Senate panel backs Obama labor nominee Perez

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Senate panel backs Obama labor nominee Perez

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/senate-panel-backs-obama-labor-nominee-perez-141432839.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gvWbXzMFWfe_qXdhuecd2A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-16T141432Z_1_CBRE94F13KJ00_RTROPTP_2_USA-IMMIGRATION-ARIZONA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice Thomas Perez speaks during a news conference in Phoenix" align="left" title="Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice Thomas Perez speaks during a news conference in Phoenix" border="0" /></a>By Amanda Becker WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate committee voted along party lines on Thursday to send President Barack Obama's controversial nominee for secretary of labor, Thomas Perez, to the full Senate for a confirmation vote. The 12-10 vote by the Health and Labor Committee followed weeks of delay by Republicans, who say Perez is a crusading ideologue who would bend the law to advance his agenda. The fate of the nomination in the full Senate is uncertain. While it is controlled by Democrats, Republicans have hinted they might use procedural tactics to delay or block a vote. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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