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Leader says Dems have time to find top candidates
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Just 10 days after taking the reins of the Michigan Democratic Party, new chairman Lon Johnson had to add another task to a growing to-do list: find someone to replace the longest-serving senator in state history. He does...
Tags: Government, Political Fundraising, Elections, Virg Bernero, Barack Obama
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Leader says Dems have time to find top candidates
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Just 10 days after taking the reins of the Michigan Democratic Party, new chairman Lon Johnson had to add another task to a growing to-do list: find someone to replace the longest-serving senator in state history. He does not...
Tags: Government, Political Fundraising, Elections, Virg Bernero, Barack Obama
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Senators to question former JPMorgan exec who oversaw London Whale
WASHINGTON -- Ina Drew, the former JPMorgan Chase & Co. executive who oversaw the trading unit responsible for the $6.2-billion "London Whale" trading losses, is scheduled to testify Friday at a Senate hearing on the risky derivatives bets. Drew, who...
Tags: Politics, U.S. Senate, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Corporate Officers, Jamie Dimon
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Obama kicks off week of meetings on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON – President Obama’s public push to restore relations with his congressional colleagues entered its second stage – the luncheon phase – Tuesday, when he conferred with Senate Democrats for the first of four midday...
Tags: U.S. House Committee on the Budget, Tom Harkin, Paul Ryan, White House, Parties and Movements
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Democrats face challenging Senate landscape
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a surprising string of victories last fall, Democrats now face a challenging terrain as they look to hold onto their Senate majority in 2014 and prevent Republicans from gaining full control of Congress during President...Tags: Steve Scalise, Shelley Moore Capito, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Government, John Fleming
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Durbin telling top Democrats he'll seek re-election in 2014
Clout StreetDick Durbin, Illinois’ senior U.S. senator and the No. 2 Democrat in the chamber, is telling top Democrats he will seek a fourth term in 2014, sources familiar with his decision said Friday. Durbin’s re-election bid alleviates any concerns...Tags: Political Fundraising, Mark Kirk, Elections, Democratic Party, Barack Obama
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Levin announces he will not seek re-election
Democratic Senator Carl Levin announced Thursday he will not seek re-election in 2014. The decision sets the stage for a wide-open race to replace the longest-serving senator in Michigan history. First elected to the Senate in 1978, 78-year-old Levin...
Tags: Automotive Equipment, Economy, Business and Finance, Government, Elections, Jennifer Granholm
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Levin will not seek re-election in 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan says he will not seek re-election in 2014. He says he wants to do his job as Senate Armed Services chairman and as an advocate for his home state "without the distraction of campaigning for...
Tags: Washington, DC, Elections, Politics, Regional Elections
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Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan won't run for reelection in 2014
WASHINGTON -- Michigan Democrat Carl Levin announced Thursday that he would not run for reelection in 2014, adding to an exodus of experience in the chamber. Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is the sixth sitting senator to decide...
Tags: Political Fundraising, Democratic Party, Elections, Saxby Chambliss, Debbie Stabenow
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Senate confirms Chuck Hagel as new Defense secretary
WASHINGTON – The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Chuck Hagel, a Vietnam War veteran and former Republican senator from Nebraska, as the 24th secretary of Defense after a brutal confirmation process that saw members of his own party question his...Tags: Ted Cruz, Vietnam War (1955-1975), U.S. Department of Defense, Politics, Lindsey O. Graham
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A filibuster fit for Joe McCarthy
WASHINGTON -- Chuck Hagel's confirmation as secretary of defense ended as it began -- with a smear. "Senator Hagel has accused Israel of quote 'playing games' and committing, quote, 'sickening slaughter,'" Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., said before...
Tags: Ted Cruz, Hamas, Thomas R. Carper, John Boehner, Elections
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Hagel confirmed as secretary of defense
Tribune Washington BureauWASHINGTON — Chuck Hagel, who won two Purple Hearts in the Vietnam War, survived the turbulent battle over his nomination to lead the Pentagon, where he will confront two new challenges: potentially dramatic budget cuts and tensions with...Tags: Afghanistan, Voting, Chuck Hagel, Wars and Interventions, Heidi Heitkamp
Mar 16, 2013
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Mar 16, 2013
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Mar 13, 2013
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Mar 12, 2013
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Mar 9, 2013
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Mar 8, 2013
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Mar 8, 2013
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Mar 7, 2013
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Mar 7, 2013
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Feb 26, 2013
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Feb 27, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Feb 26, 2013
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