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Senators challenge federal denial of aid to Marylanders hit by Sandy
U.S. Sens. Barbara A. Mikulski and Ben Cardin publicly challenged on Wednesday a federal decision not to provide aid to Maryland residents affected by Hurricane Sandy — calling on President Barack Obama and federal emergency officials to rethink the...
Tags: Somerset County (Maryland), FEMA, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Barbara A. Mikulski, Garrett County
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Mikulski to speak on Senate women at Democratic National Convention
Sen. Barbara A. Mikulskiwill have a speaking role at the Democratic National Convention, aides said Wednesday. The Maryland Democrat, who this year became the longest-serving woman in congressional history, will lead a program highlighting the record...Tags: Elections, Barbara Boxer, Jeanne Shaheen, Dianne Feinstein, Kirsten Gillibrand
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Democrats tighten U.S. Senate grip
Chicago TribuneThe same Democratic wave that made history yesterday by electing Barack Obama to the presidency drowned Republicans in the House and Senate and seemed poised to give Democrats commanding power in Congress. Voters appeared to be looking for someone to...Tags: Bob Dole, Pete Domenici, Tom Udall, Mitch McConnell, Barack Obama
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For explorers, 'a dream fulfilled'
Sun StaffHOUSTON - In a somber ceremony yesterday, President Bush told the families and colleagues of the seven astronauts lost aboard the space shuttle Columbia that the crew had perished in a great cause that the nation would continue to pursue. Speaking to...Tags: NASA, Neil Armstrong, Defense, Space Programs, George W. Bush
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Republicans poised to set agenda
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - Having seized control of the Senate and widened their edge in the House, Republicans are poised to help President Bush push through some top priorities, including tax cuts, a Homeland Security Department and the appointment of conservative...Tags: Bankruptcy, Paul Wellstone, Interior Policy, Defense, Laws
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Cardinal says new policy led to Loyola boycott
Sun StaffWhen several Catholic bishops argued last year that they had a responsibility to deny Holy Communion to politicians who support abortion rights, Baltimore's Cardinal William H. Keeler was not among them. He instead offered that taking the sacrament was...Tags: Agricultural Research and Technology, Demonstration, Roman Catholicism, Human Rights, Heads of State
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Solemn vote ends 'year of agony'
Sun ReporterSuspenseful it was not. And yet, when Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist called for the verdict in President Clinton's impeachment trial, he suddenly placed the weight of history on 100 sets of shoulders in the hushed Senate chamber. "Senators, how say...Tags: Arlen Specter, Television Industry, Susan Collins, Maxine Waters, John F. Kennedy
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High-stakes vote faces fierce scrutiny
Chicago Tribune Staff WritersAs Americans go to vote Tuesday, Democrats and Republicans have sent out teams of lawyers across the nation to watch for fraud, intimidation and other illegal tactics that could mean the difference in some of the closest races. Already, Democrats were...Tags: Wayne Allard, John Ashcroft, Fraud, African Americans, Paul Wellstone
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No shell game, Pipkin says
Sun StaffState Sen. E.J. Pipkin made millions of dollars as a junk-bond trader in New York before cashing in and returning to Maryland and a spacious home in Queen Anne's County. But not all of his money came back with him. Some of it is planted in a small...Tags: Values, Barbara Boxer, Queen Anne (Prince George's, Maryland), Dundalk, Patty Murray
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Immigration bill gets Senate boost; House effort teetering
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supporters of U.S. immigration reform are hoping that the smooth and drama-free passage of their legislation through a Senate committee - a departure from almost everything that has happened in Congress over the past four years -...Tags: Washington, DC, Steny Hoyer, Mitch McConnell, Gays and Lesbians, AOL LLC
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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. Two top-tier Democratic prospects recently bypassed running for Senate seats in Georgia and South Dakota,...
Tags: Mike Rounds, Political Fundraising, Mitch McConnell, Barack Obama, Gays and Lesbians
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Gabrielle Giffords' story a different kind of profile in courage
Gabrielle Giffords received a Profile in Courage award this weekend at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston. The award is fitting, though she is displaying a different kind of courage than was celebrated by the late president in his 1957 best-selling...
Tags: Jeff Flake, National Rifle Association of America, Mitch McConnell, Republican Party, Lobbying
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