Senate Defies Bush on Immigration Jobs
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Election-season winds are gusting strongly in the Republican-run Senate, which disregarded a White House veto threat and voted to bar President Bush from giving some federal immigration jobs to private workers.
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A rebellious Senate committee defied President Bush on Thursday and approved terror-detainee legislation he has vowed to block, deepening Republican conflict over terrorism and national security in the middle of election season.
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A sweeping immigration law overhaul   that would toughen border security and give millions of illegal   immigrants a chance to earn U.S. citizenship headed for Senate   passage on Thursday and backers prepared for a bruising battle   with the House of Representatives.
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The Senate pressed ahead Tuesday with a $106 billion transportation and housing bill rejecting President Bush's proposed cuts to Amtrak, housing programs and community development projects.
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U.S. Senate leaders battled to hold together a fragile immigration compromise on Thursday as President George W. Bush, in an impassioned plea for the bill, insisted 12 million people could not be sent home.
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The Senate voted Wednesday to slash the number of foreign workers who could come to the U.S. on temporary visas as part of a broad bipartisan immigration bill
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Two IT trade groups, as well as Microsoft, expressed disappointment after the U.S. Senate failed to move ahead with a comprehensive immigration reform bill that would include a higher annual cap on visas for highly skilled workers.
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Key elements of the bipartisan immigration measure that failed a crucial test vote in the Senate Thursday night:
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The U.S. Senate on Friday overwhelmingly agreed to authorize construction of a fence along the U.S. border with Mexico, sending to President George W. Bush before the November 7 elections a bill that Republicans hope will showcase their efforts to stop illegal immigration.
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Legislation to overhaul the nation's immigration laws cleared a key hurdle yesterday when the Senate voted 64 to 35 to take up the measure again after a nearly three-week break. But opponents of the proposal insisted they would scuttle it by week's end.
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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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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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The US House of Representatives passes tough legislation against immigration.
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President George W. Bush&#39;s administration Wednesday thwarted the latest bid by Democrats to derail its Iraq strategy, as the Senate blocked a bid to limit the numbers of troops ready for deployment.
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A White House-backed bill to revamp immigration laws stalled in the Senate on Thursday, handing President George W. Bush a major legislative setback.
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The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday defied the White House and voted to ease limits on U.S. student travel and trade with Cuba, but defeated a measure that would have lifted all economic sanctions.
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U.S. Senate leaders battled to hold together a fragile compromise on an overhaul of the immigration system on Thursday as President George W. Bush, in an impassioned plea for the bill, insisted 12 million people could not be sent home.