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From left: Senators Chuck Grassley, Chuck Schumer and Patrick Leahy confer as the Senate Judiciary Committee assembles to work on a landmark immigration bill in Washington on May 20, 2013

JANUARY 28: (L-R) U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), and Senate Majority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) listen during a n

Immigration reform bill passes a huge hurdle with Irish E3 visas intact - VIDEO

Senate committee votes 13 -5 to send to floor of Senate for a vote

Prospects for immigration reform bill are 50-50 say the pols privately - House seen as major obstacle as Senate gets closer to a vote

New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan slams Governor Cuomo over abortion bill

Catholic bishops ready for ‘vociferous and rigorous’ battle against abortion Cardinal Dolan warns Governor Cuomo

Senator Chuck Schumer of New York and Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa

Two Republican senators fail to strip Irish provision from immigration bill

Two Republican senators made a major effort to strip 10,500 visas for Irish from the 2013 immigration bill at the Senate Judiciary hearings on Tuesday. ...

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Vice President Joe Biden slams Republicans in Congress for ignoring scientific facts over global warming and failing to act on the United States emissions rates

Vice President Joe Biden slams Republicans in Congress for not believing in global warming

Climate change is as important an issue for the nation as reforming gun laws, so why doesn't the Obama administration push for equal reform in this area? ...

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Ray Villeda, NBC 5 News Thousands walk the streets of Downtown Dallas on Cinco de Mayo, demanding citizenship and rights for undocumented immigrants.

Dublin born Dallas Bishop Kevin J. Farrell leads March for immigration reform - VIDEO

An Irish Catholic Bishop addressed thousands of marchers in Dallas on Sunday, who came out to show their support for comprehensive immigration reform. ...

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Conservative news entertainment complex claim Barack Obama leader of Al Qaeda

Megyn KellyWhile you've been busy getting on with your life the conservative news entertainment complex has been concocting conspiracies.They're making increasingly absurd claims in a desperate effort to gain ... ...

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Cablevision picks up controversial Glenn Beck’s online station 'The Blaze'

He proved too divisive for Fox News - and in particular for their advertisers - but now conservative pundit Glenn Beck’s Internet channel TheBlaze has been picked up by the cable system operated by Cablevision. ...

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CAPTION: Pictured on stage: Billy Lawless Chairman of the Chicago Celts for Immigration Reform and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)

Senator Dick Durbin addresses May Day Rally for immigration reform in Chicago

Senator Durbin took to the stage Wednesday May 1, standing alongside Chicago Celts for Immigration Reform Chairman Billy Lawless, for a May Day rally in downtown Chicago ...

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Joe Biden offers to rip off Lindsey Graham’s skin and finds John McCain frustrating - but in a good way

Senator Lindsey Graham got an endorsement this week he can do without, from no less than the Vice President Joe Biden. ...

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Sarah Palin slams President Obama and the media who attended the White House Correspondent's Dinner

Sarah Palin slams Obama and attendees of White House correspondents dinner on Twitter

Sarah Palin is finished with courting the media, who are continually sniping that her political career is likewise finished. ...

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Irish Army Rolls-Royce Armoured Car Co. Cork 1941 During Summer training exercises.

Today's Irish news roundup

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Pictured left to right: Cyril Regan President Chicago Irish Immigrant Support (CIIS), Congressman Paul Ryan, Billy Lawless Chairman Chicago Celts for Immigration Reform, Breandan Magee Executive Dire

Political rivals Paul Ryan and Luis Gutierrez show their support for immigration reform in Chicago

History was made at the City Club of Chicago on Monday, April 22 as two rival congressmen, one a conservative Republican and the other a liberal Democrat, shared a stage not once but twice to confirm their commitment to comprehen ...

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In wake of Boston bombings Peter King calls for Muslim surveillance - says FBI went after Irish in hunt for Westies gang

In the wake of the Boston bombings, Rep. Peter King has once again called for monitoring of Muslim American community. ...

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Wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords urged Congress to "be bold, be courageous" in its efforts to combat gun violence at a Senate panel hearing Wednesday

Mark Kelly and Gabrielle Giffords ‘furious’ over Republican’s move to block gun control reform - VIDEO

Despite being supported by 90 percent of Americans, the recent amendment proposing background checks for gun-buyers came up short against the 60-vote threshold needed to carry through the legislation and caused much upset among it ...