Posts Tagged ‘senator’

Dodd to Offer Financial Regulation Bill Without G.O.P.

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

A Republican on the Senate Banking Committee called Senator Christopher J. Dodd’s plan to proceed without more negotiations “very disappointing.”

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Dodd to Offer Financial Regulation Bill Without G.O.P.

E-Mail Messages Are Disclosed in Ensign’s Ethics Case

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Previously undisclosed e-mail messages provide new evidence about Senator John Ensign’s efforts to steer lobbying work to the husband of his former mistress.

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E-Mail Messages Are Disclosed in Ensign’s Ethics Case

Texas Governor Fends Off Primary Challenge

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

Gov. Rick Perry ran a near-flawless campaign to defeat Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, who had numerous advantages over him when the primary campaign for governor began.

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Texas Governor Fends Off Primary Challenge

Leading Scholar’s U-Turn on School Reform Shakes Up Debate

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

The historian Diane Ravitch’s reversal on reform strategies, like standardized testing and charter schools, has angered critics and heartened admirers.

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Leading Scholar’s U-Turn on School Reform Shakes Up Debate

G.O.P. Splits on Senator’s Move to Block Benefits

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Senator Susan Collins on Tuesday tried to override the objections of her fellow Republican, Senator Jim Bunning.

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G.O.P. Splits on Senator’s Move to Block Benefits

Obama Heads Out West to Stump for Two Senators

Friday, February 19th, 2010

President Obama rallied the Democratic troops and raised money for two struggling lawmakers: Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado and Senator Harry Reid of Nevada.

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Obama Heads Out West to Stump for Two Senators

Senator Retires, and Voters, Too, Grow Dismayed

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Among those most stunned by Senator Evan Bayh’s decision not to seek re-election were his constituents in Indiana.

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Senator Retires, and Voters, Too, Grow Dismayed

Nigeria: Yar’Adua Will Hand Over to Jonathan - Abba-Aji

Friday, February 5th, 2010

PRESIDENT Umaru Yar’Adua will hand over to Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan after transmitting a letter of his medical vacation to the National Assembly, the Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters, Senator Mohammed Abba-Aji said yesterday.

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Nigeria: Yar’Adua Will Hand Over to Jonathan - Abba-Aji

Activist Offers Justification for Tampering in Senate Office

Friday, January 29th, 2010

James O’Keefe III, charged with interfering with phones in Senator Mary L. Landrieu’s office, said Friday he was trying to determine whether she was avoiding constituent complaints.

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Washington Memo: Supreme Court Gets a Rare Rebuke, in Front of a Nation

Friday, January 29th, 2010

President Obama aimed unusual rhetorical fire at several Supreme Court justices in his State of the Union address.

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Washington Memo: Supreme Court Gets a Rare Rebuke, in Front of a Nation