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Stop the Madness

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Foreign Policy - By Rebuttal - Jan. 19 (News Analysis) - This isn't the first time that hawks have raised the alarm about Iran's nuclear program, claiming that the sky is falling. Breathless, hypothetical timelines to an Iranian bomb have continued almost unabated since the time of the shah.

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Sen. Ron Wyden leaps into middle of Internet piracy fight

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

The Oregonian - Dec. 22 (News) - WASHINGTON -- There's a lot of stealing going on across the Internet's great wide expanse, with movies, music and software all protected by copyrights particularly ripe for the illegal taking. But how to deal with a problem that by one estimate costs pr

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Is Lying On The Internet Illegal?

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

NPR - Nov. 16 (Special Report) - Under a Department of Justice interpretation of existing law, it's possible for the government to bring charges against Internet users who for example lie about their weight on Match.com.

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Senate Set to Vote on Neutering Net Neutrality

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:53:00 -0800

Wired - By David Kravets - Nov. 07 (News) - WASHINGTON, D.C — The Senate is likely to vote within days on a measure that would undo net-neutrality rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission in 2010, even though they’ve yet to go into effect. One of the lead sponsor’s of Senate Journal

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Senate Democrats offer $3 trillion debt deal

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Lori Montgomery - Oct. 26 (News Report) - Senate Democrats are urging the debt-reduction supercommittee to pursue a far-reaching agreement to slice $3 trillion from the federal budget over the next decade through significant cuts to federal health programs, including Medicare, and as much as $1.3 trillion in new taxes.

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Romney under fire

Sat, 02 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Boston Globe - By Matt Viser - Jul. 02 (News Report) - Joe Miller, a former US Senate candidate from Alaska, has been spending his days in his law offices in Fairbanks with an almost singular focus: making sure fellow Republican Mitt Romney does not win his party’s presidential nomination. Mille

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Harry Reid cancels Senate July 4 recess after Obama chides Congress

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CBS News - Jun. 30 (News) - Senate will stay in session next week, Senate leader announces one day after Obama tells Congress to get to work on a debt limit deal Read more by CBSNews.com staff on CBS News' Political Hotsheet.

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Obama enters debt talks

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Paul Kane, Rosalind S. Helderman - Jun. 28 (News Report) - President Obama formally entered debt talks Monday with a pair of Oval Office meetings with Senate leaders, hoping that face-to-face talks could set the stage for detailed negotiations seeking more than $2 trillion in federal savings in exchange for continued Treasury borrowing to finance government operations.

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Business group: Public companies shouldn’t have to compare CEO and worker pay

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Peter Whoriskey - Jun. 24 (News Report) - a group backed by 81 major companies — including McDonald’s, Lowe’s, General Dynamics, American Airlines, IBM and General Mills — is lobbying against new rules that would force disclosure of that comparison.

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High noon for ethanol

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Andrew Restuccia, Ben Geman - Jun. 14 (News) - he Senate is slated to vote on Sen. Tom Coburn’s (R-Okla.) plan to eliminate a major ethanol industry tax break and the ethanol import tariff. Ethanol backers are battling the amendment and seeking to pull support from Coburn.

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It's a 'major problem' that Senate Dems haven't passed a 2012 budget yet.

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Michael O'Brien - Jun. 13 (News Report) - It's a major problem that Senate Democrats haven't passed a 2012 budget, Virginia Senate candidate Tim Kaine (D) said Monday. Kaine, who most recently served as chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), said he thought the Senate should pass a budget.

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Reid's advice to Weiner: "Call somebody else"

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Washington Post Staff - Jun. 08 (News Report) - Call somebody else.

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Patriot Act surveillance provisions extended in nick of time

Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By Reuters - May. 27 (News) - The US Congress, racing the clock and rejecting demands for additional safeguards of civil liberties, passed a bill on Thursday to renew three expiring provisions of the anti-terrorism Patriot Act. Barack Obama, who is in Europe, signed it into law short

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Senate rejects Ryan budget

Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Alexander Bolton - May. 26 (News) - The Senate on Wednesday resoundingly rejected a budget sponsored by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) that calls for significant cuts to future Medicare benefits.

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Senate Republicans stand by plan to overhaul Medicare

Wed, 25 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Paul Kane, Amy Goldstein, Peter Wallsten - May. 25 (News) - Senate Republicans on Wednesday stood by a GOP plan to transform Medicare, one day after the party lost a conservative House district in Upstate New York amid a strong effort by Democrats to make that proposal the central issue.

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Sen. Scott Brown says no to GOP Medicare plan

Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

USA Today - By Catalina Camia - May. 23 (News Report) - In what could be a boost to Democrats, GOP Sen. Scott Brown said Monday he will vote against a controversial Republican plan to revamp the popular Medicare program for seniors.

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Senate Refuses to End Tax Breaks for Big Oil

Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Carl Hulse - May. 18 (News) - The Senate on Tuesday blocked a Democratic proposal to strip the five leading oil companies of tax breaks that backers of the measure said were unfairly padding industry profits while consumers were struggling with high gas prices.

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Republicans Are Optimistic of Winning a Majority in the Senate

Sun, 15 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Carl Hulse - May. 15 (News Analysis) - Just two years after watching Democrats claim a 60th seat in the Senate, Republicans are heading into the 2012 election season well positioned to challenge them for control of the chamber, giving the party reason for optimism even as it worries about the strength of its presidential field.

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Rand Paul under fire for slavery analogy

Sat, 14 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Cincinnati Enquirer - By James R. Carroll - May. 14 (News Report) - Sen. Rand Paul has come under fire from African-American leaders for saying that people who believe in the right to health care also believe in enslaving health care workers.

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What to watch when Big Oil testifies

Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Politico - By Dan Berman - May. 12 (News Analysis) - It’s a tradition in Washington: the annual Capitol Hill version of the perp walk for Big Oil. It’s political theater at its best.

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Democrats seek to slash subsidies for "Big Oil" - Budget Showdown

Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Associated Press - By Andrew Taylor - May. 11 (News) - Democrats running the Senate are seeking to take away tax breaks that pad the profits of the five biggest oil companies by $2 billion a year and use the money to attack the spiraling deficit. The new legislation would cut off immensely profitable companies like Shell Oil and Exxon Mobil from subsidies like a deduction originally aimed at boosting manufacturing. The top five oil companies have booked profits of $36 billion in the first quarter of this year alone.

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Republican rift widens on Medicare

Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Alexander Bolton, Julian Pecquet - May. 10 (News) - Senate Republicans won't echo the House GOP’s call for a major overhaul of the popular health entitlement for seniors.

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Lawmakers urge Obama to take stronger action to oust Kadafi

Sun, 24 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Los Angeles Times - By Noam N. Levey - Apr. 24 (News) - A trio of U.S. senators redoubled calls on the Obama administration Sunday to step up U.S support for Libyan rebels in their battle against the regime of Moammar Kadafi, even targeting Kadafi directly if necessary.

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Defunding healthcare, Planned Parenthood passes House, fails Senate

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Pete Kasperowicz - Apr. 15 (News) - Voting on the amendments is part of the budget deal, and both chambers split their votes along party lines. Read more...

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Sen. McConnell moves into new digs in DC

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Cincinnati Enquirer - By Ap - Apr. 12 (News Report) - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has moved into new digs at the Russell Senate Office Building. McConnell said Monday that his new Senate office once belonged to the late Democratic Sen. Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts, the youngest brother of former President John F. Kennedy.

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