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Rand Paul's stunt misses the point
If you took Sen. Rand Paul duck hunting, he'd probably shoot the decoy. That's the impression the first-term Kentucky Republican gave when he took the floor of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday for a 13-hour rambling real-life imitation of Jimmy Stewart's...Tags: John McCain, James Stewart, Ted Cruz, American Civil Liberties Union, Central Intelligence Agency
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Stand with Rand?
On March 7, after nearly 13 hours, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) ended his historic filibuster against the nomination of John Brennan as CIA director. The filibuster didn't stop there though, Paul also went on to criticize President Obama's and Attorney...Tags: John McCain, Ted Cruz, Central Intelligence Agency, Republican Party, Marco Rubio
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A filibustered judicial nominee withdraws
New York lawyer Caitlin Halligan, who was first nominated to the federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., almost 2 1/2 years ago, has asked President Obama to withdraw her nomination. As The Times noted in an editorial today, Halligan was the victim...Tags: George W. Bush, Republican Party, Politics, Justice System, Parties and Movements
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Goldberg: What Rand Paul got right
I hope I'm not too late to the fight. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: Filibuster: In a March 12 column about Rand Paul, Sen. Lindsey Graham was identified as (R-Ky.). He is from South Carolina. -------------------- Last week, freshman Sen....
Tags: John McCain, G.K. Chesterton, Central Intelligence Agency, Republican Party, The Wall Street Journal
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Senate committee approves assault weapons ban
WASHINGTON — A federal ban on assault weapons cleared a Democratic-run Senate committee Thursday in a party-line vote after its chief sponsor, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) clashed with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) over the 2nd Amendment. “I&...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Ted Cruz, Patrick Leahy, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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4 million assault weapons in America: That should be enough
Let’s just be clear: No regular American needs an assault weapon for home defense. So why is there so much resistance on this? On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved a ban -- introduced by California Democrat Dianne Feinstein -- on...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Weaponry
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Senate debate over drones divides Republican Party
WASHINGTON -- A sudden debate over the potential use of unmanned drones against terrorist suspects in the United States touched off a power struggle within the Republican Party on Thursday, even as the Senate confirmed President Obama’s CIA...Tags: Fox News Channel (tv network), John O. Brennan, Television Industry, Politics, National Security
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What Rand Paul got right
I hope I'm not too late to the fight. Last week, freshman Sen. Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican, held an old-fashioned filibuster against the nomination of John Brennan to head the CIA. Mr. Paul's stated reason for taking to the floor and talking for...Tags: Authors, John McCain, G.K. Chesterton, Starbucks Corp., Central Intelligence Agency
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McManus: Sadder but wiser pols
President Obama took a posse of Republican senators to dinner last week, and this week he's giving Congress the unusual courtesy of no fewer than four presidential visits to Capitol Hill. Can a flurry of presidential schmoozing change Washington from...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, John Boehner, Republican Party, Politics, Paul Ryan
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Rand Paul stood up for us all
I hope I'm not too late to the fight. Last week, freshman Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., held an old-fashioned filibuster against the nomination of John Brennan to head the CIA. Paul's stated reason for taking to the floor and talking for 13 hours was that...Tags: John McCain, G.K. Chesterton, Starbucks Corp., Central Intelligence Agency, Republican Party
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Twelve steaks and an arugula salad: Obama takes the GOP to dinner
President Barack Obama had a dinner date last week with a dozen of his worst enemies, thus proving that the governmental stalemate in Washington, D.C., is driving him to unusual acts of political creativity -- or desperation. The president personally...
Tags: John McCain, Entertainment Events, Richard Burr, CNN (tv network), Republican Party
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Senators hush-hush as they craft immigration bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The eight senators meet in private several times a week, alternating between Sen. John McCain's and Sen. Charles Schumer's offices. They sit in arm chairs arranged in a circle and sip water or soft drinks as they debate temporary...
Tags: Illegal Immigrants, George W. Bush, Labor Legislation, Politics, Employees
Mar 10, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Mar 25, 2013
|Story| Daily American
Mar 22, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Mar 12, 2013
|Column| Los Angeles Times
Mar 14, 2013
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Mar 14, 2013
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Mar 7, 2013
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Mar 14, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Mar 13, 2013
|Column| Los Angeles Times
Mar 13, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Mar 12, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Mar 11, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
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