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WASHINGTON President Barack Obama says its now up to the Senate to take the baton from the House and pass a bill aimed at overhauling the nations health care system. The House narrowly passed a health care bill Saturday night. Full Article at Detroit Free Press
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The fact that the leaders of the Western democracies refuse to attack Islam as the supremacist ideology that it is guarantees that we will all be reliving the Fort Hood experience in the future. Full Article at Knowledge Is Power
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US President Barack Obama speaks during an event celebrating the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Washington, DC, on October 14, 2009. View Photo »
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As an underdog U.S. Senate candidate courting the GOP's conservative wing, Marco Rubio takes a hard-line position against illegal immigration: no amnesty. But as the powerful speaker of the Florida House, presented with a slew of bills aimed at curbing illegal immigration, he didn't put a single proposa...
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A child born in the U.S. is an American citizen, even if his or her mother is an undocumented resident. That's a given under the Constitution. Full Article at TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime
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Paul Gigot: This week on "The Journal Editorial Report," Democrats pick up a House seat long held by the GOP in an otherwise dismal election for the president and his party. Full Article at Wall Street Journal
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NEW YORK, NY November 08, 2009 —As health care reform legislation heads to the US Senate after passing the House of Representatives, New York state senators are considering a bill that would make it harder for health insurers to discontinue coverage... Full Article at WNYC | New York Public Radio
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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) puts his arm around Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi as they speak about their meeting between Congressional leadership and President Barack Obama on Afghanistan and Pakistan at the White House in Washingto... View Photo »
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Now the United States Senate must follow suit and pass its version of the legislation ... I am absolutely confident it will, and I look forward to signing comprehensive health insurance reform into law by the end of the year.
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"I believe we're going to pass health care reform... Senator Reid, Harry Reid, has introduced a public option. There's strong support there. But we are far from the end of the debate in the Senate. It will take time. Full Article at Marc Ambinder
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IN a victory for United States President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives has narrowly passed landmark health care legislation to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the... Full Article at Shanghai Daily
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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Ranking member U.S. Senate Finance Committee member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.
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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) speaks during a hearing before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.
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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) (2nd R) talks to Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV) (L) and Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) during a break in a hearing on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Ranking U.S. Senate Finance Committee member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) (C) speaks as (L-R) Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV), Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) listen during a hearing on Capitol Hill October...
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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Members of U.S. Senate Finance Committee, (L-R) Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV), Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), ranking member Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) attend a mark u...
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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Members of U.S. Senate Finance Committee, (L-R) Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND), Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV), Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), ranking member Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Sen. Orrin Hatch...
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Vice President Joe Biden, right, administers the Senate oath to Sen. Paul G. Kirk Jr. , D-Mass. , left, as Gail Kirk, center, looks on during Kirk's mock swearing-in ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Sept. 25, 2009.
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The US Senate Finance Committee holds an executive session on the revised healthcare reform bill on September 22, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 17: Chairman of U.S. Senate Finance Committee Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) speaks to the media on Capitol Hill September 17, 2009 in Washington, DC. Baucus participated in a closed session of Senate Democratic Caucus to discuss his health care reform proposal.
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WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 17: Chairman of U.S. Senate Finance Committee Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) speaks to the media on Capitol Hill September 17, 2009 in Washington, DC. Baucus participated in a closed session of Senate Democratic Caucus to discuss his health care reform proposal.
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WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 17: Chairman of U.S. Senate Finance Committee Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) (L) arrives for the Senate Democratic Caucus on Capitol Hill September 17, 2009 in Washington, DC. Baucus participated in the closed meeting to discuss his health care reform proposal.
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WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 17: Chairman of U.S. Senate Finance Committee Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) speaks to the media on Capitol Hill September 17, 2009 in Washington, DC. Baucus participated in a closed session of Senate Democratic Caucus to discuss his health care reform proposal.
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WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 17: Chairman of U.S. Senate Finance Committee Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) speaks to the media on Capitol Hill September 17, 2009 in Washington, DC. Baucus participated in a closed session of Senate Democratic Caucus to discuss his health care reform proposal.
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WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 17: Chairman of U.S. Senate Finance Committee Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) (L) walks with aides on Capitol Hill September 17, 2009 in Washington, DC. Baucus participated in a closed session of Senate Democratic Caucus to discuss his health care reform proposal.
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WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 17: Chairman of U.S. Senate Finance Committee Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) speaks to the media on Capitol Hill September 17, 2009 in Washington, DC. Baucus participated in a closed session of Senate Democratic Caucus to discuss his health care reform proposal.
