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Republican Congressman Steve King told the press this week that he believed President Obama would not be president if it weren't for the 1986 amnesty bill that Ronald Reagan signed into law.

Senator Charles Schumer speaking at a ILIR event

Tea party favorite Steve King blames Ronald Reagan for Obama presidency

More Latinos means more Democratic voters, King infers

Tea party favorite Steve King blames Ronald Reagan for Obama presidency

More Latinos means more Democratic voters, King infers

$200,000 raised for Irish fight for immigration reform at Annie Moore Awards in New York

Confidence high that Schumer visas and comprehensive reform will pass this time

New book depicts JFK as a potential supporter of Hitler's philosophies

New book ‘John F. Kennedy - Among the Germans’ claims US President admired Hitler

A new book showcasing President John F Kennedy’s travelogues through Germany prior to World War II indicates that the US President may have been in favor of Hitler and his movements that would ultimately send the world into war. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 14

Mass. Governor Deval Patrick visits Ireland

Gov. Patrick and Senate President Therese Murray meet with Taoiseach Enda Kenny in ... ...

by Irish Community News 0

Council Speaker Christine Quinn still holds the lead in the latest poll for New York mayor position

Christine Quinn leads Dems in latest poll as Anthony Weiner enters the mayoral race - VIDEO

Council Speaker Christine Quinn holds the lead in the latest poll of the Democratic nomination for New York City mayor with 25 percent of the vote. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 2

Prime Minister Tony Blair (L) and Taoiseach Bertie Ahern signing the Good Friday Agreement, 15 years ago.

Congressmen calls for full implementation of Good Friday Agreement

A special congressional resolution calling for enactment of the full Good Friday agreement was put forward by Congressman Joe Crowley, Rep. Richard Neal and Rep. Peter King on the occasion of the fifteenth anniversary of the Agree ...

by JAMES O'SHEA 6

Bono and Charlie Rose in New York last week.

U2’s Bono spills on American politicians and tech leaders in Charlie Rose interview - VIDEO

Bono sat with PBS and CBS newsman Charlie Rose last week for a fascinating interview about his activism and future music with U2 among other subjects. The hour-long session flew by as Bono shared all kinds of stories about America ...

by Irish Voice Reporters 6

Irish Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore, Senator Schumer and Taoiseach Enda Kenny at Schumer’s office in Washington, D.C. in March.

Senator Schumer’s Irish visas survive the Senate test - battles on to conservative House

New York Senator Charles Schumer vowed last week that if Congress passes a comprehensive immigration reform bill in 2013, it will include a special provision to allow more than 10,500 Irish citizens to come here each year to legal ...

by DEBBIE MCGOLDRICK 2

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., right, confers with Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, left, the ranking member, as the Senate Judiciary Committee assembles to work on a landmark i

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

The comprehensive immigration reform bill passed a huge hurdle on Tuesday night with the Senate Judiciary Committee voting 13-5 for passage out of the committee and on to the senate floor. ...

by NIALL O'DOWD 8

Shock jock Pete Santilli and Hillary Clinton

Right-wing shock jock Pete Santilli slammed for vicious attack on Hillary Clinton

Pete Santilli, a fringe right conspiracy nut with a taste for self promotion, has been garnering headlines by calling for the murder of Hillary Clinton. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 12

Computer giant Apple accused of using offshore operations in Ireland to avoid billions of as high as $25 billion in US taxes

Computer giant Apple avoiding $25 billion in taxes with secret Irish tax haven

Computer giant Apple has been accused of using offshore operations in Ireland to avoid billions of dollars in US taxes. ...

by PATRICK COUNIHAN 14

Obama administration getting caught in its own tangled web of deceit - has the White House been lying through its teeth

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