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    Apr 22, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Nevada governor calls speculation about Ensign replacement 'premature'

    Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval (R) said Friday that he plans to name a new senator to fill the vacancy caused by John Ensign's (R-Nev.) resignation before May 3, and called early speculation about potential appointees "premature."
    Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval (R) said Friday that he plans to name a new senator to fill the vacancy caused by John Ensign's (R-Nev.) resignation before May 3, and called early speculation about potential appointees "premature." When Ensign announced his...

    Tags: Kirsten Gillibrand, John Ensign, Michael F. Bennet, Government, Elections

    2. May 2, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times
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    3. May 20, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  3. 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: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Politics, Veterans Affairs, Budget Control Act of 2011, Robert P. Casey, Jr.

    4. Apr 19, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  4. 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: Crime, Law and Justice, Gun Control, Richard Shelby, Lobbying, Heidi Heitkamp

    5. Jan 18, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  5. 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: U.S. Congress, Nancy Pelosi, Elections, Politics, Jeb Hensarling

    6. Nov 7, 2012 |Story| CNN

  6. 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: Martin T. Heinrich, Sherrod Brown, Linda Lingle, Benjamin L. Cardin, Tammy Baldwin

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

  7. 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: John Ensign, Sherrod Brown, Joe Lieberman, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Linda Lingle

    8. Nov 6, 2012 |Story| CNN

  8. 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: Martin T. Heinrich, Tommy Thompson, Joe Donnelly, Joe Lieberman, Robert P. Casey, Jr.

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

  9. 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: Mitch McConnell, Tommy Thompson, Joe Donnelly, John Cornyn, Elections

    10. Oct 5, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  10. Romney on 47% Comments: I Was 'Completely Wrong'

    Mitt Romney said he was "completely wrong" when he argued that nearly half of Americans were "victims" and dependent on government.
    CNN
    Mitt Romney said he was "completely wrong" when he argued that nearly half of Americans were "victims" and dependent on government. The admission came Thursday as the GOP presidential candidate sought to clarify his controversial "47%" comments....

    Tags: Mitt Romney, Loyola University Chicago, Democratic Party, Harry Reid, Elections

    11. Sep 19, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Republicans shelve Obama's, Murray's proposed Veterans Jobs Corps

    <a href="72403925/edit">President Obama</a>&rsquo;s proposal to create a Veterans Jobs Corps to stem high unemployment among recent military veterans was shelved Wednesday after <a href="#" data-topic-id="ORGOV0000004">Republicans</a> in the <a href="#" data-topic-id="ORGOV0000134">Senate</a> balked over the five-year, $1 billion cost, giving both sides fresh ammunition for the November election.
    Los Angeles Times
    President Obama’s proposal to create a Veterans Jobs Corps to stem high unemployment among recent military veterans was shelved Wednesday after Republicans in the Senate balked over the five-year, $1 billion cost, giving both sides fresh...

    Tags: Pakistan, Pension and Welfare, Democratic Party, Central Intelligence Agency, Egypt

    12. Sep 5, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Mikulski touts role of women in Congress

    Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, the self-styled dean of the Democratic women in Congress, urged support of female candidates in an address to her party's national convention Wednesday that came as both presidential campaigns sought to court women voters.
    Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, the self-styled dean of the Democratic women in Congress, urged support of female candidates in an address to her party's national convention Wednesday that came as both presidential campaigns sought to court women voters. As...

    Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Nikki Haley, Barbara A. Mikulski, Elections, Scott P. Brown

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