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Klobuchar for President?

Source: MN Progressive Project, Nov 19 2012, 5:40pm CST

The rumors have begun that Sen. Amy Klobuchar (DFL-MN) is aiming for a 2016 Presidential run. Klobuchar first ran for Hennepin County Attorney in 1998 and was reelected in 2002. Soon after her reelection vi ...

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2 hours ago

The biggest need for Senate reform? Executive branch nominations

Source: The Washington Post  |   May 22 2013, 4:09pm CDT

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. (J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press) If the Democrats are really going to move toward majority-imposed reform in the Senate, it makes sense that they seem to be focused on executive-b ...

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8 hours ago

Senate panel passes draft immigration bill

Source: Kaus Files  |   May 22 2013, 9:31am CDT

Democrats celebrated the Senate judiciary committee’s approval of the far-reaching, “Gang of Eight”-authored immigration bill on Tuesday Republican leader Sen. Mitch McConnell’s gave his apparent backing for the measure. The controversial bill was ...

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12 hours ago

Foxx confirmation hearing set for Wednesday

Source: NCB-WCNC Charlotte  |   May 22 2013, 6:13am CDT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx, who has been nominated by President Barack Obama to be U.S. Transportation Secretary, will be questioned Wednesday afternoon by the Senate’s Commerce, Science and ...

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14 hours ago

Immigration bill heads to full Senate

Source: Sify  |   May 22 2013, 4:03am CDT

"We've demonstrated to the United States Senate we can all work together, Republicans and Democrats," said the panel's chairman, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. "Now let's go out of this room and work together with the other members of the Sen ...

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18 hours ago

US Senate panel approves immigration Bill

Source: The Hindu  |   May 21 2013, 11:37pm CDT

Far-reaching legislation to grant a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote on Tuesday night after supporters sidestepped a c ...

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19 hours ago

David Sarasohn: : On U.S. Senate rules, a prospect of a nuclear July

Source: Oregon Live  |   May 21 2013, 11:04pm CDT

This is part of why freshman Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., continues to push his drive to change the way the Senate operates, to at least get to a point where presidential nominees are entitled to an up-or-down vote. It would ...

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19 hours ago

US Senate committee OKs immigration reform bill

Source: Daily Freeman  |   May 21 2013, 10:23pm CDT

WASHINGTON — Far-reaching legislation to grant a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly sidestepped a ...

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22 hours ago

Senate panel approves immigration bill

Source: ABC-KVUE Austin  |   May 21 2013, 7:53pm CDT

"I don't want to be the senator who asks people to choose between the love of their life and the love of their country," he said, adding he wanted to hear from others on the committee. In response, he heard a chorus of ple ...

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1 day ago

Burning Restrictions Lifted In 32 MN Counties

Source: WCCO  |   May 21 2013, 3:57pm CDT

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Burning restrictions have been lifted in all or parts of 32 Minnesota counties thanks to wetter conditions lowering the fire danger, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The following counties have b ...

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1 day ago

Franken Dominates in MN

Source: The Hedgehog Report  |   May 21 2013, 2:15pm CDT

As indicated yesterday, Public Policy Polling’s new poll for the state of Minnesota shows Al Franken with an almost solid lock for re-election. This poll was done May 17-19 among 712 registered voters. We also have this from the he ...

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