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    May 20, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  1. Congressional leaders unswayed by VA promises

    The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
    Pummeled in the media and on Capitol Hill because of continuing delays in processing benefits claims, the Department of Veterans Affairs instituted mandatory overtime hours as part of its pledge to resolve by 2015 a backlog estimated at more than 845,...

    Tags: Politics, U.S. Senate, Scranton, U.S. Department of Defense, Veterans Affairs

    2. Apr 19, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  2. Courage in short supply

    WASHINGTON -- The gun bill was going down, but Sen. Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat who reached a compromise to try to save it, went to the Senate floor Wednesday morning to give it one more try.
    WASHINGTON -- The gun bill was going down, but Sen. Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat who reached a compromise to try to save it, went to the Senate floor Wednesday morning to give it one more try. In an unorthodox tactic, he appealed directly...

    Tags: Politics, Johnny Isakson, John McCain, Chuck Grassley, Justice System

    3. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Senate showdown set on gun control

    WASHINGTON — After four months of debate and maneuvering, the Senate headed for a showdown over gun control — a series of back-to-back votes on rival plans Wednesday afternoon that could end in the collapse of the entire effort.
    WASHINGTON — After four months of debate and maneuvering, the Senate headed for a showdown over gun control — a series of back-to-back votes on rival plans Wednesday afternoon that could end in the collapse of the entire effort. The...

    Tags: Politics, U.S. Senate, Chris Murphy, Culture, John McCain

    4. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Gun-control plan several votes short in Senate

    WASHINGTON -- A Senate plan to expand the background-check requirement for gun purchases faced a narrowing path to success Tuesday, as advocates for stricter laws sought to scrape together the last few votes they need from among a dwindling number of undecided senators.
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    WASHINGTON -- A Senate plan to expand the background-check requirement for gun purchases faced a narrowing path to success Tuesday, as advocates for stricter laws sought to scrape together the last few votes they need from among a dwindling number of...

    Tags: Politics, Chris Murphy, John McCain, Dick Durbin, Mark Kelly

    5. Mar 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. An assault weapons ban was doomed. Focus on background checks.

    WASHINGTON -- Earlier this month, <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-mcmanus-column-gun-control-20130303,0,3623994.column">I wrote</a> that the Senate was making quiet progress toward passing a gun control bill that would make background checks mandatory on buyers in almost all gun purchases, including most sales between individuals. And that, I argued, would count as real progress toward more sensible gun regulation.
    WASHINGTON -- Earlier this month, I wrote that the Senate was making quiet progress toward passing a gun control bill that would make background checks mandatory on buyers in almost all gun purchases, including most sales between individuals. And that,...

    Tags: Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Senate, Tom Coburn, Chuck Schumer

    6. Jan 18, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  6. House to vote on debt limit increase

    WASHINGTON -- The Republican-controlled House will vote next week to permit the government to borrow more money to meet its obligations, a move aimed at heading off a market-rattling confrontation with President Barack Obama over the so-called debt limit....

    Tags: Politics, U.S. Senate, Barack Obama, Jay Carney, Elections

    7. Nov 9, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times Exclusive

  7. Billionaires wasted millions trying to buy the 2012 election

    Never has so much money been spent in an American political campaign with so little effect. Billionaires, both anonymous and named, threw hundreds of millions of dollars into the presidential race and several Senate contests, but failed to elect a Republican president or bring about a GOP takeover of the U.S. Senate.
    Never has so much money been spent in an American political campaign with so little effect. Billionaires, both anonymous and named, threw hundreds of millions of dollars into the presidential race and several Senate contests, but failed to elect a...

    Tags: Politics, Karl Rove, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Mitt Romney

    8. Nov 7, 2012 |Story| CNN

  8. Reid urges cooperation as Democrats expand Senate control

    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called on Republicans to cooperate with an expanded Democratic majority Wednesday, a day after the Democrats picked up at least one more seat in the chamber.
    CNN
    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called on Republicans to cooperate with an expanded Democratic majority Wednesday, a day after the Democrats picked up at least one more seat in the chamber. "It is better to dance than to fight," said Reid, D-Nevada....

    Tags: Jim Webb, Politics, Joe Donnelly, Shelley Berkley, Rick Berg

    9. Nov 7, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  9. Democrats Hold onto Narrow Majority in U.S. Senate

    WASHINGTON -- Democrats retained a narrow majority in the Senate on Tuesday, but Republicans kept their grip on the House, delivering another divided, and highly polarized, Congress.
    Los Angeles Times
    WASHINGTON -- Democrats retained a narrow majority in the Senate on Tuesday, but Republicans kept their grip on the House, delivering another divided, and highly polarized, Congress. The balance of power was likely to shift by no more than a seat or two,...

    Tags: Joe Donnelly, Politics, U.S. Senate, Shelley Berkley, Rick Berg

    10. Nov 7, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Democrats retain narrow majority in Senate

    WASHINGTON &mdash; Democrats retained a narrow majority in the Senate on Tuesday, but Republicans kept their grip on the House, delivering another divided, and highly polarized, Congress.
    WASHINGTON — Democrats retained a narrow majority in the Senate on Tuesday, but Republicans kept their grip on the House, delivering another divided, and highly polarized, Congress. The balance of power was likely to shift by no more than a seat...

    Tags: Paul Ryan, Joe Donnelly, Linda Lingle, Politics, Keith Poole

    11. Nov 6, 2012 |Story| CNN

  11. Controversies dim GOP hopes to take over Senate

    Even before a second Republican Senate candidate tripped over incendiary comments about rape, GOP leaders in Washington knew that their once promising chances of winning control of the Senate had diminished.
    CNN
    Even before a second Republican Senate candidate tripped over incendiary comments about rape, GOP leaders in Washington knew that their once promising chances of winning control of the Senate had diminished. Whether Richard Mourdock of Indiana can move...

    Tags: Joe Donnelly, Politics, Shelley Berkley, Rick Berg, Government

    12. Oct 24, 2012 |Story| WSBT-TV

  12. GOP candidates in close races disavow rape remark

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Just as Mitt Romney and other Republicans had cut into the Democrats' advantage with female voters, a tea party-backed Senate candidate's awkward remark — that if rape leads to pregnancy it's "something God intended" —...

    Tags: Politics, Joe Donnelly, Shelley Berkley, Mitt Romney, Political Candidates

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