Byron York
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Amid layoffs, businesses push immigration reformOct 09, 2013 5:00 am - Recently the pharmaceutical giant Merck announced it will cut 8,500 jobs in an effort to remain competitive in a rapidly changing drug industry. Earlier this year, Merck...
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Immigration reform stuck in neutralSep 19, 2013 5:00 am - Remember the Gang of Seven? It’s the House bipartisan immigration reform working group — used to be the Gang of Eight before Republican Rep. Raul Labrador quit in frustr...
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Republicans look to change structure of campaign debatesSep 05, 2013 5:00 am - “They’re really thinking outside the box,” says one well-connected source of the Republican National Committee’s effort to reform its system of presidential primary deba...
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Fractured GOP still in need of a planAug 22, 2013 5:00 am - Republicans are buzzing about a new Gallup poll showing public approval of President Obama’s handling of the economy has fallen to 35 percent, while disapproval has rise...
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A liberal counterattack on ObamacareAug 08, 2013 5:00 am - While Republicans argue among themselves over what to do about Obamacare — Defund it? Delay it? Give up the fight to repeal it? — a coalition of wealthy and determined l...
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Obamacare battle takes bizarre turnJul 29, 2013 12:38 pm - The Affordable Care Act originally passed the House in 2009 with 220 votes, all but one of them Democrats. Recently 251 members of the House, including 22 Democrats, vot...
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Identifying the real number of border crossingsJun 04, 2013 5:00 am - Security along the U.S. border with Mexico is perhaps the key factor in the debate over comprehensive immigration reform. Those who believe the border is mostly secure a...
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Loopholes mean a faster track to citizenshipMay 07, 2013 5:00 am - Members of the Senate’s bipartisan Gang of Eight stress that under their new immigration plan, currently illegal immigrants will have to wait more than a decade before a...
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New data on border crossings could change immigration debateApr 22, 2013 5:00 am - There’s a confrontation coming between the Obama administration and Republicans in Congress over the most basic question of immigration reform: How secure is the U.S. bo...
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Will immigration reform kill Rubio’s chances?Apr 15, 2013 5:00 am - Passing major legislation is not a path to the presidency. So why is Sen. Marco Rubio, who is almost surely running for the 2016 Republican nomination, working so hard o...