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Quick vote to extend unemployment benefits fails
detnews.com - 10/10/2009
Quick vote to extend unemployment benefits fails
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Deb Price / Detroit News Washington Bureau Washington -- Key Senate Democrats tried unsuccessfully today to quickly pass legislation to give jobless workers in Michigan and other hard-hit states an additional 20 weeks of unemployment benefits. That delays action on the high-stakes issue until at ...
dailykos.com - 10/15/2009
Harry Reid abdicates his leadership role
— dailykos.com — Bill Frist never had 60 votes. Bill Frist never cared. Republicans ran the Senate as if they... owned the place, even when enjoying razor-thin majorities. Yet when Democrats took the chamber, the first thing Harry Reid did was complain that he couldn't ... (more) Harry Reid abdicates his leadership role

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thehill.com - 10/5/2009
Reid, Baucus ready to split on public option as vote nears
— thehill.com — Once in polite disagreement over the public option in healthcare legislation, the two are approaching a breaking... point. (more) Reid, Baucus ready to split on public option as vote nears

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Is Harry Reid Working The Inside Game For A Public Option?
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/15/2009
Is Harry Reid Working The Inside Game For A Public Option?
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid isn't exactly accustomed to kind words from progressives these days. With a... health care reform fight that feels endless, and an intractable bloc of conservative Democrats refusing to play nice on the public option, ... (more) Is Harry Reid Working The Inside Game For A Public Option?

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Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) Holds Up Unemployment Extension. Thanks to Him, Hundreds Of Thousands Fall Off Rolls. It's The Party of No!
Crooks and Liars — ... If your unemployment ran out this week, you can thank Sen. Jon Kyl. Yes, the Republican whip objected to a quick vote that would have helped all those people. You can contact him ...

Sen. Jon Kyl Holds Up Unemployment Extension. Thanks to Him, 100s Of 1000s Fall Off Rolls
The Political Carnival — ... If your unemployment ran out this week, you can thank Sen. Jon Kyl. Yes, the Republican whip objected to a quick vote that would have helped all those people. You can contact him ...

Sen Kyl is holding up bill to extend unemployment benefits
Open Left - Quick Hits's RSS Feed — ... in the nation. Short of action by Congress, tens of thousands of unemployed workers in Michigan will run through their last benefits by the end of the year. Reid introduced the bill after reaching a deal with Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, who had balked at the House-passed bill, which only gives extra benefits to the hardest-hit states. Also sponsoring the bill are Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus of Montana and Jack Reed of Rhode Island. http://www.detnews.com/article...

Sen. Jon Kyl's problem with female constituents
Blog For Arizona — ... If your unemployment ran out this week, you can thank Sen. Jon Kyl. Yes, the Republican whip objected to a quick vote that would have helped all those people. You can contact him ...

Sen. Jon Kyl to America's unemployed: Screw you!
Blog For Arizona — ... If your unemployment ran out this week, you can thank Sen. Jon Kyl. Yes, the Republican whip objected to a quick vote that would have helped all those people. You can contact him ...

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crooksandliars.com 10/10/2009 — (h/t Howie Klein) If your unemployment ran out this week, you can thank Sen. Jon Kyl. Yes, the Republican whip objected to a quick vote that would have helped all those people. You can contact him here and thank him for his compassion:  ...
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campaignsilo.firedoglake.com 10/14/2009 — There are 51 Senators who will vote for a public option , something 77% of the country wants. It would win a majority in a floor vote. We were told that we needed 6o votes in the Caucus so we’d have a filibuster-proof majority — so that ...
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thehill.com 10/28/2009 — Senate GOP Whip Jon Kyl said he supports the idea of allowing states to decide whether to opt in to a publicly run health plan.
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Rep. Peterson releases OTC derivative draft bill — Reuters: Politics 10/9/2009
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Frank says D.C. gay rights march misses mark (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 10/10/2009
AP - Rep. Barney Frank, the first openly gay member of Congress, says he'd rather see gay rights supporters lobbying their elected officials than marching in Washington this weekend, calling the demonstration "a waste of time at best."
Frank: D.C. gay rights march misses mark — msnbc.com: Politics 10/10/2009
Rep. Barney Frank, the first openly gay member of Congress, says he'd rather see gay rights supporters lobbying their elected officials than marching in Washington this weekend.
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AP - Rep. Barney Frank, an openly gay member of Congress, says he'd rather see gay rights supporters lobbying their elected officials than marching in Washington this weekend, calling the demonstration "a waste of time at best."