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  1. Ad spotlight: GOP family feud

    By Kathy Kiely Aug 9, 2013 9:47 a.m.

    The rift in the Republican party is turning into an air war.

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  2. Political ad watch: Now starring Steve King

    By Kathy Kiely Jul 27, 2013 1:39 p.m.

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  3. PAC with ties to DeMint attacks McConnell on immigration

    By Jake Harper Jun 26, 2013 11:36 a.m.

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  4. Crossroads GPS pushes Congress to pass immigration overhaul in web video

    By Keenan Steiner Jun 19, 2013 1:02 p.m.

    Crossroads GPS, the nonprofit co-founded by Karl Rove that backs GOP candidates, has released an online video to push Congress to pass immigration reform as the Senate moves closer to a final vote on the overhaul.

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  5. FAIR continues TV ads against immigration reform

    By Keenan Steiner Jun 11, 2013 3:45 p.m.

    As the Senate launches an immigration debate that could last the rest of the month, the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) drops at least $36,000 in its latest round of advertising against the bill, while a major labor union begins advertising in favor of passage.

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  6. FAIR drops multi-state TV buy against Senate immigration bill

    By Keenan Steiner Jun 3, 2013 2:11 p.m.

    Last update: June 4, 6:40 p.m.

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  7. NRSC tries to paint GOP as Party of Yes in new fundraising video

    By Keenan Steiner May 30, 2013 2:17 p.m.

    Criticized as the party of "no" by Democrats and even members of their own party, GOP Senate Republicans are trying to convince donors in a video posted online Thursday that theirs is in fact the party of "yes."

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  8. Group opposed to immigration bill advertising in 18 states

    By Keenan Steiner May 28, 2013 4:27 p.m.

    As the Senate prepares to take up sweeping and controversial immigration reform legislation next month, NumbersUSA is hitting the airwaves to oppose the legislation in 18 states.

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  9. Surge of immigration lobbyists fueled by push for high-skilled foreign workers

    By Keenan Steiner May 22, 2013 11:59 a.m.

    As the immigration reform bill has been negotiated in the Senate, the number of new lobbying registrations filed this year disclosing an interest in the issue has surpassed the number from all of 2012. Some organizations are hiring lobbyists for the first time while others have bolstered their Washington presence to influence the bill.

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  10. Immigration: Give me your poor, your tired . . . your lobbyists?

    By Anupama Narayanswamy Mar 21, 2013 9:59 a.m.

    Long before the last election put new political momentum behind the stalled efforts to enact a comprehensive update of the nation's immigration laws, Washington's influence industry was teed up to make it a titanic battle, an analysis of lobbying disclosures by the Sunlight Foundation shows.

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  11. Anti-immigration lobby runs first ad targeting Lindsey Graham

    By Anupama Narayanswamy Mar 7, 2013 3:10 p.m.

    The first issue ad of the immigration reform battle hit the airwaves in South Carolina last week, targeting Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who is up for reelection in 2014. NumbersUSA, one of the leading groups opposing comprehensive immigration reform paid for the ads, reports filed with the Federal Communication Commission show. The group, headed by long time advocate Roy Beck, has been around since the late '90s and argues that increased immigration will deplete the country’s resources, leading to sprawl, congestion and restrictions on individual liberties.

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  12. Key players in immigration debate have support of special interests

    By Anupama Narayanswamy Feb 13, 2013 10:29 a.m.

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  13. Immigration lobby begins to flex muscle

    By Kathy Kiely Jan 14, 2013 10:40 a.m.

    This week, while much of Washington's attention is focused on the debates over gun control and Chuck Hagel's nomination as defense secretary, the pieces are beginning to move into place for another legislative battle that could make the other two look like a lobbying Little League (sorry, NRA).

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  14. Immigration shift: As Obama, Romney court Hispanics, are state lawmakers doing the same?

    By Keenan Steiner Jun 22, 2012 12:24 p.m.

    Immigration is in the headlines this week, with President Barack Obama and his Republican rival, Mitt Romney, aggressively courting the Hispanic vote in back-to-back addresses to a conference of Latino politicians and the Supreme Court expected to rule next week on a controversial Arizona law aimed at illegal immigrants.

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