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What's the Senate's View on DNA?

Source: Wall Street Journal, Dec 6 2012, 3:08pm CST

S. Joshua Swamidass makes a valiant effort to take Occam's razor to arguments between religion and science ("Rubio and the Age-of-Earth Question," Houses of Worship, Nov. 30). But I had to pause when he says ...

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3 hours ago

Sunday Breakfast Menu, May 19

Source: The Caucus  |   May 18 2013, 5:14pm CDT

Dan Pfeiffer, a senior adviser to President Obama, will represent the administration on the five major Sunday shows, discussing the handling of the scandals that have consumed Washington for days. “Fox News Sunday” will ...

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7 hours ago

Capitol Beats: The real story is, see, Republicans can govern

Source: Kansas.com  |   May 18 2013, 1:19pm CDT

A few quick hits about what’s driving the debate in the Legislature. That’s what Wichita Republican Rep. Steve Brunk said while noting that, despite some political gridlock, the Legislature is still on track to ...

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23 weeks ago


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"The safest conclusion seems to me that the whole subject is beyond the scope of man's intellect; but man can do his duty."


Source: Wall Street Journal

 

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14 hours ago

Obstruction will ruin GOP

Source: Salon  |   May 18 2013, 6:42am CDT

It’s obvious that the unprecedented Senate Republican obstruction of executive branch nominations is bad for the president; it’s bad for the smooth functioning of the government; and it’s bad for voters who elected a Democratic president and a ...

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15 hours ago

Gavel falls on ’13 legislative session

Source: Arkansas Online  |   May 18 2013, 5:23am CDT

Stephen B. ThorntonHouse Speaker Davy Carter bangs the gavel Friday morning to end the 2013 legislative session. After prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, lawmakers headed for home.The Arkansas General Assembly quietly ended its 101-day regular ses ...

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16 hours ago

Immigration Bill Chugs Along, But Some See Deal-Breakers

Source: NPR  |   May 18 2013, 4:13am CDT

The Senate Judiciary Committee meets to work on immigration legislation on May 9. The Senate Judiciary Committee meets to work on immigration legislation on May 9. It's been a long slog already for the bipartisan immigration overhaul proposed by th ...

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18 hours ago

Revive filibuster reform

Source: The Register Guard  |   May 18 2013, 2:21am CDT

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid may finally be ready to acknowledge the glaringly obvious — that the U.S. Senate will remain a dysfunctional mess until the filibuster rule is reformed. Faced with a confirmation process that Republicans routine ...

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22 hours ago

Senate Committee Approves Gina McCarthy Nomination to EPA Along Party Lines

Source: The Freeman Chronicles  |   May 17 2013, 10:17pm CDT

Senate Republicans on Thursday eased their opposition to the nomination of Gina McCarthy, President Obama?s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency–although her confirmation by the full Senate is not yet assured. The Senate Environment and P ...

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1 day ago

Senate majority names 33 bills for budget talks

Source: The Seattle Times  |   May 17 2013, 6:48pm CDT

As lawmakers wrap up their first week of a special legislative session, Senate majority leaders have asked that more than 30 bills be considered as part of the budget discussions. A list of 33 measures, obtained by The ...

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Senate Medicaid battle leaves GOP majority split

Source: Washington Examiner   |   May 17 2013, 6:45pm CDT

PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona Senate battle over expanding Medicaid revealed a fractured Republican majority that is likely to be exposed next in the House of Representatives as it takes up Gov. Jan Brewer's top priority. Thursday's daylong Senate fi ...

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