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Schedule for Monday, September 8, 2014 The Senate stands adjourned under the provisions of H.Con.Res.112 until 2:00pm on Monday, September 8,... August 8, 2014

Schedule for Friday, August 8, 2014 The Senate stands adjourned until 9:15am on Friday, August 8, 2014 for a pro forma... August 5, 2014

Wrap Up for Tuesday, August 5, 2014 Roll Call Votes No roll call votes were conducted during Tuesdays session of the Senate.... August 5, 2014

Wrap Up for Friday, August 1, 2014 Roll Call Votes No roll call votes were conducted during Fridays session of the Senate.... August 1, 2014

Schedule for Tuesday, August 5, 2014 The Senate stands in recess until 11:00am on Tuesday, August 5, 2014. Following any Leader... August 1, 2014

Senator Sessions objects to S.2673, Boxer U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership bill Senator Boxer asked unanimous consent the Senate take up and pass Calendar #492, S.2673, a... August 1, 2014

Schedule for Friday, August 1, 2014 The Senate stands adjourned until 11:00am on Friday, August 1, 2014. Following any Leader... August 1, 2014

Senate passes Iron Dome defense funding legislationReid moved to proceed to S.J.Res. 19, the Constitutional amendment on campaign finance. The Senate passed J.R.Res.76, as amended with th e Reid-McConnell-Mikulski amendment making emergency supplemental appropriations... August 1, 2014

Wrap Up for Thursday, July 31, 2014 Roll Call Votes Sessions motion to table Reid amendment #3751 (date change); Not Agreed To:... July 31, 2014

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In the aftermath of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968, race riots convulsed the country. Chicago, Washington D.C., Baltimore, and Louisville endured the worst of it.

Almost 50 years hence, you can still see where the damage was done.

Louisvilles West Side, which was an integrated community, is now monochromatic.

Some parts of Chicagos West Side, where the rioting was the worst, are still not developed. Vacant blocks dot the neighborhoods, where businesses once stood.

Washington D.C. is only just now developing fully areas that were beset by the worst of riots.

The 1968 race riots helped to precipitate white flight from many of the major cities, and it helped to recast the politics of the country.

Richard Nixon promised to restore law and order in the campaign to replace Lyndon Johnson.

He campaigned with hard-hats, made an appeal to white ethnics and competed with George Wallace for the Bubba vote.

Law and order has proven to be a winning theme for both political parties.

Ronald Reagan signed the comprehensive crime control Act of 1984, which brought back the death penalty and toughened up prison sentences.

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Wonkbooks Number of the Day:More than 1,900. That's the number of people who have died in the most recent Ebola outbreak, surpassing the death toll in all previous outbreaks combined.

Wonkbooks Chart of the Day:Growth in theunauthorizedimmigrant population has leveled off, a new survey finds.

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To delay or not: Timing on immigration reform holds risks for Obama."White House officials calculated earlier this summer that immigration would not play a major role in the elections, except perhaps for the sizable Hispanic population in Colorado, where executive action could boost Democratic Senator Mark Udall. Now other Democratic candidates in tough Senate races are asking the White House to delay. But immigration rights advocates...warn that Hispanics could stay away from the polls in protest if Obama postpones a decision....Obama must weigh the drawbacks of losing support in Latino-heavy states such as Colorado against the risk of energizing right-leaning Republican voters in states such as Alaska, North Carolina, Louisiana, Kentucky, and New Hampshire."Jeff Mason and Julia Edwards in Reuters.

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Obama may or may not act on immigration reform this summer. Steven T. Dennis in Roll Call.

Immigration reform hasn't been such a hot-button issue on the campaign trail lately in pivotal Colorado.Jake Sherman in Politico.

Top Latino Democrat, activists pushObama on immigration reform."Rep. Luis V. Gutirrez and a group of immigrant-rights activists urged President Barack Obama Wednesday to unilaterally reduce deportations before the November elections, despite concerns such action could hurt vulnerable Democrats at the polls....The Illinois Democrat and representatives from several activist groups said the political pluses for the Democratic Party far outweigh the minuses....He said Democrats who are publicly and privately urging caution from the White House have the political calculus wrong."David Eldridge in Roll Call.

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Ferguson The First Amendment
I spoke with some students from Howard University who shared their opinions on media coverage of the protests in Ferguson, MO as a result of Michael Brown #39;s ...

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Will Hillary Clintons Wealth Be a 2016 Liability?
July 21 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg #39;s Lisa Lerer examines Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton earning twelve million dollars in the past sixteen months and if she will be able to...

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