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Senate majority leader stories: 11 news summaries

 Reid 'Optimistic' 
 About 60 Votes 

Majority leader thinks he's got the support to send bill to the floor

Nov 18, 09 10:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Harry Reid is “cautiously optimistic” about the success of his frantic attempts to unite the 60 votes of his caucus behind the Senate health care reform bill. “I think we’re together,” he says. But the majority leader was positively voluble about the bill itself, notes the... More »

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Congress • Joe Biden • Harry Reid • Democratic caucus • legislation • vice president • Mary Landrieu • health care reform • Ben Nelson • concession • Senate majority leader • Blanche Lincoln

Pelosi Eye Roll Hints at Dem Rift on Afghanistan

She doesn't seem to be on the same page as Reid

Oct 8, 09 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - It was a little thing. After Tuesday’s powwow with the president on Afghan strategy, Harry Reid emerged from the White House with Nancy Pelosi and announced: “Everyone said that ‘whatever decision you make, we will support it,’” as the House speaker rolled her eyes. Though... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Congress • troop surge • Harry Reid • House of Representatives • Democratic Party • speaker of the House • Afghanistan war • Obama administration • Senate majority leader • President Obama

ANALYSIS

Dems' Silent Fear: 
What if Reid Loses in 2010?

Party unity expected to take a hit if majority leader is voted out in 2010

Sep 30, 09 6:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Harry Reid hasn't kept a very high profile as Senate majority leader but the vital role he's been playing will become obvious if he is unseated in next year's elections, say Democratic insiders. Even the Nevada senator's critics admit that he's stopped liberal and moderate Democrats from feuding, and many... More »

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Charles Schumer • Harry Reid • Senate Democrats • Nevada • Dick Durbin • Senate majority leader • Election 2010

ANALYSIS

As Head Ref, Reid Feels Heat in Health Debate

Top Dem must get it done—and get himself re-elected in '10

Jul 29, 09 11:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has prided himself on his hands-off leadership style, but pretty soon he’s going to get those hands dirty, Politico reports. Reid will soon have to reconcile two radically different health care bills coming out of committee—as if that weren't enough, he’s up... More »

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Senate • Harry Reid • Senate Democrats • Senate Republicans • Nevada • health care reform • Senate majority leader • Election 2010

(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) - 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

ANALYSIS

White House Stacked With Daschle Alums

Former senator is well-connected in Obama administration

Feb 3, 09 10:36 AM CST
(Newser) - Nobody is wired into Washington like Tom Daschle. If he survives the controversy, he’ll enter office with a web of allies and former aides inside the Beltway and the White House, the Washington Post reports. During Daschle’s 30 years in Congress, including 10 as Senate Democratic leader, a... More »

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Health and Human Services • Tom Daschle • Obama administration • Senate majority leader • Pete Rouse

A Rocky Start to 2009
for Harry Reid

In interview, Senate majority leader admits he had other plans

Jan 8, 09 5:54 AM CST
(Newser) - With a strengthened majority and a Democrat in the White House, Harry Reid expected a fast start off the blocks for the 111th Congress. But the Senate majority leader has found himself, these first days of 2009, stumbling over the handling of the Roland Burris appointment and struggling to respond... More »

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Congress • Senate • Harry Reid • Al Franken • Senate majority leader • Roland Burris

 Reid: I Won't Be Obama 
 Rubber Stamp 

Senate majority leader vows Congress won't just be Obama's rubber stamp

Jan 7, 09 8:45 AM CST
(Newser) - The 111th Congress is going to be a lot more than just a rubber stamp for Barack Obama's policies, Harry Reid tells the Hill. The Senate majority leader says Democrats must take care to avoid over-reaching. "If Obama steps over the bounds, I will tell him," the Democrat... More »

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Congress • Senate • Harry Reid • Democratic caucus • vice president • Democratic Senators • Obama administration • Senate majority leader • President Obama

Reid Steps Up for Re-Election Dogfight

Majority leader has
low ratings, political target on his back

Dec 27, 08 12:00 PM CST
(Newser) - He presides over the biggest Senate majority in a quarter century, but Harry Reid is still the Democrat most likely to be unseated in 2 years, the Wall Street Journal reports. A recent poll shows Reid’s approval rating at 38%, and his disapproval rating at 54%. Aware of... More »

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Democratic Congress • Senate • Harry Reid • John Ensign • Senate majority leader

Reid Takes
the Long View

Senate majority leader points toward 2010, looking to avoid Daschle's fate

Aug 12, 08 8:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Harry Reid has positioned himself among the Democratic elite in Washington, but that doesn't mean the Senate majority leader is taking his eye off of the 2010 election in his home state of Nevada, reports Politico. Reid is maintaining his power position in the Senate while discreetly launching a campaign... More »

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Democrats • Republican • Harry Reid • Nevada • Tom Daschle • senator • Senate majority leader • 2010 election

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