NKY firm gets $3.4M earmark
Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
For a small defense contractor in northern Kentucky, having Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in their corner could be a $3.4 million godsend.
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NH-Sen: Ayotte's DC Donors, in their Own Words
Blue Hampshire (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
NHDP , on Craig Benson protege Kelly Ayotte: A close examination of Senate hopeful Kelly Ayotte's FEC report confirms, today, that she is the candidate of Washington Republican insiders, not the people of New Hampshire. The fundraising report details approximately $100K in contributions from the PACs of DC Republicans - including Rick Santorum, John Cornyn, Trent Lott, Mitch McConnell, and Jon Kyl....
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Jane Norton Campaign Finance Report Boasts Impressive List Of National Republicans
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Despite only being in the race for less than a month, Republican Senatorial Candidate and former Lieutenant Governor Jane Norton raised over half a million dollars in the third quarter this year. Congressional Quarterly reports on Norton's third quarter campaign finance report: Republican senators who donated to Norton's campaign from their leadership PACs included Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of...
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Reed to appear on 'Face the Nation' at 10:30 a.m. Sunday
Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
By News staff By John E. Mulligan Journal Washington Bureau WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Sen. Jack Reed is slated to appear on the CBS News program ``Face the Nation'' at 10:30 a.m. Sunday for a half-hour discussion of U.S. war policy in Aghanistan. Appearing with the Rhode Island Democrat with be Sen. Mitch McConnell, the Senate Republican leader from Kentucky, and two defense experts, author and Washington...
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Jim DeMint Honduras Trip: Zelaya Removal and Honduras Supreme Court
Maggie's Notebook (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) just returned to the Honduras capital city of Tegucigalpa. He says there is no chaos in Honduras other than the "chaos" in the Obama administration's policy to restore ousted president, Manuel Zelaya. See video below. DeMint and Honduran Supreme Court DeMint says "Honduras has moved on:" The presidential election is on schedule for Nov. 29. Under Honduras's...
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Op-Ed: Politics is "No Laughing Matter"
Kentucky Law Review (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
I give attorney Marc Murphy our thumbs up and tip of the hat. His political cartoons are as good as those from the high prices spreads (newspapers) and have a local bent making the Courier Journal a better read every morning. Unfortunately, his sharp drawing pen and rapier wit have earned him the fire and the ire of Sen. McConnell who objected to Murphy's consideration as the local U.S. Attorney. Politics...
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Kyl silent on whether Ensign should stay
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
The second-ranking Senate Republican offered no support Sunday for embattled Sen. John Ensign, Nevada Republican, who is facing renewed criticism over an extramarital affair with an aide and the actions he took on behalf of her husband. Asked on CNN's "State of the Union" if Mr. Ensign can serve effectively or should step down, Sen. Jon Kyl, Arizona Republican, did not address his colleague's...
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Kyl silent on whether Ensign should stay
American Conservative Daily (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
The second-ranking Senate Republican offered no support Sunday for embattled Sen. John Ensign, Nevada Republican, who is facing renewed criticism over an extramarital affair with an aide and the actions he took on behalf of her husband. Asked on CNN's "State of the Union" if Mr. Ensign can serve effectively or should step down, Sen. Jon Kyl, Arizona Republican, did not address his colleague's...
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DeMint Trip to Honduras Back On? Travel Authorized after Senate Leadership Intervenes
The Note (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
ABC News' Viviana Hurtado reports: Senator Jim DeMint’s trip to Honduras, which was blocked by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair John Kerry (D-MA), is back on, A senior DeMint staffer tells ABC News, but only after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) became involved. The Kentucky lawmaker used his leadership position to authorize DeMint’s trip through the Department of...
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Another sign that Republicans won’t agree to meaningful health reform
MNPublius.com (Free subscription) | 09/03/2009
First, it was Senator Jon Kyl, who said the GOP would even vote against co-ops. This time, it’s Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said today that stripping the public option from the bill would be a “step in the right direction” for the administration, but he said Republicans needed to see additional changes. Additional [...]
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We Come Full Circle
From On High (Free subscription) | 08/30/2009
I've often stated (and I'm not alone in doing so) my belief that the left in this country is actually the reactionary extreme, regardless what Katie Couric and other deep thinkers like her would have you believe. There is no better example to prove the point than this: Supreme Court to Revisit ‘Hillary’ Documentary By Adam Liptak, New York Times Washington — The Supreme Court will...
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The Funeral of Senator Edward Moore Kennedy, 1932-2009
Pam's House Blend (Free subscription) | 08/29/2009
An open thread this morning, to bear witness to the funeral of Senator Kennedy , pay final respects and remember a great leader. Live video coverage here on NECN, via Boston.com and without time delay. It is a rainy day in Boston; buses have been bringing in politicians, celebrities, family and friends to Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Basilica. Earlier they gathered at the JFK Library one last time:...
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Praise for Kennedy crosses party lines
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 08/26/2009
Obama calls him the 'greatest U.S. senator of our time.' Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell says he was "one of the giants of American political life.' Praise for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.), the last of three Kennedy brothers who captured the public imagination in the 1960s, rolled across party lines today after his passing.
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When Harry Met Silly: GOP Obstructionism and Senate Leadership
Desert Beacon (Free subscription) | 08/25/2009
Steve Sebelius has some nicely pointed questions for Nevada Senator Harry Reid, to which we can add a few like: (1) Since some progressives have their hearts set on using the reconciliation process for enacting health care reform legislation, why don't you explain how that might work? For example, explaining that the funding portion of the measures could be enacted via reconciliation, but those elements...
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New plea to join Sept. 9 argument
SCOTUSblog (Free subscription) | 08/14/2009
The top-ranking Republican in the U.S. Senate, Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the minority leader, has asked the Supreme Court to allow his lawyer to take part in the special session on Sept. 9 when the Court will consider basic constitutional issues about federal campaign finance law. That plea, however, is being resisted by the [...]