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John King and a panel of top political reporters look at the prospects for immigration reform in an election year on "Inside Politics " on Sunday at 8:30 a.m. ET.

Washington (CNN) -- Whatever you think of his politics, House Speaker John Boehner has a great sense of humor. So perhaps he won't mind the question framed this way: What happened, in the course of just one week, to make Speaker Boehner the Miss Emily Litella of immigration reform?

(If I have lost you already, take a moment and search the Web to understand the reference -- you won't regret it.)

"Never mind," was the trademark closing line of a character the late Gilda Radner made famous as a cast member on "Saturday Night Live." And "never mind," is what Speaker Boehner might just as well have said Thursday when he all but declared the immigration reform legislative debate dead for 2014.

"Listen, there's widespread doubt about whether this administration can be trusted to enforce our laws," Boehner told reporters, suggesting White House executive actions to change provisions of the health care law had many conservatives worried the administration wouldn't feel bound by any immigration legislation passed by Congress.

Citing that trust deficit, the Speaker added: "It's going to be difficult to move any immigration legislation until that changes."

There is without a doubt deep mistrust of the Obama White House in the Republican congressional ranks.

But is that mistrust any greater than just a week ago? Of course not, and it was just a week ago that the same Speaker Boehner said this of the same immigration debate:

"This problem has been around for at least the last 15 years, it's been turned into a political football. I think it's unfair, so I think it's time to deal with it."

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WASHINGTON Sen. Chuck Schumer proposed a fix Sunday for Republicans who are blocking immigration reform because they dont trust President Obama to implement it fairly: Make the next president do it.

Theres a simple solution: Lets enact the law this year, but simply not let it actually start till 2017, after President Obamas term is over, Schumer (D-NY) said on NBCs Meet the Press.

Lets say to our Republican colleagues, You dont trust Obama? Enact the law now, but put it into effect in 2017 and we can get something real done for America, said Schumer, the third highest ranking Senate Democrat.

Schumer said that passing immigration reform will only get more difficult in 2015 and 2016 amid the presidential campaigns.

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) last week said immigration reform likely wouldnt pass this year, mostly due to widespread doubt about whether this administration can be trusted to enforce our laws.

Republicans fear that Obama, who has selective implemented provisions of ObamaCare, will ignore border security and interior enforcement measures, while granting legal status to millions of undocumented residents.

Boehners office bristled at Schumers plan.

The suggestion is entirely impractical, since it would totally eliminate the Presidents incentive to enforce immigration law for the remainder of his term, Boehner spokesman Michael Steel told The Post.

House Republicans last week came up with an outline for immigration reform that was heavy on tough border security and interior enforcement.

They also endorsed legal status for Americans estimated 12 million undocumented residents, stopping short of the 13-year path to citizenship endorsed by Obama and included in a bipartisan Senate bill passed last year.

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WASHINGTON (AP) As Hillary Rodham Clinton mulls a second presidential bid, liberals are closely watching whether the onetime supporter of the Iraq war moves to the left or straddles the center.

Democrats say economic issues such as raising the minimum wage and protecting Social Security have become paramount for anyone aiming to lead the party after years of tough economic times.

During the 2008 primary campaign against Barack Obama, Clinton was hurt by her stand on the Iraq war while she was a senator. But she burnished her image among party loyalists during four years at the State Department in the Obama administration. Now liberals want to see how she might carry the torch from Obama.

"We're going to see income inequality play the same role that the war in Iraq played in 2008," said Ilya Sheyman, executive director of MoveOn.org, a liberal advocacy group. "This is less about what she did before. The issue landscape right now is very different than in 2008."

Whether a viable Clinton alternative emerges for the 2016 campaign remains a looming question.

Vice President Joe Biden is leaving his options open. Some liberals hope Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., will reconsider statements that she has no plans to run. Others point to ex-Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer, who addressed a progressive group in Iowa in December, or Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, who is considering a presidential run but endorsed Clinton in 2007.

Liberals have backed efforts by Warren to expand Social Security benefits instead of trimming them to keep the program solvent. In a speech at Colgate University last year, Clinton suggested she shared Obama's approach for a "grand bargain" style deficit reduction that would include increases to tax revenue and adjustments to entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare.

Progressives want Clinton to take a tougher stand on Wall Street. They grumble about her speeches at private financial conferences, where she can command fees of $200,000.

"It's a big unknown on where Hillary Clinton stands on issues like core economic populist issues," said Adam Green, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee. He said there are "a lot of people who want to support her and are rooting for her to adapt to the times" but if she doesn't, there will be room for a challenger.

On Super Bowl Sunday, liberals reacted favorably when Clinton urged fellow Democrats to avoid tougher penalties against Iran as the administration negotiates a comprehensive nuclear deal.

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Hillary Clinton Watched Closely By Liberals Ahead Of 2016

(CNN) - A new book set to release this week on Hillary Clinton includes an anecdote about the tension that arose when her husband, former President Bill Clinton, tried to edit one of her speeches.

And former Gen. David Petraeus, a Republican, is quoted in the book as saying Hillary Clinton would be a tremendous president.

Political reporters Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes talked Sunday about their new book, "HRC: State Secrets and the Rebirth of Hillary Clinton," on NBC's "Meet the Press."

They recalled a moment of tension when Bill Clinton tried to add his own style to his wife's speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, long after it was clear she would not be the nominee.

"'It's my speech,' she declared as she left to find (Bill)."

Parnes said the story was an example of how the power couple share "the same goal, but they have different strategies of getting there."

"So I think that's going to be an interesting moment to see how this plays out. If Bill Clinton can be the Bill Clinton that he was for Barack Obama in 2012, she's got it made," Parnes said. "If he is the Bill Clinton from 2008, that's a little bit of a precarious situation."

Allen added that while Bill Clinton is talented at political strategy - even for himself - it's a different story when it comes to his wife.

"There's a blind spot," he said.

Bill Clinton's place in his wife's potential second run for the White House will certainly be under a microscope. He's already being described as a liability by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky.

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