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Warren assigned to U.S. Senate Banking Committee

Source: CNBC, Dec 12 2012, 4:48pm CST

WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats said on Wednesday that Senator-elect Elizabeth Warren, a consumer finance activist feared by Wall Street, will join the Senate Banking Committee next year. The Democratic Steering Com ...

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Judges, judges, judges

Source: The Washington Post  |   Jun 18 2013, 5:49pm CDT

After getting off to a sluggish start this year, the Senate is now approving judges at a rapid clip. The chamber approved two federal judges Monday night, Luis Felipe Restrepo in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Attorney Ken ...

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N.J. Senate race a bit bumpier for Booker

Source: Pittsburgh Entertainment  |   Jun 18 2013, 5:48pm CDT

NEWARK — In an accelerated election for a new U.S. senator from New Jersey, the Democratic field is Cory Booker vs. everyone else. The Newark mayor's name recognition and deep-pocketed pals would give him an advantage in any statewide race. But the chari ...

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Ed Markey, Gabriel Gomez to face off tonight in crucial third debate; special Senate election is a week away

Source: Boston.com  |   Jun 18 2013, 5:15pm CDT

With only a week left before voters go to the polls, Democrat Edward J. Markey and Republican Gabriel E. Gomez are facing off tonight in the third and final televised debate of the Massachusetts US Senate special election. Markey, a ...

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Soros-Backed Super-PAC to New York Pols: Pass Reform or We're Taking You Down

Source: Mother Jones  |   Jun 18 2013, 5:13pm CDT

Friends of Democracy, the super-PAC run by political operatives Jonathan Soros and David Donnelly, is one of the most aggressive backers of public financing in New York State. Soros, the son of liberal financier and mega-donor George Soros, and Donnel ...

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N.J. Senate Democrats seek to restore $7.5M in family planning funds cut by Christie in 2010

Source: NorthJersey.com  |   Jun 18 2013, 5:01pm CDT

Their legislation would devote almost $7.5 million to family planning services — funding that Christie, who opposes abortion, cut when New Jersey faced a serious budget shortfall shortly after he took office. The bill’s ...

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Student Loan Rates Should Not Increase, Americans Say In Poll

Source: The Huffington Post  |   Jun 18 2013, 4:27pm CDT

A vast majority of voters want Congress to maintain the interest rates on federal student at their current level or lower them, a poll released Tuesday found. The poll, conducted June 11 and 12 by Public Policy Poling and commissio ...

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Rep. Fleming: Attacks on Christianity Increase in Military

Source: NewsMax  |   Jun 18 2013, 4:24pm CDT

Attacks on Christian beliefs have been increasing at an alarming rate in the United States Armed Forces, a disturbing trend that could spiral out of control unless it is stopped now, according to Rep. John Fleming, a Louisiana Republican. "We've be ...

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Mitch McConnell’s Not-Very-Threatening Filibuster Threat

Source: New York Magazine  |   Jun 18 2013, 4:20pm CDT

McConnell’s counter-threat is meant to cow Democratic Senators, a handful of whom have shied away from changing the Senate’s rules for fear of just this scenario taking place. What’s prompted the talk of a rule ...

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CBO: Senate immigration bill cuts deficits by $197B over 10 years, $700B in next 10

Source: San Francisco Chronicle  |   Jun 18 2013, 4:19pm CDT

CBO: Senate immigration bill cuts deficits by $197B over 10 years, $700B in next 10 WASHINGTON (AP) — CBO: Senate immigration bill cuts deficits by $197B over 10 years, $700B in next 10. ...

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Senate Republicans: We Won't Be The First To Go Nuclear

Source: Talking Points Memo  |   Jun 18 2013, 4:04pm CDT

Top Senate Republicans strongly suggested Tuesday they won’t invoke the “nuclear option” down the road if Democrats refrain from doing so while they’re in the majority. In the afternoon, McConnell’s spokesman said the senator does ...

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