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• First you say you will, then you wont...

  
  Massachusetts Liberal — Authority: 518
  Who knew you would need Dramamine to keep up with the Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary? But in an outstanding display of political dexterity , Rep. Mike Capuano has emulated the new senior senator by declaring he was for the bill before he will be against it. And in the process, proved once again why ...
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• US Senate banking committee makes forceful proposal to regulate banks

  
  GenevaLunch — Authority: 150
  The US Senate banking committee has proposed a significant change to the US bank regulatory system, calling for a single body to regulate banks. The move would diminish the powerful role of the Federal Reserve in this area and would replace overlapping regulation by several groups, including the Federal Deposit ...
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• Term Limits Are A Good Idea

  
  jobsanger — Authority: 146
  I seldom have much good to say about Republicans in Congress. In general, I think they are obstructionist and favor the giant corporations over the rights of individual citizens. But as they say, even a broken clock is right twice a day -- and I think some Senate Republicans have found one of those times where ...
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• DeMint Introduces Constitutional Amendment for Congressional Term Limits

  
  Carolina Politics Online — Authority: 433
  November 10, 2009 - WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina) introduced an amendment to the United States Constitution that would apply term limits to all members of Congress, limiting U.S. Representatives to three terms and U.S. Senators to two terms in office. The amendment is cosponsored ...
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• What they’re saying about GOP Senate candidate Carly Fiorina

  
  Orange Juice — Authority: 573
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 10, 2009Contact:     Julie SoderlundCristina Minasian                  916-551-1383 WHAT THEY’RE SAYING: PRAISE FOR FIORINA’S STRONG SENATE BID  Fiorina A Serious Challenger For Boxer“The Charismatic Former Business Leader Could Be Boxer’s Greatest ...
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• Today in Washington D. C. - Nov 10, 2009 - Gallup: 54% Say Health Care System Will Not Improve Under Democrat Plan

  
  ARRA News Service — Authority: 573
  The Senate held a moment of silence for the victims of the attack at Ft. Hood.  It will resume consideration of H.R. 3082, the fiscal year 2010 Military Construction-Veterans Affairs (Milcon-VA) appropriations bill. Last night the Senate voted 72-16 to confirm Andre Davis to the 4 th Circuit Court of ...
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• R.I. Gov. Thinks 0.0001% Turnout for U.S. Senate Elections is Just Fine

  
  FairVote.blog — Authority: 420
  Shocking no one but disappointing many, Rhode Island’s Gov. Carcieri vetoed legislation that would have mandated a special election in the case of a vacancy in one of the state’s U.S. Senate seats. Carcieri’s official explanation essentially rests on the idea that gubernatorial appointments to fill Senate ...
  19 hours ago

• Abortion rights group, Senate candidate Kirk spar on vote

  
  Clout St — Authority: 639
  Posted by Rick Pearson at 2:10 p.m. A leading abortion rights group delivered a rebuke to Republican U.S. Senate contender Mark Kirk today for supporting an amendment to the House-passed health care reform legislation that would prevent taxpayer-backed insurance policies...
  19 hours ago

• Be Informed

  
  Power and Control — Authority: 523
  Im getting questions from here and there. It is my premise that the vote to strip abortion out of the Health Destruction bill allowed the bill to pass the House. Well a lot of Right thinking people have questioned that premise. They ask me, "how can you know for sure?" Well I cant. But the Philadelphia Enquirerer ...
  20 hours ago

• Obamas Climate Change Dilemma

  
  Politicker NJ - New Jersey Politics News, Reaction, and Analysis — Authority: 720
  Last Thursday, Lisa Jackson, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the appointment of my successor as Regional Administrator of Region 2 EPA, Judith Enck, who had been serving as Deputy Secretary of the Environment under New York Governors Eliot Spitzer and David Patterson.  ...
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• White and Sharp among the top self-financing candidates

  
  Texas Politics — Authority: 503
  Houston Mayor Bill White and former Texas Comptroller John Sharp are both in the top five in the nation in the amount of self-funding for their campaigns so far, according to an article in USA Today. Both men are vying...
  23 hours ago

• Stupak-Pitts Amendment: What you can do today

  
  Essential Estrogen — Authority: 118
  One of the most difficult things about writing this blog is the fact that Im not just providing news, but co-opting news with opinion. As a long-term reporter who has had "just the facts" forever pushed into my brain function, its difficult to come to the keyboard with the dual purpose of providing factual information ...
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• FireDogLake Attacks Sen. Nelson’s Demand to include Stupak Amendment

  
  RedState — Authority: 801
  Like wolves on a fresh killed deer, the liberals keep tearing up Democrats over Representative Stupak’s amendment, which forces pro-abortion Dems to vote for pro-life protections for the innocents. This has sites like FireDogLake completely bent : “Is there anyone who did not see this coming, besides the over ...
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• Daily Grind: Senate Should Torpedo ObamaCare Abomination

  
  Press Releases — Authority: 446
  Senate Should Torpedo ObamaCare Abomination The last line of defense against national health care is the Senate. Its a Surreal Day in the Neighborhood... The idea that the Obama Administration is going to cut spending is laughable. The Wire: Charlie Crist Focuses His Mind Todays edition features ...
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• Ovide for U.S. Senate Campaign Site Launch

  
  Press Releases — Authority: 446
  Dear Friends - This morning, I filed the necessary paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to establish my candidacy to be the next U.S. Senator from New Hampshire in 2010.  It is not a decision I have come to lightly.  However, we are at a critical moment in our nations history.  You and I ...
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• The substance of campaign headaches

  
  Massachusetts Liberal — Authority: 518
  Now I see why Steve Lynch opted not to join the race for the Democratic US Senate seat. While Lynch told the Globe there was no favoritism in the earmarks for substance abuse grants to an organization to which his wife has ties, the reality has a certain unpleasant aroma that would not have played well in the race. ...
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• Be careful what you wish for

  
  Massachusetts Liberal — Authority: 518
  So much for the play-it-safe front runner strategy. But I have to ask: what were you thinking Martha? Attorney General and Democratic US Senate front-runner Martha Coakley certainly cast off the label of risk aversive yesterday by declaring she would have voted against the US House version of the health care bill ...
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• Thank You

  
  BlueNC - The people's think tank — Authority: 507
  Dear Friends, After giving a serious and thorough look at a race for the U.S. Senate, I have decided not to seek office at this time. This has been a very difficult decision, but I’m sure there will be another day and there are many other ways to serve. I am deeply committed to public service and have a passion ...
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• Healthcare Debate Morphs into Abortion Debate

  
  Eye of Polyphemus — Authority: 482
  You know the key piece of evidence PelosiCare is dead on arrival in the Senate? Instead of talking about the bill as Democrats are lining up to battle over the Stupak amendment in order to look good for their constituents, whether pro-choice or pro-life. It is away of “fighting for rights” without actually ...
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• "4. Joe Lieberman is on a lifeboat with a young woman who was denied insurance coverage because she..."

  
  anything you can do, i can do meta — Authority: 134
  “4. Joe Lieberman is on a lifeboat with a young woman who was denied insurance coverage because she was raped, a middle-class guy who can’t afford his premiums, and a sickly child. He stabs them all in the back.” - 10 jokes about Joe Lieberman & his threat to filibuster any health care bill which ...
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