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NEWS ABOUT: Mary Landrieu

Mary Landrieu stories: 18 news summaries

 Senate Democrats Clear 
 Health Care Hurdle, 60-39 

Reid gets 60 votes to open full debate after Thanksgiving recess

Nov 21, 09 7:13 PM CST
(Newser) - Harry Reid's hope of passing health care legislation before Christmas took a giant step forward tonight. Reid got the 60 votes he needed to ward off a Republican filibuster and clear the way for full debate on the Senate floor after the Thanksgiving recess. "We can see the finish... More »

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Senate • Harry Reid • Mary Landrieu • health care reform • Blanche Lincoln

60 votes?

Landrieu's Officially In, Leaving Only One Holdout

She'll allow bill to move forward; Blanche Lincoln hasn't tipped her hand

Nov 21, 09 12:05 PM CST
(AP) - And then there was one. Mary Landrieu confirmed today she'd vote in favor of allowing the Senate health care bill to move forward. "Much more work needs to be done," said the Louisiana Democrat, but she's seen enough modifications for now. She warned this doesn't mean she'll vote... More »

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Senate • Harry Reid • Mary Landrieu • health care reform • Blanche Lincoln

showtime: 8pm

All Eyes on Blanche Lincoln in Cliffhanger Senate Vote

Mary Landrieu and Ben Nelson expected to back health reform in first vote

Nov 21, 09 7:24 AM CST
(Newser) - Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln is in the hot seat tonight, as the last Democratic holdout to the 60 votes Harry Reid needs in balloting tonight to bring the health care bill to the Senate floor for debate. Nebraskan Ben Nelson said yesterday he would vote yes, and Louisiana's Mary Landrieu... More »

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Democrats • Senate • Harry Reid • Mary Landrieu • health care reform • Ben Nelson • Blanche Lincoln

Nate Silver

Most Red State Dems Can Vote for Health Care

Only Blanche Lincoln faces 2010 fight, and she'll be a tough sell

Nov 20, 09 9:27 AM CST
(Newser) - The main reason Senate Democrats have a prayer of passing health care reform is that not many of them are up for reelection next year, says Nate Silver. Only a third of the Senate is up for re-election in 2010, and most of the Democrats in that group come from... More »

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Senate • Mary Landrieu • health care reform • Ben Nelson • Nate Silver • Election 2010 • 2010 • Blanche Lincoln

Three Dems Threaten to Block Health Debate

Reid & Co. scramble to appease Lincoln, Nelson and Landrieu

Nov 18, 09 10:43 AM CST
(Newser) - Three Senate Democrats are threatening to prevent the health care reform bill from even making it to the floor of the chamber. Normally it’s a routine procedure to get the 60 votes necessary to open debate on a bill, but Ben Nelson, Blanche Lincoln, and Mary Landrieu are balking... More »

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Senate • Mary Landrieu • health care reform • Ben Nelson • Blanche Lincoln

 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

 Health Reform 
 Faces Tougher 
 Battle in Senate 

A very different health bill enters a sharply divided Senate

Nov 9, 09 6:48 AM CST
(Newser) - "That was easy," Nancy Pelosi quipped after health care reform squeaked through the House; viewed from the other side of the Capitol, this is no joke. As the action shifts to the Senate, Harry Reid has a tough hand to play. The GOP minority wields more power in... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Harry Reid • Mary Landrieu • health care reform • Ben Nelson • public option

PUBLIC OPTION SHOWDOWN

 Reid's 6 Biggest Headaches 

Ben Nelson, Joe Lieberman are two of them

Oct 28, 09 8:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - To get the 60 votes he needs just to bring his health care bill to the floor of the Senate, Harry Reid is going to have to rein in some of his caucus' members. Politico surveys the majority leader's biggest challenges.
  • Joe Lieberman, Conn. The independent said yesterday
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Senate • Harry Reid • Joe Lieberman • Mary Landrieu • health care reform • Evan Bayh • Democratic Party • Mark Pryor • Ben Nelson • Democratic Senators • public option • Blanche Lincoln

 Reid Narrows In 
 on 60 Votes 
 for Public Option 

Landrieu and Lieberman agree not to block opt-out plan

Oct 24, 09 9:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Harry Reid closed in on the 60 votes he needs to pass a health reform bill with a public option yesterday, aided by 2 Democratic moderates who pledged not to filibuster the vote. Both Mary Landrieu and Joe Lieberman said they wouldn't block the bill, which offers a public insurance... More »

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Congress • Senate • Harry Reid • Joe Lieberman • Olympia Snowe • Mary Landrieu • health care reform • public option

 Reid Goes for 
 Broke With Public 
 Option Bill 

Senate majority leader banks on 60 votes, infuriates Baucus

Oct 23, 09 7:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Harry Reid is preparing to bring a health reform bill that includes a public option to the floor of the Senate, gambling that his 60-member caucus will support the plan if it contains opt-out measures for individual states. The majority leader and other senators met with Barack Obama yesterday to... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Barack Obama • Charles Schumer • Senate • Harry Reid • Olympia Snowe • Susan Collins • Mary Landrieu • health care reform • Max Baucus • Ben Nelson • public option

