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Chris Strohm,
CONGRESS DAILY
With strong opposition from the shipping and trade industry, Senate Republicans and a handful of Democrats defeated a proposal Thursday that would have required all cargo be scanned at foreign ports before being put on ships bound for the United States.
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NATIONAL JOURNAL’S TECHNOLOGY DAILY
A senior official at the Homeland Security Department said Monday that he expects as many as 10 states will be compliant by May 2008 with rules mandating nationwide standards for driver’s licenses and identification cards.
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Bill Swindell,
CONGRESS DAILY
Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., contends any chance of passing comprehensive immigration legislation this year rests with President Bush’s personal involvement, especially corralling reluctant GOP members to support the effort.
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Jonathan Marino,
Legislation granting Transportation Security Administration workers collective bargaining rights would be costly and would hinder managerial flexibility, the agency’s chief told senators Monday.
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Chris Strohm,
CONGRESS DAILY
With heavy backing from organized labor, Senate Democrats prevailed Tuesday in keeping a provision in a massive homeland security bill that gives federal airport screeners collective bargaining rights, moving them one step closer to a veto showdown with the White House.
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