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US senators plan immigration reform
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| Jan.29 |
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Kerry approved as US secretary of state
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| Jan.31 |
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Pentagon nominee in testy hearing
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| Feb.7 |
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CIA nominee defends drone strikes  CIA director nominee John Brennan has defended the US drone-strikes programme at a Senate confirmation hearing
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| Feb.12 |
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Senate committee approves Hagel bid
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| Feb.14 |
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Republicans halt Hagel Pentagon vote
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| Feb.26 |
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Hagel confirmed as defence secretary| The Senate has confirmed former Senator Chuck Hagel as the new Pentagon chief, after 4 Republicans joined Democrats to approve his nomination | |
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| Mar.7 |
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Senate confirms Brennan as CIA head
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| Mar.14 |
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JP Morgan accused of hiding losses
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| Mar.15 |
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Top US Republican favours gay unions
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| Mar.19 |
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US assault weapons ban plan dropped
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| Apr.9 |
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Senate to vote on gun control bill The Senate is set to hold a crunch vote on Thursday on whether to debate a gun control law, as a conservative blockade of the bill began to ...
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| Apr.10 |
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Bipartisan deal on US gun checks
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| Apr.16 |
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'Ricin' in letter to US senator
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| Apr.23 |
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FBI faces Boston suspect questions US security officials are to face questions in Congress over whether they mishandled information about suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev
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| May.20 |
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Apple 'among US's big tax avoiders'
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| May.21 |
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US immigration bill passes hurdle
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| Jun.10 |
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US Senate to begin immigration votes
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| Jun.12 |
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US spy data 'prevented attacks' In a US Senate hearing, National Security Agency (NSA) Director Keith Alexander defended the internet and telephone data snooping programmes
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| Jun.13 |
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NSA chief in rare Senate briefing Keith Alexander has promised to give the entire Senate a classified briefing later about dozens of terror plots he says were thwarted by sur...
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| Jun.19 |
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FBI uses surveillance drones in US
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| Jun.25 |
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 Democrats hold Kerry's Senate seat Democratic Representative Edward Markey has won election to Secretary of State John Kerry's former Senate seat
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| Jun.27 |
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US Senate passes immigration reform | The http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23092179Senate has passed a broad immigration reform bill that includes a path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants | |
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| Aug.5 |
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 Talks gather pace as US senators arrive| US senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham have joined top diplomats in Cairo to help find a peaceful solution to Egypt's political stalemate | |
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| Aug.20 |
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 US senator drops Canada citizenship Ted Cruz, a firebrand conservative Republican US senator born in Canada, has vowed to renounce Canadian citizenship
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| Sep.3 |
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  US Senate draft backs Syria action US senators in a key committee have agreed on a draft resolution backing the use of US military force in Syria
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| Sep.4 |
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US Senate panel backs force in Syria A US Senate panel has approved the use of military force in Syria, in response to an alleged chemical weapons attack
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| Sep.25 |
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Senator in second day of health law speech Ted Cruz is in the second day of a speech against the Obamacare, despite opposition from fellow Republicans
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| Sep.28 |
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 Senate to reject House funding bill US Senate Majority leader Harry Reid has warned that his Democratic-led chamber will reject a House Republican bill to avert a government shutdown
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| Oct.12 |
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US shutdown debate shifts to Senate Negotiations over how to end a political stalemate in Washington that has led to a partial government shutdown have shifted to the Senate
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| Oct.14 |
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US lawmakers inch to fiscal deal US Senate leaders have expressed optimism after a flurry of negotiations on raising the federal debt ceiling to avert a potentially disastrous default
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| Oct.15 |
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US debt talks grind on amid disarray Frantic US political attempts to avert a federal debt default have pivoted back to the Senate after plans in the House of Representatives collapsed
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| Oct.16 |
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US Congress races to draft debt plan | The US Senate is finalising a cross-party bill to raise the debt limit and reopen the government, just a day before a critical deadline | |
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Senate passes US budget deal | The US Senate has passed a bill to reopen the government and raise the federal debt limit, with hours to spare before the nation risks default | |
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New Jersey votes for new senator Voters in New Jersey are choosing a new senator to replace Frank Lautenberg, a Democrat who died in June
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Booker wins New Jersey Senate seat  Map of Newark New Jersey Newark Mayor Cory Booker has won a special election to represent New Jersey in the US Senate
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| Nov.4 |
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US Senate backs 'Enda' gay rights bill A bill banning workplace discrimination against gay and transgender people has passed a critical test of support
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| Nov.21 |
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 Obama backs Senate rule change US President has lent his support to a move by Senate Democrats to limit Republicans' ability to block White House nominations
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