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overshadowed: Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Democrat (background), was tapped by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat (foreground), to assay the newly created position of strategic adviser for the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee when the Democrats move into the Senate minority in 2015. (Associated Press)
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Rep. Michael T. McCaul, Texas Republican and chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, wants an independent review to follow up on Homeland Security's investigation into the lapses that allowed White House fence jumper Omar Gonzalez to enter the White House (Associated Press).
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Illustration on government interference with Medicare prescription drug coverage by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2014 file photo, a crowd of Measure 88 supporters wave signs during a rally in Portland, Ore. As President Obama moves toward taking action to allow millions of people in the country illegally to stay and possibly work, the outcome of a little-noticed ballot measure in deep-blue Oregon serves as a warning to him and his party on the volatility of the immigration issue. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., second from left, listens to a question from a reporter on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014, after Senate Republicans voted on leadership positions for the 114th Congress. From left are, Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn of Texas. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Shelly Walston, left, and Mallory Rine pick up their marriage license application from records clerk Glenda McLin at the Sedgwick County Courthouse in Wichita, Kan.,Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014. The U.S. Supreme Court denied a request Wednesday from the state to block gay and lesbian couples from getting married in Kansas while the state fights lawsuits challenging Kansas' gay-marriage ban. (AP Photo/The Wichita Eagle, Mike Hutmacher)
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Bono, the Irish rock star and activist, speaks at the Symposium on Global Agriculture and Food Security following an appearance by President Barack Obama at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, May 18, 2012. (Associated Press) ** FILE **
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Legal immigrants, "unable to support themselves and their children" are responsible for nearly half of the new Medicaid enrollments from 2011 to 2016, said Steven A. Camarota, research director at the Center for Immigration Studies (Associated press)
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National Edition News cover for November 13, 2014 - Border network capable of bringing terrorists to U.S. - 31 May 2010- Nogales, AZ- Four people sneak away from the US/Mexico border fence behind them after illegally crossing into the border town of Nogales, Arizona. They tried to stay low until they could blend into the town streets, but were caught and arrested shortly afterwards by US Customs and Border Protection agents. Nogales has seen a rise on illegal immigrant crossings and it is possible that a tightened California border may be pushing migrants to cross in Arizona. The Nogales rough, hilly terrain presents more challenges to secure the border then other areas along the 2,000 mile border fence. The national spotlight hit Arizona recently after controversial immigration bill SB 1070 was announced. SB 1070 makes it a state crime to be in the United States illegally. Photo Credit: Krista Kennell/Sipa Press. /nogalesbordercrossing.001/1005312017 (Sipa via AP Images)
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Pastor Jim Garlow from the evangelical Skyline Church delivers a Sunday sermon against gay marriage on Sept. 21, 2008 in San Diego. Hundreds of pastors have called on their congregations to fast and pray for the passage of Proposition 8 which would amend the state constitution to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman putting an end to gay marriage in California. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) **FILE**
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In this Nov. 7, 2014 file photo, people rally for comprehensive immigration reform outside the White House in Washington. Conservative Republicans want to drag must-pass spending bills into their fight with President Barack Obama over his planned executive action on immigration, inviting comparisons to last year’s shutdown showdown over the health care law. In the Senate, Jeff Sessions of Alabama and Mike Lee of Utah are among those arguing to use an upcoming must-pass spending bill _ either in December or next year _ to try to block Obama from taking unilateral action to protect millions of immigrants here illegally from deportation. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)FILE -
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Tasha Burns holds her daughter, Heaven, 13 months, as her son, Brian, 4 months, sleeps at rear in a Salvation Army homeless shelter in Oklahoma City on April 3, 2007. The Burns family has been homeless since Hurricane Katrina hit Florida in August of 2005. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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National Edition Opinion cover for November 12, 2014 - Forcing women into combat (Illustration by Nancy Ohanian for Tribune Content Agency)
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U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents take a person into custody during an immigration sweep in Ontario, California. (Associated Press) ** FILE **
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Bill Cosby hit headlines in recent weeks after allegations resurfaced that he sexually assaulted 13 women, so it wasn't terribly surprising when Twitter users hijacked his #CosbyMeme campaign to ridicule the embattled comedian. (Twitter/@FilmCow)
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Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, has called President Obama's calls for a net neutrality policy "Obamacare for the Internet." Without such a policy, critics say, wealthier users alone would be able to pay for better, faster Web access. (associated press)
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Rep. Lamar Smith, Texas Republican, asked the EPA's inspector general to sort out the missing message issue, saying that deleting the messages appears to break the EPA's own policy.
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Critics say a Pentagon survey of military sexual assault is likely biased in favor of the respondents, who may be overreporting instances of abuse. (associated press)
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John Eastman, chairman of the National Organization for Marriage, says the 6th Circuit got the 1972 Baker order "exactly right," and cites that ruling as precedent against gay marriage. (Associated Press)
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Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina has put a "hold" on Lee Francis Cissna, the nominee for director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, to try to pressure Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly to bend to the senator's will and quickly approve thousands of H-2B visas. (Associated Press/File)
