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    Apr 19, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  1. Shame on Senate -- send 'em all home!

    Let me begin this column with an apology. Once a week, I pick an important issue and offer my reasoned analysis, based on the facts, of what it all means and how we should react. But there are times when the intellect fails and the heart and gut take over. And this is one of them.
    Let me begin this column with an apology. Once a week, I pick an important issue and offer my reasoned analysis, based on the facts, of what it all means and how we should react. But there are times when the intellect fails and the heart and gut take...

    Tags: Republican Party, Government, John McCain, U.S. Senate, Elections

    2. Mar 29, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  2. Supremes waffle on marriage equality

    Over the last 40 years, I've been involved in a lot of political battles for a lot of different causes: workers' rights, women's rights, gay rights, environmental protection, anti-war, anti-nuclear power, anti-urban sprawl, animal rights, gun control, clean air, open space, small farms, global warming. But I've never seen the public turn around and embrace any issue faster than marriage equality.
    Over the last 40 years, I've been involved in a lot of political battles for a lot of different causes: workers' rights, women's rights, gay rights, environmental protection, anti-war, anti-nuclear power, anti-urban sprawl, animal rights, gun control,...

    Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Hillary Clinton, Gun Control, Labor Legislation, Anglicanism

    3. Jan 10, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  3. A rally cry to tame spending

    "Even victors are by victories undone."
    "Even victors are by victories undone." -- John Dryden WASHINGTON -- Democrats not allergic to arithmetic must know the cost of their "fiscal cliff" victory. When they flinched from allowing all of George W. Bush's tax rates, especially those on...

    Tags: Republican Party, Elections, U.S. Congress, Corporate Crime, Politics

    4. Apr 17, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

  4. Background check 'win-win' amendment gets a 'no, thanks' from Senate minority

    Change of Subject
    Senate deals setback to gun bill in vote on background checks tells the story of how the filibuster wins again: The final vote was, 54 (yes) to 46 (no), after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) switched his vote to......
    5. Feb 10, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  5. Ted Stevens case: Probe of prosecutor misconduct will go public

    Nation Now
    Ted Stevens corruption case: A federal judge orders the release of an independent probe into the prosecution of former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska....
    6. Mar 17, 2011 | Orlando Sentinel

  6. Nelson, other senators urge curb on oil speculators

    Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando Sentinel
    By William E. Gibson, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Florida Senator Bill Nelson and a dozen of his colleagues urged federal officials on Thursday to use new regulations to curb speculators from driving up gas prices. “Speculators are...
    7. May 4, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  7. In rural Alaska, $8.60 for a gallon of gasoline

    Money & Company
    These days, there's no shortage of information on the nation's gasoline prices. As motorists look for options as costs rise to levels not seen since the summer of 2008, publicly accessible databases can be found on sites such as the......
    8. May 24, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Penny Pritzker sails through nomination hearing for Commerce secretary

    — There are many reasons why Chicago billionaire Penny Pritzker seems bound for the top job at the Commerce Department, after dodging potential conflict during a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday. Pritzker, 54, a Democratic mega-donor who...

    Tags: Lisa Murkowski, Work Relations, U.S. Senate, U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Penny Pritzker

    9. May 20, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  9. Dems' Senate campaigns marked by internal battles

    ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans aren't the only ones roiled by internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year's midterm elections.
    ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans aren't the only ones roiled by internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year's midterm elections. Two top-tier Democratic prospects recently bypassed running for Senate seats in Georgia and South Dakota,...

    Tags: Republican Party, John McCain, Tom Daschle, Breast Cancer, Same-Sex Marriage

    10. May 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. IRS targeted conservative groups, official says

    WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service improperly singled out conservative groups for extra scrutiny of their applications for nonprofit status, a top agency official said Friday, setting off calls for investigations into an organization already under fire for its handling of secret political spending by nonprofits.
    WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service improperly singled out conservative groups for extra scrutiny of their applications for nonprofit status, a top agency official said Friday, setting off calls for investigations into an organization...

    Tags: Political Fundraising, U.S. Senate, Elections, Internal Revenue Service, Paul Ryan

    11. May 10, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  11. Senate to take up farm bill in May

    WASHINGTON - Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said April 25 that she plans to hold a markup of a new farm bill in May, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., signaled that he intends to bring it to the Senate floor...

    Tags: Congressional Budget Office, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Amy Klobuchar, Thad Cochran, Immigration

    12. May 9, 2013 |Story| KTUU

  12. Alaska Democrats Endorse Senator Mark Begich

    Alaska Democrats have endorsed U.S. Sen. Mark Begich for re-election.
    Channel 2 News
    Alaska Democrats have endorsed U.S. Sen. Mark Begich for re-election. The endorsement is somewhat unusual in that the party typically doesn't announce its support for any one candidate in a primary. Party spokesman Zack Fields says the party can...

    Tags: U.S. Senate, Sean Parnell, Politics, Joe Miller, Parties and Movements

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