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 Lieberman 
 to Baldwin: 
 'Make My Day' 

Conn. sen. defiant after actor threatens run

Aug 24, 09 10:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Alec Baldwin has "no use" for Joe Lieberman and is kicking around a move to Connecticut to run for his Senate seat in 2012—to which Lieberman tells CNN, "Make my day." The independent says he respects Baldwin as an actor and comedian, and "if he... More »

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(Newser) - Sen. Jim Webb arrived in Burma today and will meet with the leader of the country's junta this weekend, reports the New York Times. The Virginia Democrat will be the highest-ranking American official ever to meet Gen. Than Shwe; the White House said the senator was "not carrying a... More »

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Jim Webb • diplomacy • Virginia • Myanmar • Burma • Aung San Suu Kyi • Than Shwe • senator • Senate Foreign Relations Committee • US Senate • Obama administration • John Yettaw

(Newser) - Put Sen. Chuck Grassley in the fear-the-death-panels camp. Asked today at a town hall meeting to debunk that line of attack, Grassley did precisely the opposite, reports the Iowa Independent. "You have every right to fear," said Grassley—who, by the way, is one of three Republicans negotiating... More »

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Iowa • Charles Grassley • health care reform • town hall meeting • senator • death panel • deathers

 Florida Sen. 
 Martinez 
 to Resign: 
 Insiders 

Announcement could come today

Aug 7, 09 11:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Florida Sen. Mel Martinez will resign, perhaps as soon as today, sources tell the Miami Herald. “It's a deeply personal decision that he will expand on later today. He decided it's time to move to another stage of his life,” one said. The Republican has previously refuted word... More »

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Florida • Republican • resignation • Charlie Crist • Mel Martinez • senator

Health Reform Ads Already Turn Nasty

Dems' Nelson blasts liberal TV spot, warns tone will kill legislation

Aug 1, 09 2:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson is firing back against two liberal groups who are accusing him of partnering with insurance companies to “lead the charge to delay health reform” in a new TV ad, the Hill reports. “If this is an indication of the politics going into August, then... More »

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Howard Dean • Nebraska • health care reform • Ben Nelson • senator

Top Aides Leaving Ensign 


Jul 23, 09 8:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - More trouble for John Ensign in Nevada. The Republican senator has lost two senior aides in as many days, reports the Las Vegas Sun. The developments follow Ensign's admission that he had an affair with a former staffer and that his wealthy parents then paid her $100,000. What's worse,... More »

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(Newser) - Sen. Jim DeMint says President Obama has "lowered the discourse" because of a new ad that blasts DeMint over his "Waterloo" comment. That prompted Eric Kleefeld of Talking Points Memo to run down highlights of DeMint's own contributions to civil discourse over the past year:
  • He called
... More »

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South Carolina • senator • President Obama • Jim DeMint

CBO: Dems' Health Plans
Will Raise Costs

'Maybe what he should do is run for Congress,' snaps Reid

Jul 16, 09 5:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - The health care reform bills being pushed by House Democrats and the Senate health panel would not cut costs as advertised, says the director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. In fact, Douglas Elmendorf believes they would raise costs, the Washington Post reports. “We do not see the sort... More »

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Harry Reid • Democrat • employers • health care reform • Max Baucus • tax breaks • senator • Obama administration

opinion

John Kerry: Palin Misses Point on Cap and Trade


Jul 14, 09 8:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - John Kerry takes Sarah Palin to task for missing the big picture in her essay today against President Obama's cap-and-trade proposal. Palin, he writes in the Huffington Post, manages to criticize legislation to curb climate change without acknowledging the dangers of climate change itself. "It's like complaining about the... More »

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climate change • Alaska • John Kerry • global warming • cap and trade • governor • senator • Sarah Palin

 Ensign: I Won't Quit, 
 and I'll Run Again 

Disgraced senator says supporters don't want him to resign

Jul 14, 09 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sen. John Ensign says he’ll stick with his job and run for reelection despite news of his affair and his parents’ $96,000 payment to his mistress’ family, the Las Vegas Sun reports. The Republican says his supporters are telling him he shouldn’t resign, and “I fully... More »

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Senate • Senate Republicans • resignation • affair • John Ensign • political scandal • scandal • senator • re-election

David Brooks: GOP Senator Groped Me

Columnist says politicians tend to be 'emotional freaks'

