Tag / Harry Reid
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Shut Down Watch: 1 Day Out
Per the WaPo: “Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) said Thursday morning that the talks on a fiscal 2011 budget deal foundered over two Republican policy provisions on abortion and the environment and that the negotiators largely agreed to an amount of spending cuts. But House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) disputed that, saying…
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The Sorry State of Campaign Ads
The threatening music and menacing voiceover immediately grabs our attention. We are saddened to see hardworking Americans struggling with debt, and ask ourselves what monster subjected these innocent people to such hardship. What’s that you say? Harry Reid? A monochromatic and sinister looking Reid stares back at us from the screen, as the doomsday voice…
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Texts From Last Night: DC Edition
H. Clinton: Dude, how drunk was I last night? Emanuel: You went up to Medvedev and told him to take the training Putins off of his presidency. H. Clinton: LOL! What’d he do? Emanuel: He cried a little. It was awesome. ———– B. Obama: I’ve got it: next Supreme Court Justice will be Beyonce. Imagine…
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Compromise, Dissent Rile Senate
As Democrats in Congress look to capitalize on high support for stricter financial regulation, many Republicans are now trying to slow debate on several other key issues, including climate and immigration legislation. While Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has put in motion plans to begin financial reform formal debate in the Senate later this afternoon,…
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Good Bayh!
Evan Bayh, a two term Democratic Senator from Indiana, recently announced that he will not be seeking reelection in 2010. Bayh is the 3rd Democratic Senator in the last few months who has decided not to run this coming fall. Bayh’s retirement, as well as the retirements of his fellow Democratic Senators Chris Dodd of…