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Voinovich Makes 9 GOP Yeas for Sotomayor


Aug 6, 09 1:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - As she coasts toward confirmation, Sonia Sotomayor picked up the support of a 9th Republican today, reports MSNBC. Ohio Sen. George Voinovich’s promised yea joins yesterday's announcement by Kit Bond of Missouri and on-again-off-again Obama cabinet nominee Judd Gregg of New Hampshire. Voinovich is among four of six retiring... More »

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New Hampshire • Senate Republicans • Missouri • George Voinovich • US Supreme Court • US Senate • opinion polls • Obama administration • Judd Gregg • Obama Cabinet • Christopher Bond • Kit Bond • Sonia Sotomayor • public opinion • confirmation vote

Obama Picks Up Steam in Congress Over F-22 Funds

Lawmakers had opposed Prez's bid to cut money

Jul 21, 09 10:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a shift, the White House looks likely to win over Congress in its bid to cut $1.7 billion in funding for the F-22 fighter jet, Politico reports. Congress had looked set to support the measure last week, but the administration is pressing hard with Defense Secretary Robert Gates... More »

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Congress • John McCain • Pentagon • John Kerry • Robert Gates • congressional Democrats • defense secretary • Obama administration • Judd Gregg • President Obama • F-22 fighter jet • Mike Enzi

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

 McConnell: 
 Health Plan 
 'Not Good' for US 

Republican leader says nation already has quality care

Jul 19, 09 11:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - The fight over health care got even testier today when Mitch McConnell said Republicans wouldn’t support President Obama’s reform plan. “It’s not good for the country,” the Senate minority leader told Meet the Press. “We have quality health care now. We do not have... More »

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health care • Mitch McConnell • Fox News • health care reform • Kathleen Sebelius • Meet the Press • Judd Gregg • Peter Orszag

Health Bill Has
a Big Carrot for the Healthy

Senate measure would let employers cut premiums up to 50%

Jul 15, 09 12:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - A measure slipped into the Senate’s health care reform bill could cut workers’ insurance costs by up to half if they eat well, lose weight, and quit smoking, the Boston Globe reports. The measure may be key to encouraging Americans to stay healthy without too much government imposition, a... More »

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health care • health care costs • health insurance • Senate • smoking • weight loss • diet • Chris Dodd • healthy habits • discounts • incentives • Obama administration • Judd Gregg

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

Durbin: Cheney 'Way Beyond' the Constitution

Also, Palin resignation 'surprised' McCain;
she 'did not call me'

Jul 12, 09 10:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - The revelation that Dick Cheney ordered the CIA to withhold information from Congress “absolutely” warrants an investigation, Sen. Dick Durbin said today. “To give the president unbridled authority goes way beyond the United States Constitution,” Durbin told This Week. Over on Fox News Sunday, Sen. John Cornyn... More »

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Dick Cheney • CIA • intelligence • John Cornyn • Dick Durbin • Judd Gregg • Eric Cantor • Sonia Sotomayor

Nine Senators Hold Key to Health Reform

Baucus leads 'Board
of Directors' in tough bipartisan negotiations

Mar 16, 09 10:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - If Barack Obama succeeds in overhauling America's health care system by the end of 2009, he'll have to thank a bipartisan group of nine senators charged with developing a bill that can muster 60 votes. The "Board of Directors"—named by Max Baucus, Obama's go-to figure for health... More »

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health care • Congress • Senate • Ted Kennedy • Orrin Hatch • Chris Dodd • Charles Grassley • health care reform • John D. Rockefeller • Max Baucus • Kent Conrad • Judd Gregg

Gregg Pulled In Profit on
Air Force Base Earmark 

No personal gain from earmarks, says senator

Feb 27, 09 8:42 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama can be glad Sen. Judd Gregg, briefly nominated for commerce secretary, backed out. Today, the AP reports that Gregg invested heavily in efforts by his brother Cyrus to redevelop New Hampshire’s Pease Air Force Base, while earmarking federal dollars for the redevelopment. “These earmarks do not... More »

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New Hampshire • Air Force • governor • Air National Guard • senator • Judd Gregg

(Newser) - Judd Gregg’s flirtation with the top job at Commerce has brought the partisan battle over the US Census to the fore with just a year to go before before the official count, the New York Times reports. Most Americans may not think of the census as a political... More »

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partisanship • Department of Commerce • US Census • redistricting • Obama administration • Judd Gregg • President Obama • Obama Cabinet • political appointment • 2010


 GOP Hardliners 
 Change Tune 
 on Gregg  

Senator's decision to quit is rallying cry for Republicans

Feb 13, 09 9:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Judd Gregg said the right bipartisan things, but to a Republican Party in need of a boost, his withdrawal as nominee for commerce secretary feels like an act of defiance against the administration, reports Politico. When his decision was announced in a party meeting, attendees broke into applause. "Sen.... More »

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Republican • Senate Republicans • economic stimulus package • House Republicans • Obama administration • Judd Gregg • President Obama • Obama Cabinet

