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Pakistan & Bin Laden
In the halls of Congress, there was a lot of buzz about how Osama Bin Laden could be hiding out in Pakistan without someone important in that country knowing about it. "I find it very difficult to believe that they would not know," said Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK). "They need ...
Bin Laden Killed
For over nine years, the riddle of Osama Bin Laden had gone unsolved. For a few years, some thought the leader of Al Qaeda was dead, but that faded. Finally, U.S. forces caught up with him on Sunday at a secret compound outside of the Pakistani city of Islamabad. "Osama ...
Health Care Constitutionality
Two days after a federal judge in Florida found the entire Obama health reform law unconstitutional, a U.S. Senate committee holds a hearing on this sizzling legal question. Not long ago, Democrats openly scoffed at the idea that any portion of the health law could run afoul of the Constitution, ...
A Muted Response
One thing that is not appealing in a State of the Union Address is the routine of lawmakers jumping out of their seats repeatedly for standing ovations. That sort of went away this year. Many people scoffed at the idea of lawmakers moving around and not sitting just on the ...
Tax Fight Update
The Senate gridlocked over the future of current federal income tax rates this weekend, while negotiators continued to work on a deal that would extend all of the Bush tax rates - and more. Democrats held two votes on Saturday, getting 53 votes on plans that would have allowed tax ...
PAYGO Exemptions
As Republicans squirmed a bit over the budget battle involving Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY), they also said Bunning's main goal is one that they share, ensuring that when the Congress spends money, something must be cut in order to pay for it. That's the central point of the recently enacted ...
The End of 60
The end came suddenly for Democrats in the Senate on Thursday, as their super-majority of 60 votes went away as Scott Brown took the oath of office and became the new junior Senator from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. "It's exciting," Brown told a group of reporters who ran him down ...
Health Bill Success
It's a big day for Democrats in the Senate, especially their leader Sen. Harry Reid, as they get to celebrate Christmas Eve approval of major health care legislation, after a long and somewhat tortuous fight. Reid took a lot of flak along the way for how he handled the bill, ...
What's Next
With the Senate off for Thanksgiving week, the debate over Democratic health care legislation won't resume until next week, but that doesn't mean we can't handicap where it stands. Democrats did take another step forward on Saturday night when they mustered the 60 votes to force the start of official ...
The Blueberries Are Back
Today the House of Representatives will vote on the budget for Agricultural programs, and that means a smattering of home state budget earmarks for lawmakers in both parties. One of those earmarks might be familiar from earlier this year. Yes, the blueberry money is back again. Just about six months ...
A GOP Senate Win In Georgia
Four weeks after a crushing defeat in the November elections, Republicans got a reason to smile a bit, as Sen. Saxby Chambliss of Georgia won his runoff election, ending the hopes of Democrats to gain 60 seats in the Senate in January. With a much lower turnout than back in ...
The Georgia Senate Runoff
If Democrats are going to have any hope of getting 60 Senate seats in the new session of Congress, then they need to pull off an upset in a runoff election in Georgia today. GOP Sen. Saxby Chambliss is defending the honor of the Republican Party, as he went for ...
The Fight For 60 In The Senate
The big story on the campaign trail today is in Georgia, where Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will stump for incumbent GOP Sen. Saxby Chambliss, who faces a Tuesday runoff election, one of two unfinished Senate races in 2008. Chambliss faces Democrat Jim Martin, who hopes to spin an upset and ...
Six Races Still Undecided
Six days after the elections, six races are still in limbo for seats in the 111th Congress, as Republicans and Democrats fight to the bitter end for every last vote. Three races are still up in the air in the Senate. In Alaska, convicted Sen. Ted Stevens still leads by ...
Dems On Hold At 57
Democrats won another seat in the Senate on Thursday, as Sen. Gordon Smith of Oregon conceded defeat in his re-election bid. It left three Senate seats still in limbo, none of which are likely to be finalized soon. The extra six give Democrats 55 seats, plus two Independents for 57, ...
Congress - Election Update
The battle for the U.S. House and Senate still isn't finalized as a series of races remain too close to call the afternoon after Election Day. In the Senate, Democrats are still stuck at a +5 for this election. They won GOP seats in New Hampshire, North Carolina, Virginia, Colorado and ...
Democrats Pick Up More Senate Seats
Democrats are going to fall short of the magic number of 60 seats in the US Senate, but they are definitely putting together a larger majority on this Election Night. So far, Republicans have seen several incumbents go down to defeat, including Sen. Elizabeth Dole in North Carolina and Sen. John ...
The Battle For 60
Unless there is a major change of heart by the voters, Democrats will gain seats in both the House and Senate today. The real question is how large will those Democratic majorities be in the 111th Congress. In the Senate, the Dems picked up six seats two years ago - ...
Change In The US Senate
There was no use hiding what's in the tea leaves right now, and on Tuesday, the Senate Republican Campaign Committee chairman made clear that his party will lose seats in November. The only question is, how many? "Are the Democrats going to get to 60?" asked Sen. John Ensign, a ...
Congress Grapples With A Bailout
After a lengthy morning hearing where Senators in both parties expressed their concern and outright opposition to a planned Wall Street bailout, I walked the halls of the Capitol trying to see what lawmakers thought. "It will be approved by Friday," calmly said one Senator. While I'm not sure it ...
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