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Cuomo: This Is A Democratic Schism

Source: Capital Tonight, Dec 10 2012, 10:50am CST

The battle for control in the state Senate is one Gov. Andrew Cuomo has no desire to publicly insert himself in, he told Fred Dicker in his Talk-1300 radio show. “A governor’s job is not to involve himself or herself in the int ...

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What 'packing the court' means

Source: MSNBC Blogs  |   May 24 2013, 9:30am CDT

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, the nation's second highest federal bench, has 11 seats. For the last five years, four of those seats have been vacant, which has not only put a strain on the court, but left Republican appointees as the clear ...

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1 hour ago

A Troubled Path for Judicial Nominees

Source: ACS Blog  |   May 24 2013, 9:07am CDT

After coming to a “deal” with Republicans in January on the filibuster, supposedly to help move more judicial nominations along (which Republican leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-K.Y.) mocked immediately after it was reached), frustrated Senate Democrat ...

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23 weeks ago


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"If the Senate or the Assembly disagrees with me on that legislation or the body doesn’t function or they vote against me, then I’m going to make my voice heard"


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1 hour ago

Cuomo: fracking decision to come before election

Source: NBC-WKTV News  |   May 24 2013, 8:50am CDT

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Governor Andrew Cuomo says he will make a decision on whether to allow shale gas fracking in New York before the 2014 election. Cuomo says he's waiting for his state health commissioner to issue a re ...

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Schumer Ups the Senate Reform Rhetoric

Source: Firedoglake  |   May 24 2013, 8:33am CDT

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has joined Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (NV) in again talking about the possibility of Democrats using the nuclear option to curtain the filibuster. From The Hill: Senate Democrats are still angry over t ...

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4 hours ago

House OKs bill on student-loan rates

Source: Arkansas Online  |   May 24 2013, 5:36am CDT

WASHINGTON - The House on Thursday passed legislation to head off a doubling of student-loan interest rates on July 1, instead tying rates to prevailing market trends and ending federal subsidies. The bill, which passed 221-198, kicks off what is sure ...

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5 hours ago

Friendly Fire: Parties Slam Some of Their Own

Source: Roll Call  |   May 24 2013, 5:17am CDT

The National Republican Congressional Committee and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee each blasted the other side after a near party-line vote on the Smarter Solutions for Students Act, which passed the House on Thur ...

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6 hours ago

Tea party vs. old guard in GOP Senate rift

Source: WVEC.com  |   May 24 2013, 3:37am CDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A long-simmering feud between establishment Republicans and tea partyers broke into full view, with Sen. John McCain accusing younger colleagues of overplaying their hands and tempting Democrats to change Se ...

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10 hours ago

Talk Radio, Immigration Reform and ‘Running America’

Source: Town Hall  |   May 23 2013, 11:45pm CDT

(The Senate Judiciary Committee sent a version of a comprehensive immigration reform to the full Senate on Tuesday. In 2007, talk radio was credit/blamed for helping to defeat similar legislation. The following is an excerpt from The Right Frequency: Th ...

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What's the delay on tax reform? (5/24/13)

Source: Reading Eagle  |   May 23 2013, 11:37pm CDT

Editor: In November we heard many would-be state senators and representatives from both parties extolling the virtues of property tax elimination. Indeed many probably got elected or re-elected based on that support. The governor stated that he wou ...

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