Marco Rubio Immigration Push Tiptoes Fine Line On Pathway To Citizenship

WASHINGTON — Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) has quickly become the face of bipartisan immigration reform. But more than a dozen interviews in 48 hours with conservative, mainstream and Spanish-language media outlets show Rubio’s challenge: Walk the fine line between pushing a pathway to citizenship for the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S., while appeasing the conservative base that helped elect him two years ago.

On Wednesday, the Florida senator faced a similar task at a Senate Steering Committee luncheon, where he spoke about the immigration reform proposal to some of his own skeptical colleagues. As he emerged from the meeting, Rubio declined to say what was discussed. But he conceded that the pathway to citizenship was a tough sell to opponents, who call it “amnesty.” He said their concerns were rooted in a false premise that the “Gang of Eight” reform framework unveiled on Monday is much like the reform efforts in 2005 and 2007.

“This issue obviously people took positions on a few years ago, and any time they hear discussions on this they compare it to the efforts in ’05 or ’07,” Rubio said. “Number one, they can’t be the same, because these are principles and that was a bill. Number two, the principles in this that we’ve outlined are significantly different in my opinion than the things that were discussed in ’07.”

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Electronic Arts Q3 2013 report sees revenue on the decline

Like a number of other companies, Electronic Arts is delivering quarterly financial results today. The report we’re seeing shows the results for EA’s fiscal Q3 2013, and things could be a bit better for the company. The company is reporting a non-GAAP revenue of $1.18 billion, which came in below the company’s guidance of $1.25 billion to $1.35 billion and was down from the year-ago quarter’s revenue of $1.65 billion.

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The company posted a non-GAAP net income of $176 million, while non-GAAP diluted earnings-per-share actually fell in line with guidance, coming in at $0.57. While that’s decent, the GAAP numbers tell a different story. The company posted a GAAP revenue of $922 million but a net loss of $45 million, which results in a diluted loss-per-share of $0.15. That doesn’t sound great, but one good point about these losses is that they’re actually smaller year-over-year, and by a significant amount too.

It seems that the losses this quarter can at least partially be blamed on Medal of Honor: Warfighter. Launching to middling critical reception, Warfighter‘s sales were lower than expected, and Joystiq has confirmed that EA will be taking the series “out of rotation,” meaning that it isn’t going to be making any new Medal of Honor games for a while. Also remember that we seem to be closing in on the end of the current console generation, which is usually a time when players don’t buy as many new games in anticipation of upcoming consoles – something that probably affected EA’s sales too.

However, it wasn’t all doom and gloom about EA’s franchises, as the company also says that Dead Space 3 and Crysis 3 pre-orders are outpacing those of their predecessors. Battlefield 3 Premium also earned some recognition in EA’s report, pulling in $108 million over the course of the quarter. FIFA 13 sold a whopping 12 million copies during the quarter as well, with digital revenue from the game topping $100 million for the period. So, while there were some things about the report that weren’t so great, EA’s biggest franchises are definitely in good shape.

[via EA; via Wall Street Journal]


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South Korea successfully launches native rocket and satellite into space

South Korea launches first native rocket and satellite into space

The spacefaring club has been a small one: to date, just 10 countries have managed to build their own rocket and successfully deploy at least a satellite. Make that 11. South Korea has entered the fold by successfully launching its mostly self-developed, two-stage Naro rocket and putting the vehicle’s Science and Technology Satellite-2C payload into orbit. The achievement comes after two prominent failures in 2009 and 2010, and is partly symbolic when there’s no plans for a short-term follow-up. However, the success gets the ball rolling for the long run — the Korea Aerospace Research Institute is working with contractors to build completely in-house rocket stages by 2016, and reach 300 tons of thrust as soon as 2018.

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Source: Yonhap News Agency

These Circuit Board Wedding Invitations Are Perfect for Any Geeks in Love

When Bill and Mara decided to have a geeky wedding, they realized they needed geeky wedding invitations. And what better way to show off their ‘circuits and swirl’ theme than to create a circuit board invitation. More »

Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Stopped His Motorcade To Help A Lost Schoolgirl (PHOTO)

Sometimes, when you’re feeling a little lost, it helps to have a friend.

And it never hurts when that friend happens to be Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who is also deputy supreme commander of the UAE’s armed forces.

Such was the case earlier this week when Sheikh Mohammed drove past a schoolgirl, who seemed worried and lost.

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Rockhurst High School Will Cut Students’ Hair For Mandatory Drug Testing (VIDEO)

Beginning in August, students of Missouri’s Rockhurst High School will receive a free haircut — though it won’t be for style.

Under the Jesuit preparatory school’s new drug policy, unveiled earlier this month, students will be required to submit 60 strands of hair for mandatory drug testing, multiple local outlets report. The move is a result of the school board of trustee’s unanimous decision to up the ante on in-school drug testing.

While public schools are barred from instituting such mandatory drug tests, which are classified as an instance of “unreasonable search and seizure” under the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, private schools are not held to the same standards.

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Amnesty International: Venezuela Prison Riot Should Be Investigated

CARACAS, Venezuela — Human rights group Amnesty International has called on Venezuela to determine if National Guard troops used excessive force during a recent clash between prison inmates and troops that left at least 58 dead.

The government says the violence in Uribana prison erupted last week when armed inmates clashed with National Guard troops who were attempting to carry out an inspection. Nearly all those killed were prisoners.

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Onyango Obama, President’s Uncle, Gets December Deportation Hearing

BOSTON — A federal immigration judge has scheduled a new deportation hearing granted last year to President Barack Obama’s uncle in Massachusetts.

Onyango (ohn-YAHN’-goh) Obama is the half brother of the president’s late father. He has lived in the U.S. since coming from Kenya as a teenager for school.

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Obamacare ‘Glitch’ Allows Some Families To Be Priced Out Of Health Insurance

WASHINGTON — Some families could get priced out of health insurance due to what’s being called a glitch in President Barack Obama’s overhaul law.

IRS regulations issued Wednesday disappointed liberal backers of the president’s plan, who had hoped for a fix.

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The Daily Roundup for 01.30.2013

DNP The Daily RoundUp

You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours — all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.

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