HEALTH REFORM



 Six Senate 
 Swing Votes 

From Dems who swing right to left-leaning GOPers, debate promises suspense

Oct 14, 09 12:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - As health care reform bills merge and change on the Senate floor, the pool of legislators to watch has grown. The Wall Street Journal takes a look:
  • Olympia Snowe, R-Maine: Her vote for the Finance Committee bill was clutch, but "doesn't forecast what my vote will be
... More »

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Congress • Senate • legislation • Olympia Snowe • Senate Finance Committee • Susan Collins • Mary Landrieu • health care reform • Ben Nelson • Roland Burris • public option • Blanche Lincoln

Obama to Lefties: Don't Bash Health Care Moderates

President urges advocates to promote his health care agenda instead

Jul 4, 09 5:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama wants his liberal allies to stop heckling moderate Democrats on health care, the Washington Post reports. “We shouldn’t be focusing resources on each other,” Obama said in a phone call with a handful of senior House and Senate lawmakers. Grass-roots groups have been slamming legislators... More »

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Barack Obama • Congress • Mary Landrieu • MoveOn • grassroots • health care reform

(Newser) - The political blogosphere is having some fun tonight with the fact that House Minority Whip Eric Cantor attended the Britney Spears concert last night instead of dutifully tuning in to President Obama's press conference. Cantor's office confirmed to Wonkette that he took in the show, adding that he did so... More »

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Congress • Britney Spears • Mary Landrieu • House minority whip • Eric Cantor • House

senate results

Hagan Defeats Dole;
Dems Flip 5 Seats So Far


Nov 4, 08 11:01 PM CST
(Newser) - Kay Hagan defeated Elizabeth Dole in North Carolina and at least four other Democrats captured Republican seats in the Senate as the party inched toward a filibuster-proof goal of 60 seats, ABC News reports. It's going down to the wire. Democrats now have 56 seats, and four races remain undecided,... More »

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Congress • Democrats • Senate • Mitch McConnell • Ted Stevens • Norm Coleman • Mary Landrieu • Elizabeth Dole • Al Franken • Mark Warner • Election 2008 • Saxby Chambliss

OPINION

 10 Senate Races to Watch 

Dems could pick up 8 seats; GOP could oust Landrieu in La.

Oct 31, 08 3:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - With 35 Senate seats up for grabs Tuesday, Chris Cillizza, in the Washington Post, predicts Democrats will flip eight. Two more are close calls for the Dems, while the GOP has one hope for a pickup. Starting with the most likely:
  1. Virginia is in the bag for Mark Warner;
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Barack Obama • Senate • Senate Democrats • John F. Kennedy • Mitch McConnell • Ted Stevens • Senate Republicans • Gordon Smith • Norm Coleman • Mary Landrieu • Elizabeth Dole • Al Franken • Mark Warner • Jeanne Shaheen • John Sununu • Senate race • Election 2008 • Tom Udall • Mark Begich • Mark Udall • Jeff Merkley • Kay Hagan • Jim Martin • Saxby Chambliss

ANALYSIS

Senate Seats Most Likely to Flip (Only 1 to GOP)

New Dems from VA, NM, CO likely

Jun 13, 08 1:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - The GOP's best case-scenario sees the party losing only three Senate seats this fall. Washington Post blogger Chris Cillizza runs down the races most likely to flip a vote:
  1. Mississippi: Trent Lott replacement Roger Wicker has never been elected statewide, and Barack Obama's coattails should draw in the
... More »

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Barack Obama • Senate • Trent Lott • Mary Landrieu • Elizabeth Dole • Al Franken • Mark Warner • Jeanne Shaheen • Roger Wicker • Tom Udall • George W. Bush • Mark Udall • Jeff Merkley

10 Senate Seats Likely to Flip

Blogger runs down races to watch

Feb 29, 08 3:55 PM CST
(Newser) - The presidency isn’t the only job up for grabs this November. The Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza runs down (in order) the Senate seats most likely to flip parties:
  1. Ex-Virginia governor Mark Warner (D) is mounting a “sure-thing bid.”
  2. The survivor of the New Mexico
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Senate • Mary Landrieu • Al Franken • Mark Warner • Jeanne Shaheen • John Sununu • Tom Udall • Wayne Allard

Congress' Feminine Mystique May Wane in '08

Despite success of Clinton, Pelosi, drop likely in women office-holders

Aug 15, 07 3:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - If Hillary Clinton is elected president next year, she could be deilvering her State of the Union before a dwindling number of women, the Journal reports. Many female governors and congresswomen face either tough re-election campaigns or term-limit boundaries in 2008, and after a surge in the early 1990s, the... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Hillary Clinton • Congress • women • female politicians • Jean Shaheen • Susan Collins • Mary Landrieu • Jennifer Lawless • Elizabeth Dole • Kathleen Blanco • Iraq war

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