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Feds sue Arizona on Immigration Law

July 6, 2010 7

Breaking news from the Washington Post. The Federal Government has filed suit against Arizona over the controversial new immigration law. From the story: The lawsuit, […]

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Supporting Our Military Families

July 4, 2010 0

Today, the First Family will host more than 1,200 military heroes and their families for a Fourth of July celebration at the White House. The First Lady is asking 100 percent of Americans to support the brave men and women in uniform and their families back home.

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Obama Weekly Address: A Solar Recovery

July 3, 2010 2

In this week’s address, President Barack Obama announced that the Department of Energy is awarding nearly $2 billion in conditional commitments from the Recovery Act to two solar companies. These projects will create more than 2,000 construction jobs, and over 1,500 permanent jobs as the plants produce millions of state of the art solar panels each year.

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Rep. Loretta Sanchez Introduces New Federal Stalking Legislation

July 2, 2010 3

“Physical stalking, cyberstalking, and other acts of intimidation are serious crimes that deserve serious consequences,” said Rep. Sanchez. “Unfortunately, existing federal law doesn’t do enough to protect victims and empower prosecutors. My bill would do both by strengthening existing laws to ensure all forms of harassment are taken seriously in the eyes of the law.”

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OC Republican Delegation Says Tough Luck To Unemployed and Troubled Homeowners

July 1, 2010 7

UPDATED: “House votes to extend jobless benefits” – On Tuesday, House Democrats revived legislation to extend unemployment benefits after previous legislation failed to pass the Senate. The new House bill, HR 5618, only addresses the unemployment extension. If approved, it would have allowed the more recently-unemployed to continue getting extended benefits and Fed-Ed aid through November. It would be retroactive to May and June.

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Senator Robert Byrd dies

June 28, 2010 0

The longest serving member of the United States Senate, Robert Byrd of West Virginia, has died.  See more about the Senator’s career here.  He cast […]