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November 2008
- Who Gets This Vote? You Decide
  
  Minnesota Public Radio | Nov 20, 08 7:05 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - With the recount under way in the Minnesota Senate race, both sides are challenging ballots left and right. Minnesota Public Radio presents examples of some of the disputed ballots on its web site—circles not filled in, unclear notes, thumbprints, etc.—and asks viewers to weigh in. (Click on the link.) In the overall recount, meanwhile, Norm Coleman still leads Al Franken by fewer than 200 votes, but there's still a long way to go. More »
- Congress Is Ready to Accept a Single Mom
  
  Los Angeles Times | Nov 20, 08 3:30 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Rep. Linda Sanchez worries Washington may frown on her pregnancy because she isn’t married, but Patt Morrison, in the Los Angeles Times , thinks things have changed. “Twenty years ago, it simply wouldn't have been possible—pregnant, single and a member of Congress? Oh, the scandal! But the culture wars have been fought to a truce of exhaustion, and ‘unwed mother’ has been recast as ‘single mom.’” More »
- Congress to Big 3: Ball's in Your Court
  
  Detroit News | Nov 20, 08 3:05 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - After failing to strike a deal today on a possible bailout for the Big Three automakers, Congressional leaders offered the firms one more chance to push for the $25 billion lifeline they've requested, the Detroit News reports. Lawmakers will wait until December and require concrete plans for the money before proceeding. “The best way to proceed is to give them another opportunity to make their case,” Harry Reid said. More »
- Stevens Yields the Floor a Last Time
  
  Anchorage Daily News | Nov 20, 08 1:03 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Ted Stevens said goodbye to colleagues in the US Senate today, ending a 40-year career after losing his Alaska re-election bid and being convicted on corruption charges, the Anchorage Daily News reports. “I really must pinch myself to fully understand that I’m privileged to speak on the floor of the United States Senate,” Stevens said, surrounded by family, friends, and staff. More »
- Constitution May Sink Hillary's State Chance
  
  Washington Post | Nov 20, 08 12:35 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Should Barack Obama nominate Hillary Clinton for secretary of state, the confirmation process could be the least of her worries, the Washington Post reports. The Constitution prohibits any member of Congress from assuming a federal post whose salary has been increased during the lawmaker’s term; cabinet salaries have risen by about $15,000 since Clinton’s current term began. More »
- Kerry Replaces Biden on Foreign Relations Committee
  
  Boston Globe | Nov 20, 08 12:00 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - John Kerry will be the next chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the Boston Globe reports, replacing Joe Biden when he assumes the vice presidency in January. Kerry plans to use his new post to ramp up anti-terrorism efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and to curb the spread of nuclear weapons, aides to the Massachusetts Democrat said. More »
- Waxman Unseats Dingell to Chair Key House Committee
  
  The Hill | Nov 20, 08 11:14 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - House Democrats elected Californian Henry Waxman to chair the House Energy and Commerce Committee today, the Hill reports. Waxman’s new post will hold considerable influence over how the next administration will effect its legislative agenda; his selection over Michigan’s John Dingell, who has served on the committee for 28 years, is seen as a victory for the further-left elements of the party. More »

Stories

Who Gets This Vote? You Decide

Congress Is Ready to Accept a Single Mom

Congress to Big 3: Ball's in Your Court

Stevens Yields the Floor a Last Time

Constitution May Sink Hillary's State Chance

Kerry Replaces Biden on Foreign Relations Committee

Waxman Unseats Dingell to Chair Key House Committee