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A federal appeals court agreed to temporarily put on hold the unrestricted sale of the Plan B emergency contraceptive to all ages while it considers a government appeal of a lower court ruling. Full News here – WSJ.com: Politics And Policy

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Under a Senate plan, illegal immigrants would have to pay all back taxes they owe to gain legal status. But critics say there is no sure way to determine who owes how much. Full News here – WSJ.com: Politics And Policy

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Ken Cuccinelli, Republicans’ candidate for governor in Virginia, unveiled a major new tax plan on Tuesday, and it very much resembles proposals by GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney and congressional Republicans from over the past year. Full News here – NBCNews.com: More politics

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Republican critics of a bill to overhaul the nation’s immigration laws could offer hundreds of amendments to try to weaken, if not kill, the measure.      Full News here – NYT > Politics

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California proposed putting more inmates on firefighting crews and into space leased from county jails to help meet a court-mandated requirement. Full News here – WSJ.com: Politics And Policy

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By Mark Felsenthal and Steve Holland MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama gave his blessing on Thursday to a new security arrangement with Mexican leader Enrique Pena Nieto, in which Mexico will make reducing violence a priority over hunting drug cartel kingpins in the war against organized crime. The two presidents said they [...]

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The Obama administration late Wednesday said it would appeal a federal judge’s order directing federal health officials to make Plan B contraceptive available without a prescription regardless of age. Full News here – WSJ.com: Politics And Policy

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A bipartisan proposal to expand background checks for gun sales failed in part due to Republicans’ desire to prevent President Barack Obama from winning a victory on a major policy initiative, the gun proposal’s chief GOP proponent said Wednesday. Full News here – NBCNews.com: Capitol Hill

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Ben Smith: “There is a quiet and conventional path from shame to redemption for American political figures brought down by personal sins, and David Petraeus has, just six months after resigning as director of the CIA, followed it with his signature focus on strategy, and on his own image.” “The former Iraq and Afghanistan commander, [...]

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By Richard Cowan and Doug Palmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress on Friday approved a plan to ease nationwide air-traffic delays caused by federal spending cuts, seeking to calm irritated travelers but sparking a backlash from groups still being hit by budget cuts. The Senate unanimously voted for the plan late Thursday and the [...]

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