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                    [Title] => Republicans, administration spar on visa travel for Iran
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Top GOP lawmakers accused the Obama administration yesterday of ignoring congressional intent and the spirit of the law in offering reassurances to Iran about new visa rules.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-23 17:00:28 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1307371 [AuthorName] => Erica Werner [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1395311 [Title] => Veto gives Obama edge on immigration [Summary] =>

President Barack Obama has the upper hand in the fierce struggle over immigration now taking shape, with a veto pen ready to kill any Republican move to reverse his executive order, Democrats united behind him and Republican congressional leaders desperate to squelch talk of a government shutdown or even impeachment.

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134176 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1249299 [AuthorName] => David Espo, AP Special Correspondent [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1370082 [Title] => Top general: US ground troops possible in Iraq [Summary] =>

American ground troops may be needed to battle Islamic State forces in the Middle East if President Barack Obama's current strategy fails, the nation's top military officer said Tuesday as Congress plunged into an election-year debate of Obama's plan to expand airstrikes and train Syrian rebels.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-17 08:53:12 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1249291 [AuthorName] => David Espo and Donna Cassata [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1369658 [Title] => Both parties in Congress play it safe [Summary] =>

Seven weeks before elections, Republicans and Democrats are both playing it safe, willing to make short-term sacrifices of long-held positions in hopes of maximizing their chances for victory at the polls.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134176 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1249299 [AuthorName] => David Espo, AP Special Correspondent [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1366423 [Title] => Congress' task: Act fast on spending, return home [Summary] =>

Congress returns to work Monday with a basic task — act fast to keep the government open and then race home to campaign.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-07 06:43:34 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1274790 [AuthorName] => Donna Cassata [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1358917 [Title] => Possible immigration rift for Obama with Democrats [Summary] =>

President Barack Obama is facing potential rifts with members of his own party in tough re-election contests as he barrels toward a fall fight with Republicans over his ability to change immigration policies.

[DatePublished] => 2014-08-18 02:13:12 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1432806 [AuthorName] => Julie Pace and Erica Werner [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1343130 [Title] => Obama: US always has been a nation of immigrants [Summary] =>

Celebrating the ethnic diversity of America, President Barack Obama said more than two dozen foreign-born service members who became US citizens at the White House on the Fourth of July are vivid reminders that welcoming immigrants "is central to our way of life."

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-06 02:02:08 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1248123 [AuthorName] => Darlene Superville [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1335105 [Title] => Obama delaying on immigration despite Cantor loss [Summary] =>

To the frustration of many of his supporters, President Barack Obama is backing away from immigration changes he could make on his own. He is kicking the issue to House Republicans instead, despite mounting evidence they won't address the millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-15 02:14:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1421446 [AuthorName] => Josh Lederman [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1330554 [Title] => White House wants delay in DOD immigration plan [Summary] =>

The White House has asked the Department of Defense to delay a plan that would allow some immigrants who entered the US illegally as children to obtain a limited path to citizenship by serving in the military.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-03 03:23:30 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1390382 [AuthorName] => Jim Kuhnhenn [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1297746 [Title] => Latino group leader: Obama is 'deporter in chief' [Summary] =>

The president of a prominent Latino advocacy group called President Barack Obama the "deporter in chief," denouncing the administration's deportation of nearly 2 million immigrants.

[DatePublished] => 2014-03-06 02:06:41 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1274790 [AuthorName] => Donna Cassata [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) ) )
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