Wednesday, February 23, 2011

The Seventeenth Summary 02-23-2011 AM

GOP Spending Cuts Headed for Senate - By Andrew Stiles - The ...
 Shortly before dawn on Saturday, the House passed a funding resolution that includes $61 billion in spending cuts (compared to ...

A Warning About Things to Come
Town Hall
Others want the one amendment to be Debt Limitation, others want a Balanced Budget Amendment, others want a change in the Electoral College, others want to abolish the 17th Amendment, and one proposal is for a list of 10 Amendments. ...

Another blow for Democrats' US Senate majority
TMCnet
Democrats' chances of holding on to their slim majority in the US Senate after the 2012 elections took a hit on Friday with the announcement that yet another veteran Democratic member was retiring. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, a ...

U.S. Senate investigates NM gas outage | Albuquerque, New Mexico ...
By Blair Shiff
There is a U.S. Senate hearing on Monday in Albuquerque that will focus on why so many New Mexicans were left out in the cold without natural gas during the bitter cold snap.,

Smart Politics - What States Have the Longest-Serving US Senate ...
By Eric Ostermeier
What States Have the Longest-Serving US Senate Delegations? Hawaii and Iowa lead the pack with battleground states littering the Bottom 10; Daniel Inouye's 48+ years of service is equal to 33 other Senators combined ...

NY May Get More Anti-Terrorist Funds | United States | Epoch Times
By By Kristina Skorbach/ Epoch Times Staff
Y.) said the amendment, which will decrease the number of cities eligible for the Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) grant and increase the money available for New York City. The bill now waits for approval from the U.S. Senate. ...

Top US senator: Outlaw prostitution
AFP
US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called Tuesday for an "adult conversation" about banning prostitution in his home state of Nevada, saying legal brothels scare off investors and families. "If we want to attract business to Nevada that ...

US Senator Thune decides against White House bid
Reuters
Republican US Senator John Thune, long seen as a rising political star and possible White House contender, announced on Tuesday he will not run for president next year. "At this time, I feel that I am best positioned to ...

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