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GOP pursues last chances to upend Senate Dems
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans vigorously pursued their last, longshot chances for taking control of the Senate — Pennsylvania topped their list — as Democrats remained cautiously optimistic that they'd retain their narrow majority...Tags: Washington, DC, Shelley Berkley, Republican Party, Robert P. Casey, Jr., Tammy Baldwin
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Transcript: Rand Paul's filibuster of John Brennan's CIA nomination
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) delivered a nearly 13-hour filibuster Wednesday of John Brennan’s nomination to lead the CIA. Paul used his time on the floor to question the legality of the White House's policies on drone use, beginning at 11:47 a.m. EST and...
Tags: Agricultural Research and Technology, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Standards, Politics, Tea Party Movement
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Disarm the filibuster
On Jan. 3, there's a chance that the U.S. Senate will return to some semblance of a functioning legislative body. That day a majority of senators could vote to eliminate Rule XXII, which authorizes the notorious filibuster. Article 1, Section 6 of the...
Tags: Republican Party, DREAM Act, Politics, Harry Reid, U.S. Senate
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Democrats maintain control of Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats secured a majority in the Senate on Tuesday, snatching Republican-held seats in Massachusetts and Indiana and turning back fierce, expensive challenges in Virginia, Ohio, Wisconsin and Connecticut to maintain the...
Tags: Washington, DC, Elizabeth Warren, Claire McCaskill, Politics, Tommy Thompson
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Tags: Shelley Berkley, Republican Party, Robert P. Casey, Jr., Tammy Baldwin, Claire McCaskill
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Other election issue around the nation
OTHER ELECTIONS The highlight of Tuesday’s elections was the gubernatorial recall vote in Wisconsin, which Republican Gov. Scott Walker won over his Democratic challenger. Mitt Romney swept the five states holding Republican presidential primaries...
Tags: Local Government, Republican Party, Politics, Scott Walker, Jeff Bingaman
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Democrats court Ricardo Sanchez for Texas Senate seat
Eager to expand the electoral map in their effort to maintain control of the Senate, national Democrats are recruiting Ricardo Sanchez, the former commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, to run for the open seat in Texas in 2012.
Sanchez, a retired Army...Tags: Shelley Berkley, Republican Party, Politics, Patty Murray, Texas
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