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thehill.com - 2 days ago
Vitter predicts Reid will get exactly 60 votes on first health test
— thehill.com — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) will get exactly the 60 votes he needs to pass healthcare reform legislation through its first test tomorrow, Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) said Friday. Reid on Thursday scheduled a cloture vote on a motion to ... (more) Vitter predicts Reid will get exactly 60 votes on first ...

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starkreports.com - 4 days ago
Senator Vitter doesn’t know if Loving was correctly decided.
— starkreports.com — Vitter graduated Tulane Law School in 1988. Loving v. Virginia, decided in 1967, was a unanimous Supreme Court decision that declared state anti-miscegenation (interracial marriage) laws unconstitutional. It is one of the bedrock civil rights cases, ... (more) Senator Vitter doesn’t know if Loving was correctly decided.

Comments vote down pandagon.net - we are the public option found this 4 days agofound this
David Vitter doesn't know if Loving was decided correctly (video)
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youtube.com - 4 days ago
David Vitter doesn't know if Loving was decided correctly (video)
— youtube.com — After having very little to say beyond, "The Senator believes judges should follow the law and not legislate from the bench" when asked about the r... (more) David Vitter doesn't know if Loving was decided ...

Comments vote down Politics on HuffingtonPost.com found this 4 days agofound this
Sen. Vitter doesn’t know if Loving v. Virginia was a correct decision: ‘I haven’t read the case’
pandagon.net - 3 days ago
Sen. Vitter doesn’t know if Loving v. Virginia was a correct decision: ‘I haven’t read the case’
— pandagon.net — by Pam Spaulding Who’d have thought we’d be talking about miscegenation in 2009? But as we saw yesterday , and now with this bit of business, there are people who have “Jungle Fever” still eating away at their bigoted brains ... (more) Sen. Vitter doesn’t know if Loving v. Virginia was a ...

Comments vote down Crooks and Liars found this 3 days agofound this
washingtonexaminer.com - 12 days ago
Climate bill's 'emergency provision' gives Obama strong
— washingtonexaminer.com — Both the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade energy approved earlier this year and the version just okayed by Sen. Barbara Boxer s Senate Environment and Public Works Committee s Democrats (Republicans boycotted the vote) contains an obscure but nasty ... (more) Climate bill's 'emergency provision' gives Obama strong

Comments vote down Dr. Melissa Clouthier found this 12 days agofound this
motherjones.com - 10 days ago
Vitter's Dirty EPA Block
— motherjones.com — In May, President Obama nominated a renowned scientist known as the "father of green chemistry" to head the EPA's Office of Research and Development. For an administration that supports ambitious climate change legislation and stresses the ... (more) Vitter's Dirty EPA Block

Comments vote down Daily Kos found this 10 days agofound this
huffingtonpost.com - 11 days ago
David Vitter Mistakenly Accuses Climate Bill Of Giving Dictatorial Powers To President
— huffingtonpost.com — This is a deeply strange story, ably picked apart by the smart conservative blogger Ed Morrissey. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) has been making the rounds today claiming that the climate bill includes a provision that -- in the words of the Washington ... (more) David Vitter Mistakenly Accuses Climate Bill Of Giving ...

Comments vote down MoJo Blog Posts: mojo found this 11 days agofound this
talkingpointsmemo.com - 11 days ago
Tweet O the Day
— talkingpointsmemo.com — From Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) ... Met with FDA today to make case for LA oysters - will keep pushing to protect these LA jobs and our ability to enjoy raw Gulf oysters. (more) Tweet O the Day

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courthousenews.com - 11 days ago
Courthouse News Service
— courthousenews.com — NEW ORLEANS (CN) - Even as the International Agency for Research on Cancer announced that sufficient evidence exists to link formaldehyde with leukemia, Senator David Vitter, R-La., continued to block a nomination to the EPA in what environmentalists ... (more) Courthouse News Service

Comments vote down Daily Kos found this 11 days agofound this
washingtonexaminer.com - 12 days ago
Don't buy those carbon credits just yet
— washingtonexaminer.com — By: David Freddoso Commentary Staff Writer 11/10/09 8:15 AM EST Democrats' cap-and-trade climate change bill contains a provision that could suddenly render useless the carbon credits it creates, says Sen. David Vitter, R-La. Vitter will speak at a ... (more) Don't buy those carbon credits just yet

Comments vote down Hot Air » Top Picks found this 12 days agofound this
commonsensewonder.blogspot.com - 12 days ago
Is there any question in your mind that he will not use these powers?
— commonsensewonder.blogspot.com — Climate bill's 'emergency provision' gives Obama strong-man powers By: EXAMINER EDITORIAL HOT ZONE ALERT -November 10, 2009 Both the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade energy approved earlier this year and the version just okayed by Sen. Barbara Boxer’s Senate Environment and Public Works Committee’s ... (more) Is there any question in your mind that he will not use ...

