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US Senate Democrats push through climate bill

AFP Global Edition 21 days ago

US Senate Democrats on Thursday pushed through a sweeping climate change bill, maneuvering an end-run around opposition Republicans who continued their boycott of deliberations. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved the legislation by a vote of 11 to one, with ...

Senate Democrats advance climate bill without GOP

AP News 21 days ago

Democrats ignore Republican boycott, push climate bill through a key Senate committee Senate Democrats sidestepped a Republican boycott Thursday, pushing a climate bill out of committee in an early step on a long and contentious road to passage. Other committees still must ...

APTOPIX Climate Talks

AP News 21 days ago

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chair Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., back to camera, presides over the committee's vote on a climate bill, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Senate Democrats sidestepped a Republican boycott, empty seats at right, ...

Fiorina's record at HP will be key to Senate race

AP News 21 days ago

How to define Fiorina's record at Hewlett-Packard will be at center of Calif. Senate campaign Carly Fiorina's claim to fame — her five-and-a-half years as chief executive at Hewlett-Packard Co. — could also be her greatest vulnerability in next year's U.S. Senate ...

Former HP CEO Fiorina targets Boxer's Senate seat

AP News 22 days ago

Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina enters race to oust Barbara Boxer from US Senate seat Former Silicon Valley executive Carly Fiorina announced Wednesday she is running for the chance to seize liberal stalwart Barbara Boxer's U.S. Senate seat, depicting the three-term Democrat ...

California Senate Race

AP News 22 days ago

Carly Fiorina, former chairwoman and chief executive officer of Hewlett-Packard Co., takes questions from reporters about her voting record, after announcing her run for the California Senate seat now held by Democrat Barbara Boxer during a tour of the Earth Friendly Products ...

Former HP CEO Fiorina announces bid for US Senate

AP Features 22 days ago

Former Hewlett-Packard Co. Chief Executive Carly Fiorina said Wednesday she is running for the Republican nomination to battle liberal stalwart Barbara Boxer for her U.S. Senate seat. Fiorina ended months of speculation with an announcement in an opinion piece in the Orange ...

Fiorina expected to announce US Senate plans

AP News 22 days ago

Former HP CEO Fiorina poised to make 'major announcement' in Calif. about US Senate plans After months of speculation but few public appearances, former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina was expected to announce her plans Wednesday for the U.S. Senate seat held ...

US Senate Republicans skip open of climate change talks

AFP Global Edition 23 days ago

Republicans on a key US Senate committee were absent Tuesday as debate opened on a Democratic proposal for sweeping climate change legislation. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee opened its critical debate on the plan at 9:00 am (1400 GMT) without ...

Senate panel tries bypassing climate bill boycott

Reuters US Online Report Politics News 24 days ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats who control a key U.S. Senate panel said they would begin debating a climate change bill on Tuesday, despite a planned boycott by minority Republicans who are demanding more study of the issue. Senator Barbara Boxer, the California ...

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