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Read all 2,074 pages of the Senate bill

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:14:00 +0000

The Senate healthcare bill Harry Reid revealed today spans 2,074 pages, marginally longer than the House bill's 1,990 pages. Read the whole bill by clicking here. The Congressional budget office has estimated that it will cost $849 billion over ten years, will reduce the deficit by $127 ...

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Is this the pseudo-start of a Presidential bid for Mitch Daniels?

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:14:00 +0000

One of the very few states in the nation to have a budget surplus right now is Mitch Daniels’ Indiana. As Governor, Daniels actually went into office, raised taxes, fixed his budget problems, then slashed the beejeezus out of tax rates in Indiana. The state is thriving. He’s an ...

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Congress: Reid gets his score

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:16:40 +0000

The Boston Globe on the Senate bill: “Senate majority leader Harry Reid unveiled his long-awaited version of a sweeping health care bill last night, setting the stage for a tense Senate showdown pitting Republicans against a fragile and fractured Democratic majority.” The first big vote could ...

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Board to Death

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:01:00 +0000

To the frustration of many a cabinet secretary, the Obama administration is a little behind on its appointments. At this point—with only five weeks to go before the Senate breaks for recess— a little over half of the 514 positions that need filling have been filled. Some jobs are ...

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Governor Mitch Daniels speaking on national issues (video)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:54:37 +0000

Governor Mitch Daniels speaking on national issues at the 2009 Fall Dinner

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McConnell: GOP Will Delay Health Care At Least Six More Weeks

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:00:57 +0000

If there was any doubt that Senate Republicans are eager to drag their heels when it comes to health care reform, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) removed it on Sunday. The Kentucky Republican, during an appearance on "Fox News Sunday," demanded that the Senate take, at the very ...

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Mitch McConnell On Afghanistan

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:16:05 +0000

He appears on Fox News Sunday

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CQ Transcript: Sens. McConnell, Reed on ‘Fox News Sunday’

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:14:27 +0000

CQ Transcript: Sens. McConnell, Reed on ‘Fox News Sunday’

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Surprise Republican Senate candidate reaching out to Sen. McConnell

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:58:29 +0000

Rand Paul is a Bowling Green eye surgeon. His campaign's poll numbers and fundraising success have stunned party leaders and it is early in the game. So who is he and does he have a chance?

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McConnell: Americans Don't Even Want Health Care Reform To Pass -

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:36:25 +0000

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Fox News Sunday today that a majority of Americans don't want the Democrats' health care reform plan to pass -- and that if Democrats go forward with reform, they'll be ignoring "the opinion of the American population." And McConnell said he plans ...

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Senate Dems Will Force Republicans To Debate Long Hours If They Obstruct

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:44:58 +0000

The health care debate will be restarted in earnest tomorrow as Senate Democrats expect the Congressional Budget Office to score their version of the bill, which includes the opt-out public option. But Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) today on a radio...

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Mitch McConnell On The Fate Of ObamaCare

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:54:46 +0000

He talks to Greta

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Grayson assails Paul for refusing to commit to McConnell

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:40:02 +0000

Secretary of State Trey Grayson has criticized his opponent in next year's Republican U.S. Senate primary for refusing to promise to support fellow Kentuckian Mitch McConnell as the Senate minority leader. In an interview with WHAS-TV earlier this week, Bowling Green ophthalmologist Rand Paul ...

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McConnell warns of Senate fight over abortion

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:58:29 +0000

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Tuesday issued a public warning of a coming Senate fight over abortion once the healthcare reform debate starts. Speaking to reporters at a mid-afternoon press conference, McConnell suggested Republicans will fight hard for an amendment inserted ...

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TPMDC Exclusive: Inside DNC's Organizing For America

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:44:16 +0000

Nine months ago when the Democrats who ran Barack's Obama campaign created Organizing for America, no one was sure exactly how it would work or whether it was possible to harness the enthusiasm for the new president and translate it into action. But nearing the anniversary of Obama's ...

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Carly Fiorina Endorsed By Senators Coburn, Collins, Graham, Kyl, McCain, McConnell, Murkowski and Snowe

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 05:15:38 +0000

Washington, DC – Support for United States Senate Candidate Carly Fiorina grew today as she earned the endorsements of eight Republican United States Senators including Tom Coburn, Susan Collins, Lindsey Graham, Jon Kyl, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski and Olympia Snowe. “I am ...

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