Honest Abe for Commerce? Obama Pokes Fun at Trouble

Maybe Abe sat around waiting for a call to be commerce secretary

Feb 13, 09 9:39 AM CST
(Newser) - President Obama poked a little fun at himself and his own Cabinet-appointee travails last night during a tribute to Abe Lincoln in Illinois, notes the Chicago Tribune. Obama drew a long round of laughter when he described Lincoln's pre-presidential days as a Springfield lawyer, "his feet on a cluttered... More »

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Springfield • Abraham Lincoln • Judd Gregg • President Obama • commerce secretary

(Newser) - President Obama—now 0 for 2 on commerce nominations—said Judd Gregg's decision to back out today came as a "something of a surprise," the State Journal-Register of Springfield reports. "The truth, you know, Mr. Gregg approached us with interest and seemed enthusiastic," said Obama. The... More »

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Department of Commerce • Obama administration • Judd Gregg • commerce secretary • Obama Cabinet

(Newser) - More bad Cabinet news for President Obama: Republican Sen. Judd Gregg is withdrawing from consideration to be commerce secretary, the Washington Post reports. Gregg, who represents New Hampshire, cited "irresolvable conflicts" with Obama on issues including the stimulus package. He's the second commerce nominee to withdraw, following Bill Richardson.... More »

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Obama administration • Judd Gregg • commerce secretary • Obama Cabinet

OPINION

 Hey, Obamaniacs: 
 Here Are Your Answers 

Wait, bipartisanship means we have to listen to Republicans?

Feb 7, 09 12:00 PM CST
(Newser) - If you’re a card-carrying Obama fan, chances are “you’ve been feeling unstimulated” with the news of late, Gail Collins writes in the New York Times. But don’t worry, she has the answers to all your burning questions:
  • How could so many Cabinet nominees
... More »

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Barack Obama • Gail Collins • Tom Daschle • bipartisanship • Obama administration • Judd Gregg • bipartisan

Analysis

Deep-Red Gregg Is a Strange Fit
for Obama

Commerce nom tried to get rid of agency, but is bridge to big business

Feb 4, 09 1:53 PM CST
(Newser) - Judd Gregg is a fairly bizarre choice for commerce secretary, Pete Engardio writes in BusinessWeek, considering the Republican senator once called for the elimination of the Commerce Department. Gregg is a true fiscal conservative, who’s voted against bills to tighten emission standards, raise taxes on gas producers, and negotiate... More »

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Barack Obama • Department of Commerce • fiscal conservatives • Obama administration • Judd Gregg • President Obama • commerce secretary

(Newser) - For once, a Senate appointment went just as planned. New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch said today that Republican J. Bonnie Newman will replace Judd Gregg in the Senate once Gregg is confirmed as commerce secretary, the Boston Globe reports. Though Lynch is a Democrat and could have given his party... More »

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Senate • New Hampshire • Judd Gregg • President Obama

 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

GOP Says It Will Keep Gregg's Senate Seat

Sources say Lynch would appoint interim GOP member

Feb 2, 09 7:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Republicans say they have a deal in place to make sure that if Barack Obama picks Judd Gregg to head the Commerce Department, they won't lose that 41st seat they need to mount a filibuster. Officials expect New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch to pick his former chief of staff Bonnie... More »

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Barack Obama • Senate • New Hampshire • Senate Republicans • John Lynch • Department of Commerce • Obama administration • Judd Gregg • commerce secretary • Bonnie Newman

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

Senate Queasy on Spending in Obama Stimulus

Kyl: 'Start from scratch;' McConnell vows Dems won't get 60 seats

Feb 1, 09 11:30 AM CST
(Newser) - The level of spending in Barack Obama’s House-approved $819 billion stimulus package will complicate its Senate passage, say two senators whose support will be crucial. “Unfortunately, this bill has become a Christmas tree,” Republican Susan Collins told CNN, while Democratic colleague Ben Nelson said, “There’s... More »

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Barack Obama • Senate • Jon Kyl • Mitch McConnell • Susan Collins • economic stimulus package • Tom Daschle • Ben Nelson • Judd Gregg

GOP Desperate to Keep Gregg
in Senate

If he takes Commerce, they want NH governor to pick a Republican 

Jan 31, 09 11:26 AM CST
(Newser) - Republicans are stepping up efforts to keep Judd Gregg from jumping to Barack Obama’s Cabinet, or, failing that, to convince New Hampshire’s Democratic governor to pick a Republican to replace him. Otherwise, Democrats would gain a filibuster-proof 60-seat majority. “It would be a loss to the Senate... More »

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Barack Obama • Senate • New Hampshire • John Cornyn • Department of Commerce • Obama administration • Judd Gregg • commerce secretary

Obama Mulls Republican for Commerce

Tapping NH's Gregg could give Democrats 60 seats in Senate

Jan 30, 09 10:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Democrats may get their 60-seat Senate majority after all. President Obama is considering New Hampshire Republican Judd Gregg for the Commerce Secretary post Bill Richardson declined, sources tell Politico. New Hampshire’s Democratic governor would then get to appoint Gregg’s successor. Asked if he’d been offered the job,... More »

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Barack Obama • Bill Richardson • Cabinet • Senate • New Hampshire • Obama administration • Judd Gregg • Cabinet secretary • commerce secretary • Obama Cabinet

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