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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: Dianne Feinstein, The Wall Street Journal, Central Intelligence Agency, Political Fundraising, Jeb Bush
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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, FBI, The Wall Street Journal, Al-Qaeda, Republican Party
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Keep the drone debate alive
Arianna HuffingtonIt's become accepted wisdom that Washington has become pathologically polarized and partisan, with every new debate inevitably breaking down along party lines. That's why it was so remarkable last week when Rand Paul's old-fashioned talking filibuster...Tags: The Huffington Post, Arianna Huffington, Crime, Law and Justice, Patrick Leahy, 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: Paul Ryan, Personal Weapon Control, Republican Party, U.S. Congress, Gun Control
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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: FBI, The Wall Street Journal, Al-Qaeda, Republican Party, U.S. Congress
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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: Entertainment Events, CNN (tv network), Saxby Chambliss, Ron Johnson, 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: Labor Legislation, Crime, Law and Justice, Patrick Leahy, Migration, POLITICO LLC
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Jeb Bush backs away from citizenship for illegal immigrants
WASHINGTON _ As Republican Jeb Bush appeared to back away from supporting citizenship for illegal immigrants on Monday, top Republican senators working on the issue distanced themselves from his comments. Bush, speaking on NBC's “Today”...Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Migration, Jeb Bush
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At new phase in budget fight, Obama reaches out to GOP lawmakers
WASHINGTON -- President Obama appears to be trying to thaw chilly relations with lawmakers as he pushed through the latest budget battle while moving on to other parts of his second-term agenda. Obama will head to Capitol Hill next week to visit...
Tags: Ron Johnson, Crime, Law and Justice, Republican Party, Personal Weapon Control, U.S. Senate
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Rand Paul filibuster splits GOP, Graham now supports CIA nominee
WASHINGTON – The political fallout from Sen. Rand Paul’s filibuster has begun as fellow Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham switched Thursday to support John Brennan as CIA director, saying the vote has become a “referendum” on the...
Tags: Harry Reid, Republican Party, U.S. Senate, Central Intelligence Agency, Rand Paul
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Efforts to avoid gov't shutdown move to Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Efforts to stave off a late March government shutdown shifted to the Senate after House Republicans swiftly passed legislation to keep federal agencies running, while also easing some of the effects of $85 billion in budget cuts....
Tags: Saxby Chambliss, U.S. House Committee on the Budget, Ron Johnson, Crime, Law and Justice, John Hoeven
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English language too taxing for many Republicans
Republicans blame the English language for foiling their attempts to regain power. Yes — English! Of all tongues spoken in Babel, English is the richest in idiom, precision and subtlety. The language of the Bard and of Abraham Lincoln fell short...Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Ted Cruz, Sears, Chuck Hagel, Paul Ryan
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