Wednesday, March 09, 2011

The Seventeenth Summary 03-09-2011 PM

US Senate To Vote On Fiscal 2011 Budget Wed Afternoon
Wall Street Journal
The US Senate is expected to hold votes Wednesday on competing budget plans to fund the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year in a largely political move that ...


US Senate backs patent reform to cut backlog
Reuters
The US Senate voted overwhelmingly to overhaul US patent laws, backing a measure aimed at chipping away at a huge backlog of patent applications and offering cheaper alternatives to ...

Arpaio still in US Senate mix
Bizjournals.com
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is still interested in running for US Senate next year. The Republican sheriff had made comments at a Tea Party Convention in Phoenix earlier this month sounding like he wasn't running for the Senate seat being ...

Virginia Democrats await Kaine's decision on US Senate race
WDBJ7.com
Since Senator Jim Webb announced he would not run for re-election, many Virginia Democrats have been urging former Governor Tim Kaine to enter the race. They could have their answer soon. While some were pushing other possibilities, including former ...

Republican Shelby roughs up Fed nominee Diamond
Reuters
The top Republican on the US Senate banking panel on Tuesday made clear he still opposes Federal Reserve nominee Peter Diamond, calling him an "old-fashioned" Keynesian supporter of big government. ...

Anti-bullying bill introduced in US Senate
Dallas Voice
Mark Kirk, an Illinois Republican, along with 17 other co-sponsors today introduced the Safe Schools Improvement Act. According to a press release from the Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network (GLSEN), the bill is the first time a Senate bill with ...

US Senate Near Bill to Delay Swipe Fee Rules
Wall Street Pit
A bipartisan group of US senators is drafting legislation that would delay the implementation of debit-card “swipe” fee rules, reports Bloomberg. According to two Senate aides with knowledge of the plan, ...

US Senator Kerry hails Serbia-Kosovo talks
AFP
Senior US Senator John Kerry on Tuesday welcomed the announcement that Serbia and Kosovo will hold high-level direct talks for the first time since Kosovo declared independence in 2008. "This day was not inevitable and officials from both ...

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