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Payoffs for states get Harry Reid to 60 votes »
Posted by: gunnyreef 1 week ago in News
Ben Nelson’s “Cornhusker Kickback,” as the GOP is calling it, got all the attention Saturday, but other senators lined up for deals as Majority ...
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Iran To Hold Partial Recount »
Posted by: Mikunited 6 months, 2 weeks ago in News
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election is being contested by rival Mir Hossein Mousavi and other moderate candidates, who are seeking a rerun.
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First Public Option Amendment Fails With Five Dem No Votes »
Posted by: Tumultuous 3 months ago in Political News
Five Democrats joined with all the Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee to shoot down a public health insurance option on Tuesday, voting 15-8 to ...
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Breaking: Hoyer admits Dems don’t have the votes for Pelosi Plan »
Posted by: pc25 1 month, 3 weeks ago in Political News
The answer to the big question surrounding Nancy Pelosi’s scheduling of the ObamaCare vote this weekend has been answered. She didn’t schedule it ...
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What 60 Democratic Senate Votes Really Means: Welcome to the Age of Ben Nelson »
Posted by: scott4261 5 months, 4 weeks ago in Political Opinion
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Following yesterday's final confirmation of Al Franken as the new senator from Minnesota, thus ushering in the Al Franken ...Read (373) | Share | Discuss (27) | Read Full Story at huffingtonpost.com
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Senate Votes to Bring Health Care Reform Bill to Floor -- Politics Daily »
Posted by: Eagle_Eye 1 month ago in Health & Fitness
With no votes to spare, Democratic senators moved health care reform past its first major hurdle Saturday night, with a party-line, 60-to-39 vote to b
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House votes to extend tax on wealthy estates - washingtonpost.com »
Posted by: Fi5herman 3 weeks, 4 days ago in Political News
House votes to extend inheritance tax on wealthy estates, canceling one-year repeal in 2010
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US Congress Revives Hydrogen Vehicle Research »
Posted by: Mikunited 5 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
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Breaking: House votes to suspend payments to ACORN »
Posted by: pc25 3 months, 1 week ago in Political News
The fallout continues from the undercover videos taken at ACORN offices across the country. The House has followed the lead of the Senate in voting ...
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First Time Home Buyers Tax Credit Extension Poll; Please Vote! »
Posted by: ChangeToday 2 months, 3 weeks ago in News
It looks as if they are trying to get 10,000 votes initially and this shouldn’ t be too hard with as many people who ...
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New York Assembly Passes Gay Marriage Bill »
Posted by: altnrg 7 months, 2 weeks ago in News
The State Assembly approved legislation on Tuesday night that would make New York the sixth state to allow same-sex marriage - a pivotal vote that shifts ...
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Flu Or No Flu, Health Sec’s Nomination Will Still Require 60 Votes, GOP Says | The Plum Line »
Posted by: david_nwpa 8 months ago in Political News
So Kathleen Sebelius will get her confirmation vote as Health and Human Services secretary tomorrow in the Senate; but even with the flu outbreak, her ...
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Patriot Games: GOP Reps Pick Tea Party Rally Over National-Security Votes »
Posted by: mesodude 1 month, 3 weeks ago in News
When it's a choice between strengthening the Patriot Act, or showing up for the Tea Party Patriots, what's a GOP lawmaker to do ...
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Fox News: The Notion That Republicans Are Trying To Block Health Care Reform Is A‘Conspiracy Theory’ »
Posted by: mesodude 4 months ago in Political News
This morning on Fox and Friends, host Brian Kilmeade did a segment defending the Republican Party against accusations that it is trying to “sink” health ...
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New Republican Obstruction Tactic: Refusing To Use Their Assigned Cards In Order To Delay Votes »
Posted by: ameliog 2 weeks, 6 days ago in Political News
All year, Republicans have dedicated themselves to reflexively blocking progressive legislation rather than even attempting to participate in the legislative process. The examples are boundless.
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