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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: Chuck Grassley, Susan Collins, Max Baucus, Safety of Citizens, Government

    2. Jan 10, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  2. 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: Democratic Party, Max Baucus, Productivity, Ron Wyden, Bribery

    3. Jul 22, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. Gun lobby fires up Obama fear

    As with other mass shootings, Friday's killings at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., trigger a familiar chain of reactions: horror, remorse, rage and a call for new restrictions on guns.
    As with other mass shootings, Friday's killings at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., trigger a familiar chain of reactions: horror, remorse, rage and a call for new restrictions on guns. And in the recent past, at least, that call for action has been...

    Tags: Elections, U.S. Department of Justice, National Rifle Association of America, Amtrak, Firearms

    4. Apr 17, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

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

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    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. Jun 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Senate rejects move to tie immigration overhaul to border security

    WASHINGTON — In the first and only vote Thursday on the immigration bill, senators turned back a Republican measure that would have delayed a path to citizenship for those in the country illegally until after the border with Mexico is fully secure.
    WASHINGTON — In the first and only vote Thursday on the immigration bill, senators turned back a Republican measure that would have delayed a path to citizenship for those in the country illegally until after the border with Mexico is fully secure....

    Tags: Democratic Party, Labor Legislation, Chuck Grassley, Mexico, Joe Manchin III

    6. Jun 14, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  6. New York Mayor Bloomberg targets political donations in latest gun-control push

    NEW YORK — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, in his latest bid for tougher gun control, is urging the city's legions of Democratic donors to withhold funds from four Democratic senators who opposed a background checks bill this year. The letter,...

    Tags: Elections, Max Baucus, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Mark Begich, Politics

    7. May 31, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Senate Democrat defends background check vote in first ad

    WASHINGTON -- As some Democrats argue that the politics of the gun issue have changed, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5JDuTkHt20" target="_self">the first ad run</a> by one of the party's senators highlights his vote against expanded background checks for gun purchases.
    WASHINGTON -- As some Democrats argue that the politics of the gun issue have changed, the first ad run by one of the party's senators highlights his vote against expanded background checks for gun purchases. The message from Arkansas Sen. Mark Pryor...

    Tags: Elections, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Joe Manchin III, Jeff Flake, Politics

    8. May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Mayors Against Illegal Guns targets first Democrat

    The Michael Bloomberg-backed group Mayors Against Illegal Guns is following up on its promise to hound Senate Democrats who voted against gun control legislation in April.
    The Michael Bloomberg-backed group Mayors Against Illegal Guns is following up on its promise to hound Senate Democrats who voted against gun control legislation in April. In an ad that launched Friday, Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) is implored by a...

    Tags: Democratic Party, Elections, Chuck Grassley, Ted Cruz, Organizing for Action

    9. May 20, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  9. Dems' Senate campaigns marked by internal battles

    ATLANTA (AP) &mdash; 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: Democratic Party, Same-Sex Marriage, Symptoms, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Mitt Romney

    10. May 10, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  10. 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: Debbie Stabenow, Harry Reid, Thad Cochran, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Politics

    11. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Pro-Obama group will go after Democrats on guns

    WASHINGTON — The nonprofit advocacy group backing President Obama’s second-term agenda plans to mobilize constituents against the U.S. senators who helped defeat a measure to expand background checks Wednesday – including four members of...

    Tags: Elections, Online Advertising, Max Baucus, Conservation, Organizing for Action

    12. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Senate sets aside gun bill, for now

    WASHINGTON -- The Senate formally shelved further consideration of gun legislation Thursday even as supporters of a plan to expand background-check requirements vowed to keep pushing the issue. The decision to set the bill aside came after a showdown...

    Tags: Elections, National Rifle Association of America, Harry Reid, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Joe Manchin III

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