Numbers USA scuttled immigration reform in 2007 by slamming conservatives for attempting reform. Now, they're trying to do it again, starting with Sen. Lindsey Graham. Read More
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Woodward: I never said Sperling’s ‘regret’ comment was a threat
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Check out Joe and Mika’s Friday live chat
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VAWA passes House, with full protections for LGBT, Native Americans
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Conservative conference invites Romney, Palin, snubs Christie
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The furlough effect: Why automatic cuts might not reduce the deficit at all
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Defense furloughs to hit 800K civilians, halt military training
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Chris Christie approval at 74 percent, still trails behind Hillary in 2016 match-up
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Far Right to McCain: ‘You said build the dang fence, where’s the fence?’
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An excerpt from Emily Bazelon’s “Sticks and Stones”
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Rattner’s charts: Share of income changes going to top 1%
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Israel’s ‘Iron Dome’ may be instrumental in peace process
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Bloomberg super PAC tackles NRA with $2 million in Chicago race
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Mark Sanford emerges with first TV ad of campaign
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What is a sequester anyway?
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