Monthly Archives: January 2010
Senate Sunday Lineup: January 30
Here’s a list of Senators hitting the Sunday talk show circuit tomorrow: Face the Nation (CBS) – John Thune (R-SD) State of the Union (CNN) – Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Fox News Sunday – Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Evan Bayh (D-IN) … Continue reading
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Dorgan, Dodd Possess $7.5 Million in Leftover Campaign Funds
Senators Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and Chris Dodd (D-CT) “together have more than $7.5 million in leftover campaign funds but nowhere to spend it, now that they’re not seeking re-election in November,” Congressional Quarterly reports. According to fundraising reports just filed … Continue reading
Filed under Election
Collins Gives Weekly GOP Address on Terrorism, Christmas Day Bomber
Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) gave this week’s Republican address on the topic of the Christmas Day bomber suspect and the Obama Administration’s decision to question him as a civilian criminal. An excerpt: “President Obama recently used the phrase that ‘we … Continue reading
Filed under Terrorism, Weekly Address, White House
Pennsylvania Senate: CQ Politics Rates Race a Tossup
It is now clear “that Pennsylvania’s Senate race will be one of the most competitive in the country and that party-switching Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa) no longer has the upper hand when it comes to holding his seat for another … Continue reading
Filed under Election
Ensign’s Legal Fees Increase, Fundraising Halted
Senator John Ensign’s (R-NV) “legal expenses have jumped amid the fallout of his extramarital affair with a former staffer, according to new filings released Friday afternoon,” POLITICO reports. In the last quarter of 2009, the Nevada Republican dipped into his … Continue reading
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