Jul 11, 09 7:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - New York Times columnist David Brooks's career has taught him that the most powerful politicians are a bunch of "emotional freaks" prone to invading personal space, Think Progress reports. "I sat next to a Republican senator once at dinner and he had his hand on my inner thigh... More »

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Republican • midlife crisis • David Brooks • senator • politician

Obama Brings Pope Letter From Ailing Kennedy

President asks Benedict to pray for ill senator

Jul 10, 09 5:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama delivered a letter from Ted Kennedy to Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican today, CNN reports. Obama met with the pontiff for about a half hour before leaving Rome for Ghana. The contents of Kennedy’s letter were personal, an Obama aide said, and “not known to... More »

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cancer • Barack Obama • Pope Benedict XVI • Ted Kennedy • Rome • Vatican • Massachusetts • Catholic • Holy See • senator • Denis McDonough • brain cancer • brain tumor • President Obama • letter

(Newser) - Roland Burris won't run for re-election to his Senate seat, both Chicago papers are reporting. The Illinois senator intends to stay in office through the end of his term in January 2011 but figures he can't raise enough money to mount a re-election campaign. In fact, he's raised a measly... More »

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Chicago • Senate • Illinois • Rod Blagojevich • senator • Roland Burris

(Newser) - Yet another twist in the John Ensign scandal: The Nevada senator's parents gave his mistress and her family nearly $100,000 when their son's affair came to light, reports the Las Vegas Sun. The Ensigns gave the money to the Hamptons in the form of gifts under $12,000 each... More »

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parents • affair • Nevada • John Ensign • scandal • senator • Cindy Hampton • Doug Hampton

Ensign Blamed Wife in Letter
to Mistress

Husband releases note, raises possible felony charges

Jul 8, 09 7:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - For those keeping score, John Ensign is the senator whose affair made national headlines before Mark Sanford. He may have thought he was done with the spotlight, but the husband of his former lover is having none of it. Doug Hampton has given the Las Vegas Sun a letter that... More »

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OPINION

 Franken Plays It So 
 Straight It's Funny 

But doggone it, people like him

Jul 7, 09 9:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Al Franken the comedian is finally becoming Al Franken the senator, and his Senate colleagues were quick to demonstrate yesterday that, doggone it, they like him, writes Dana Milbank in the Washington Post. The only humor at a welcoming press conference was (apparently) unintentional, as Majority Leader Harry Reid intoned,... More »

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Saturday Night Live • Senate • comedy • Al Franken • comedian • senator • Dana Milbank


 Franken: 
 I Can't
 Wait to
 Start Work 

Senator-elect stresses loyalty to state, downplays Dem. supermajority

Jun 30, 09 5:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Al Franken said he was “thrilled and honored by the faith Minnesotans placed in me” after the state Supreme Court declared him the winner of the Senate recount, CNN reports. "I'm so excited to finally be able to get to work " said Franken, who added that he... More »

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Democrat • Norm Coleman • filibuster • Minnesota • Al Franken • senator • recount • US Senate • Minnesota recount

 Sen. Boxer: 
 Don't Call 
 Me 'Ma'am' 

McCain spoofs scolding

Jun 19, 09 10:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sen. Barbara Boxer wagged a finger at a military officer yesterday for calling her “ma’am,” the Christian Science Monitor reports. As the general discussed New Orleans, Boxer interrupted, saying “You know, do me a favor. Could you say ’senator’ instead of ‘ma’am?’ It’... More »

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John McCain • Sean Hannity • Barbara Boxer • senator • title

Blackmail Triggered Senator's Affair Confession: Aides

Cuckolded husband demanded money from Ensign after tryst, according to sources

Jun 17, 09 2:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sen. John Ensign went public with the news of his extramarital affair after the woman's husband tried to blackmail him, insiders tell Politico. The Nevada Republican had the affair with a staffer while he was separated from his wife, according to current and former aides. He gave her a severance... More »

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blackmail • Nevada • John Ensign • scandal • senator • extramarital affair

(Newser) - John Ensign, a Republican senator from Nevada said to be considering a presidential run in 2012, admitted today that he had an extramarital affair with a campaign staffer, reports Chris Cillizza of the Washington Post. "It's absolutely the worst thing I've ever done in my life," he said... More »

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Republican • Senate • GOP • Nevada • Senate GOP • John Ensign • scandal • senator • US Senate • extramarital affair

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