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July 2008
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Democrats Hanging On for High Oil Prices
From Power Line | July 30, 2008The Democrats' effort to keep gas prices high is reaching a crescendo, as Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid prepare to adjourn for a five-week vacation... more
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Drill, Drill, Drill Strikes Again: Oil Drops $3
From The Corner | July 29, 2008Isn't it funny that news reports this morning showing that Sen. Harry Reid will in fact allow a drill, drill, drill amendment to come to the... more
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Reid Offshore Drilling Plan Splits Dems
From Huffington Post | July 29, 2008Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has split the Democratic front opposed to drilling with a plan that would open new areas for exploration... more
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Democrats Unable to Thwart Coburn as Senate ‘Tomnibus’ Fails Critical...
From CQ Politics | July 29, 2008Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has given up on a package of unrelated, narrowly tailored legislative proposals that were bundled together... more
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Reid putting offshore drilling to a vote
From CNN Political Ticker | July 28, 2008(CNN) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Monday surprised Senate Republicans by offering them the chance to vote this week on four... more
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Here Comes The Tomnibus
From MyDD | July 28, 2008Last Thursday, I looked at the list of Republican introduced/supported bills that Sen. Coburn placed a "hold" on and would comprise Harry... more
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How big should the 'shield' be?
| July 28, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesAs the August recess for Congress fast approaches, supporters of a federal shield law for journalists are pressing for a vote on the Senate... more
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This Time, Threat of Weekend Work Looks Real
From CQ Politics | July 25, 2008Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has made threats off and on all year about keeping the chamber in session over a weekend to get its work... more
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Reid Crams Together Bills to Bypass Coburn
From CQ Politics | July 22, 2008The long-simmering showdown between Sen. Tom Coburn and Majority Leader Harry Reid may be resolved with both men getting what they want most... more
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Senate Leader Seeks Path Around Coburn’s ‘Holds’
From CQ Politics | July 22, 2008Legislation to regulate the sale of non-human primates, to create an independent revenue stream for the Washington-area Metro system and to... more
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Shhhhhhhh …. Congress At Work
From Extreme Mortman | July 22, 2008Yesterday we enjoyed this threat by Harry Reid: “We’ll be here this weekend. There’s a lot to do.” So what exactly is Congress doing these... more
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Coburn Defends Role as Senate Spoiler, Decrying ‘Reid Vengeance...
From CQ Politics | July 21, 2008Sen. Tom Coburn spoke on the floor for more than an hour Monday evening to protest the plan by Majority Leader Harry Reid to call up — possibly... more
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Congress’ Version Of Double Secret Probation
From Extreme Mortman | July 21, 2008Now it’s really getting tough to serve in Congress. The Hill newspaper reports: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is renewing... more
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Vets vs. Reid, Obama, Hagel
From The Corner | July 16, 2008(Washington, DC) -- This morning, Vets for Freedom released its second television advertisement as part of the national "Four Months, For... more
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Throwing gas on the oil fire
| July 15, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesContrary to nearly all received wisdom in Washington, not to mention the rhetoric of the presumptive nominees of both major parties, the scariest... more

