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Harry Reid, a Democrat, is the majority leader in the United States Senate. He was born in the mining town of Searchlight, Nevada, and in 1970, at the age of 30, Harry Reid became the youngest lieutenant governor in Nevada history. Harry Reid won the first of two terms in the United States House of Representatives in 1982. Nevadans elected Harry Reid to the Senate in 1986, and he won re-election in 1992, 1998 and 2004.
Harry Reid, a Democrat, is the majority leader in the United States Senate. He was born in the mining town of Searchlight, Nevada, and in 1970, at the age of 30, Harry Reid became the youngest lieutenant governor in Nevada history. Harry Reid won the first of two terms in the United States House of Representatives in 1982. Nevadans elected Harry Reid to the Senate in 1986, and he won re-election in 1992, 1998 and 2004.
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Cal Thomas: Media's anti-religion bias on full display in election coverage
Evidence of big media's bias against religion that doesn't advance the secular and liberal agenda of the Democratic Party is beyond dispute. Any faith attached to a conservative agenda is to be ridiculed, stereotyped and misrepresented. Islam is a notable...Tags: Religion and Belief, Mormon, Democratic Party, Separation of Church and State, News Media
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Think Congress is sophomoric? A study says you're right
— If it sounds like the debates in Congress have devolved into those of teenagers, it's because they have. Discourse in the House and Senate has dropped a full grade level — to the equivalent of high school sophomore, according to a new...
Tags: Tea Party Movement, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Democratic Party, Parties and Movements, Republican Party
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Yucca Mountain critic picked to head nuclear panel
WASHINGTON — Stirring the lingering debate over storing nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain in Nevada, President Obama tapped Yucca critic Allison Macfarlane as the new chairwoman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The nomination of Macfarlane, an...
Tags: Nuclear Power, George Mason, Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Regulatory Policy and Organizations
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Nuclear waste expert tapped as top nuclear regulator
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he will nominate Allison Macfarlane, an expert in nuclear waste, as the nation's top nuclear safety cop, seeking to turn the page on a period of bitter acrimony at the U.S. Nuclear...Tags: Nuclear Power, Natural Resources, Lobbying, George Mason, Japan
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UPDATE 2-Nuclear waste expert tapped as top US nuclear regulator
Reuters* Expert on nuclear waste, described as independent * Would replace Jaczko, who had stormy term * Reid: will move quickly on nomination (Recasts with comment and background throughout) By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) - President...Tags: Nuclear Power, Lobbying, George Mason, Natural Resources, Japan
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Competing student loan plans blocked in U.S. Senate
Reuters* Each party accuses other of playing political games * Deal expected before interest rate is set to double WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats and Republicans on Thursday blocked each other's proposals to extend low-interest federal...Tags: Democratic Party, Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Money and Monetary Policy, U.S. Senate
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UPDATE 1-Nuclear waste expert tapped as top US nuclear regulator
Reuters* Expert on nuclear waste from George Mason University * Would replace Jaczko who had stormy term * Reid: will pair nomination with Republican commissioner (Adds details and comments) By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) - President Barack...Tags: Elections, Nuclear Power, George Mason, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Republican Party
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Senate 'Fire Department' seeks to ease partisan rancor
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Call it a humble effort to douse the flames of dysfunction and paralysis in the U.S. Senate. Frustrated by an inability to get much done amid the partisan rancor in what has been called "the world's greatest deliberative body," two...Tags: Democratic Party, Olympia J. Snowe, Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Lamar Alexander
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Kingsley Guy: Democrats' spending leading U.S. to disaster
If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results, then the folks with the white coats need to pay visits to the offices of President Barack Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House...Tags: Calvin Coolidge, Bill Clinton, Democratic Party, Federal Reserve, Health
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Congress sounding increasingly like teenagers, study says
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.WASHINGTON -- If it sounds like the debates in Congress have devolved to that of teenagers, it’s because they have. The level of discourse in the House and Senate has dropped a full grade level -- to the equivalent of a sophomore in high school,...Tags: Tea Party Movement, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Democratic Party, Parties and Movements, Republican Party
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UPDATE 5-Amid criticism, U.S. nuclear chief Jaczko resigns
Reuters* Criticized for abrasive management style * Jaczko says decision unrelated to criticism * Wanted to give ample time to find replacement * NRC writing tough new post-Fukushima safety rules By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - Gregory...Tags: Democratic Party, Parties and Movements, Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senate, Mike Tyson
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Amid criticism, nuclear chief Jaczko resigns
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gregory Jaczko, chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, said on Monday that he would resign, following a year of intense criticism over his abrasive management style. A series of reports and congressional hearings...Tags: Democratic Party, Parties and Movements, Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senate, Mike Tyson
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