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Dems WinningDems will win seats in midterms – lesser of two evils AP 7/18 (Alex Ogle, 7/18/10, "Biden says Democrats will 'shock' everyone in midterms", AP - http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ ALeqM5jB2FhVbAaGzdHa1PofeVW0DadAOg) Luke Vice President Joe Biden brushed aside suggestions on Sunday that Democrats will suffer big losses in November midterm elections, vowing that Barack Obama's governing party will "shock the heck out of everybody." Speaking on the ABC News program "This Week," Biden dismissed prevailing wisdom that Democrats, 17 months into Obama's transformative residency in the White House, would suffer a drubbing at the hands of salivating Republicans. "I don't think the losses are going to be bad at all," Biden said. "I think we're going to shock the heck out of everybody." Biden said he was "confident when people take a look at what has happened since we've taken office in November and comparing it to the alternative, we're going to be in great shape." The vice president said he believes the Obama administration will get credit from voters for helping guide the economy out of recession and passing key legislation on health care and financial reform. "It's just going to take time," Biden said. "The election is not until November. And I think we're going to have to firmly make our case." Obama has launched into campaign mode in recent weeks, hoping to transform the spectacular grassroots support from Democrats and independent voters which propelled him to the presidency in 2008 into a full-bodied platform for his party in the upcoming congressional races. In a swing through western states earlier this month, Obama sought to brand Republicans as extreme and incompetent, reminding voters the party were in charge when the economy pitched into the deepest recession since the 1930s. "I think we can make it and especially in the context of who's going to be opposing us," Biden said Sunday. "Compared to the alternative, I think we're going to get a fair amount of credit by November and I think we're going to do fine." Immigration Reform --- N/UImmigration reform stalled in Congress—GOP not on board with Dems. KUSI News, 07/12/10 [No resolution in sight for immigration reform, http://www.kusi.com/news/local/No-resolution-in-sight-for-immigration-reform-98250799.html] The White House is talking again about being ready to strike a deal on immigration reform, but Democrats and Republicans simply don’t see eye-to-eye on the issue. This is something that will likely not be resolved in an election year. President Obama says it’s time to get a comprehensive reform bill fast, but he needs Republican help. It would be tough for the White House to get help from the other side of the aisle at this time. New Mexico governor Bill Richardson, a Democrat who served in Congress himself says, “They don’t want to deal with it before the election.” With the midterm elections looming and fears of a voter revolt, political observers are skeptical a deal can get done this year. Meanwhile the Obama Administration is talking tough about its lawsuit against the state of Arizona over its controversial new immigration law. It is the federal government’s responsibility and that’s the problem say those who support the measure. Protestors sprung up against the law, which gives police the authority to request ID from people the suspect of being in the country illegally, but only in the course of enforcing other laws. Officials in Arizona say they are taking steps to make sure police do not engage in racial profiling. Congressman Luis Gutierrez, who chairs the Congressional Hispanic Caucasus Immigration Task Force, says border security needs to differentiate between criminals crossing the border and those who just want a job. Congressman Brian Bilbray countered saying its those illegal jobs that are driving the demand for illegal immigration. Immigration Impact --- Illegal Immigration TerrorismIllegal immigration opens the door for terrorism WorldNetDaily 5-20-2010 (Chelsea Schilling, staff writer for WorldNetCaily “Foreign ‘terrorists’ breach U.S. border: Illegals coming from Afghanistan, Iran, Egypt, Pakistan, Sudan, Syria, Yemen”, http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=156441) Almost nine years after terrorists murdered 2,751 people on Sept. 11, 2001, the U.S. is still facing a major threat as hundreds of illegal aliens from countries known to support and sponsor terrorism sneak across the U.S.-Mexico border. 'Special-interest countries' and 'sponsors of terror' Thousands of illegal aliens apprehended along the 2,000 mile border stretching through California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas aren't even from Mexico. The U.S. Border Patrol calls them "Other Than Mexicans," or OTMs, and many are citizens of countries that are sponsors of terrorism.A 2006 congressional report on border threats, titled "A Line in the Sand: Confronting the Threat at the Southwest Border" and prepared by the House Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Investigations, indicated that 1.2 million illegal aliens were apprehended in 2005 alone, and 165,000 of those were from countries other than Mexico. Approximately 650 were from "special interest countries," or nations the Border Patrol defines as "designated by the intelligence community as countries that could export individuals that could bring harm to our country in the way of terrorism." Atlanta's WSB-TV2 aired a segment on U.S. border security after it obtained records from a federal detention center near Phoenix, Ariz., and found current listings for illegal aliens from Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Sudan and Yemen. "We have left the back door to the United States open," former Rep. J.D. Hayworth told the station. "We have to understand that there are definitely people who mean to do us harm who have crossed that border." Directory: files files -> Answer True False 2 points Question 2 files -> Integer programming and game theory files -> 4 Integer Programming files -> Bpa vehicle Window Repair Scenario #1 task: Procure vehicle window relacement. 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