Monday, January 03, 2011

The Seventeenth Summary 01-03-2011 PM

Senator proposes permanent US bases in Afghanistan
Atlanta Journal Constitution
A leading GOP lawmaker on US military policy says he wants American officials to consider establishing permanent ...

Senator Jim DeMint: Conservative Of The Year
Human Events
by Erick Erickson “I want to sincerely congratulate Senator DeMint on this award. Fully aware that Human Events cannot give the award to me every year, ...

Why Doesn't Senator Graham want to ever leave Afghanistan ...
By jonathanturley
I have a radical idea for Senator Graham and any other politician in Washington who agrees with him. Why don't we listen to the Afghan people who want us out now and save the Billions that would be wasted by building and staffing ...

Specter: A Democrat, and in between, a Republican
Washington Post
As Arlen Specter leaves the Senate after 30 years, the one-time corruption-busting Philadelphia prosecutor and architect of ...

 The Senate filibuster: Time for a change
Los Angeles Times
A practice that began as a courtesy to Senate speakers has morphed into a fundamental challenge to the principle of majority voting. Its time has passed. ...

Miller won't appeal Murkowski's Senate win
WSBT-TV
 Republican US Senate candidate Joe Miller refused to appeal Sen. Lisa Murkowski's write-in victory Friday afternoon, ending months ...

Reid Will Open January Senate Session With a Power Grab Attempt
Canada Free Press
“If Reid endorses the rules change, it would be the first time in history that a Majority Leader has opted to cut off debate on a Senate rules change by a ...

Justice Roberts Urges Senate to Act on Judicial Vacancies ...
By senatus
Justice Roberts Urges Senate to Act on Judicial Vacancies. President Obama and Chief Justice John Roberts “don't always agree — see their dust-up over last year's State of the Union address — but the two have come together to urge ...

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