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Sotomayor blog: Leahy is bullish
The Swampby James Oliphant Patrick Leahy, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, just confidently told reporters that Judge Sotomayor "will be confirmed"--with strong mustard on the "will." The math isn't difficult. There are 60 votes in the Democratic...Tags: Parliament, Republican Party, Justice System, Local Government, Court Administration
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Senate split: Midnight order brings it 'home' to Nassau
Spin CycleIn getting state Supreme Court Justice Ute Wolff Lally to issue a middle-of-the-night order barring Richard Ravitch from taking office as lieutenant governor, the Senate Republicans brought the venue back home to GOP Leader Dean Skelos' roots in Nassau......Tags: Parliament, Sheldon Silver, Republican Party, Justice System, Court Administration
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Sotomayor blog: Hatch blasts Obama
The Swampby James Oliphant Sen. Orrin Hatch, a former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, used his opening remarks to criticize President Obama for his stance on former GOP judicial nominees. While Obama was a senator, Hatch noted, he opposed the......Tags: California, Justice System, Local Government, Politics, Parliament
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Dave's claims aside, LG move smacks of illegality
Spin CycleEspecially with the state Senate crisis ebbing, Gov. David A. Paterson???s move to make Richard Ravitch his lieutenant governor looks now more like a rash and extra-legal political stunt than a sober government action. Paterson said his concern was...Tags: Executive Branch, Parliament, Regional Authority, Constitutional Issues, National Government
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Sotomayor live blog: Leahy speaks
The Swampby James Oliphant It's 10 a.m. and the hearing room in the Hart building is packed to the rafters. Nearly all the seats are filled by media. Reports of the near extinction of the Washington press corps seem to be......Tags: Justice System, Local Government, Sonia Sotomayor, Lobbying, Ronald Reagan
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Sen. Kirsten to introduce Judge Sonia at confirmation
Spin CycleMuch of Latino political New York seems to have expressed enthusiasm for the selection by President Obama of Sonia Sotomayor for the U.S. Supreme Court. So how would Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who as an upstate Congresswoman took positions on......Tags: New York, Parliament, Kirsten Gillibrand, Justice System, Local Government
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Senate split: Gubernatorial guesswork, no Suozzi
Spin CycleMr. Madore updates us on the speculation that Gov. David A. Paterson will use his statewide television address to discuss appointment of a lieutenant governor: Paterson spokesman Peter Kauffmann has shot down a report that Paterson was poised to......Tags: Parliament, Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Republican Party, David A. Paterson
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Senate split: What's it all mean for Deadlock Dean?
Spin CycleViewing the drama from afar, many will see this as Republican Senate leader Dean Skelos' famous Albany power play -- one that sent the house's reputation from the basement to the sub-basement. "Sorry, but Skelos signed up with skells.......Tags: Parliament, Joseph Bruno, Republican Party, Malcolm Smith, National Government
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Eyeing Senate: Mark Kirk raises $580,000
The Swampby Mike Dorning North Shore Republican Rep. Mark Kirk, who has been contemplating a costly run for the U.S. Senate or governor, reported today that he has built up a campaign warchest of more than $1 million. Kirk raised more......Tags: Local Elections, Politics, Parliament, Executive Branch, Republican Party
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Sotomayor hearing live analysis
The Swamp(AP/Gerald Hebert) by James Oliphant We are here again in Hart 216 and Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy has begun his first round of questions. Each member of the panel will question Judge Sotomayor in 30-minute periods. Stay with the......Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Herb Kohl, Local Government, Personal Weapon Control, Antonin Scalia
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Franken: No. 2 Minnesotan, 60th senator
The Swampby James Oliphant Al Franken -- the former comedian who won a bruising, eight-month vote recount and court battle in Minnesota -- arrived on Capitol Hill on Monday, a day before he was to be sworn in as a new......Tags: Edward M. Kennedy, Health, Al Franken, Sonia Sotomayor, Minnesota
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Coming up: Sotomayor live blogging
The SwampSenate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy and top Republican Jeff Sessions at a taping of the CBS program Face the Nation Sunday. (AP/Karin Cooper) by James Oliphant As a political spectator sport, Supreme Court confirmation hearings can fall...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, New York, Personal Weapon Control, Local Government, Politics
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