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  • August 2008

    • A Convention Outsider Moves to Center Stage

      New York Times  |  Aug 27, 08 9:57 AM CDT

      A Convention Outsider Moves to Center Stage

      (Newser) - Barack Obama arrives in Denver today one election away from the presidency—a far cry from the 2000 convention, when he couldn't even get a seat on the floor. As Al Gore received the Democrats' nomination in Los Angeles, the state senator barely had enough money to rent a car. "I have no memory of him there," Obama's Illinois colleague Dick Durbin told the New York Times . More »

  • July 2008

    • How McCain Became a Senate Power

      New York Times  |  Jul 21, 08 9:00 AM CDT

      How McCain Became a Senate Power

      (Newser) - Prior to his 2000 bid for the White House, John McCain spent more time mocking his fellow senators than compromising with them. But after his defeat, the Arizona legislator returned to the Senate with a softened demeanor and got down to the business of legislation. The New York Times looks at how McCain cuts deals with everyone from Democrats to his sworn enemies in his own party, and has become the Senate's most powerful member. More »

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      John McCain  • Senate  • Election 2000  • Dick Durbin  • compromise  • triangulation

  • April 2008
  • March 2008

    • Party Pooh-bahs to Clinton: Lose and Go Home

      New York Times  |  Mar 2, 08 6:06 PM CST

      Party Pooh-bahs to Clinton: Lose and Go Home

      (Newser) - Top Democrats are urging Hillary Clinton to quit if she can’t score big in Tuesday’s primaries, the New York Times reports. Senators John Kerry and Dick Durbin, both Obama backers, and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson pressed her today to consider party unity if she loses in Texas and Ohio. “I just think that D-Day is Tuesday,” Richardson said on “Face the Nation." More »

  • February 2008
  • October 2007

    • Child Immigrant Amnesty Bill Dies in Senate

      Chicago Tribune  |  Oct 25, 07 2:42 AM CDT

      Child Immigrant Amnesty Bill Dies in Senate

      (Newser) - The Senate couldn't muster needed votes to debate the "Dream Act," a measure that would have established a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants brought to the US as children. Criticized as just "another amnesty bill" by Senate Republicans, the measure had been included in the comprehensive immigration reform that failed to pass this summer. More »

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      children  • Dick Durbin

    • New Chinese Toy Recall Sparks Fury in Congress

      Reuters  |  Oct 5, 07 4:32 AM CDT

      New Chinese Toy Recall Sparks Fury in Congress

      (Newser) - The embattled Consumer Product Safety Commission announced yet another recall of dangerous toys from China yesterday as it came under withering fire in Congress over a recent wave of product safety problems.  Another half million toys made in China are being recalled because of lead paint contamination. The announcement was made just minutes before the acting chairwoman of the federal agency  testified before a Senate subcommittee. More »

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      China  • toy recalls  • Claire McCaskill  • Consumer Product Safety Commission  • Dick Durbin  • lead paint  • Nancy Nord  • Mark Pryor

    • Democrats Vote $150B For War

      Associated Press  |  Oct 2, 07 3:06 AM CDT

      Democrats Vote $150B For War

      (Newser) - After failing to force the White House to bring significant numbers of troops home, Senate Democrats helped authorize another $150 billion to pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The 92-3 funding approval came as the House planned legislation that will require President Bush to produce a coherent exit strategy for Iraq. More »

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      Iraq  • Congress  • Senate  • Pentagon  • Harry Reid  • Iraq exit strategy  • Dick Durbin  • funding

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