Immigration bill clears Senate hurdle
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A sweeping overhaul of U.S.   immigration law cleared a test vote in the Senate on Wednesday,   setting the stage for passage this week and a bruising battle   with the U.S. House of Representatives.
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For all the controversy, immigration legislation is moving steadily through the Senate, shielded by a bipartisan coalition durable enough to defeat crippling amendments, shake off political warning shots and even recover from an occasional stumble.
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The US Senate on Tuesday voted to revive a bitterly divisive and sweeping immigration reform bill designed to offer 12 million illegal immigrants a path to citizenship.
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A delicately crafted immigration reform bill emerged largely unscathed from a day of legislative wrangling in the Senate on Wednesday, with supporters beating back a number of potentially fatal amendments in what one lawmaker likened to "trench warfare."
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The day after the Senate failed to move on a proposal for a broad change in immigration law, it was time to take stock.
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On a cliffhanger vote, Senate   Republicans on Thursday beat a key challenge to a bill setting   rules for interrogation and prosecution of terrorism suspects   shortly after President George W. Bush went to Capitol Hill   urging them to deliver the bill.
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The Senate's revived legislation to legalize millions of unlawful immigrants faces a critical test Thursday after surviving potentially fatal challenges.
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The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted  to stop the Department of Homeland Security opening up  sensitive immigration jobs to private companies, ignoring a  White House threat to veto the bill if it contained the  measure.
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The Senate is headed for a showdown over immigration reform on Tuesday when lawmakers vote on whether to revive a bill that would legalize millions of unlawful immigrants.
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The US Senate cleared the way for passage of a bill that would replace a tax break for exporters ruled illegal by the World Trade Organization with $145 billion in tax cuts and payments
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The US Senate on Tuesday by a vote of 60 to 38 approved a sweeping homeland security bill meant to shore up US defenses against future terror attack.
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A White House-backed bill revamping U.S. immigration laws stalled in the U.S. Senate on Thursday, handing President George W. Bush a major legislative setback.
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The Senate should wrap up work on a sweeping overhaul of U.S. immigration laws before July 4, but its odds of passage remain uncertain, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says. President Bush's pledge to support $4.4 billion in additional border security funds has breathed new life into the bill, but critics of the legislation show no signs of quieting.
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Landmark legislation to secure U.S. borders and offer millions of illegal immigrants a share of the American dream cleared the Senate on Thursday, a rare election-year reach across party lines and a triumph for President Bush.
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The Senate on Sunday removed the last major hurdle stalling passage of the most sweeping overhaul of corporate taxes in nearly two decades.
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The Senate voted Tuesday to give 45,000 airport screeners the same union rights as border patrol, customs and immigration agents, despite a veto threat from the White House
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President George W. Bush's effort to overhaul the country's immigration laws got a last minute reprieve in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, giving a boost to millions of immigrants who hope to legalize their status.