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Analysis

Sotomayor Vote Carries Risks for These Senators

Judiciary committee members share spotlight with nominee

May 28, 09 9:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation looks likely, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be some drama between here and there. Politico runs down which senators have the most to win—and the most to lose:  
  • Patrick Leahy: Facing his first nominee as judiciary chairman, Leahy’s
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Senate • Senate Democrats • Senate Judiciary Committee • Arlen Specter • Jeff Sessions • Senate Republicans • Patrick Leahy • Charles Grassley • Senate confirmation hearings • US Supreme Court • US Senate • Sonia Sotomayor

(AP) - Congress has sent President Obama a bill with sweeping new rules for the credit-card industry that will affect just about every American. The House approved the measure this afternoon, 361-64. The Senate OK'd it yesterday, 90-5. The new restrictions will protect debt-ridden consumers from many of the surprise charges common... More »

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Congress • House of Representatives • credit card • banking • US Congress • US Senate • Obama administration • banking industry • President Obama • credit card reform

ANALYSIS

Gender Gap in GOP Is Striking, Problematic

Women compose 10% of GOP House, Senate; Dems are 23% female

May 11, 09 12:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Women may make up the majority of America, but they comprise just 10% of the GOP House and Senate—compared to about 23% for Dems—and that gender gap "could make the Republicans’ climb back to power even steeper," writes Erika Lovely in Politico. It's not that the... More »

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Congress • GOP • House of Representatives • Republican Party • Senate GOP • gender gap • women in office • US Senate

 Specter: I'll 
 Filibuster the 
 Dems If Needed 

Former Republican says GOP let him down

May 3, 09 11:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Arlen Specter may be a Democrat now, but the erstwhile Republican senator says he’s not afraid to use the F-word: filibuster, Politico reports. Specter told NBC’s Meet the Press he hasn’t promised to be “a loyal Democrat” and made the switch after realizing through “polls... More »

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Democrats • Arlen Specter • filibuster • US Senate • Republicans

'Cash for Clunkers' Plan
Hits Skids With Auto Experts

Critics call green scheme misguided, too narrow

May 2, 09 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - “Cash for Clunkers,” a congressional effort to remove older, gas-guzzling cars from the road, is gaining traction on Capitol Hill, but remains controversial elsewhere, MSNBC reports. The plan would offer drivers a $4,500 voucher toward new, fuel-efficient cars in exchange for trading in their environmentally unfriendly vehicles.... More »

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environment • fuel efficiency • miles per gallon • vouchers • drivers • cars • US Senate • Cash for Clunkers

analysis

Obama Lacks Health Team
as Swine Flu Spreads

Terrorism pros handle health crisis

Apr 27, 09 1:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - With key health posts in the Obama administration still vacant, the swine flu outbreak is being handled by a counter-terrorism specialist and a former governor, Politico reports. The administration still lacks a surgeon general and chiefs for the Food and Drug Administraion and Centers for Disease Control, and needs to... More »

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epidemic • Department of Health • outbreak • Kathleen Sebelius • flu • US Senate • Obama administration • Obama Cabinet • political appointment • swine flu

Coleman Wants More Time to Craft Appeal

Republican pushes for mid-May appearance in Minn.'s high court

Apr 22, 09 2:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lawyers for Republican Norm Coleman want more time to prepare arguments for their appeal to Minnesota’s top court in the fight over last November's election, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. The attorneys’ timeline, presented today, would put off oral arguments until mid-May; attorneys for Democrat Al Franken, declared the... More »

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Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • US Senate • Minnesota Supreme Court

 Artsy Americans Offer 
 Preview of Cuba Thaw 

Travel to Cuba shows signs of loosening

Apr 12, 09 7:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - American tourists are flooding into Cuba as the freeze between the countries shows signs of thawing, reports the Los Angeles Times. For the recent Cuban Biennale art show, young Americans arrived to enjoy the culture and nightlife, defying the longstanding travel ban. With a bill to lift restrictions pending in... More »

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Barack Obama • tourism • art • Cuba • Cuban embargo • US Senate • Obama administration • President Obama

ANALYSIS

 Stevens Not Likely 
 to Recover Legacy  

Senator unlikely to restore reputation

Apr 2, 09 9:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Legally, Ted Stevens is off the hook. But it's unlikely he'll be able to regain his stature, or the Senate honors he might otherwise have been afforded, Laurie Kellman writes for the AP. His peers were notably restrained in response to yesterday's news that Justice is likely to void the... More »

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Alaska • corruption • prosecutorial misconduct • Ted Stevens • Orrin Hatch • Daniel Inouye • US Senate

Grassley Opens Mouth, Inserts Foot

Alternate headline for long image right layout: Gaffe Machine Grassley Isn't Sorry / Dek: That's just how we talk in Iowa, he insists

