slate.com - 11/26/2008
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Wake Up Call: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid tells the Detroit News that Obama and McCain reached an "agreement" to "move forward" on "comprehensive immigration reform" (i.e.: legalization) early in the next Congress.
Q: Will there be as much of a fight on immigration as last time?
A: ...
dcexaminer.com - 12/2/2008
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dcexaminer.com —
The Capitol Visitors Center, which opened this morning,
may have tripled its original budget and fallen years...
behind schedule, but Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid found a silver lining for members of Congress: tourists won't offend them with their ...
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Reid: We won't smell the tourists anymore
freep.com - 11/24/2008
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freep.com —
WASHINGTON -- Buoyed by more Democrats in the
House and Senate and a Democratic president-elect, Senate Majority...
Leader Harry Reid said he expects lawmakers next year to take on hot-button issues from immigration to health care. The Nevada Democrat ...
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Reid says Democrats to tackle big issues | Freep.com | ...
weeklystandard.com - 11/25/2008
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weeklystandard.com —
Harry Reid told the Detroit Free Press that
he expects comprehensive immigration reform to be passed relatively...
early in the next Congress: Q. With more Democrats in the Senate and the House and a Democrat in the White House, how do you see ...
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Reid: Comprehensive Immigration Reform Will Come Early
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Harry Reid: Immigration Reform (Amnesty) on the Agenda
Politics Daily —
... Please God, let this be true, please, please, please. Please let the Democrats, as the first thing on their agenda, try to convince Americans facing layoffs and an economic meltdown that the first thing we must do is import more immigrants to do the jobs that "Americans won't do". Also that their pushing Healthcare back. As Kaus puts it: ...
WELL, THAT’LL ENERGIZE THE BASE: A G.O.P. capitulation on immigration?…
Instapundit —
WELL, THAT’LL ENERGIZE THE BASE: A G.O.P. capitulation on immigration?
Amnesty a Done Deal?
The Corner on National Review Online —
... Congress for sure. Q: Will there be as much of a fight on immigration as last time? A: We've got McCain and we've got a few others. I don't expect much of a fight at all. Now health care is going to be difficult. That's a very complicated issue. We debated at great length immigration. People understand the issues very well. We have not debated health care, so that's going to take a lot more time to do. Some immigration hawks are more alarmed about this than I think is warranted. Mickey Kaus says "This is a stronger statement from Reid than I, for one, had expected" but it ...
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