Monday, December 13, 2010

The Seventeenth Summary 12-13-2010 PM


Senate passes whistleblower protection bill
Washington Post (blog)
By Joe Davidson The Senate has passed enhanced protections for government employees and contractors who report cases of waste, fraud and abuse. ...

Senate tax bill extends ethanol credit, tariff
Reuters
By Charles Abbott WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The tax-cut package under debate in the Senate on Friday would extend through 2011 the 45 cent a gallon ethanol tax ...

Bipartisan tax plan will cost $857 billion over 10 years
The Hill (blog)
By Vicki Needham - 12/11/10 12:20 PM ET The tax plan brokered between the White House and Senate... Republicans will cost add $857.8 billion to the deficit

Senate puts off cut in Medicare pay for doctors
TMCnet
By AP , WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate approved a measure Wednesday to avoid a steep cut in Medicare pay for doctors by shifting some money from President ...

Tax cut deal moves McConnell beyond Sen. 'No'
Bloomberg
Last month's elections that gave Republicans control of the House, more seats in the Senate and blew the Democrats into glum disarray gave McConnell, R-Ky., ...

Senator Leahy Calls for Freeze on Haiti Aid, Clinton Silent, Palin Visits Camps
Huffington Post (blog)
Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy (VT), chairman of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on the State Department and Foreign ...

Blue Indiana:: Senator Evan Bayh says "no" to 2012 gubernatorial bid
By Thomas
In his wake, Bayh leaves a whole host of invaluable Hoosier political voices who continue on, but for at least the moment, it appears that the Good Senator is hanging up the Hoosier State political hat that he first put on in 1986. ...

Last Lap For Lieberman In The Senate
Hartford Courant
He wanted another term in the Senate and no argument from fellow Democrats who had supported him in the nomination race was going to keep him from a spot on

Senate Passes Massive Food-Safety Bill | The Onion - America's ...
In an effort to prevent food-borne illnesses, the Senate has passed new legislation—the most comprehensive of its kind in 70 years—that would give the Food ...

Alaska Senator to Pursue Inquiry Into Ex-Veco CEO
ABC News
AP US Sen. Lisa Murkowski is continuing her effort to hold top Justice Department officials accountable for dropping the teen sexual exploitation ...

Sen. Charles Schumer is warning shoppers to be aware of return policies for online purchases this holiday season. ...

US senators push for China currency bill
Reuters
Two US senators on Monday planned a last-ditch effort to get the Senate to vote on China currency legislation already approved ...

Sharron Angle's New PAC Battles Spammers
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Sharron Angle, who gave Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid the re-election fight of his life this year, made headlines this weekend when she ...

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