Apr 1, 09 10:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chuck Grassley has been on a roll. First, he told AIG execs to commit seppuku, then he accused the company of "sucking the t— of the taxpayer." Then, in a back-and-forth with Kent Conrad, he had his YouTube moment: "Oh, you’re good," the Senate budget... More »

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Iowa • GOP • Senate Republicans • Charles Grassley • AIG • gaffe • US Senate

Push to Boost Diversity Backfires on FBI

Whoops—bureau's website features fired whistleblower agent

Mar 27, 09 12:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Luckily for the FBI, photos can't talk. The bureau's website promotes its American Indian/Alaskan Native diversity program with a picture of an agent who says she was fired in retaliation for blowing the whistle about racial insensitivity, "In the Loop" columnist Al Kamen reports for the Washington Post.... More »

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Department of Justice • FBI • law enforcement • Robert Mueller • Charles Grassley • diversity • US Senate

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

(Newser) - As the chorus urging Roland Burris to resign grows larger and louder, the White House today stopped just short of joining but sent an unmistakable "veiled threat," writes Frank James in the Chicago Tribune. At this afternoon's press briefing, Robert Gibbs' words were measured yet blunt: "... More »

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Senate Democrats • White House • Illinois • Rod Blagojevich • US Senate • Obama administration • Robert Gibbs • President Obama • pay to play • Roland Burris

(Newser) - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn today joined the chorus of politicians calling for Roland Burris to resign, urging him to step down "as quickly as possible for the best interests of Illinois," the Chicago Tribune reports. Said Quinn, who gained the office after Rod Blagojevich's ouster for attempting to... More »

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corruption • Illinois • Rod Blagojevich • US Senate • pay to play • Pat Quinn • Roland Burris • public corruption

OPINION



 How We Can 
 Get Rid of 
 This Guy 


Feb 19, 09 2:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Even with everyone in sight calling for his head, even after he’s been caught lying multiple times about his appointment, Roland Burris seems determined not to step down. But there is a quick way to be rid of him, law professor Garrett Epps writes for Salon: The Illinois legislature... More »

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Senate • Illinois • US Constitution • Rod Blagojevich • constitutional law • US Senate • pay to play • Roland Burris

Unless He Resigns, Senate Likely Stuck With Burris

The embattled Senator, though lacking support, pledges to dig in and fight

Feb 19, 09 8:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Whatever problems Roland Burris had being seated in the Senate, they pale in comparison to the problems the Senate will have getting rid of him, the Los Angeles Times reports. Expulsion from the Senate requires a two-thirds vote; the last senators to be formally booted were alleged rebel supporters during... More »

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Senate Ethics Committee • Dick Durbin • Democratic Party • Rod Blagojevich • US Senate • Roland Burris

 Burris: 'I Have Done 
 Nothing Wrong' 

He'll comply with perjury review, but no more interviews

Feb 18, 09 3:08 PM CST
(Newser) - Roland Burris today urged his constituents to "stop the rush to judgment" as he denied any wrongdoing in the process of gaining his Senate seat, the Chicago Tribune reports. "If I had done the things I’ve been accused of, I’d be too embarrassed to stand up... More »

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politics • Senate Democrats • corruption • Illinois • congressional Democrats • US Congress • Rod Blagojevich • US Senate • Roland Burris

(Newser) - Rod Blagojevich's camp asked Roland Burris for money before nominating him to take Barack Obama's vacated Senate seat, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Burris revealed the request, for up to $10,000 in campaign contributions, in an affidavit dated Feb. 5—3 weeks after he was sworn in. Burris didn't... More »

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Barack Obama • Congress • corruption • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • US Senate • pay to play • Illinois House of Representatives • Roland Burris

Japan's PM Slams
'Buy American' Provision

World leaders roundly criticize stimulus provision

Feb 4, 09 5:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Japan’s prime minister today slammed the “Buy American” clause in the proposed economic-stimulus bill currently being considered by the US Senate, the Financial Times reports. Speaking in parliament, Taro Aso said that requiring stimulus projects to use US-made materials is “definitely wrong,” and contrary to the... More »

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Congress • Japan • Senate • prime minister • Taro Aso • free trade • protectionism • economic stimulus package • US Senate • fiscal policy

 Gregg to Take Commerce Job 

NH governor will name new GOP senator

Feb 3, 09 3:11 AM CST
(Newser) - New Hampshire GOP Sen. Judd Gregg is accepting the post of commerce secretary, reports CNN. The state's Democratic governor has agreed to name another Republican to replace Gregg in the Senate, leaving the balance of power unchanged. If that deal hadn't been struck, Gregg would have turned down the commerce... More »

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New Hampshire • John Lynch • Department of Commerce • US Senate • Obama administration • Judd Gregg • Bonnie Newman

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