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April 16th, 2013
07:02 AM ET
35 days ago

Immigration bill: No secure border, no path to residency

(CNN) – The border with Mexico must be secure.

This requirement is the cornerstone of an immigration reform bill a bipartisan group of senators are to file on Capitol Hill Tuesday. There will be no path to legal residency for migrants without it.

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Filed under: Immigration
Tax day: Where did the money go in 2012?
April 15th, 2013
07:03 AM ET
36 days ago

Tax day: Where did the money go in 2012?

(CNN) - Monday is tax day, and in case you're wondering where your money went last year, President Barack Obama is eager to let you know. He's giving you a detailed receipt.

For the third year, taxpayers can visit the White House website for the nitty-gritty on how the government spends tax dollars from American households.

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Filed under: Taxes
New Congress takes office Thursday, will tackle old Congress' leftovers
January 3rd, 2013
07:34 AM ET
138 days ago

New Congress takes office Thursday, will tackle old Congress' leftovers

(CNN) - A new Congress takes office Thursday, and many of the same difficult issues that snagged the last one will fall into its lap.

President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill to avert the fiscal cliff, a deal worked out after lengthy, grinding friction between Democrats and Republicans. The political theatrics kept Americans and people around the world on pins and needles over how the outcome would affect the shaky global economy.

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Filed under: Congress
November 7th, 2012
07:15 AM ET
195 days ago

Voters approve same-sex marriage for the first time

(CNN) - In a historic turnaround, the ballot box is showing America's shifting attitudes about same-sex marriage. After gay marriage rights died at the polls dozens of times in the past, on Tuesday they passed in at least two states.

Rarely do popular votes reflect such dramatic social changes.

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Filed under: 2012 • Same-sex marriage
October 23rd, 2012
06:58 AM ET
210 days ago

Presidential debate's global reaction: Disappointment

(CNN) - The presidential face off on foreign policy between President Barack Obama and his Republican rival Mitt Romney was geared to sway U.S. voters, but at points on the globe that the candidates argued over - from Libya to Pakistan to China - netizens, analysts and activists tuned in and weighed in.

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Filed under: 2012 • Presidential Debates