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Las Vegas Sun 3 days ago

In SundayÕs Political Memo, the Sun incorrectly identified a Republican U.S. Senate candidate who attended an event at GOP headquarters in Reno on Friday. The candidate was Chuck Kozak. John Chachas did not attend the event. Copyright 2009 Las Vegas Sun

Fiorina expected to announce US Senate plans

AP News 3 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 health care fight may slip into 2010

AFP American Edition 4 days ago

President Barack Obama's top Democratic ally in the US Senate hinted Tuesday that the pitched political battle to remake US health care could slip to 2010 in what would be a setback for the White House. Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, ...

US Senate Republicans skip open of climate change talks

AFP Global Edition 4 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 ...

Partisan feud clouds fate of US climate bill

AFP American Edition 5 days ago

A key US Senate committee crafting sweeping legislation to combat climate change will keep working with or without its Republican members, who have threatened a boycott, its chairwoman said Monday. Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer, who leads the Senate's Environment and Public Works ...

Senators eye extending home credit to end of April

Reuters US Online Report Domestic News 10 days ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate's top Democrat and top Republican each voiced support on Wednesday for extending and expanding a soon-to-expire tax credit aimed at boosting the fragile housing market, though a vote on the measure could be delayed until next ...

Obama names Senate veterans to intelligence board

AFP American Edition 10 days ago

US President Barack Obama on Wednesday named two distinguished ex-senators to a board tasked with providing him with objective advice in intelligence matters free of political bias. Republican Chuck Hagel and Democrat David Boren will both serve as co-chairman of the President?s ...

Congress awards high honor to former Sen. Brooke

AP News 10 days ago

Former Sen. Brooke reminds lawmakers to work together as he's awarded Congressional Gold Medal With Democrats and Republicans engaged in a heated debate over health care, former Sen. Edward Brooke, the first black man elected by popular vote to the U.S. Senate, ...

Senate panel hears climate bill concerns

Reuters US Online Report Top News 11 days ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The difficulty the U.S. Senate faces passing climate change legislation was evident on Tuesday when a powerful Democrat expressed serious concerns about the proposed pace for cutting carbon emissions and Republican opposition was on full display. The Senate Environment ...

U.S. Senate panel kicks off climate bill drive

Reuters US Online Report Top News 12 days ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate committee on Tuesday launches three long days of hearings on a Democratic climate bill in a bid to further convince an international summit in December that Washington is serious about tackling global warming. The Senate's Environment ...

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