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POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: Thursday Jan. 15th, 2009

 
CNN: Senate to vote Thursday on rest of bailout, Reid says The Senate will vote Thursday on whether the second half of the $700 billion financial rescue package is released, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said late Wednesday. CNN: SEC nominee to be grilled on Madoff President-elect Barack Obama's choice to head the Securities and Exchange Commission is [...] (link)

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Dem. Committee Assignments Are In
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For New York's Kennedy, a Choice Seat Awaits
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com 1/15/2009 — A plum spot is being held open -- by the chairwoman of the Energy and Public Works Committee -- in the hopes that Ms. Kennedy will be appointed.
Vitter casts lone vote against Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State.
thinkprogress.org 1/15/2009 — Today, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 16-1 to approve President-elect Obama’s nomination of Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State. Casting the sole “nay” vote was Sen. David Vitter (R-LA), who was concerned about Bill ...
Senate OKs 'Biggest Wilderness Protection Bill in Decades'
onthehillblog.blogspot.com 1/16/2009 — As congresional Democrats continue to strongly flex the legislative muscle that a wider majority and an incoming Democratic president bring, the Senate yesterday passed a bill that one leader in the environmental community is calling "the biggest wilderness protection bill in decades."
Conservative group takes on ReidPOLITICO.com: Congress 1/14/2009
The American Future Fund Political Action is set to launch an all-out effort aimed at beating Reid in 2010.
Reid makes aggressive moves for 2010POLITICO.com: Congress 1/14/2009
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Reid schedules vote on bailout for Thursday (AP)Yahoo! News: Politics News 1/15/2009
AP - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says the Senate will vote Thursday on a request to release the remaining $350 billion of the financial bailout fund.
Burris sworn in as junior senator from IllinoisCNN Political Ticker 1/15/2009
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Veteran Illinois politician Roland Burris was sworn in as the junior U.S. senator from Illinois on Thursday afternoon, following an extended political battle to claim the seat. After being denied entry into the hallowed ...
Navarrette: Is Reid's heart in the right place?CNN.com - Politics 1/16/2009
Because of circumstance, calamity and panic, President-elect Barack Obama's first days in office probably will be unlike anything experienced by other presidents in recent memory.