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News From Wednesday, July 21, 2010
11:04:07 PM Choice, Referendum and the Midterm Elections
New York Times - New York,NY,USA

... Democrats in Washington challenged more than a dozen Republican Senate candidates to name “two policy differences with former President Bush. ... [more]

10:31:33 PM Burglar Used Crucifix to Rob Church
Gawker - New York,NY,USA

George Allen Horn would eventually feel the wrath of a vengeful God (or, uh, Fort Lauderdale's police force) because the hilarious images of him using a ... [more]

10:13:39 PM Senator Boxer pushes for small business loans
89.3 KPCC - CA,USA

.... money if they lend it to small businesses. Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer, who co-authored the amendment, says it's particularly important to California. [more]

10:08:33 PM Research desk graphs: More filibuster data than you know what to do with
Virginia Adds 49K New Voters in August

At one end of the spectrum Bill Frist almost never called a bill up unless a whip check indicated it had enough support to gain cloture. ... [more]

9:31:52 PM Sen. Lugar says he'll vote for Elena Kagan
Motors ...

(Mel Martinez of Florida retired after the Sotomayor vote.) A vote on Kagan, who Obama has tapped to succeed retired justice John Paul Stevens, .... [more]

8:32:04 PM In backing jobless benefits, is Webb gunning for Allen?
Culpeper Star Exponent

.... but his increasingly active spin machine may be a sign that Webb is gearing up for 2012 and a possible rematch with Republican George Allen. .... [more]

8:27:01 PM Salmond letter over bomber release
The Associated Press

In a letter to John Kerry, chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Alex Salmond made clear that the Scottish Government made the decision to ... [more]

7:40:13 PM Obama slams GOP over unemployment benefits which would add billions to the
Examiner.com - San Francisco,CA,USA

Examiner.com California Senator Barbara Boxer, a Democrat, is locked in a bitter race from GOP newcomer Carly Fiorina and votes for deficit spending are just the .... [more]

6:46:08 PM Barbara Boxer In The Fight Of Her Political Life
The People's Voice - Nashville,TN,USA

John Kerry pretended to be running for president in 2004. TPTB did their best to "swift boat" Kerry, but it wasn't enough. Americans didn't want another ... [more]

4:58:23 PM California Poll Shows Voters Still Pro-Abortion, Could Impact Senate Race
LifeNews.com - Helena,MT,USA

Barbara Boxer. According to the new survey, more than 70 percent of Californians support legalized abortion. The Field Poll says that number has remained ... [more]

4:52:05 PM Kerry, Brown face off in softball game
Boston Globe - Boston,MA,USA

Brown's staff is boasting today about defeating Democrat John Kerry and his staff in a hard-fought softball game on the National Mall. The score was 11-6, ... [more]

3:20:17 PM Chiefs trounce Altas to snap 3-game skid
GMA news.tv - Quezon City,Metro Manila,Philippines

Perpetual's George Allen (center) finds himself tapped on the defense put up by Arellano's Jerald Lapuz (second left) and Allen Virtudazo during their game ... [more]

2:39:46 PM Ex-Agriculture Official Says White House Forced Her Out
Wall Street Journal - USA

President Barack Obama was briefed on the matter after Ms. Sherrod's resignation and stands by the department's actions, a White House official said. ... [more]

2:21:47 PM Bredesen, Frist Launch 'Expect More, Achieve More' PR Campaign
Knoxville News Sentinel (blog)

Phil Bredesen, former US Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and others have launched a public relations campaign to raise awareness of a change in student ... [more]

2:15:13 PM You shall know them by their work
Virginia Adds 49K New Voters in August

.... wrote this post, which argued that Wright's comments would be a big deal even if he'd been white and the candidate had been John Kerry. ... [more]

1:20:57 PM Firing of USDA official Shirley Sherrod under review; case highlights
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA

Washington Post They lie beneath many of the questions that conservatives on the political fringes have raised about his motives, his legitimacy and even his citizenship. ... [more]

12:47:56 PM Senate Waits on Reid to Show His Hand on Climate
New York Times - New York,NY,USA

John Kerry (D-Mass.) on that issue. "I know almost nothing about it," Reid said regarding a morning meeting between Kerry, Lieberman and industry ... [more]

10:00:19 AM GOP or Democrat, most in state still pro-choice
San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco,CA,USA

Barbara Boxer in her re-election race are pro-choice, but also that about 55 percent of Republicans and others who plan to vote for gubernatorial candidate ... [more]

8:52:44 AM Ex-Bush Officials: Massive Spill Was Unthinkable
CBS News - USA

Kempthorne also pointed to lawmakers for writing the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (signed into law by President Bush in 2006), legislation which he ... [more]

7:28:43 AM Fears for women if U.S. leaves Afghanistan
San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco,CA,USA

Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, women leaders in America have been ardent champions of Afghan women since the US invaded ... [more]

7:24:22 AM NFL training camp preview: A new administration in Washington
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA

New general manager Bruce Allen is the son of Redskins' coaching legend George Allen . . . Jammal Brown, acquired from the Saints for two 2011 draft picks, ... [more]

3:50:45 AM Congress' confidence in Obama's war strategy slides
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

John Kerry (D-Mass.), chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, last year praised the Obama administration's Afghan war plan as a “comprehensive, ... [more]

1:53:03 AM Lott aims to 'co-opt' critics of his lobbying racket
Washington Examiner

Bill Frist is a partner at an investment firm that uses its "deep expertise in the health care reimbursement and regulatory environments" to make money .... [more]

1:38:45 AM Did White House fire woman on strength of bogus Breitbart video?
Virginia Adds 49K New Voters in August

The woman has now said the video is bogus and that she said nothing of the kind, and she's hinted that the White House urged her firing. ... [more]

1:31:06 AM Carbon-control bill faces steep hill in Senate
The Associated Press

John Kerry, D-Mass., the bill's leading sponsors, met Tuesday with the Edison Electric Institute, the trade group that represents about 70 percent of the US ... [more]

12:38:57 AM USC President-Elect Acts Swiftly to Clean House in Wake of Sanctions
New York Times - New York,NY,USA

The university also removed from campus jerseys and murals of Bush and the basketball star OJ Mayo. Kevork Djansezian/Associated Press Pat Haden, above, ... [more]



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