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WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 17: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) (L) welcomes Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (C) as Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) (R) looks on during a meeting September 17, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
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WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 17: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) (L) talks to his National Security Adviser Jessica Lewis (R) prior to a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (R) during a meeting September 17, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
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WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 17: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) (L) shakes hands with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (R) during a meeting September 17, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
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WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 17: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) (L) shakes hands with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (R) during a meeting September 17, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
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U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) talks to the media after the Senate's "Gang of Six" meeting on healthcare reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 15, 2009.
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As an underdog U.S. Senate candidate courting the GOP's conservative wing, Marco Rubio takes a hard-line position against illegal immigration: no amnesty. But as the powerful speaker of the Florida House, presented with a slew of bills aimed at curbing illegal immigration, he didn't put a single proposa...
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Now the United States Senate must follow suit and pass its version of the legislation ... I am absolutely confident it will, and I look forward to signing comprehensive health insurance reform into law by the end of the year.
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Washington is out of control. Yet the President has the same tired answer for every problem: To spend your money. I’m Charlie Crist. I’m running for the U.S. Senate because Washington needs a dose of Florida common sense. In the last two years, federal government spending has grown by over 25 percent. H...
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David is flat-out wrong. As a candidate for U.S. Senate, Alexi Giannoulias has never accepted any campaign contributions from the Community Bankers Association ... He owes the public an explanation as to why he would make this irresponsible accusation, and he owes Alexi an apology.
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Whether this bill goes down in the House tomorrow or if it's defeated in the Senate, ultimately, the American people will be heard, just as Virginia and New Jersey voters were heard loud and clear last Tuesday night.
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There was a number in President Obama’s election pledge, there is a number in the legislation that passed through the House of Representatives, there is a number in the draft legislation that the U.S. Senate will be considering early next year
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MoveOn.org and Democracy for America announced yesterday that they've secured $3.5 million in commitments to support primary challenges against Senate Democrats. . . .
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Radio talk show host Laura Ingraham was the keynote speaker Thursday at the Alachua County Republican Party's annual fundraiser, but Florida's U.S. Senate race was the main event.
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Many of these senators hold coveted committee chairmanships that give them significant power within the Senate ... Our friends at Democracy for America have launched an open letter urging Senate Democrats to strip committee chairmanships from any Democrat who filibusters health care.
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Carly is a strong Republican candidate who will put ego aside, reach across the aisle and develop real solutions to the problems we are facing. Her style of innovative leadership and ability to bring people together is desperately needed in Washington. I hope the people of California send Carly to the U...
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During these tough economic times it is critical that we have leaders who can bring a dedication to fiscal discipline to Washington, and Carly is exactly that kind of leader. I am proud to endorse Carly Fiorina for Senate
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As a business leader and innovator, Carly Fiorina will bring great perspective to the United States Senate and she has my full support. She understands that Americans are concerned with the state of the economy and our expanding federal deficit and has the knowledge to help address those issues in a rea...
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I am humbled to have earned the endorsement of each one of these distinguished Republican Senators. They are all dedicated public servants and it is a true honor to have their support. I look forward to working with each of these Senators to get our economy moving again and to restore fiscal accountabil...
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Conservatives across this country are yearning for principled conservatives in Washington. I feel strongly that Todd Tiahrt can help provide that common sense conservative leadership in the Senate.
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Republicans will do anything to get their hands on President Obama’s former seat in the U.S. Senate.
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Carly’s common sense and fiscal conservatism will be a welcome addition to the United States Senate. I am glad to offer her my endorsement.
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I am going work to get climate legislation that can get 60 votes through the U.S. Senate and signed into law
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We urge its passage by all those members of the United States Senate who stood on the senate floor eight years ago and declared that the perpetrators of these attacks would answer to the American people.
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Thousands of grass-roots Americans from across the country will make congressional house calls to their representatives today -- in both D.C. and at local district offices -- to urge them to vote no on a 2,000-plus-page health care bill that will take the decision-making power away from patients and put...
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Once that is done, she will be part of a team of senators working to move the bill through the United States Senate
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If Attorney General Biden decides to run for the United States Senate, I would consider a run for the attorney general ... But until he makes a decision, I can't finalize any plans of my own.
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This should serve as a wake-up call to the (Bush) White House that it cannot simply expect the Senate to rubber stamp judicial nominations.
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A trio of senators with differing political views is working behind-the-scenes to rescue troubled climate legislation. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., together with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., said Wednesday they would work in conjunction with the White House to patch togethe...
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If Speaker Pelosi and her Democratic counterparts truly believe that their government insurance option is the best way forward for healthcare in the United States, then they should be fully supportive of amending the bill to ensure that every single member of Congress, both in the House and Senate, is e...
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If you look at the sweep of American history, the White House party has lost an average of 28 seats in the House and five in the Senate. We lost 30 in the House and six in the Senate ... We lost. There's no doubt about it, but it was a close loss.
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