Graham abandons immigration reform push amid fast track debate
Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina withdraws from a bipartisan plan with Chuck Schumer to bring immigration reform to the floor, criticizing fast-track timing as politically expedient. He argues debate and careful consideration are essential to address border security and visa system improvements.
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New York
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Graham
Barack Obama
Senate
Harry Reid
Arizona
Reid
Obama
John Kerry
Joe Lieberman
Schumer
Robert Menendez
D. N.J
May 11 History Highlights From GLacier To CARE Packages
On May 11 1910 Glacier National Park in Montana was established In 1502 Columbus set sail on his fourth voyage From 1647 Peter Stuyvesant arrived to govern New Netherland Minnesota joined the Union in 1858 The Rural Electrification Administration began in 1935 The first CARE packages arrived in Europe in 1946 And in 1950 Truman formally dedicated the Grand Coulee Dam
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Glacier National Park
Montana
Christopher Columbus
Cadiz
Spain
Hemisphere
Peter Stuyvesant
New Amsterdam
New Netherland
Minnesota
Union
Rural Electrification Administration
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Europe
le Havre
France
Harry S. Truman
Grand Coulee Dam
Washington State
Roswell Man Completes Army MP Training at Fort McClellan
Pvt. Matthew D. Wade son of Mr and Mrs H E Wade of Roswell completed training as an Army military police specialist at Fort McClellan. He studied civil and military law traffic control map reading and self defense and is a 1983 Goddard High School graduate. Master Sgt James F Thomas Jr earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland and serves as chief of the Force Assessment Branch of the 7450th Tactical Interceptor Squadron in Neubruecke West Germany.
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Matthew D. Wade
H.E. Wade
Roswell
Army
Fort Mcclellan
Wade
Goddard High School
James F. Thomas Jr
University of Maryland In
College Park
MD. Thomas
Ella
Donald E. McDaniel
Thomas
7450Th Tactical Interceptor
Neubruecke
West Germany
Llano Estacado Revered for Vast Sky and Ranching Heritage
In Lea County New Mexico the Llano Estacado is celebrated for its wide horizons and storied past. Rancher Giles Lee runs the Swamp Angel Ranch with a large-scale cattle operation and strong oil company neighborship while adapting to aging and changing methods.
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Llano Estacado
Rio Grande
John Miller Morris
Historical Society of New Mexico
Hobbs
New Mexico
Roberts
Goddard
Oppenheimer
Anderson
Lea County
Coronado
John Chisum
Buffa
Morris
Giles Lee
Swamp Angel Ranch
Texas
Lee
Jim Harris
Lovington
Oil Company
Obama urges civility amid partisan divide in Michigan address
In a May Day speech at the University of Michigan, President Obama urged calm amid partisanship and cautioned against viewing government as a threat. He defended government action as democratic and emphasized unity, noting government is “us” and “the people.”
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University of Michigan
Obama
Michigan
Explosions at Somali mosques kill nearly fifty in Mogadishu
Somali violence rises as two mosque blasts in Mogadishu kill about 50. Hizbul Islam pits fighters against al Shabab while piracy flourishes off the coast. The UN backed government struggles to form coalitions amid factional rifts and lawlessness.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Somalia
al-Shabab
al-Qaida
Horn of Africa
U.N
International Crisis Group
Mohamed Siad Barre
Mogadishu
Hizbul Islam
Haradhere
Kismayo
Maryam
African Union
Mohamed Ali Nur
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Helen Thomas
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