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Senators reach deal to ease high tech rules in U.S. immigration bill

Senators reach deal to ease high tech rules in U.S. immigration bill

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senators reached a tentative deal with tech companies to ease restrictions on hiring foreigners for high-skilled jobs in the Senate's sweeping immigration bill, sources familiar with the talks said on Tuesday. [...]

May 21, 2013 Fresh Politics, politicsNews
Former IRS chief tells lawmakers “dismayed” by targeting

Former IRS chief tells lawmakers “dismayed” by targeting

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The former head of the Internal Revenue Service told U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday he was "dismayed" to learn that the tax agency had subjected conservative groups to extra scrutiny under his watch. [...]

May 21, 2013 Fresh Politics, politicsNews
Los Angeles mayoral race between two former allies nears climax

Los Angeles mayoral race between two former allies nears climax

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Voters head to the polls on Tuesday to choose between two longtime fixtures of Los Angeles politics in a mayoral election shaped by the dire financial outlook of America's second-largest city and the political clout of [...]

May 21, 2013 Fresh Politics, politicsNews
Democrats make last push in primary to be mayor of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Democrats make last push in primary to be mayor of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

(Reuters) - The mayor of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's cash-strapped capital, faces off on Tuesday against two fellow Democrats in a primary election that will likely determine who leads a city that has become a poster child for financial mismanagement. [...]

May 21, 2013 Fresh Politics, politicsNews
Analysis: Some Republicans see new scandal in Sebelius fundraising

Analysis: Some Republicans see new scandal in Sebelius fundraising

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With the White House already reeling from three major controversies, some Republican lawmakers are zeroing in on what they perceive is another possible scandal tied to President Barack Obama's landmark health reform law just as i... [...]

May 21, 2013 Fresh Politics, politicsNews
Attention shifts to White House in IRS probe

Attention shifts to White House in IRS probe

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two senior aides to President Barack Obama knew weeks ago about a watchdog report on the U.S. Internal Revenue Service targeting of conservative groups, a spokesman said on Monday, shifting the focus to the White House in [...]

May 20, 2013 Fresh Politics, politicsNews
Obama urges Myanmar to stop violence against Muslims

Obama urges Myanmar to stop violence against Muslims

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the president of Myanmar on Monday to halt violence against a Muslim minority but praised economic and political reforms in the formerly pariah nation that is emerging as a U.S. ally in China's [...]

May 20, 2013 Fresh Politics, politicsNews
U.S. panel votes to speed up airport fingerprinting of immigrants

U.S. panel votes to speed up airport fingerprinting of immigrants

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - High-tech systems for tracking the movements of immigrants and other foreigners when leaving the United States would be installed at major U.S. airports under a plan approved by a congressional panel on Monday. [...]

May 20, 2013 Fresh Politics, politicsNews
White House urges Senate to cut crop insurance in farm bill

White House urges Senate to cut crop insurance in farm bill

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate should cut crop insurance subsidies, the most expensive part of the farm safety net, by $1 billion a year before it passes the new farm bill, the White House said on Monday. [...]

May 20, 2013 Fresh Politics, politicsNews
US names envoy to combat anti-Semitism, warns of rising incidents

US names envoy to combat anti-Semitism, warns of rising incidents

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Monday appointed a special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism as a new State Department report warned about incidents in Venezuela, Egypt and Iran. [...]

May 20, 2013 Fresh Politics, politicsNews