Tag: senate
group name: opendebate
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May 03, 2007 09:28 AM EDT --
Immigration is becoming a dirty word for many Americans because we often forget that, every day, many people are still legally entering our country. Even legal immigration is not without its woes, however, . . . more
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June 02, 2008 05:25 PM EDT --
The anti-american, anti-freedom, big government climate change bill is up for debate now. The Democrats and Enviormentalists want you to pay $8 for gas as well as higher utlity bills all in the name of . . . more
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February 16, 2007 10:35 AM EST --
The following post appeared on the blog of a friend of mine; I felt it worth passing on, if only to demonstrate neocon panic tactics at work. I had heard the story, and could not imagine any business would . . . more
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July 31, 2007 04:13 PM EDT --
The House today overwhelmingly passed an ethics reform bill that begins the process of bringing some sort of clarity to the ethics process in Congress. Some hail it as a huge step forward, while others . . . more
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July 16, 2007 12:09 PM EDT --
Today yet another senior Republican has broken ranks with the White House over Iraq. Senator George Voinovich (I have never heard of him either) says he advised Karl Rove that Mr. Bush has got to come . . . more
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July 12, 2007 05:06 PM EDT --
The far religious right is always screaming about the importance of public prayer. There are few places where such things are allowed any more, but one place is at the beginning of the U.S. Senate every . . . more
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August 02, 2007 01:45 PM EDT --
I was just watching the C-Span debate on the ethics bill. Senator Byrd from Virginia was speaking. The man is frankly becoming senile. He was going on at length (repeating himself frequently) about earmarks. . . . more
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July 31, 2007 06:06 PM EDT --
A member of congress is going to responsor as a separate bill, a portion of the justifiably defeated horror called comprehensive immigration reform. This is called the Dream bill. What it does is allow . . . more
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August 21, 2007 03:50 PM EDT --
Sen. Chris Dodd has stood up to the lunatics in his own party by insisting that the one thing we do not need in America is impeachment proceding against President Bush.
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070821/NEWS09/708210398/1001/NEWS . . . more
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August 12, 2008 02:36 PM EDT --
Following up on an earlier story, it appears Senator Tom Coburn (R-Okla) is set to call the Senate Ethics Committee’s bluff, and allow the full Senate to decide his fate. First for a little background, . . . more
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April 24, 2007 07:42 AM EDT --
“This war is lost, and this surge is not accomplishing anything.” - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
One would think that Reid’s comments last week about the status of . . . more
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August 03, 2007 06:49 PM EDT --
Fred Thompson wrote the following piece on Judge Leslie Southwick's confirmation battle to get on the United States Court of Appeals. It is a good piece but it rasises a deeper . . . more
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July 19, 2007 09:53 PM EDT --
In another transparent attempt to buy more time, on Thursday General Patraeus and US Ambassador Ryan Crocker briefed the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the situation in Iraq. "If there is one . . . more
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August 16, 2007 08:40 PM EDT --
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore. is blocking the nomination of the CIA General Counsel. Why might you ask, because, "I'm going to keep the hold until the detention and interrogation program is on . . . more
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August 02, 2007 11:12 AM EDT --
The Senate now has a rule that allows any Senator for any reason, or for no reason at all, to put a hold on a bill or a nomination about to go to the floor for a vote. This rule has many purposes. At its . . . more
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April 18, 2007 01:00 PM EDT --
Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Partial Birth Abortion
April 18th, 2007 by Charles S
The Supreme Court upheld a nationwide ban on partial birth abortions today in a 5-4 vote. The Partial Birth Abortion . . . more
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May 22, 2007 01:09 PM EDT --
Welcome to America, Here’s Your Check
May 22nd, 2007 by Charles S
As the United States Government sets in motion its plan to offer amnesty to over 10 million illegal immigrants, I have been wondering . . . more
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September 23, 2007 02:17 PM EDT --
Independent Counsel David Barrett worked for ten years investigating this report and spent $21 million dollars of the taxpayers money to deliver this 400 page report.
His hands are tied and he has been . . . more
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May 03, 2007 05:59 PM EDT --
I really didn't think it was possible, but the Democrats are finally begging to become actual accomplices to murder of the fighting men and women of the USA. Want to know why "The Emergency Supplemental . . . more
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July 26, 2007 03:08 PM EDT --
I heard this morning that the Homeland Security bill is headed for Mr. Bush's desk soon. And Mr. Bush, who has threatened to veto it because it has lots of other things in it he doesn't like, is . . . more
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