Mary Landrieu

                   

Don't Count On The Senate to Throw Out Alaska's Ted Stevens

alternet.org
Nov 14, 2008 1,147 related
        

Letting the felonious Republican senator languish is another path to a filibuster-proof Democratic majority in the first 100 days. Senate Republicans have assumed that, if re-elected, Stevens would vote until he his conviction...

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What Party is more Partisan?

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Nov 13, 2008
        

Percentage of time voting along with your party, 110th Congress* * 97.5%: Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) * 97.4%: Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) * 97.3%: Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) * 96.9%: Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY)...

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Those pending races, & Senate History 101

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Nov 13, 2008 1 related
        

From NBC's Ken StricklandIf the contested elections of the Minnesota, Alaska, and Georgia Senate races aren't resolved before the new Congress convenes in January, the Senate has the power to seat someone to the position until...

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4 Investigates: Time well spent, recovery director's schedule

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Nov 13, 2008
        

10:28 PM CST on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 Lee Zurik / Eyewitness News For almost two years, he's made big promises, but to many New Orleanians, recovery director Dr. Edward Blakely has done little to spur the city's...

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Inside Baton Rouge: Two pivotal years ahead for Mary Landrieu, David Vitter

theadvertiser.com
Nov 12, 2008
        

John Maginnis • news@theadvertiser.com • November 12, 2008 In biennial Washington, an election cycle ends and the next begins: two years that will be pivotal in the careers of U.S. Sens. Vitter returns with fewer Republicans...

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The End of an Era?

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Nov 11, 2008
        

According to political scientist Wayne Parent, “The South has moved from being the center of the political universe to being an outside player in presidential politics.” Are we finally seeing the end of Nixon's infamous...

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Getting to Sixty

prospect.org
Nov 12, 2008
        

One not-so-secret weapon in building President Obama's filibuster-proof majority could be John McCain, as well as other frustrated GOP moderates. I will bet that in this national economic emergency, one of his chief Republican...

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Landrieu urges unity as Obama administration dawns

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Nov 10, 2008 1 related
        

Senator says Democratic control doesn't mean job gets any easier Mike Hasten • mhasten@gannett.com • November 10, 2008 BATON ROUGE - Just because her political party will be in control of the White House, the U.S. House of...

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Washington Watch for Nov. 9, 2008

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Nov 10, 2008
        

The political posters for Democratic U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana probably should have contained a picture of Alfred E. Neuman, the mascot for MAD magazine who is known for his trademark line: “What? Four days before...

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Political Horizons for Nov. 9, 2008

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Nov 9, 2008 1 related
        

America witnessed a political sea change Tuesday with the Democratic Party assuming control of the White House and the U.S. Congress. Here in Louisiana, it was “Yes, we can” — stay the same. Louisiana voters gave Republican...

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