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Senate Holds Historic ENDA Hearing
Advocate Nov 05 09A Senate committee on Thursday
held its first hearing on a transgender-inclusive employment
nondiscrimination bill, a session that was perhaps most notable for who
didn’t show up: Republicans.
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GOP Senator Tom Coburn using secret hold to block bill on veterans benefits
America Blog Nov 04 09We always knew "support the troops" didn't really mean anything to Republicans. It was a slogan, nothing more.
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Now that the House and Senate are both leaning towards the public option, Obama reportedly wants to stick with Olympia Snowe
America Blog Oct 22 09Let's seriously hope that CNN and Politico are wrong.Earlier tonight, John wrote a post titled, "Major momentum suddenly for the public option, in just the few hours - while Snowe tries to kill the bill.
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Wash Post's Plum Line: Vitter still refuses to directly criticize judge who won't marry blacks to whites
America Blog Oct 21 09Okay, this is going from weird to downright creepy. What is wrong with GOP Senator David Vitter that he can't just come out and say he thinks it's wrong to bar blacks from marrying whites.
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Southern GOP Senator David Vitter refuses to comment on justice of the peace who won't marry inter-racial couples
America Blog Oct 21 09This is simply a stunning new video. Republican Senator David Vitter (R-La) visibly squirms when asked to comment on the recent case of a justice of the peace in his state of Louisiana who refuses to marry blacks to whites.
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GOP Senator Batters Witness Over Domestic Violence Report
America Blog Oct 16 09From Ryan Grim at Huff Post:
After the Huffington Post reported that eight states still allow insurance companies to treat domestic violence as a precondition, leaders from three of those declared that they would put an end to the practice.
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Watch: GOP Senator Lindsey Graham Asked About Gay Rumors
Towleroad Oct 16 09Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) was asked about rumors he is gay by Mike Stark of The Crooked Dope. Writes Stark: "At Justice Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings, Senator Lindsey Graham asked her about anonymous comments offered by a range of lawyers.
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Some in GOP now saying Obama needs 5, not one, GOP Senator to make health care bill "bipartisan"
America Blog Oct 15 09Move that goal post, baby. The entire discussion is moot in any case. We got 3 Republicans - not one, three - on the stimulus package, and no one looks back on that as a bipartisan bill.
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“I think the administration has put [Olympia Snowe] in the driver’s seat; it’s very disconcerting.”
America Blog Oct 15 09It is very disconcerting. Very. Last night, John wrote a post explaining how President Obama could and should use his power to pass a strong health insurance reform bill out of the Senate.
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GOP Senator at center of sex scandal refuses to resign
America Blog Oct 07 09It's what Jesus would do, if Jesus had an affair with one of the apostle's wives, and then tried to bribe the apostle to shut up.
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GOP Senator John Ensign Is in BIG trouble -- and Tom "Senator NO" Coburn could be, too
America Blog Oct 03 09We finally found a way to shut up Mitch McConnell. Ask him about John Ensign:
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.
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Who cares what Olympia Snowe thinks?
America Blog Sep 28 09Here we go again.For some reason I can't totally fathom, it's terribly important to get one GOP Senator to vote for health care reform.
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Senate Democratic Aides: Olympia Snowe rules our world
America Blog Sep 28 09As I noted below, there is a growing sense that among some Democratic Senators that there can actually be a strong Democratic health insurance reform bill.
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Olympia Snowe is playing Obama like a fiddle
America Blog Sep 13 09Check out this quote from GOP Senator Olympia Snowe today. Snowe likes to portrary herself as a "moderate" Republican, even though she rarely sticks up for anything other than what her party tells her to.
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GOP Senator from Georgia wants "humility" from Obama
America Blog Sep 08 09Humility? Really?First, Saxby Chambliss should look around. He's only got 39 GOP Senate colleagues these days.
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The Deathers: Defining the debate for the GOP.
America Blog Aug 14 09Senator Chuck Grassley, the Republican dictating the terms of health insurance reform, is a deather. Meet the rest of the Deathers: spreading the GOP lies, setting health care policy.
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Collins neutral on Maine marriage referendum
Washington Blade National News Aug 14 09
Collins neutral on Maine marriage referendum GOP senator declines to take a stand on 'state issues' By Chris Johnson Friday, August 14, 2009 Sen.
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Digest for August 12th through August 13th
The Republic of T Aug 13 09Here are some of the people writing about some of the stuff I wish I had time to write about, for August 12th through August 13th:
Op-Ed Columnist: Gunning for Health Care –
How a GOP senator’s proposal gave rise to ‘death panels’ –
Imaginary problems, real threats –
Beware Epidemic of Palliative Care? –
The [.
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Lindsey Graham: No one fears taking on Obama
America Blog Aug 10 09Ezra interviews GOP Senator Lindsey Graham:
EZRA KLEIN: The negotiations in the Senate are becoming more poisonous.
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