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Massachusetts Senate votes to fill Kennedy seat So now, if they have all democrats on board, they won't need a single republican vote. The problem for democrats is that they don't have very good party discipline, whereas the republicans are much better at getting all or almost all members to...

The Democratic challenger has taken over the lead in the Alaska Senate race. This would make moot any question of Stevens resigning and Palin filling his position.

It looks as if Obama's run for the presidency could have a real influence on down-ticket races. Specifically, it could change the equation in the South... Obama shakes up Georgia's Senate race This news, coupled with Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens' convictions, could end up leading to the big GOP...

Don't worry about Jeb Bush, or Hillary Clinton (or Chelsea? Drudge says Bill would like her to be pres someday). America's real dynasty is in Massachusetts. Link Anyone have any doubt at all that if she runs, she'll win? It took a little doing to get Ted his seat in the first place. When his...

This is an interesting development... Tampa Televangelists draw Senate scrutiny <snip> Two U.S. Senators sent out a new round of letters today to some of the nation’s most high-profile televangelists, urging them to turn over key financial records. The Senators told the ministries that they...

With the democratic majority of the Senate up in the air, will this reviatalize the 9/11 truth movement? Will they see this event as a Bush conspiracy? I believe so. It will be interesting to see how this is spun...

From Reuters and Yahoo: Not only that, the state legislature is solidly Republican. Appointment of a Republican would put 50 Republicans in the Senate and give the Republicans effective control of the Senate.

Devout muslims such as the below named Khurshid Ahmed oppose this action. Hopefully they will not prevail. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6178214.stm

...and it is all because we elected the Democrats! Get ready for abortions on demand at each and every shopping mall! Now the terrorists are going to take over the world, and Osama bin Laden is going to be our next VP candidate! They are also going to raise the minimum wage and put all...

http://federaltimes.com/index.php?S=2018089 Anonymously blocking bills is a senate rule that needs to be changed. If a Senator or a group of Senators wants to block a bill, fine, but their identities should be made public.

From the Beacon Journal: Hackett termed the maneuver a "betrayal." Senate Dems will back House Democrat Sherrod Brown in their bid to unseat Senate incumbent Mike DeWine.

http://olpa.od.nih.gov/tracking/109/senate_bills/session1/s-659.asp S. 659—The Human Chimera Prohibition Act of 2005

As reported by CNN, among others, former Sen. Howell Heflin has died. Although I was ambivalent about his career in the Senate, there is one incident involving Howell Heflin that sticks in my memory. In the early 1990s, I was in Washington DC to look for work. (On my first night in...

Apparently, fillibuster rule can be changed with a simple majority: NY Times

Last night there was a debate between Carson and Coburn who are running for the US senate. They both said they support Bush and the war was justified in removing Saddam. In fact, the democrat (Carson) said we should have removed Saddam in 1991. Is Carson breaking with his party? Is it...

Is pretty darn impressive:

Apparently they've got about 40 minutes of footage. MattJ