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Elizabeth Warren fights the good fight against the filibuster, but it's probably a losing battle

Source: Washington Monthly, Nov 17 2012, 10:15am CST

November 17, 2012 11:15 AM So why does the filibuster persist? We believe it is because most senators believe that they benefit as individuals from the opportunities and leverage it provides them. The threat ...

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Committee approves NLRB nominees; confirmation prospects unclear

Source: Thomson Reuters News & Insight  |   May 23 2013, 5:05am CDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five nominees for the National Labor Relations Board cleared a Senate committee on Wednesday, sending them to the full U.S. Senate, where they face an uncertain confirmation vote. Approved by the Senate Committee on Health, E ...

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US Senate votes unanimously to back Israel against Iran, House bill to 'perfect' sanctions has 340 co-sponsors

Source: Israel Matsav  |   May 23 2013, 3:52am CDT

The American people's representatives in Washington have told President Hussein Obama that they are tired of his soft touch on Iran. On Wednesday, the Senate voted 99-0 to back Israel in the event that it is required t ...

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"The change can be modest: If someone objects to a bill or a nomination in the United States Senate, they should have to stand on the floor of the chamber and defend their opposition."


Source: Washington Monthly

 

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Ex-Miss America to look at Senate race

Source: Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer  |   May 23 2013, 12:26am CDT

FRANKFORT — Former Miss America Heather French Henry is the latest Democrat to consider challenging U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell in his re-election bid next year. French Henry said Wednesday that Democratic leaders "are reaching out to m ...

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Publisher: Sen. Warren book coming out in 2014

Source: Charlotte Observer  |   May 22 2013, 11:43pm CDT

tool goes here FILE - This March 7, 2013 file photo shows Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., listening to a witness at Senate Banking Committee hearing on anti-money laundering on Capitol Hill in Washington. Warren, a Democrat from ...

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Pressure reps. to help veterans

Source: Berkshire Eagle Online  |   May 22 2013, 11:10pm CDT

Writing letters to The Berkshire Eagle in support of our veterans is a good thing to do. However, there is another step we must take. We need to contact our federal representatives and tell them to go after ...

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Conservative economists push reform

Source: The Politico  |   May 22 2013, 11:02pm CDT

Conservatives rallying in favor of comprehensive immigration reform are keeping up their pressure on Congress. In a letter being released Thursday, more than 110 economists urged Hill leadership to enact comprehensive immigration reform, portraying it a ...

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FOX NEWS POLL: Most say put border security before immigration reform

Source: FOX News  |   May 22 2013, 10:59pm CDT

Most American voters want tougher new border security measures before changing immigration policies. A Fox News national poll released Wednesday also shows a majority favors giving illegal immigrants already in t ...

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Reid mulling filibuster overhaul

Source: The Politico  |   May 22 2013, 10:52pm CDT

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is waging an under-the-radar campaign to get his fellow Democrats to back a summertime fight to overhaul the filibuster for executive branch nominees. Reid is carrying a list of names to target and has met wi ...

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House to Vote for Seventh Time on Keystone Project, With Same Result Likely

Source: National Journal  |   May 22 2013, 10:52pm CDT

For the seventh time in two years, the House passed legislation on Thursday approving the Keystone XL pipeline, a 1,700-mile project to carry heavy oil from Canadian tar sands to refineries on the Gulf Coast. And for the seventh straight time, the bill—a ...

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