Immigration debate picks up steam in southern states as Latinos become divided on candidates, policies

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US army to cut combat brigades

File Photo WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Army plans to slash the number of combat brigades from 45 to as low as 32, and broadly restructure its fighting force to save money and cut the size of the service by about 80,000 soldiers, according to U.S. officials familiar with the plans. Officials said the sweeping […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Army plans to slash the number of combat brigades from 45 to as low as 32, and broadly restructure its fighting force to save money and cut the size of the service by about 80,000 soldiers, according to U.S. officials familiar with the plans. Officials said the sweeping changes will likely increase the size of each

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State: ‘Serious’ questions on GOP pipeline bill

AP Photo WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican bill that would strip President Barack Obama of his authority to decide on a Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline raises « serious » legal questions, the State Department said Wednesday in objecting to the bill. Assistant Secretary of State Kerri-Ann Jones told Congress that the bill « imposes narrow time constraints and creates […]

John Boehner, Eric Cantor, Jeb Hensarling

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican bill that would strip President Barack Obama of his authority to decide on a Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline raises "serious" legal questions, the State Department said Wednesday in objecting to the bill. Assistant Secretary of State Kerri-Ann Jones told Congress that the bill "imposes narrow time constraints and

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FACT CHECK: Obama pushes plans that flopped before

AP Photo WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a wish list, not a to-do list. President Barack Obama laid out an array of plans in his State of the Union speech as if his hands weren’t so tied by political realities. There can be little more than wishful thinking behind his call to end oil industry subsidies — […]

President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. Listening in back are Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner, right. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)

WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a wish list, not a to-do list. President Barack Obama laid out an array of plans in his State of the Union speech as if his hands weren't so tied by political realities. There can be little more than wishful thinking behind his call to end oil industry subsidies — something he could not get through a Democratic Congress,

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Repeal of legislative immunity proposed in Arizona

File Photo PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona senator gets in a fight with his girlfriend on a Phoenix freeway and avoids arrest. An Arkansas legislator leads officers on a high-speed chase through two counties and doesn’t get taken into custody. A Georgia lawmaker claims he couldn’t be prosecuted on a DUI charge. In each case, […]

File Photo PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona senator gets in a fight with his girlfriend on a Phoenix freeway and avoids arrest. An Arkansas legislator leads officers on a high-speed chase through two counties and doesn't get taken into custody. A Georgia lawmaker claims he couldn't be prosecuted on a DUI charge. In each case, a little-known privilege

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New exhibit explores Jefferson’s slave ownership

AP Photo WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Smithsonian continues developing a national black history museum, it’s offering a look at Thomas Jefferson’s lifelong slave ownership through an exhibit that explores the lives of six slave families at his Monticello plantation. The exhibit at the National Museum of American History includes a look at the […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Smithsonian continues developing a national black history museum, it's offering a look at Thomas Jefferson's lifelong slave ownership through an exhibit that explores the lives of six slave families at his Monticello plantation. The exhibit at the National Museum of American History includes a look at the

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Conn. mayor blasted for ‘taco’ quip about Latinos following police abuse scandal

AP Photo HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The mayor of a Connecticut community roiled by allegations of police discrimination against Hispanics is under fire for saying he « might have tacos » as a way to do something for those minorities. East Haven Mayor Joseph Maturo initially defended his response Tuesday to a reporter’s question and said it […]

In this Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010 file photo, East Haven police vehicles are seen outside the police department in East Haven, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The mayor of a Connecticut community roiled by allegations of police discrimination against Hispanics is under fire for saying he "might have tacos" as a way to do something for those minorities. East Haven Mayor Joseph Maturo initially defended his response Tuesday to a reporter's question and said it was being unfairly

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