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 Tempers flared at a Senate hearing on immigration legislation Monday as a Republican senator objected to a Democrat's criticism of attempts by some to link the Boston Marathon bombings to the immigration bill.

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Commercial airline flights moved smoothly throughout most of the country on Sunday, but experts say the first real test is Monday when traffic increases amid furloughs of air traffic controllers resulting from government spending cuts.

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Some families who lost loved ones in December's massacre at a Connecticut elementary school say they are very disappointed by the Senate's defeat of expanded background checks for gun sales and vow to continue their fight.

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Former President Bill Clinton says he's disappointed the Senate fell short of the votes needed to expand background checks for gun purchases.

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Gov. Chris Christie says his plan to reduce the tax liability for homeowners would cost $183 million in the first year.

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has been named one of Time magazine's 100 of most influential people in the world.

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Six Democratic congressmen have asked the U.S. attorney general to review the contract that would place the New Jersey Lottery in private hands.

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Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey has returned to the Senate after being absent for more than six weeks.

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Police swept across the U.S. Capitol complex to chase a flurry of reports of suspicious packages and envelopes Wednesday after preliminary tests indicated poisonous ricin in two letters sent to President Barack Obama and a Mississippi senator.

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Sen. Roger Wicker is acknowledging a letter sent to his Washington office is the subject of an investigation by the United States Capitol Police and the FBI.

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