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7 hrs ago | Roll Call

Ex-Specter Aide Fundraising for Carney

July 1, 2008, 2:59 p.m. A former chief of staff to Sen. Arlen Specter is hosting a fundraiser for vulnerable freshman Rep.

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Related Topix: US Senate, Republican, US Politics, US News

Sat Jul 05, 2008

Tri State Observer

AARP Criticizes Senator Arlen Specter

Gridlock has paralyzed the U.S. Senate, derailing a critical bipartisan bill that would have stopped a 10 percent cut to doctors who treat Medicare patients, kept Medicare premiums fair, and made significant ...

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Related Topix: Health, AARP, Hyde, PA, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Medicare, Healthcare Law, Law

Fri Jul 04, 2008

Media Matters for America

Ignoring GOP filibuster, Politico falsely claimed Medicare bill needed 60 votes for passage

Summary: The Politico falsely claimed that "[a] Democratic bill that would have blocked a 10.6 percent cut in Medicare payments to doctors fell just one vote short of the 60 it needed for passage Thursday." In ...

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American Lawyer

'McNulty Memo' Triggers an Ultimatum

A key senator's recent ultimatum to the U.S. Department of Justice to change its policy on waiver of attorney-client privilege in corporate investigations likely will determine the fate of pending legislation ...

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Thu Jul 03, 2008

National Journal

Magazine: I Spy... A White House Win

In a rare convergence of opinion, congressional conservatives and liberals have found something to agree on in the fierce debate over electronic surveillance: The White House is about to receive a bill very ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Christopher Dodd, US Senate, Ron Wyden, Democrat, 2008 Presidential Election, Republican

CourierPostOnline

N.J. has guard up over agreement

With a huge container ship, the "Cap Beatrice," of Monrovia, unloading cargo in the background, officials from Philadelphia and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gathered at the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal in ...

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Related Topix: US News, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia, PA Metro, US Politics, US Senate, Republican, New Jersey

Statesman Journal

Many people don't grasp meaning of court ruling

The United States Supreme Court recently finished its annual term. In addition to last week's Second Amendment ruling, the term will be remembered for the case of Boumediene vs.

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Related Topix: US News, US Supreme Court, Guantanamo Bay, US Politics, US Senate, Republican, Opinion

Wed Jul 02, 2008

Washington Examiner

White House accuses Senate Democrats of slacking off

White House spokesman Tony Fratto said Tuesday that Senate Democrats "put off a lot of work" when they left town last week without passing several pending bills.

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Related Topix: US News, George Bush, US Politics, US Senate, Republican, John Ensign

Groong Armenian News Network

Senate Judiciary Subcommittee On Human Rights Holds Hearings On Acco

Date : Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:55:49 +0500 SENATE JUDICIARY SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN RIGHTS HOLDS HEARINGS ON ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY armradio.am 25.06.2008 13:56 The Armenian Assembly of America ...

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Related Topix: Tom Coburn, US Politics, US Senate, Republican

American Lawyer

A Tricky Bid for More Federal Judges

The Senate is playing a delicate dance over the fate of a bill to expand the federal judiciary by 50 permanent judgeships -- including a dozen on federal appellate courts nationwide.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Patrick Leahy, US Senate, Democrat, Republican

Tue Jul 01, 2008

Washington Examiner

GOP fears fallout from Medicare fight

The Bush administration moved Monday to assure doctors that coming cuts in Medicare reimbursements would take a few days to kick in, buying time for Senate Republicans to recover from a vote that has Sen.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Edward Kennedy, Democrat, 2008 Presidential Election, Healthcare Law, Law

Groong Armenian News Network

AAA: Assembly Applauds Leadership of Chairman Durbin for Hearings

From : Michael Zachariades Date : Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:04:00 -0700 Armenian Assembly of America 1140 19th Street, NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 202-393-3434 Fax: 202-638-4904 Email: info@aaainc.org ...

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Related Topix: Tom Coburn, US Politics, US Senate, Republican, Washington, DC

PanArmenian Network

U.S. Congress holds 'From Nuremberg to Darfur: Accountability for Crimes Against Humanity' hearing

These crimes, however, are still taking place. Our promise to hold accountable those who commit the most unspeakable crimes will ring hollow unless we lead the world in punishing those responsible for the ...

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Related Topix: Tom Coburn, US Politics, US Senate, Republican

Mon Jun 30, 2008

Chicago Tribune

Roberts' record on high court defies '05 pledges of centrism

WASHINGTON - With his third term as chief justice coming to a close amid three explosive cases last week, John Roberts has proved to be almost everything conservatives hoped and liberals feared.

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Related Topix: Death Penalty, Samuel Alito, US News, US Politics, US Senate, Republican

Sun Jun 29, 2008

The Washington Post

Medicare Pricing Frozen As Congress Leaves Town

By Paul Kane Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, June 28, 2008; Page A03 With congressional leaders engaged in heated brinkmanship, the Bush administration yesterday gave a reprieve to thousands of doctors ...

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Related Topix: Family, Elderly, Hillary Clinton, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Medicare

Fri Jun 27, 2008

Green Bay Press-Gazette

Feingold wins delay on surveillance bill

Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold and other opponents of a compromise electronic surveillance bill left town today with a victory: They delayed action on the legislation until Congress returns from a Fourth of July ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, Christopher Dodd, US Senate, Republican

Wed Jun 25, 2008

Simply Left Behind

Gee, Here's A Surprise

Wednesday, June 25, 2008 Gee, Here's A Surprise! Political patronage in the Justice Department ? Whoda thunk?: WASHINGTON - Scores of highly credentialed young lawyers and law students were denied interviews ...

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Related Topix: Samuel Alito, US News, Patriot Act, US Politics, US Senate, Republican

Mon Jun 23, 2008

National Journal

CongressDaily: Miners, Auto Workers Oppose Climate Bills

Two groups representing key parochial interests for House Energy and Commerce Democratic leaders Thursday issued strong objections to a Senate global warming bill that fell to a filibuster this month, as well ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Rick Boucher, Henry Waxman, Global Warming, John Dingell, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, US Senate, Republican

Sat Jun 21, 2008

Earthlink

US House passes surveillance law, approves telecom immunity from eavesdropping lawsuits

The bill, passed on a 293-129 vote, does more than just protect the telecoms. The update to the 30-year-old Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is an attempt to balance personal privacy rights with the ...

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Related Topix: George Bush, Privacy, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican

Thu Jun 19, 2008

Free Republic

Sunday Morning Talk Show Thread 15 June 2008

Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY : Sens.

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Related Topix: Texas, Arizona, Arizona Government, US Politics, US News, Bobby Jindal, Republican, US House of Representatives, John Boehner, US Senate, Chris Van Hollen, Democrat

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