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Republican Missouri Sen. Kit Bond declines to seek fifth term in 2010
Associated Press WriterJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican Sen. Kit Bond announced Thursday that he will not seek re-election in 2010, saying he wants to go out "at the top of my game" and setting the stage for what one expert said could be a "land rush" for the seat....Tags: Minnesota, Local Elections, Al Franken, Executive Branch, Upper House
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Sen. C. Johnson waxes upbeat on committee post
Spin CycleDespite earlier expectations that in the transition from a GOP to a Democratic majority he might get the Health Committee (that went to Tom Duane of Manhattan), Sen. Craig Johnson (D-Port Washington) just expressed enthusiasm for his new role......Tags: Craig Johnson, David Paterson, Manhattan (New York City), Long Island
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Senate: Johnson gets Govt Ops, Foley gets Ethics
Spin CycleApparently, a deal is done with the Gang of Three, and Malcolm Smith issues a press release declaring himself Senate Majority Leader and Dems as the majority party for the first time in 43 years. The deal lets Carl Kruger......Tags: Ruth Hassell-Thompson, Jose Serrano, Values, Crimes, Velmanette Montgomery
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INSIDE WASHINGTON: Republicans seek to make an example of attorney general nominee
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Eric Holder Jr., President-elect Barack Obama's pick for attorney general, brings to his confirmation hearing next week a dream resume and a bull's-eye target with his picture in the middle. Holder will get a Republican grilling...Tags: Patrick Leahy, Laws, Orrin Hatch, George Bush, Eric Holder
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With friend headed to the White House, Democrats push labor rights agenda
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats are wasting no time in promoting labor rights issues they argue have been thwarted during eight years of the Bush administration. Two pay discrimination bills on the House floor Friday could be among the...Tags: Voting, Employers, George Bush, Minority Groups, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
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Law enforcement wants stimulus money but a conservative scholar garbles the message
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee's first hearing of 2009 was designed to let law enforcement organizations push for a piece of any economic stimulus bill. A conservative scholar, invited by Republicans, didn't follow the script. Two...Tags: Patrick Leahy, Crimes, George Bush, Police, Upper House
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Iowa GOP seeks leader to revive party
AP Political WriterRepublicans will cap an intense internal debate about the party's direction when key activists meet Saturday to pick a new chairman to lead the GOP into next year's elections. Most concede the party took a thrashing in the last round of elections, but...Tags: Demonstration, Iowa, Tom Harkin, Government, Local Elections
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Mich. LG makes move toward 2010 gubernatorial run
Lt. Gov. John Cherry is taking the first steps toward running for governor in 2010. Cherry has been Gov. Jennifer Granholm's No. 2 since becoming her running mate in 2002. Granholm can't run for re-election in 2010 because of term limits. Cherry, of...Tags: Cherries, State Budgets, Local Elections, Government, Regional Authority
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Lean Ind. budget has few new capital projects
Associated Press WriterGov. Mitch Daniels wants a two-year moratorium on new capital projects funded by Indiana taxpayers -- but the lean budget he proposed does include money for the expansion of two prisons. Daniels says public safety is a high priority and that expanding...Tags: Indiana Hoosiers, State Budgets, Indianapolis, Indiana University, Executive Branch
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The Influence Game: With new tactics and allies, homebuilders revive a coveted tax break
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — A tax break for big homebuilders, derailed last year amid public outrage at their role in the housing meltdown, is now back on track — thanks to well-connected lobbyists and a growing chorus of suddenly strapped other...Tags: State Budgets, Toll Brothers Inc, Mortgages, Lobbying, Peter Orszag
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Daschle, Obama's pick to lead on health care, gets hearing
Tribune Washington BureauFormer Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, whom President-elect Barack Obama has tapped to lead his health care reform initiative, faced few challenges on Capitol Hill at a confirmation hearing before a key Senate committee today. Daschle — the...Tags: Interior Policy, Laws, Edward M. Kennedy, Government Health Care, Upper House
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With focus on health care, Daschle leads off Obama team confirmations
Washington BureauFormer Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, whom president-elect Barack Obama has tapped to lead his health-care reform initiative, faced few challenges on Capitol Hill at a confirmation hearing before a key Senate committee Thursday. Daschle – the...Tags: Interior Policy, Laws, Edward M. Kennedy, Upper House, Mike Enzi
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