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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

Shock jock Pete Santilli and Hillary Clinton

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

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

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

Whacked out conservative conspiracy-nut garners headlines with calls for murder

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

Senate committee accuses Apple of tax avoidance via Ireland and offshore accounts

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

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Christine Quinn and Khloe Kardashian almost wore same wedding dress - 'I was devastated because that was my dress!' says mayoral hopeful

Khloe Kardashian on her wedding day New York mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn was devastated after she picked a wedding gown that one of the Kard ...

by Amy Andrews 1

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

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

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by Niall O'Dowd 11

Robert F. Kennedy and wife Mary Richardson Kennedy pictured in 2004

New reports suggest Robert F Kennedy’s wife Mary may have attempted suicide several times

A year after Mary Richardson Kennedy’s suicide, many people are still at odds as to what was the ultimate inciting factor into her decision to take her own life. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 21

New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan says the Catholic Church should be more welcoming to gay men and women – despite his opposition to same-sex marriages.

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

New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan warned Governor Cuomo to prepare for holy battle if the Democratic lawmaker attempts to strengthen state abortion-rights laws. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 22

Chilling testimony before congressional hearing on Pat Finucane death - New hearings told how informer was murdered before he could give evidence

Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane who was shot dead by Loyalists.Niall O'Dowd in Washington ... ...

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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. ...

by NIALL O'DOWD 26

Will New York Senator Chuck Schumer ditch gay couples for an immigration deal?

New York Senator Charles Schumer (Credit: Derek Storm / Splash News) New York Senator Charles Schumer is busy this week pushing for what we hope will b ...

by Cahir O'Doherty 2

Vice President Joe Biden to speak at Irish America luncheon in NYC

Joe Biden agrees with chocolate bullet proposal - letter to child on gun control goes viral

It's not everyday that a schoolboy receives a letter from the Vice President, but not every boy can dream up a novel solution to the growing problem of gun violence in America. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 11

No U.S Ambassador to Ireland in place until September at least say insiders - No envoy in Dublin for Barack and Michelle Obama trip to Ireland in June

Former US Ambassador Dan Rooney and President Barack Obama There will be no U.S. ambassador to Ireland in place until at least September say Washingt ...

by Patrick Roberts 6

US President Barack Obama wins TIME person of the year award

Major march and rally planned for Belfast city during Obama’s visit for G8 Summit

A huge public march, time to coincide with the G8 Summit of world leaders, will be held in Belfast the weekend before the President Obama arrives. ...