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- US Senate vote sends Berks Judge Jeffrey Schmehl to federal bench
The United States Senate's last vote of the week unanimously confirmed the nomination of Berks County's president judge for a seat on the federal bench. The vote for President Judge Jeffrey Schmehl was tabulated and announced in the Capitol's Senate chamber shortly after 1 p.m. Thursday. Schmehl will be assigned to the federal courthouse in Reading as a U.S. District Court judge for the Eastern ...
June 13, 2013 - WFMZ Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey - Video: Obama: Fight for LGBT equality at a "turning point"
From Minnesota to Maryland, from the United States Senate to the NBA, it's clear we're reaching a turning pointin the fight for LGBT equality, President Obama told a group of gay rights advocates during a speech marking LGBT pride month. "We've become not just more accepting, we've become more loving as a country, as a people. Hearts and minds change with time; laws do too."
June 13, 2013 - CBS News - Senate Dismisses Any Pretense of Enforcement in the Gang of Eight Immigration Bill, Says FAIR
WASHINGTON, June 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In the first important vote on amendments to the Gang of Eight immigration bill, S.744, the United States Senate quickly dismissed any pretense that they intend to deliver on promises of future immigration enforcement, declared the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR). By a 57-43 vote, the Senate tabled an amendment by Sen. Chuck ...
June 13, 2013 - PR Newswire via Yahoo! News