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A Republican with a track record of winning in one of the nation's most Democratic states and a prosecutor seeking to become Massachusetts' first female senator will compete next month in a special election that could determine the balance of power in the U.S. Senate.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid upped the rhetorical tension Monday during debate on healthcare, invoking times of slavery and women's suffrage fight.
As is often the case when a politician releases this sort of information, Montana Sen. Max Baucus waited for the weekend to announce that he had nominated his girlfriend for appointment as Montana’s U.S. attorney. To be clear, Baucus has maintained that he did nothing wrong, calling Melodee Hanes, whom he now lives with in Washington, D.C., “highly qualified” – although she later withdrew from ...
Washington » Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid equated Republican attempts to delay health reform to politicians who argued against ending slavery or giving women the right to vote.
Onions: To Gary D., owner/publisher of the Range Times for his Nov. 19 “Notes”. You insinuate that the attack at Fort Hood was the fault of the “New” Administration.
Times are hard, but the pathway to fame in America has never been easier. No talent is required – you can go on a shooting spree, give birth to octuplets or launch a homemade balloon from your backyard and tell the cops that your little boy is trapped inside.
I spent a considerable amount of time this week trying to determine exactly what certain members of the GOP were thinking when they attempted to institute a new Conservative Purity Test to judge political candidates across the country.
The Republican National Committee chairman is calling for a Senate Ethics Committee investigation, after Senator Max Baucus nominated his girlfriend for a position as Montana's U.S. Attorney.
Listen carefully dear reader, can you hear music in the air? Barry Manilow, Dave Matthews Band, John Tesh; but where could it be coming from? Wonder no longer, the Masticator has discovered the latest source of whiteness in our area; Chipotle has come to town.
INDIANAPOLIS —Southwestern Indiana teenagers once again will be able to make the Statehouse their classroom for a day when the Indiana General Assembly returns to session in January. State lawmakers are inviting those in middle school and high school — you must be 13 to participate — to apply to become a page. Those selected spend a day working with lawmakers and their staffs, learning about ...
Sarah Palin is bringing her book tour for "Going Rogue" to Minnesota. The former Vice Presidential Candidate and former Alaska Governor will sign copies of her new book at the Mall of America.
Democratic congressional aides told the Wall Street Journal that Democrats are moving forward with a $170 billion package to spur jobs growth and emergency unemployment assistance.
Here are letters to the editor from Daily News editions of Dec. 7, 2009:The way I see it ...Editor, Daily News:“Your World” photo/essay contributor Kathleen McCarthy DeStefano writes that eagles are a species that mates for life.It is amusing to compare their habits to those of people.In the photo (at left) with her article, I see papa eagle (on the lower branch) must have stayed out too late ...
Baucus benefiting his girlfriend by nominating her to a plum government job may or may not end up hurting his effectiveness as a leader on Democratic efforts to pass health care overhaul. But it certainly won't do much to improve the public's low estimation of Congress.
SIOUX CITY - Sandra Little expects to see history in the makingtoday.
Senator Max Baucus, chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, nominated his girlfriend to serve as a federal prosecutor earlier this year, the Democratic lawmaker's spokesman said on Saturday.
SIOUX CITY -- Sandra Little expects to see history in themaking.
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., on Saturday defended recommending his girlfriend and former staffer to become a U.S. attorney, arguing that she is a "highly qualified prosecutor" who would have served his home state well.
The Montana Democrat and Senate finance chair named his companion in a list of U.S. attorney recommendations. She withdrew her name. His colleagues defend him as the healthcare debate goes on. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) on Saturday defended recommending his girlfriend and former staffer to become a U.S. attorney, arguing that she was a "highly qualified prosecutor ...
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WASHINGTON -- Senator Max Baucus, a powerful committee chairman and a chief architect of the Democratic health care overhaul, acknowledged Saturday that he had recommended the Obama administration appoint a woman he was dating to serve as the federal prosecutor in his home state, Montana.
