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06
Jul
2009
Franken faces cameras in Washington  

6 hours ago by Paul Demko

Al Franken is ready to get to work in Washington. That was the senator-elect’s message at his first public appearance on Capitol Hill since the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled last week that he won the U.S. Senate contest. “I am going to work day and night to make sure that our kids have a great futur ...

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Live video: Al Franken in D.C.  

7 hours ago by Paul Schmelzer

Photo: Chris Steller The UpTake’s Noah Kunin is tracking Sen.-elect Al Franken’s arrival in Washington, D.C., and — in advance of tomorrow’s swearing-in — offers live video of Franken’s 12 noon CT press conference:

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Obama Announces "Joint Understanding" with Russia to Reduce Nuclear Arsenals ...  

8 hours ago by BrianinMO

Embedded video from CNN Video Here is video of President Obama announcing a "joint understanding" he has signed with Russian President Medvedev that would reduce U.S. and Russian Nuclear Arsenals by one-third. Obama called the treaty he has signed a "legally binding agreement." Nothing was said abou ...

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Bill Threatens Congress’ Shield From Insider Trading Laws  

16 hours ago by Mike Lillis

Reps. Brian Baird (D-Wash.) and Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) sponsored a bill to prevent members of Congress from trading on information gleaned from working on the Hill. (house.gov) In November of 2005, then-Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) took to the upper-chamber floor with a major annou ...

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04
Jul
2009
Sen. Cornyn booed at Capitol "tea party"  

2 days ago by By Andrea Lorenz

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn drew boos from a crowd outside the Texas Capitol this afternoon as he spoke at a “tea party” rally organized by the Texas office of Americans for Prosperity. Cornyn was booed at the start and close of his remarks, which assailed actions in Washington; there were no boos while h ...

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Why is Sarah Palin resigning as the Governor of Alaska?  

2 days ago by gkalyanaram

While nobody knows why Sarah Palin is resigning (so abruptly, and literally in the midst of her first term) as the Governor of Alaska, there are only two possibilities. Both are quite credible. One possibility is that Governor Palin sincerely feels that electoral politics is constraining, and she wa ...

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Sarah Palin Resigns as Governor of Alaska  

2 days ago by Kim

Governor Sarah Palin announced today that she will resign as Governor of Alaska. I was listening to FOX news when I heard this. They interviewed her brother, Chuck Heath, over the phone, and the man sounded like he was on the verge of tears to me. He said that his sister is stepping down, because sh ...

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Sarah Palin Resigns as Governor of Alaska  

2 days ago by Kim

Governor Sarah Palin announced today that she will resign as Governor of Alaska. I was listening to FOX news when I heard this. They interviewed her brother, Chuck Heath, over the phone, and the man sounded like he was on the verge of tears to me. He said that his sister is stepping down, because sh ...

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03
Jul
2009
Public “Option”? Really? A What If You Refuse?  

3 days ago by janeq

Americans who refuse to buy affordable medical coverage could be hit with fines of more than $1,000 under a health care overhaul bill unveiled Thursday by key Senate Democrats looking to fulfill President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority. The Congressional Budget Office estimated the fines will ...

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WSJ Whackos in Denial: 'Franken Stole It (and So Did Gregoire in '04!)'  

3 days ago by Brad Friedman

In an unbylined Wall Street Journal editorial (why a liar and sore-loser like WSJ/GOP operative John Fund is so ashamed to put his name on his own writing we'll never know...okay, maybe we do), the once-respectable paper shamelessly asserts: "Mr. Franken now goes to the Senate having effectively sto ...

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