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SEN. MITCH MCCONNELL Outlines GOP’s Wish List to Avoid Fiscal Cliff – WSJ
By MB Snow at December 1, 2012 | 12:40 am
By NAFTALI BENDAVID And JANET HOOK, POLITICS-November 30, 2012 -- WASHINGTON—Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said he wanted changes to safety-net programs that focus on altering eligibility requirements, and suggested that if Democrats agreed both sides could move closer to a budget deal to avert the fiscal cliff. In an interview in his Capitol Hill ... Go To Article
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VIDEO: Marco Rubio Headlines Annual Branstad Birthday Fundraiser
By MB Snow at November 27, 2012 | 11:40 am
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McCONNELL: Proposed partisan rules change an ‘affront to the American people’ – ConservativeNews
By MB Snow at November 26, 2012 | 1:40 pm
By: Sen. Mitch McConnell, 11/26/2012 03:45 PM -- I’d like to turn to another issue that doesn’t grab as many headlines as these others we’re all focused on these days, but which is critically important, since it relates to a mortal threat that’s been quietly gathering against one of the most cherished safeguards of our government. I’m referring to the ... Go To Article
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YOUR PRIVACY:: Senate bill rewrite lets feds read your e-mail without warrants – CNET News
By MB Snow at November 20, 2012 | 9:30 am
by Declan McCullagh November 20, 2012 4:00 AM PST -- Sen. Patrick Leahy previously said his bill boosts Americans' e-mail privacy protections by "requiring that the government obtain a search warrant." That's no longer the case. A Senate proposal touted as protecting Americans' e-mail privacy has been quietly rewritten, giving government agencies more surveillance ... Go To Article
SENATE:: Republicans re-elected McConnell as their Senate chief | Reuters
By MB Snow at November 14, 2012 | 10:13 am
WASHINGTON | Wed Nov 14, 2012 10:21am EST -- (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday re-elected Mitch McConnell to the lead their party, a Senate aide said. The decision, to be announced later in the day, comes a week after a disappointing election in which Republicans not only failed to win back control of the Senate, but saw President Barack ... Go To Article
STRASSEL: The GOP’s Epic Senate Fail – WSJ
By MB Snow at November 8, 2012 | 5:07 pm
By KIMBERLEY A. STRASSEL, POTOMAC WATCH, November 8, 2012 -- Republicans had a bad night on Tuesday, though it is worth remembering that there are different gradations of bad. At one level, there is the disappointing failure of Mitt Romney to win the presidency. At another, there is the professional malpractice that once again lost Republicans control of the ... Go To Article
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SENATE:: Despite Akin, GOP’s odds improve on taking Senate – Washington Times
By MB Snow at August 28, 2012 | 9:10 am
By Dave Boyer-The Washington Times Monday, August 27, 2012 -- Republicans’ chances of gaining control of the Senate are improving, notwithstanding Missouri Senate candidate W. Todd Akin’s self-inflicted calamity. Since Aug. 1, the prospects for Republican Senate candidates have improved in five hotly contested states while Democrats’ fortunes have risen in ... Go To Article
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SEA TREATY all but dead, 34 GOP senators oppose | FoxNews
By MB Snow at July 16, 2012 | 4:02 pm
July 16, 2012, Associated Press -- A treaty governing the high seas is all but dead in the Senate as two Republican senators announced their opposition Monday, giving conservative foes the necessary votes to scuttle the pact. Sens. Rob Portman of Ohio and Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire -- both mentioned as possible running mates for likely Republican presidential ... Go To Article
SARAH PALIN:: Deb Fischer’s no ‘good old boy’ – POLITICO
By MB Snow at May 16, 2012 | 9:37 am
By MJ LEE | 5/16/12 6:42 AM EDT Sarah Palin congratulated Deb Fischer for her surprise victory in Nebraska’s Republican Senate primary Tuesday, hailing the state senator as an anti-establishment candidate with no ties to the “good old boys” club. “As recently as a week ago, Deb Fischer was dismissed by the establishment. Why? Because she is not part of the ... Go To Article
STEPHEN F. HAYES:: The Rise of MARCO RUBIO | WeeklyStandard
By MB Snow at May 8, 2012 | 12:35 am
By STEPHEN F. HAYES, The Weekly Standard Shortly after Mitt Romney won the Wisconsin primary and, in effect, the Republican nomination, I asked a prominent Republican strategist whom he thought Romney would choose as his running mate. He answered without hesitation. “Marco Rubio.” And whom should he take? “Marco Rubio,” he responded, in a tone that ... Go To Article
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