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The Democrats' massive health overhaul legislation is stalled in Congress by disagreements within the party and the loss last month of their 60th Senate vote, and with it, control of the agenda. Republicans suspect that Obama's invitation to a televised health... Full Article at Houston Chronicle
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But even Obama's fellow Democrats are expressing skepticism about what the summit can accomplish. Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn. , who shepherded the legislation through the Senate's health committee, said the GOP has had plenty of chances to offer input, and Republicans... Full Article at KIVITV.com
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House Minority Leader John Boehner (L) listens to U.S. President Barack Obama talk with bipartisan leaders of the House and the Senate about the economy in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, February 9, 2010. View Photo »
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Just whom does Marco Rubio want to represent in the U.S. Senate?
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"It's going to be very difficult to have a bipartisan conversation with regard to a 2,700-page health care bill that the Democrat majority in the House and the Democrat majority in the Senate can't pass," said House Republican Leader John Boehner of Ohio. "It... Full Article at Centre Daily Times
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You will recall that last week, I linked to an ad known as the , which was put out by former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, who is running for the Republican nomination for the US Senate in California. Fiorina's ad targeted Tom Campbell, who is the current... Full Article at Israel Matsav
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Shelby had held up the nominations "to get the White House's attention on two issues that are critical to our national security," said a statement prepared by his office. Compounding the president's troubles, the Senate on Tuesday blocked confirmation of... Full Article at Los Angeles Times
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U.S. President Barack Obama talks with bipartisan leaders of the House and the Senate about the economy in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, February 9, 2010. From L-R are: House Minority Leader John Boehner, Speaker of House Nancy Pelosi,... View Photo »
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It is reprehensible that a minority in the U.S. Senate has blocked an up-or-down vote on Craig Becker, nominated seven months ago by President Obama to serve on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ... Once again, a Republican-led filibuster has put political interests over the needs of America’s w...
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Reid said he is making progress negotiating the jobs legislation with GOP leaders. “We’re going to continue to work with everyone on an agreement to move forward with this matter,” he said. If the Senate does not vote again this week, jobs legislation would... Full Article at The Hill
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The Democrats' massive health overhaul legislation is stalled in Congress by disagreements within the party and the loss last month of their 60th Senate vote, and with it, control of the agenda. Republicans suspect that Obama's invitation to a televised health... Full Article at Miami Herald
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The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the lower house being the House of Representatives. The composition and powers of the Senate and the House are established in Article One of the Constitution (which does not use the terms "upper" and "lower"). Each U.S state is represented by two senators, regardless... Full Article
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House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, right, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. , walk past the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, following their meeting with President Barack Obama and bipartisan leaders of the House and Senate to discuss...
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House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, left, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. , speak to members of the media outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, after a meeting between President Barack Obama and bipartisan leaders of the...
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President Barack Obama meets with bipartisan House and Senate leaders to discuss the economy and jobs, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in the Cabinet Room of the White House,Washington. From left are, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md. ; House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio; House Speaker...
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U.S. President Barack Obama talks with bipartisan leaders of the House and the Senate about the economy in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, February 9, 2010. From L-R are: House Minority Leader John Boehner, Speaker of House Nancy Pelosi, Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry...
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House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, second from left, listens to President Barack Obama, right, during a meeting of House and Senate bipartisan leaders to discuss the economy and jobs, Tuesday, Feb. 2010, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Washington. From left are, Majority...
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Vice President Joe Biden, far left, takes his seat in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, before the start of a meeting between President Barack Obama and bipartisan House and Senate leaders to discuss the economy and jobs. From left are, Biden, House...
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This frame grab video image provided by Senate Television shows Vice President Joe Biden administering the oath to Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass. , Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, on the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington. Sen. John Kerry, D-mass. , right, and outgoing Massachusetts Sen. Paul...
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WASHINGTON - JANUARY 29: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) (L) sits with Lilly Ledbetter during a meeting on Capitol Hill on January 29, 2010 in Washington, DC. Senator Reid met with members of several women advocacy groups on the one year anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay...
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010, during his meeting with Lilly Ledbetter.
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. , left, meets with Lilly Ledbetter, on Capitol Hill,in Washington Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. Reid and Ledbetter met on the one year anniversary when President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act reversing the 2007 Supreme Court decision...
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Sen. Arlen Specter, right, along with his wife Joan, addresses the Meeting of the Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee after being endorsed for the U.S. Senate seat at the Lancaster Host Resort and Convention Center, in Lancaster, Pa. on Saturday, February 6, 2010.
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U.S. Rep. John Boozman, R-Ark. , is applauded by his wife Cathy Boozman and other supporters in Little Rock, Ark. , Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, after announcing he will seek the Republican nomination in the race for U.S. Senate.
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U.S. Rep. John Boozman, R-Ark. , announces his intention in Little Rock, Ark. , Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, to seek the Republican nomination in the race for U.S. Senate.
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WASHINGTON - JANUARY 28: Electronic recording devices are placed on the carpet as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (R-NV) speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill on January 28, 2010 in Washington, DC. Sen. Reid spoke about President Obama's State Of The Union Speech he delivered last...
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WASHINGTON - JANUARY 28: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (R-NV) arrives to speak at a news conference on Capitol Hill on January 28, 2010 in Washington, DC. Sen. Reid spoke about President Obama's State Of The Union Speech he delivered last night.
