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Gov. Jerry Brown: No longer are undocumented people in the shadows

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law Thursday that will allow undocumented immigrants to get driver's licenses in his state.

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CBS poll finds parties share blame but more people say Republicans at fault

House Speaker John Boehner government shutdownMore than seven out of 10 Americans disapprove of the government shutdown, and they say they're angrier than they've been about the way things are going in Washington.

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GOP conservatives say backing off shutdown would allow Senate to dictate to House

The great government shutdown of 2013 is about Obamacare and budget priorities, but it also is about respect. In short, conservative House Republicans don't think they get enough of it from President Barack Obama and the Senate.

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He calls on House Speaker John Boehner to allow a vote

protest sign that says congress you suck(CNN) -- President Barack Obama went on a rhetorical offensive against House Republicans on the third day of the federal government shutdown, telling a crowd in Maryland Thursday that there's only one party at fault and one remedy.

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Proposed House bill doesn't include border security measures passed by the Senate

Immigration deportation protest sign(CNN) -- Even as Capitol Hill remained consumed by the government shutdown, House Democrats hoping to jump start the stalled debate over immigration reform put a new proposal on the table Wednesday.

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As of August, about 11.3 million Americans remained unemployed

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Since the recession, Congress and President Obama have supposedly been focused on job growth, yet their squabbling may actually be killing jobs, according to estimates from economists.

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Labor Department officials will still not confirm or deny whether the government's monthly jobs report will be released as scheduled Friday, but other signs point to a delay amid the government shutdown.

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His books became blockbuster spy movies such as Clear and Present Danger and more...

Tom ClancySpy thriller writer Tom Clancy, whose best-selling books became blockbuster films, has died, his publisher said Wednesday. He was 66

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Meeting was originally organized to mend relations and woo support for White House policy

Lloyd BlankfeinWASHINGTON (CNNMoney) -- Wall Street CEOs will head to the White House to meet with President Obama on Wednesday, according to sources.

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