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Schumer’s plan to please GOP on border security could turn off Dems

June 11, 2013 Carmen Munir Russell-Sluchansky Comments Off on Schumer’s plan to please GOP on border security could turn off Dems

While much of the talk on the immigration reform bill’s entrance onto the Senate floor has focused on the divide among Republicans, an article in POLITICO on Wednesday points out that Democrats may imperil the […]

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Bachmann campaign investigation likely cause for retirement, expert says

May 30, 2013 Carmen Munir Russell-Sluchansky Comments Off on Bachmann campaign investigation likely cause for retirement, expert says

Congresswoman Michele Bachmann will not be running for re-election next year. The Minnesota Republican who ran for president last in the Republican primary made the announcement in an 8-minute video released early Wednesday morning. A […]

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House passes new Stolen Valor Act to criminalize lying about military honors

May 22, 2013 Carmen Munir Russell-Sluchansky Comments Off on House passes new Stolen Valor Act to criminalize lying about military honors

The House of Representatives just passed a new version of the Stolen Valor Act which would make it a federal crime to lie about military honors. A similar law had been in effect for six […]

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House passes bill for companies to give comp time instead of overtime pay

May 10, 2013 Carmen Munir Russell-Sluchansky Comments Off on House passes bill for companies to give comp time instead of overtime pay

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would allow companies to give employees who work overtime compensatory time off rather than require them to provide overtime pay. The bill will likely have a […]

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Bush, Rubio, others think 2016 while Democrats eye House control in 2014

March 11, 2013 Carmen Munir Russell-Sluchansky Comments Off on Bush, Rubio, others think 2016 while Democrats eye House control in 2014

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush hit the Sunday talk show circuit, appearing on five networks including CNN, NBC and ABC. Ostensibly, Bush was there to push his new book on immigration, a subject Republicans are […]

New Hampshire Elects All Women For Delegates, Governor
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New Hampshire Elects All Women For Delegates, Governor

November 8, 2012 Carmen Munir Russell-Sluchansky Comments Off on New Hampshire Elects All Women For Delegates, Governor

Women achieved a new milestone for politics in this election with 20 women being elected to serve in the U.S. Senate and other states made huge achievements, including New Hampshire, where women were elected in […]

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Carmen is a multimedia journalist based in Washington, DC whose work has appeared in a variety of outlets including National Geographic, NBC News, the BBC, Asia! Magazine, The China Post, Chicago Tribune and Orlando Sentinel.
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