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(Newser) - President Obama jetted to Las Vegas yesterday for a glitzy fundraiser for Harry Reid, the Washington Post reports. Aides estimate the shindig, which cost revelers between $50 and $2,400, pulled in $2 million for Reid’s contentious reelection battle. Though Obama and Reid haven’t always seen eye-to-eye,... More »

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Barack Obama • Harry Reid • Las Vegas • fundraiser • Nevada • Caesars Palace • re-election

Obama Can't Pack the House in Vegas

Tickets left for Reid fundraiser at venue Celine Dion sold out

May 26, 09 8:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Not being able to fill a room isn’t a charge usually leveled at President Obama, but, the Los Angeles Times reports, there are still (relatively cheap) tickets available for a fundraiser he’s hosting tonight for Sen. Harry Reid at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Elton John and Celine... More »

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Harry Reid • Las Vegas • fundraiser • Celine Dion • Caesars Palace • Sheryl Crow • President Obama • Bette Midler

Obama Already Throwing Weight for Midterms

Takes steps for Reid, Specter, Gillibrand
4 months into term

May 26, 09 8:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - He’s been in office just a few months—but President Obama’s already working to get Democrats elected in 2010, the Wall Street Journal reports. So far this month, Obama has urged a potential candidate to run in North Carolina, battled a primary threat to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, pledged... More »

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Congress • Harry Reid • Arlen Specter • Democratic Party • David Axelrod • President Obama • Election 2010 • Kirsten Gillibrand

(Newser) - Leading Democrats praised President Obama's speech today while making clear that they still need details about closing Gitmo, Politico reports. “We’re all awaiting the details of the plan and the president is going to come up with one,” said Harry Reid, echoing the sentiment of fellow senators.... More »

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John McCain • Democrats • Harry Reid • Guantanamo Bay • Guantanamo prisoners • Gitmo • President Obama

(Newser) - Harry Reid may have a tough time getting Nevadans to re-elect him in 2010, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. If the election were today, 45% would definitely vote against him and another 17% would consider it, a new poll shows. About a third of voters would keep the Senate... More »

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Harry Reid • Nevada • approval ratings • opinion polls • Senate majority leader • Election 2010

(Newser) - Sen. Ted Kennedy should be back at work after the body’s Memorial Day recess, Majority Leader Harry Reid said today after hearing from Kennedy’s wife that the 77-year-old’s brain cancer is in remission. Kennedy has spent much time at home in Massachusetts since the diagnosis last May,... More »

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Harry Reid • Senate Democrats • Ted Kennedy • health care reform • brain cancer

Obama Meets With Senators on Court Choice

Nominee coming 'soon,' should be seated by October, say Dems

May 13, 09 1:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama’s choice for the next Supreme Court justice is coming “soon,” said Democratic senators after a meeting with the president. The White House says the appointee won’t be announced this week, but Harry Reid and Patrick Leahy say he or she should be seated by... More »

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Harry Reid • Patrick Leahy • US Supreme Court • David Souter • President Obama

(Newser) - Arlen Specter, demoted to junior spots on Senate committees after switching to the Democratic Party, thought things would be different, he told CNN today. Majority Leader Harry Reid “said that I would maintain my committee assignments,” Specter said, “and that my seniority would be established as if... More »

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Congress • Senate • Harry Reid • Arlen Specter • Republican Party • Democratic Party • committee • seniority

Dems in a Snit Over Specter's Cozy Deal

Senate honchos fume as newbie prepares to leapfrog to top jobs

Apr 30, 09 2:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some top Democratic senators are rebelling against the deal that brought Arlen Specter into the fold, the Hill reports. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told the aisle-crosser he could keep the 28 years of seniority he gained as a GOP senator, infuriating long-serving Democrats whom Specter will now likely leapfrog... More »

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Senate • Harry Reid • Senate Democrats • Senate Judiciary Committee • Arlen Specter • Senate Appropriations Committee • party politics • switching parties

Reid Resists Torture Commission

Senate leader rejects Pelosi, joins Obama in opposing panel

Apr 24, 09 2:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Harry Reid will back President Obama in resisting calls to immediately create an independent commission to probe the CIA's harsh interrogation program, the New York Times reports. The majority leader, backed by other top Senate Democrats, said it would be "very unwise" to start establishing commissions or tribunals before... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • CIA • torture • politics • Harry Reid • Senate Democrats • Obama administration • torture memo • truth commission

