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About sen. harry reid, senate majority leader harry reid, lieberman, nevada, obama

The White House recently announced that it will no longer use the saved or created barometer to measure the success of the stimulus package, but apparently it's back for one last hurrah. The White House is now claiming that the stimulus ...http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,583029,00.htmlPeriodically, an event, such as the arrest of Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. in July, has the pundits calling for a real discussion on race. But the calls for Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid to resi...

About sen. hiram monserrate, monserrate expulsion, senate committee, senator monserrate, senate panel

ALBANY — A state senator convicted in a domestic violence case has demonstrated "a lack of fitness to serve in this body" and the full Senate should be convened to consider an expulsion vote against him, a special committee determined ...http://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/story/922410.htmlCivil rights attorney Norman Siegel met with Sen. Hiram Monserrate for over an hour last night to discuss possibly representing him in his legal battle to prevent his expulsion from the Senate. I c...

About sen. harry reid’s, senate, lieberman, obama

Your Tuesday editorial calls for Sen. Harry Reid to resign immediately over comments of his that were published in the book, “Game Change.” Here is the quote from the book: (Reid) “believed that the country was ready to embrace a black presidential ...http://bgdailynews.com/articles/2010/01/14/opinion/letters/letter3.txtWASHINGTON -- Michelle Obama touched on issues of race Wednesday, defending embattled Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) for racial remarks he made about President Obama ...

About harold ford jr., kirsten gillibrand, tennessee, new york

If former Tennessee US Rep. Harold Ford Jr. decides to challenge US Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (DN.Y.), he will be hard-pressed to find support for his candidacy in southeast Queens. Amid talk that Ford, ...http://www.yournabe.com/articles/2010/01/14/queens/doc4b4f3fdf028e6714600734.txtI'm not saying I do or do not support Harold Ford's primary challenge against US Senator Kristen Gillibrand in 2010, but I do think it is fun and worth speculating how Ford is trying to get a leg up on his competitio...

About ben nelson, nebraska, sen. nelson, health care reform, health bill

OMAHA, Neb.—Sen. Ben Nelson said Thursday he's asked Democratic leadership to extend to all states the extra Medicaid funding promised to Nebraska in the health care reform bill. But the Democrat wouldn't say who he's spoken ...http://www.insidebayarea.com/news/ci_14187259Sen. Ben Nelson is facing major blowback in Nebraska over his decision not to block the health-care bill. Photo: AP Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson and his wife were leaving dinner at a new pizza joint near their home in ...http://www...

About harold ford jr., challenge gillibrand, tennessee, new, kirsten gillibrand

The White House has come out in support of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand after Harold Ford threw his hat into the Senate ring. Do you think Harold Ford Jr. would make a good candidate against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand? The White House dropped a 2-ton hint on ...http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2010/01/11/2010-01-11_white_house_backsFormer Tennessee Rep. Harold Ford Jr. is gearing up for a run against New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in the state's Democratic primary, and the White House is linin...

About harold ford jr., kirsten gillibrand, tennessee, new york

In his first extensive interview since he began weighing a run for United States Senate from New York, Harold E. Ford Jr. distanced himself from his previous opposition to same-sex marriage, his description of himself as “pro-life” ...http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/13/nyregion/13ford.htmlThe possibility that former Rep. Harold E. Ford Jr. of Tennessee will wage a Democratic primary challenge against Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand suddenly is transforming a sleepy contest into one very hot political ...

About pakistan, holbrooke, envoy, afghanistan

ISLAMABAD, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- The United States Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard C. Holbrooke announced Wednesday the US government will contribute 16.5 million US dollars to improve the operating capacity of Pakistan' s ...http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2010-01/13/content_12804764.htm(CNSNews.com) – Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) told CNSNews.com that “it remains to be seen” if Afghanistan will be able to stand on its own after US troops begin to pull out in July 20...

About harold ford jr., kirsten gillibrand, tennessee, new york

By Ben Pershing Harold Ford Jr.'s nascent candidacy for Senate in New York isn't stirring much enthusiasm so far among the state's Democratic House members, many of whom aren't sure why the former Tennessee lawmaker is considering making the race. ...http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/blog/2010/01/13/BL2010011303695.htmWhile his two votes backing an amendment to the US Constitution that defined marriage as “only the union of a man and a woman” and effectively barred any state or federa...

About pakistan, holbrooke, envoy, afghanistan

By Mariana Baabar ISLAMABAD: The United States says it is sorry that the Homeland Security's enhanced security screening at the US airports has caused concerns to Pakistanis but the screening will continue. “I am sorry for this. ...http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=26661Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (second from r) briefs the media about his congressional delegation's recently completed trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan as Sen. Mike Crapo (left), Sen. Lisa Murkowski and S...