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The Hill: Several House Democrats on Wednesday put public pressure on the Senate to act on a comprehensive immigration reform bill. Democrats held the press conference to pressure Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) into action, but they were careful not to criticize the leader. “The Senate has a responsibility to lead; the Democrats have [...]

Obama’s senior staff has been in contact with Senate Democrats to figure out a way to woo Sen. Lindsey Graham back into the process after he bolted. Related – Landmark Ruling: Global Warming Belief Given Same Legal Status As Religion Politico: Senate Democrats, business groups and environmentalists are pressuring President Barack Obama to break the [...]

> Fox News: They may call themselves “sanctuary cities,” but very few of them are offering sanctuary to the illegal immigrants in Arizona who now face possible arrest and deportation. As San Francisco and other “sanctuary cities” declare war on Arizona over its new law cracking down on illegal immigrants, most state and local governments [...]

HDTV 2 CBS News: It looks like the circus and childish antics are rearing their ugly head once again in Albany. It started as an angry blow-up, and then it escalated. A state senator with a history of anger management issues says his race-based rant was part of his fight against the “evil of white [...]

Politico: Senate Democrats on Wednesday began circulating a legislative framework for immigration reform that advocates hope will attract a Republican sponsor to replace Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and ease the way for action on both immigration and energy reform this year. The effort is an attempt by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to get around [...]

The Hill: Senate Republicans say Democrats have made important concessions on a Wall Street reform bill and the chamber agreed by unanimous consent Wednesday evening to proceed to debate on the legislation. The bill was reported to the floor Wednesday night and debate is set to begin on Thursday. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) [...]

(Reuters) – Hispanics and Democratic lawmakers furious over Arizona’s harsh crackdown on illegal immigrants expect huge weekend rallies across the United States, piling pressure on President Barack Obama to overhaul immigration laws in this election year. But organizers said on Wednesday outrage over the Arizona law — which seeks to drive illegal immigrants out of [...]

DETROIT (AP) – An FBI agent who led the investigation of nine Michigan militia members charged with trying to launch war against the federal government couldn’t recall many details of the two-year probe yesterday during questioning by defense lawyers. Even the judge who must decide whether to release the nine until trial was puzzled. “I [...]

Fox News: The parent company of Wikipedia is knowingly distributing child pornography, the co-founder of the online encyclopedia says, and he’s imploring the FBI to investigate. Larry Sanger, who left Wikipedia in 2002, said Wikimedia Commons, the parent company of Wiki products including Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Wikinews and Wikiquote, is rife with renderings of children performing [...]