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Will PhRMA’s Fax Machines in the Senate Continue Eshoo’s Work?
fdlaction.firedoglake.com - 5 days ago
Will PhRMA’s Fax Machines in the Senate Continue Eshoo’s Work?
— fdlaction.firedoglake.com — Ask Sherrod Brown to save us from PhRMA and the Eshoo/Hagan/ lobbyist-written biologics legislation HERE. Well, we now know that 42 bipartisan members of the House were willing to act act as PhRMA’s fax machines. I guess it shouldn’t ... (more) Will PhRMA’s Fax Machines in the Senate Continue Eshoo’s ...

Comments vote down Blue Commonwealth - Front Page found this 5 days agofound this
Melancon: 'We Can Only Guess' Vitter's Reasons For Opposing Anti-Rape Amendment
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 27 days ago
Melancon: 'We Can Only Guess' Vitter's Reasons For Opposing Anti-Rape Amendment
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — Rep. Charlie Melancon (D-LA), who is running for Senate in 2010 against Republican Sen. David Vitter, is now stepping up his attacks on Vitter -- declaring that "we can only guess" why Vitter voted against a Senate amendment to crack down on rape.  ... (more) Melancon: 'We Can Only Guess' Vitter's Reasons For ...

Comments vote down Talking Points Memo found this 27 days agofound this
nola.com - 27 days ago
BRIEFING BOOK
— nola.com — TOP OF THE NEWS Dardenne still mulling challenge to Vitter Jindal gets a health scare in latest poll Education hearing expected to generate fireworks AROUND THE CAPITOL Dardenne vs. Vitter? While Sen. David Vitter, R-La., is favored to win ... (more) BRIEFING BOOK

Comments vote down News found this 27 days agofound this
nola.com - 22 days ago
Landrieu rejects Vitter's census
— nola.com — Landrieu rejects Vitter's census-citizenship idea By Bruce Alpert, Times-Picayune October 27, 2009, 7:21PM Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., on Tuesday rejected a request from six of Louisiana's seven House members that she support a measure requiring the ... (more) Landrieu rejects Vitter's census

Comments vote down Politics on HuffingtonPost.com found this 22 days agofound this
huffingtonpost.com - 20 days ago
Vitter Confronted By Rape Victim Over Franken Amendment Vote
— huffingtonpost.com — Senator David Vitter (R-LA) doggedly opposed a congressional measure last month to prohibit the government from working with contractors who deny victims of rape or assault the right to bring their cases to court. Vitter, who was one of only 30 ... (more) Vitter Confronted By Rape Victim Over Franken Amendment Vote

Comments vote down Think Progress found this 20 days agofound this
Vitter Town Hall, Baton Rouge, 10/31/09 (video)
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youtube.com - 20 days ago
Vitter Town Hall, Baton Rouge, 10/31/09 (video)
— youtube.com — A rape victim in Baton Rouge asks David Vitter why he supported big corporations over sexual assault victims when he was one of only 30 senators who opposed ... (more) Vitter Town Hall, Baton Rouge, 10/31/09 (video)

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publicoptionplease.com - 20 days ago
Public Option Please
— publicoptionplease.com — In the health care bill in Congress, there’s a dangerous provision about “biologics” drugs that will make it virtually impossible for patients of breast cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, and Crohn’s disease to have access to affordable medication. ... (more) Public Option Please

Comments vote down Firedoglake found this 20 days agofound this
Melancon hits at Vitter's rape amendment vote
thehill.com - 20 days ago
Melancon hits at Vitter's rape amendment vote
— thehill.com — Rep. Charlie Melancon (D-La.) on Monday hit at his campaign opponent Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) for his vote against an amendment earlier this month that will bar federal funds from going to companies that require arbitration for victims of sexual ... (more) Melancon hits at Vitter's rape amendment vote

Comments vote down Think Progress found this 20 days agofound this
Help Sherrod Brown Get Bipartisan Support for Health Care Reform
fdlaction.firedoglake.com - 19 days ago
Help Sherrod Brown Get Bipartisan Support for Health Care Reform
— fdlaction.firedoglake.com — In the Senate, Kay Hagan sponsored an almost identical piece of legislation to Rep. Eshoo’s on biologic drugs , which would keep important lifesaving treatments for breast cancer and other diseases which can cost $50,000 or $300,000 a ... (more) Help Sherrod Brown Get Bipartisan Support for Health ...

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