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Subscriber onlyQUOTE OF THE DAY “Any immigration reform bill that is going to go into law ought to have a majority of both parties’ support if we’re really serious about making that happen.” House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, on speculation that he might bring Senate immigration legislation up for a vote despite opposition from many conservatives in his chamber Article, 2A Continue reading...

By DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS Posted: at 5:08 a.m.

Names and faces

Subscriber onlyAfter crowd-funding campaigns from Veronica Mars and Zach Braff, James Franco is trying to raise $500,000 to bankroll a trilogy of movies. Continue reading...

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Posted: at 5:08 a.m.

In the news

Subscriber onlySen. Claire McCaskill, a Missouri Democrat and one of Barack Obama’s first backers in the Senate in his 2008 presidential primary fight against Hillary Rodham Clinton, threw her support to Ready for Hillary, the political action committee pressing Clinton to run for president in 2016. Continue reading...

By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Posted: at 5:07 a.m.

Border bill prompts protest, removal in House

Subscriber onlyA key committee in the Republican-led House approved a tough enforcement-focused immigration bill Tuesday over objections from Democrats and disruptions from protesters shouting “Shame, shame, shame!” Continue reading...

By ERICA WERNER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Posted: at 2:31 a.m.

Spy programs defended at House hearing

Subscriber onlyThe U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs at the heart of a debate over national security and personal privacy, officials said Tuesday at a rare open hearing on intelligence led by lawmakers sympathetic to the spying. Continue reading...

By COMPILED BY DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPOR Posted: at 2:31 a.m.

Arkansan knocks new truck rules

They’ll add to driver stress, Maverick USA exec tells panel

Subscriber onlySteve Williams, the chief executive officer of Little Rock’s Maverick USA trucking company, told a House panel Tuesday that new rules for how long truck drivers can stay behind the wheel before taking a break for sleep are unlikely to increase highway safety. Continue reading...

By ALEX DANIELS ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE Posted: at 2:31 a.m.

Catholic order admits failings

Subscriber onlyA Roman Catholic religious order based in the Midwest released an unusually candid report Tuesday admitting it failed victims of clergy sex abuse. Continue reading...

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Posted: at 2:31 a.m.

In turnaround, Chrysler will recall Jeeps

Subscriber onlyChrysler Group LLC on Tuesday agreed to recall 2.7 million older-model Jeeps, reversing its stance over fuel tanks that can rupture and cause fires in rear-end collisions. Continue reading...

By COMPILED BY DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPOR Posted: at 2:31 a.m.

U.S. sets talks with Taliban

Goal: End Afghan war after 12 years

Subscriber onlyThe Taliban and the U.S. said Tuesday that they will hold talks on finding a political solution to ending nearly 12 years of war in Afghanistan, as the international coalition formally handed over control of the country’s security to the Afghan army and police. Continue reading...

By DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS Posted: at 12:34 a.m.

House OKs ban after 20th week

Abortion bill DOA in Senate

Subscriber onlyThe U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday to ban abortions nationwide past 20 weeks of pregnancy, joining at least 10 states in seeking to expand prohibitions on the procedure further than the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed. Continue reading...

By DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS Posted: at 12:31 a.m.

Justices toss Arizona vote requirement

State’s citizenship-proof law exceeds authority, court rules

Subscriber onlyThe U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out an Arizona law that requires evidence of citizenship when people register to vote, in a victory for minority-rights advocates and President Barack Obama’s administration. Continue reading...

By DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS Posted: Jun 18, 2013 at 5:03 a.m.

Supreme Court decisions

Subscriber onlyThe Supreme Court on Monday handed down decisions in several cases and agreed to hear two important appeals in the fall. Continue reading...

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Posted: Jun 18, 2013 at 4:54 a.m.

Ex-Bulger cohort testifies of crimes

Subscriber onlyAn ex-gangster who admitted killing 20 people was unemotional Monday when describing his line of work at the trial of his former partner, James “Whitey” Bulger, but called himself heartbroken when he learned that Bulger had become an FBI informant. Continue reading...

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Posted: Jun 18, 2013 at 4:50 a.m.

U.S. seizes 14 7-Elevens in raid

9 owners, managers charged in alien-employment probe

Subscriber onlyFederal authorities seized 14 7-Eleven stores on Long Island, N.Y., and in Virginia on Monday, charging nine owners and managers with harboring and hiring dozens of illegal aliens and paying them by using sham Social Security numbers, officials said. Continue reading...

By WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM AND MOSI SECRET THE NEW YORK TIMES Posted: Jun 18, 2013 at 4:50 a.m.

9/11 suspects back at pretrial hearing

5 accused stay quiet during first day

Subscriber onlyFive men facing trial regarding the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon returned to a military courtroom in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Monday for the first time since February, sitting quietly as defense lawyers questioned a retired U.S. vice admiral. Continue reading...

By DAVID GLOVIN BLOOMBERG NEWS Posted: Jun 18, 2013 at 4:47 a.m.

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