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  • February 2008

    • 10 Senate Seats Likely to Flip

      Washington Post  |  Feb 29, 08 3:55 PM CST

      10 Senate Seats Likely to Flip

      (Newser) - The presidency isn’t the only job up for grabs this November. The Washington Post’ s Chris Cillizza runs down (in order) the Senate seats most likely to flip parties: Ex-Virginia governor Mark Warner (D) is mounting a “sure-thing bid.” The survivor of the New Mexico GOP primary will likely fall to Rep. Tom Udall (D). Ex-NH governor Jeanne Shaheen (D) leads incumbent John Sununu by 18 points. More »

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      Senate  • Al Franken  • Mark Warner  • Jeanne Shaheen  • John Sununu  • Tom Udall  • Mary Landrieu  • Wayne Allard

    • Bush Spars With Senators Over Housing Fixes

      Washington Post  |  Feb 27, 08 11:56 AM CST

      Bush Spars With Senators Over Housing Fixes

      (Newser) - Congressional Democrats are pushing for new bankruptcy rules to help homeowners suffering from the mortgage crisis, the Washington Post reports—though the White House says it will veto any plan that could hurt lenders and send mortgage rates upward. Democrats say enough Republicans from hard-hit states could join them in allowing some bills to hit the Senate floor for debate. More »

    • Mortgage Crisis: Judges to the Rescue?

      Los Angeles Times  |  Feb 26, 08 1:00 PM CST

      Mortgage Crisis: Judges to the Rescue?

      (Newser) - Over the loud objections of lenders, Senate Democrats are lining up behind a plan to give bankruptcy judges the power to alter mortgages, the LA Times reports. The proposals could go to the floor as early as today. “This bill will have more impact… than any other option currently on the table,” said Jack Kemp, housing secretary in the first Bush administration. More »

    • Clinton and Obama: A Tale of Two Senators

      Los Angeles Times  |  Feb 26, 08 11:25 AM CST

      Clinton and Obama: A Tale of Two Senators

      (Newser) - The Senate isn’t a powerful presidential launching pad, but Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama arrived there amidst whispers of executive ambitions, and each charted a very different course, the LA Times reports. Clinton swiftly established herself as an inside operator, forging alliances and focusing on her state, while Obama traded on his outsider image to champion ethics reform. More »

    • Bush Predicts GOP Victory

      Associated Press  |  Feb 26, 08 3:15 AM CST

      Bush Predicts GOP Victory

      (Newser) - President Bush insisted yesterday to the Republican Governors Association that Americans will elect another Republican to fill his shoes in November, AP reports. "And I don't want the next Republican president to be lonely," Bush said. "And that's why we got to take the House, retake the Senate, and make sure our states are governed by Republican governors." More »

    • Candidates Run the Gamut on Earmarks

      Washington Post  |  Feb 15, 08 2:08 PM CST

      Candidates Run the Gamut on Earmarks

      (Newser) - This year’s presidential frontrunners represent a wide array of stances on congressional earmarking—a term for garnering funds for home-state pork, reports the Washington Post . Hillary Clinton is one of the Senate’s biggest earmark recipients, Barack Obama is in the bottom quarter, and John McCain is one of a handful to reject them entirely. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Hillary Clinton  • Senate  • earmarks  • spending  • funding  • Senate Appropriations Committee

    • Waterboarding Is Illegal: Justice Dept.

      Associated Press  |  Feb 14, 08 8:18 AM CST

      Waterboarding Is Illegal: Justice Dept.

      (Newser) - A top Justice Department official will declare to a House subcommittee today that waterboarding is no longer legal—a day after Congress defied President Bush's veto threat to explicitly outlaw the controversial interrogation tactic. "The set of interrogation methods authorized for current use is narrower than before, and it does not today include waterboarding," says testimony prepared by Stephen Bradbury, acting head of the Office of Legal Counsel. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Congress  • Senate  • CIA  • Department of Justice  • torture  • waterboarding  • Michael Hayden  • Chuck Hagel  • Steven Bradbury

    • Senate Yields to White House on Eavesdropping

      Washington Post  |  Feb 12, 08 6:41 PM CST

      Senate Yields to White House on Eavesdropping

      (Newser) - The Senate passed a bill today to expand the government's wiretapping powers and to grant immunity to phone companies that aided the government in post-9/11 investigations, the Washington Post reports. That translates into a big victory for the White House, notes the New York Times . The bill now goes to the House, which rejected immunity, for negotiations. More »

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      Senate  • warrantless wiretapping  • FISA

    • GOP Senators Block Dems' Stimulus Plan

      Associated Press  |  Feb 6, 08 6:26 PM CST

      GOP Senators Block Dems' Stimulus Plan

      (Newser) - Democrats' efforts to expand a financial relief plan for Americans hit a roadblock in the Senate today, the AP reports. Republicans were able to stymie the bill, which they say is too expensive. Democrats hoped to add $40 billion to the plan that passed the House last week; it's now in limbo, but there's enormous political pressure to get it moving. More »

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      US economy  • Senate  • stimulus package  • tax rebate

  • January 2008

    • House OKs Stimulus Package

      Washington Post  |  Jan 29, 08 4:57 PM CST

      House OKs Stimulus Package

      (Newser) - The House approved a $146 billion economic stimulus package today with overwhelming bipartisan support. The bill, which would give most Americans rebates of $600, passed by a vote of 385-35 and now heads to the Senate, reports the Washington Post . Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked the Senate to approve its version quickly, without changes that would stall it or risk a presidential veto. More »

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      Senate  • economic stimulus package  • US Congress

    • Deal on Stimulus Package Puts Heat on Senate

      Washington Post  |  Jan 25, 08 1:15 PM CST

      Deal on Stimulus Package Puts Heat on Senate

      (Newser) - The $150 billion package of tax breaks for consumers and businesses rolled out yesterday was the first show of bipartisan cooperation sans bloodletting since the  Democrats won control of Congress a year ago, the Washington Post observes . It took panic over a looming recession to mak