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PAUL FIRES BACK: Sens. McCain, Graham think ‘whole world is a battlefield’ [VIDEO LINK] – TheHill
By MB Snow at March 7, 2013 | 2:50 pm
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By Daniel Strauss - 03/07/13 03:31 PM ET Paul criticized the hawkish senators for thinking the laws of war should take precedence over the Bill of Rights. The two had criticized Paul’s statements about drone policy during the Kentucky Republican’s nearly 13-hour filibuster on Thursday. “They think the whole world is a battlefield, including America, and that ... Go To Article
SENATE GOP ponders ceding power to President Obama – POLITICO
By MB Snow at February 27, 2013 | 9:43 am
By MANU RAJU and DAVID ROGERS | 2/26/13 8:36 PM EST -- Days before the March 1 deadline, Senate Republicans are circulating a draft bill that would cancel $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts and instead turn over authority to President Barack Obama to achieve the same level of savings under a plan to be filed by March 8. The five- page document, which has ... Go To Article
HAGEL IS CONFIRMED as Defense Secretary – WSJ
By MB Snow at February 26, 2013 | 5:29 pm
By SARA MURRAY, POLITICS Updated February 26, 2013, 8:09 p.m. ET WASHINGTON—Chuck Hagel won Senate approval Tuesday to become defense secretary, gaining control of the Pentagon after a pitched battle and as budget cuts loom. Mr. Hagel was confirmed in a 58-to-41 vote, the smallest margin for any defense secretary in history. The vote, largely along party lines, ... Go To Article
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NRO EDITORS:: Tailgunner Ted? – NRO
By MB Snow at February 20, 2013 | 12:53 am
By The Editors -- Senate Democrats have taken to the New York Times to express their displeasure with their uppity new colleague Ted Cruz, the Texas Republican whose robust examination of Chuck Hagel’s record they find insufficiently decorous. Warning: The “M-word” is used. “In this country we had a terrible experience with innuendo and inference when Joe ... Go To Article
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TEA PARTY challenger to McConnell emerging – The Hill
By MB Snow at February 19, 2013 | 12:15 am
By Alexandra Jaffe - 02/18/13 04:35 PM ET -- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) could see a primary challenge from local businessman Matt Bevin, who sources say is reaching out to Tea Party groups in the state to gauge support for a 2014 Senate run. Sarah Duran, president of the Louisville Tea Party, told The Hill that Bevin had been in touch with her ... Go To Article
THE EDITORS: Against a BBA, Again – NRO
By MB Snow at February 15, 2013 | 12:40 am
By The Editors, FEBRUARY 14, 2013 1:00 P.M.-- Senate Republicans are again set to mount a fight for a balanced-budget amendment (BBA). Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) and whip John Cornyn (R., Texas) hope to unveil a bill today, and the indication is that their caucus is behind them, along with most Republicans in the House. The amendment would cap ... Go To Article
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HAGEL FILIBUSTERED, cloture vote fails – Conservative News
By MB Snow at February 15, 2013 | 12:15 am
By: Tim Cavanaugh, 2/14/2013 -- Chuck Hagel’s very troubled path to the head of the Defense Department reached another impasse Thursday afternoon as the full Senate failed to end debate and bring his nomination to a vote. In a tense vote on the Senate floor, Democrats and Republican supporters of Hagel failed to muster the necessary 60 votes to bring the nomination ... Go To Article
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LARRY J. SABATO’S Crystal Ball: 2014 Senate Ratings: Red Alert!
By MB Snow at February 14, 2013 | 9:30 am
2014 Senate Ratings: Red Alert! Larry J. Sabato, Kyle Kondik and Geoffrey Skelley, U.Va. Center for Politics February 14th, 2013 We’ll grant you, most people now prefer to follow the candidates in a March 2013 election over in Rome, not the 2014 contests in the United States. But the Crystal Ball doesn’t analyze papabili and has all but endorsed Timothy Cardinal ... Go To Article
BOEHNER challenges Senate Dems to pass Obama’s agenda – TheHill
By MB Snow at February 14, 2013 | 8:51 am
By Russell Berman - 02/14/13 11:20 AM ET Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Thursday challenged Senate Democrats to pass the agenda President Obama laid out in his State of the Union address, suggesting the president’s progressive proposals lack support within his own party. “The president likes to attack Congress, but if he is serious about enacting this agenda, ... Go To Article
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GREGORY: IF REPUBLICANS Bend on the Sequester, They Don’t Deserve Our Support – Forbes
By MB Snow at February 9, 2013 | 1:00 pm
Paul Roderick Gregory, OP/ED | 2/09/2013 If Republicans Bend on the Sequester, They Don't Deserve Our Support I was frustrated by William Kristol’s Don’t Be Seduced by the Sequester. Kristol argues Republicans must be the grown-up party. The sequester cuts will delay the deployment of two battle ships at a crucial time. Per Kristol: Republicans should negotiate ... Go To Article
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