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On AlterNet: senate

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "senate"

Nine Senators, Including Obama, Introduce Bill to Help Vets Register to Vote

Nine Senators, Including Obama, Introduce Bill to Help Vets Register to Vote

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. July 23, 2008.
At issue is whether injured vets living at VA facilities will be helped to vote for president in 2008.

Abuse of the Filibuster: Republicans Play Dirty 'Block and Blame' Game

Abuse of the Filibuster: Republicans Play Dirty 'Block and Blame' Game

Christopher Moraff, The Philadelphia Tribune. June 23, 2008.
It works like this: Republicans hijack the Senate, block important legislation, then complain nothing is getting done.

Worse Than Fascists: Christian Political Group 'The Family' Openly Reveres Hitler

Worse Than Fascists: Christian Political Group 'The Family' Openly Reveres Hitler

Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet. June 12, 2008.
In his new book, The Family, author Jeff Sharlet reveals sordid details about this power-hungry, inside-the-Beltway fundamentalist group.

Conservatives Addicted to Big Oil

Conservatives Addicted to Big Oil

Bill Scher, Campaign for America's Future AlterNet: Environment. June 11, 2008.
Conservatives filibuster to protect hedge fund managers and give renewable energy the shaft.

Coburn Places A Hold On HIV/AIDS Prevention Bill

Coburn Places A Hold On HIV/AIDS Prevention Bill

Amanda Terkel, Think Progress AlterNet: Health and Wellness. June 11, 2008.
The GOP Senator has a habit of blocking progressive medical legislation.

The Sound of One Hand Clapping: Coal Subsidy Act To Fail?

The Sound of One Hand Clapping: Coal Subsidy Act To Fail?

A Siegel, Energy Smart AlterNet: Environment. May 9, 2008.
How a bad energy bill will fail for the wrong reasons.

Elizabeth Edwards: ‘Most Preventable Cause Of Unnecessary Suffering’ Is Lack Of Health Insurance

Elizabeth Edwards: ‘Most Preventable Cause Of Unnecessary Suffering’ Is Lack Of Health Insurance

Ali Frick, Think Progress AlterNet: Health and Wellness. May 9, 2008.
Elizabeth Edwards testified in the Senate yesterday about the American health care system.

Watching the Senate Rot in Slow Motion

Watching the Senate Rot in Slow Motion

Matt Stoller, Open Left AlterNet: PEEK. February 16, 2008.
Staffers have no choice but to adopt a defensive and insecure posture, their limited range of motion gets constrained by those at the top.

'Third Way' Think Tank Pushes Telecom Agenda on FISA Bill

'Third Way' Think Tank Pushes Telecom Agenda on FISA Bill

Matt Renner, TruthOut.org. February 5, 2008.
The so-called "progressive" organization is now revealed to carry water for the corporations.

Is Obama the

Is Obama the "Most Liberal" Senator?

Jonathan Stein, Mother Jones AlterNet: Election 2008. January 31, 2008.
Regardless of how legitimate the numbers are, Obama has now been tagged. Will Hillary Clinton use it against him?

Momentum Builds for a Chris Dodd Run at Majority Leader

Momentum Builds for a Chris Dodd Run at Majority Leader

Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: Election 2008. December 19, 2007.
After Dodd forced reconsideration of the surveillance legislation, by arguing for eight hours, he left many prominent bloggers yearning for more.

The Senate's 'Rebuke' to Bush's Iraq Policy Is a Blueprint for Ethnic Cleansing

The Senate's 'Rebuke' to Bush's Iraq Policy Is a Blueprint for Ethnic Cleansing

Joshua Holland, Raed Jarrar, AlterNet. October 15, 2007.
Let's call Joe Biden's Senate plan to split Iraq in three pieces for what it is: a blueprint for ethnic cleansing and possibly a full-blown civil war.

Iraqis, Middle East Leaders Reject U.S. Senate's Ethnic Cleansing

Iraqis, Middle East Leaders Reject U.S. Senate's Ethnic Cleansing "Partition" Plan

October 2, 2007.
The Senate's call for "partitioning" Iraq echoes Colonial era.

Senate Dems Betray Us, Join Republicans In Censuring MoveOn's Petraeus Ad

Senate Dems Betray Us, Join Republicans In Censuring MoveOn's Petraeus Ad

Jane Hamsher, AlterNet: PEEK. September 20, 2007.
Jane Hamsher: Democrats would rather just play along with that little kabuki than mount a meaningful fight on just about anything

Words for Lusty Larry

Words for Lusty Larry

Sen. Jean Carnahan, Huffington Post. September 1, 2007.
Since Larry Craig was once a co-worker of mine in the U.S. Senate, I feel compelled to comment on his undoing.

Senator Al Franken? No Longer a Longshot

Senator Al Franken? No Longer a Longshot

Jon Wiener, TheNation.com. August 6, 2007.
Al Franken's bid to unseat Minnesota Republican Senator Norm Coleman is gaining strength.

Cheney: I Told Leahy To ‘F*ck Himself’ Because He Was ‘Close To Kissing Me’

Cheney: I Told Leahy To ‘F*ck Himself’ Because He Was ‘Close To Kissing Me’

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. July 24, 2007.
Amanda Terkel: Dick Cheney defends the use of the f-word on the Senate floor with an absurd explanation.

Notes From The Senate All-Nighter

Notes From The Senate All-Nighter

Bob Geiger, AlterNet: PEEK. July 18, 2007.
Bob Geiger: The rhetoric is flying in the Capitol.

Leahy: Bush is

Leahy: Bush is "Contemptuous of the Congress"

Bob Geiger, AlterNet: PEEK. July 10, 2007.
Bob Geiger: Judiciary Committee Chairman rips Bush stonewalling

Republican Senate Candidate Trivializes Rape and Incest

Republican Senate Candidate Trivializes Rape and Incest

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. July 6, 2007.
Jeff Fecke: As far as South Dakota Republican Joel Dykstra is concerned, rape and incest are just "buzzwords."

The GOP's Bill Clinton Double Standard

The GOP's Bill Clinton Double Standard

Bob Geiger, AlterNet: PEEK. July 5, 2007.
Bob Geiger: The same GOP senators who fought to impeach Clinton because of the Monica Lewinsky affair remain silent or call for a pardon of Libby, whose crimes amount to treason.

The GOP: Grand Obstruction Party

The GOP: Grand Obstruction Party

Bob Geiger, AlterNet: PEEK. June 28, 2007.
Bob Geiger: When you have no ideas, block those of others

The Rebuilding the Middle Class Act (a.k.a. Employee Free Choice Act)

The Rebuilding the Middle Class Act (a.k.a. Employee Free Choice Act)

Amy Traub, AlterNet: PEEK. June 25, 2007.
Amy Traub: The Senate votes tomorrow on a bill that can determine the fate of America's middle class (and anyone trying to work his or her way into the middle class).

Go Go Gadget Gas Gouging, Says GWB

Go Go Gadget Gas Gouging, Says GWB

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. June 14, 2007.
Josh Dorner: The administration reached new heights of insanity by throwing down a veto threat against the Senate's energy bill.

Feingold-Reid Bill to End War Coming Back to Senate

Feingold-Reid Bill to End War Coming Back to Senate

Bob Geiger, AlterNet: PEEK. June 14, 2007.
Bob Geiger: Wisconsin Senator to stay in Republicans' faces on war.