Thursday, February 24, 2011

The Seventeenth Summary 02-24-2011 AM


Colson mentions 17th Amendment on BreakPoint
One wonders whether America's political fortunes have been the same since the 17th Amendment. Read or listen to the Commentary: ...

The 17th Amendment to the Constitution had a brief recent moment in the spotlight (here, here). But for the most part, it's still the 10th ...

Lawrence University in Appleton to give former US Senator Russ Feingold ...
Appleton Post Crescent
Lawrence University will recognize former US Senator Russ Feingold with an honorary doctorate on June 5 at the college's 162nd commencement. Feingold will serve as the principal commencement speaker. The Doctor of Humane Letters degree is ...

US lawmaker, Syria's Assad working to renew peace talks with Israel
Ha'aretz
Netanyahu refrains from attacking an initiative by US Senator Kerry and Syria's Assad, but is openly skeptical of the Syrian President's sincerity. By Barak Ravid US Senator John Kerry, the chairman of the Senate's Foreign Relations Committee and a ...

Florida Sen. Rubio warns of US debt 'death spiral'
MiamiHerald.com
Carlos Lopez-Cantera, summed up the performance simply: “That's why he's a United States senator.” And it's also part of the reason why Rubio creamed Gov. Charlie Crist in the race for US Senate, a campaign that propelled Rubio into national political ...

Rand Paul talks tea party, McConnell and big government in book
MiamiHerald.com
McConnell, the Republican leader in the Senate, was raising campaign money for Paul's opponent, Secretary of State Trey Grayson, in the Republican primary election for the US Senate. Paul, a Bowling Green eye surgeon who rode a wave of support from the ...

US Senate Weighs Anti-Wolf Bills (Constantine Alexander's blog)
By Constantine Alexander
Help Us Stop the Assault on Wildlife The battle over wolves has shifted to the Senate -- and your senatorSenator to oppose efforts to strip vital ... plays a key role in defeating bills to strip protections for wolves. Urge your

National Popular Vote Plan Pushers Hire New Lobbyists, Bring on ...
By Michael Beckel
D'Amato, the former chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, will be lobbying on behalf of National Popular Vote, according to Park Strategies' filings with the Secretary of the U.S. Senate. Joining him will be Joel Giambra, ...

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