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Obama Strengthens Espionage Oversight 29 Oct 2009 20:14 GMT
... President Obama this week strengthened the authority and independence ... top staff member on the House and Senate Intelligence committees, had sharply criticized Mr. Bush’s changes ... Wednesday, he appointed Charles Hagel, a former Republican senator from Nebraska, and David Boren, a former ...
GOP senators boycott work on warming bill 4 Nov 2009 08:50 GMT
... The GOP senators rebuffed as inadequate a new pledge by ... Harry Reid of Nevada to delay full Senate debate on the issue until the U.S. Environmental ... changed. We want the analysis." Only one Republican senator, George Voinovich of Ohio, showed up for ...
U.S. Senate panel tries to advance climate bill 4 Nov 2009 00:41 GMT
... U.S. Senate panel tries to advance climate bill (For full coverage on the climate talks, click ...
Liberal Groups Pressure Harry Reid to Allow Vote on Pro-Abortion Dawn Johnsen 4 Nov 2009 00:57 GMT
... Liberal groups are putting pressure on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to allow a vote on embattled Office of Legal Counsel nominee . The Obama ...
US Senate Republicans skip open of climate change talks 3 Nov 2009 17:51 GMT
... and Public Works Committee opened its critical debate on the ... Senator Barbara Boxer, who chairs the committee. Republican Senator George Voinovich did show up soon after ... together," Boxer said. Boxer also said that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has committed to carry ...

U.S. Senate panel tries bypassing climate bill boycott 3 Nov 2009 01:12 GMT
... U.S. Senate panel tries bypassing climate bill boycott WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats who control a key ...
US Senate poised to adopt jobless, housing aid 4 Nov 2009 17:15 GMT
... WASHINGTON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate was poised on Wednesday to extend aid for jobless workers and broaden tax breaks ...
UPDATE 1-US Senate poised to adopt jobless, housing aid 4 Nov 2009 18:35 GMT
... WASHINGTON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate was poised on Wednesday to extend aid for jobless workers and broaden tax breaks ...
UPDATE 2-US Senate approves jobless, housing aid 4 Nov 2009 23:55 GMT
... WASHINGTON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate vote unanimously on Wednesday to extend aid for jobless workers and broaden tax breaks ...
Kyl: Harry Reid alienating Olympia Snowe 5 Nov 2009 21:17 GMT
... Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) the number-two man in the Senate GOP, says that Harry Reid's embrace of an opt-out provision in the public option is driving swing-vote Sen. Olympia ...

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US Senate, White House Agree On Meida Protections 30 Oct 2009 19:41 GMT
... US Senate, White House Agree On Meida Protections The White ... media, bloggers, prosecutors and litigants," said Sen. Arlen Specter, a Democrat and a co-sponsor of the ...
Key US Senate panel clears climate bill 6 Nov 2009 00:31 GMT
... and Public Works Committee approved the legislation by an all-Democratic ... and securing our clean energy future," said Democratic Senator John Kerry, the measure's lead author. Five other Senate committees have jurisdiction over the legislation, and identical ...
US Senate, White House agree on reporter rights 30 Oct 2009 17:33 GMT
... (AP) - WASHINGTON - Senate supporters of a bill protecting a reporter's right ... media, bloggers, prosecutors and litigants," said Sen. Arlen Specter, a Democrat and a cosponsor of the ...
U.S. Senate race likely to create more friction for Florida's GOP 5 Nov 2009 14:12 GMT
... U.S. Senate race likely to create more friction for Florida's GOP Florida voters can expect to ...
U.S. Senate panel approves Democratic climate bill 6 Nov 2009 03:57 GMT
... Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Ca) gestures during a news conference ... bill cleared its first hurdle in the U.S. Senate on Thursday, allowing President Barack Obama to ...
US Senate approves Iran sanctions 29 Oct 2009 23:56 GMT
... The US Senate Banking Committee has approved a sweeping package of ... suspect nuclear program. The panel, led by Democratic Senator Christopher Dodd, on Thursday voted 23-0 to ...
Key US Senate panel approves sweeping Iran sanctions 30 Oct 2009 01:50 GMT
... The US Senate Banking Committee on Thursday approved a sweeping package ... suspect nuclear program. The panel, led by Democratic Senator Christopher Dodd, voted 23-0 to pass the ...
U.S. Senate, White House agree on reporter rights 31 Oct 2009 03:06 GMT
... U.S. Senate, White House agree on reporter rights WASHINGTON — Senate supporters of a bill protecting ...
Rough road ahead for financial reform in US Senate 2 Nov 2009 18:20 GMT
... WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Key U.S. senators are still deeply divided on basic financial ... it unlikely a bill expected soon from Senate Democrats could become law this year, analysts said ...
US Senate Poised To Adopt Unemployment Extension, Housing Aid 4 Nov 2009 20:31 GMT
... Unemployment stands at 9.8 percent, the highest since ... vote, such ending the unpopular bank-bailout program. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said some 600,000 jobless ... those amendments up and voted on them," Republican Senator Mike Johanns said on Monday. (Editing by ...

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Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina enters race to oust Barbara Boxer from US Senate seat 4 Nov 2009 21:21 GMT
... enters race to oust Barbara Boxer from US Senate seat FILE - In this Sept. 3, ... plans Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, for the U.S. Senate seat held by liberal stalwart Barbara Boxer ...
U.S. Senate approves jobless, housing aid 5 Nov 2009 02:55 GMT
... The dome of the U.S. Capitol is lit up in ... in Washington, DC in this October... The U.S. Senate vote unanimously on Wednesday to extend aid ...
US Senate defeats Guantanamo Bay trials restrictions 6 Nov 2009 03:03 GMT
... voted Thursday to defeat a measure that would have ... courts. Lawmakers voted 54-45 to effectively kill Republican Senator Lindsey Graham's proposal, an amendment to ... not a crime, they were a ," McCain said, adding it was his "unshakable view" ...
US Senate panel approves Democratic c... 6 Nov 2009 09:07 GMT
... Washington, November 06: A controversial climate change bill ... bill cleared its first hurdle in the U.S. Senate on Thursday, allowing President Barack Obama to ...
US Senate panel approves Democratic climate bill 6 Nov 2009 11:13 GMT
... Washington, November 06: A controversial climate change bill ... bill cleared its first hurdle in the U.S. Senate on Thursday, allowing President Barack Obama to ...