Liberal Groups' Attack Ads on Moderate Dems Not Helpful: Reid

MoveOn should back off, majority leader says

Mar 27, 09 12:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says left-wing groups shouldn’t run ads pressuring moderate Democrats into backing President Obama’s budget, Politico reports. “I think it’s very unwise and not helpful,” Reid said today of the efforts by Moveon.org and Americans United for Change to convert... More »

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Barack Obama • Congress • Democrats • Senate • Harry Reid • MoveOn • MoveOn.org • moderate • Obama administration

(Newser) - Frustrated Senate Democrats today urged their GOP counterparts to stop criticizing President Obama’s proposed budget and provide an alternative, the Hill reports. “If it were easy to write a budget, then the Republicans would be writing one,” Dick Durbin said. Republicans responded that as the minority, that... More »

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Congress • Harry Reid • Senate Democrats • Mitch McConnell • Senate Republicans • Dick Durbin • 2009 budget • President Obama • economic crisis

AIG Bonus Tax Is Stalled, Likely to Die in Senate

Lawmakers likely to let special tax die, with the nod from Obama

Mar 24, 09 7:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - With populist outrage cooling and the White House even cooler, the 90% AIG bonus tax that sailed through the House last week is stalled in the Senate, where it's likely to die, reports Bloomberg. Majority Leader Harry Reid said yesterday this week will be devoted to debating national service and... More »

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Congress • taxes • executive compensation • Senate • Harry Reid • Jon Kyl • House of Representatives • AIG • bonuses • Kent Conrad • President Obama

(Newser) - Harry Reid is at the height of his power, possibly the most influential man in the Senate and in Nevada political history—all of which makes him a prime target for Republicans in 2010, the LA Times reports. The GOP already has run an ad attacking the “super-spending... More »

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Harry Reid • Nevada • Senate majority leader • Election 2010 • Bill Maher Grid

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 'Dealmaker' Role Suits Reid 

Under Obama, Majority Leader no longer needs to be attacker

Mar 7, 09 9:24 AM CST
(Newser) - When George Bush was boss, Harry Reid had to play attack dog—but with Barack Obama in office, the Senate majority leader has returned to a role more comfortable to him, writes Shailagh Murray in a Washington Post profile. These days, he’s a “dealmaker”—like Obama, he... More »

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Congress • Senate • Harry Reid • Senate Democrats • Senate Republicans • bipartisanship • President Obama

(AP) - With a $410 billion catchall spending bill stalled in the Senate and a midnight deadline looming, Congress rushed through stopgap legislation today to keep the government running for another five days. With most Republicans denouncing the bill as too costly and a few Democrats opposing it as well, Majority Leader... More »

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Congress • Senate • Harry Reid • House of Representatives • appropriations • temporary funds • spending bill • Federal government • President Obama • stopgap

 Capitol Goes Gaga for Pitt 

Brad discusses New Orleans, lawmakers swoon

Mar 6, 09 8:01 AM CST
(Newser) - Brad Pitt was in Washington yesterday for a serious reason, but the effect he had on lawmakers was not entirely professional, with many employees ditching their offices to nonchalantly hang out in the halls hoping to catch a glimpse of the superstar, AP reports. It wasn’t all fun and... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Hurricane Katrina • Brad Pitt • New Orleans • Washington DC • Harry Reid • Capitol Hill • housing • celebrity • Dick Durbin • Ninth Ward

(AP) - Senate Republicans, demanding the right to change a huge spending bill, forced Democrats tonight to put off a final vote on the measure until next week. The surprise development will force Congress to pass a stopgap funding bill to avoid a partial shutdown of the government. Republicans have blasted the... More »

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Congress • Senate • Harry Reid • spending bill • Republicans

Coleman Still Has a Chance: Minn. Governor

Pawlenty warns Senate that GOP will fight seating of Franken

Mar 1, 09 1:11 PM CST
(Newser) - Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty wants his constituents—and Democratic senators—to know that Franken-Coleman race isn't over, the Hill reports. The Republican governor stresses that "to be able to guess how it's going to come out is challenging," due to legal intricacies, and he promises woe to the... More »

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Harry Reid • Norm Coleman • filibuster • Minnesota • Tim Pawlenty • Al Franken • recount • US Senate

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Pelosi: It's My House, Not Obama's

Speaker stakes her ground on Iraq, tax
cuts, other issues

Feb 27, 09 1:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi was happy to block for President Obama on the stimulus, but she won’t keep at it forever, reports Politico. Pelosi’s responsibilities are to her liberal district and caucus; on the pace of repealing tax cuts, withdrawal from Iraq, and other issues, Pelosi doesn’t plan on... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Barack Obama • Congress • Senate • Harry Reid • House of Representatives

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