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WASHINGTON - JANUARY 28: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (R-NV) (2nd-R) speaks during a news conference as Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) (R), Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) (L) listen on Capitol Hill on January 28, 2010 in Washington, DC. Sen. Reid spoke about President...
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WASHINGTON - JANUARY 28: Senate Budget committee ranking member Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) (L) and committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) are seen through a television viewfinder during a hearing about the CBO's Budget and Economic Outlook for FY 2010 to 2020 January 28, 2010 in Washington,...
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WASHINGTON - JANUARY 28: Senate Budget committee ranking member Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) (L) listens as committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) questions Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Elmendorf during a hearing about the CBO's Budget and Economic Outlook for FY 2010 to 2020...
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. , second from right, leads a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. From left are, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. , Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. , Reid, and Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill.
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. takes part in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010.
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House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, left, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. , speak to members of the media outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, after a meeting between President Barack Obama and bipartisan leaders of the...
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Just whom does Marco Rubio want to represent in the U.S. Senate?
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It is reprehensible that a minority in the U.S. Senate has blocked an up-or-down vote on Craig Becker, nominated seven months ago by President Obama to serve on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ... Once again, a Republican-led filibuster has put political interests over the needs of America’s w...
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The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided.
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So I am going to be starting from scratch in the sense that I will be open to any ideas that help promote these goals ... What I will not do, what I don't think makes sense and I don't think the American people want to see, would be another year of partisan wrangling around these issues, another six mon...
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I have followed Marco Rubio's career very closely and am proud to support him in his bid for U.S. Senate ... In closely examining his record, I remain convinced he has been the most courageous, pro-taxpayer legislative leader in the country and will continue this path in the U.S. Senate.
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Marco Rubio is the only consistently anti-tax candidate in Florida’s U.S. Senate race. When Marco Rubio makes promises to not raise taxes on taxpayers, he keeps them. I am proud to support Marco Rubio and am excited by the things he will do in Washington to stand up for taxpayers and advance free market...
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If this is a stage show to push through or punch through a bill along the lines of the House and Senate bills that have already passed, I think the American people have already made it clear they are not interested
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The situation here is unusual and very analogous to what the GOP did in 2004 when it pressured Jack Ryan to step down as the US Senate candidate.
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That historically all-white club known as the U.S. Senate is likely to lose what little diversity it has after November's elections… black candidates face daunting uphill battles to join the august body. They are having difficulties raising cash and building name recognition against better-known, better...
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And all the criticism you are going to hear from the Democrats about Dan Coats voting in Washington could be applied to Evan Bayh, who grew up and went to school in Washington until he decided to come back to Indiana and run for secretary of state ... And Dan will have face the issues of why he stepped ...
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Reid is the gentlest and most patient soul in the U.S. Senate and his presence there in a colony of bull walruses is a tribute to Nevada.
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The Democrats have the largest majorities in decades in the House and the Senate, and they control the White House, but their agenda is stalled. So, they're now pursuing a strategy as if this was 2006, and President Bush is in the White House, scaring seniors on Social Security and Medicare
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We needed you in the summer of 2008 and the fall of 2008, when we elected the most liberal senator in the U.S. Senate to be president of the United States ... We need you now.
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I mean Barack Obama had 150 days in the U.S. Senate where he was able to vote quite often present, not have to make decisions, being one of many, not having to manage. … You have to make quick decisions in many respects, and I think that President Obama, with all due respect, his lack of experience is r...
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Barack Obama had 150 days in the U.S. Senate where he was able to vote quite often present.
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He's been very clear about his support for the House and Senate bills because of what they achieve for the American people: putting a stop to insurance company abuses, extending coverage to millions of hardworking Americans, getting control of rising premiums and out-of-pocket costs, and reducing the de...
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He's been very clear about his support for the House and Senate bills because of what they achieve for the American people
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The American people have overwhelmingly rejected both of the job-killing trillion-dollar government takeover of health care bills passed by the House and Senate
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The snowbound U.S. Senate met for a few minutes Monday for the express purpose of resolving to recess for 24 hours.
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Here's the bottom line: Had I been in the U.S. Senate last year I would have spoken against the stimulus package and offered a clear alternative. Had Charlie Crist been in the U.S. Senate, he'd have voted for it – and been one of only three Republican senators to do it.
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Here's the bottom line: Had I been in the U.S. Senate last year I would have spoken against the stimulus package and offered a clear alternative. Had Charlie Crist been in the U.S. Senate, he'd have voted for it – and been one of only three Republican senators to do it.
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The Democrats two years ago had great sport in tying every Republican candidate from U.S. Senate down to the county commissioner with (President) George Bush ... Well, the shoe's on the other foot now. And every Republican candidate in Michigan is going to tie their opponent to the Granholm failed admin...
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The American people have overwhelmingly rejected both of the job-killing trillion-dollar government takeover of health care bills passed by the House and Senate ... best way to start on real, bipartisan reform would be to scrap those bills and focus on the kind of step-by-step improvements that will low...
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Two House committee hearings, on Wednesday and on Feb. 25, will take place amid the high political pressures that shape Washington investigations. Toyota Motor Corp. has major operations in nine states, and says its company and dealership facilities employ 172,000 people — constituents of more than thre...
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