 years at Valley View Elementary, mentors second graders four days a week. She spends mornings reading and tutoring, enjoys hugs from students and parents, and says her work is a passion. She also helps her son with dances and knits for church quilts.
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Valley View Elementary
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Grandma Shirley
Roswell
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Ter
Robert
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Mattarco
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