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Members of Congress have through this Thursday to slog through their serious to-do list before they are slated to leave Washington for the rest of the year. Lawmakers have yet to finalize funding to keep the government runni stanley tumbler ng, funding for the defense department and other national security priorities, tax bills that could have a significant impact on businesses and individuals when they file their 2014 returns, and more. Congress biggest priority is passing a spending bill to ensure the government doesn t shut down when approved spending runs out on Thursday night. Lawmakers are expected to pass a massive spending bill that would keep every government agency running for another fiscal year -- except for the Department of Homeland Security DHS . Republicans may want to keep DHS funding on a shorter funding leash as they continue to tussle with President Obama over the executive actions he s taking to defer the deportations of millions of undocumented immigrants. DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson told Congress last week that the plan was a very bad idea for homeland security. He added, We ve got some homeland security priorities that need to be funded now. Obama warns Congress: No government shutdown Johnson defends Obama s immigration moves Along with their catch-all spending stanley cup bill, Congress needs to finalize the National Defense Authorization Act NDAA , which sets guidelines for the Defense Department budget. The House ha stanley cup s passed a Nxop Trump v. Clinton: Comparing the costs of their plans
This story was written by Editorial Board, Daily CalifornianFor many whose political views fall left of center, the results from last Tuesday s election could be characterized as a great leap forward for the United States but a huge step back for California. Despite Sen. Barack Obama logging one for the history books with his presidential win, the sheer excitement was tainted with the bittersweet passing of Proposition 8.After the last few precincts reported their results by early Wednesday morning, the proposition received 52.5 percent of votes in favor of it. With this slim margin of victory, the state constitutional amendment that bans same stanley thermos -sex marriage in California prevailed. The outcome is actual stanley cup ly quite ironic in light of the presidential race. Although the country s willingness to elect Obama to the White House arguably represents the triumph of racial minorities, the success of the yes on Proposition 8 campaign just tr stanley mug ansfers that discrimination to another group in society. But it s clear a good number of Americans are not ready to throw their complete support behind gay rights. Proposition 8 was backed by most of the rest of the state, save for the Bay Area and a few other counties. In Florida and Arizona, voters also demonstrated their support for constitutional bans on same-sex marriage. While it s easy to be completely flabbergasted by the blatant intolerance and inequality, remember that the rest of the count
Members of Congress have through this Thursday to slog through their serious to-do list before they are slated to leave Washington for the rest of the year. Lawmakers have yet to finalize funding to keep the government runni stanley tumbler ng, funding for the defense department and other national security priorities, tax bills that could have a significant impact on businesses and individuals when they file their 2014 returns, and more. Congress biggest priority is passing a spending bill to ensure the government doesn t shut down when approved spending runs out on Thursday night. Lawmakers are expected to pass a massive spending bill that would keep every government agency running for another fiscal year -- except for the Department of Homeland Security DHS . Republicans may want to keep DHS funding on a shorter funding leash as they continue to tussle with President Obama over the executive actions he s taking to defer the deportations of millions of undocumented immigrants. DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson told Congress last week that the plan was a very bad idea for homeland security. He added, We ve got some homeland security priorities that need to be funded now. Obama warns Congress: No government shutdown Johnson defends Obama s immigration moves Along with their catch-all spending stanley cup bill, Congress needs to finalize the National Defense Authorization Act NDAA , which sets guidelines for the Defense Department budget. The House ha stanley cup s passed a Nxop Trump v. Clinton: Comparing the costs of their plans
This story was written by Editorial Board, Daily CalifornianFor many whose political views fall left of center, the results from last Tuesday s election could be characterized as a great leap forward for the United States but a huge step back for California. Despite Sen. Barack Obama logging one for the history books with his presidential win, the sheer excitement was tainted with the bittersweet passing of Proposition 8.After the last few precincts reported their results by early Wednesday morning, the proposition received 52.5 percent of votes in favor of it. With this slim margin of victory, the state constitutional amendment that bans same stanley thermos -sex marriage in California prevailed. The outcome is actual stanley cup ly quite ironic in light of the presidential race. Although the country s willingness to elect Obama to the White House arguably represents the triumph of racial minorities, the success of the yes on Proposition 8 campaign just tr stanley mug ansfers that discrimination to another group in society. But it s clear a good number of Americans are not ready to throw their complete support behind gay rights. Proposition 8 was backed by most of the rest of the state, save for the Bay Area and a few other counties. In Florida and Arizona, voters also demonstrated their support for constitutional bans on same-sex marriage. While it s easy to be completely flabbergasted by the blatant intolerance and inequality, remember that the rest of the count
