Tag: senate

Ear to the Ground: Biden Grins at Rove’s ‘Doofus’ Diss

Ear to the Ground: Team McCain Ready With Anti-Biden Artillery

Reports: Will Obama Wave Bayh-Bye to the White House?

A/V Booth: Pelosi ‘Disappointed’ by Congress’ War Performance

Ear to the Ground: Ted Kennedy Makes Surprise Visit to Save Medicare Bill

Ear to the Ground: Bush’s Christmas in July: Senate Passes FISA

Reports: It’s Not the Man, It’s the Movement

Ear to the Ground: Congress’ Missing Backbone

Ear to the Ground: Clinton Gets Back to Business

Ear to the Ground: Senators Fume Over Torture Revelations

Reports: An Anti-Clinton for VP

Ear to the Ground: Senate Blocks Oil Tax

Reports: Firing Congress

Arts and Culture: Al Franken: From ‘SNL’ to U.S. Senate?

Reports: What Makes McCain Tick?

Ear to the Ground: Petraeus Suggests Withdrawals

Ear to the Ground: Kennedy Said to Prefer Wife as Successor

A/V Booth: Sen. Byrd Cries Over Kennedy’s Illness

Ear to the Ground: Friends and Foes Respond to Kennedy News

Ear to the Ground: Senate Slogs Through Housing Bill

Ear to the Ground: A Rough Day for Reactionaries

Reports: The Cutting Edge of Backward Thinking

Ear to the Ground: Billions to Business in Foreclosure Bill

A/V Booth: That’s Senator Chris Matthews to You, Steve

Cartoons: Trapped

A/V Booth: CNN Reporter: Iraq Update ‘Frighteningly Disappointing’

A/V Booth: The Petraeus and Crocker Show

Ear to the Ground: No Exit (Yet)

Reports: He’s ‘McSame’ on Social Security, Too

Reports: Maybe It’s a Guy Thing

Ear to the Ground: Obama’s Liberal Roots

Ear to the Ground: Harry Reid: ‘It Will Be Done’

Reports: Body of War

Ear to the Ground: Back to Work

Ear to the Ground: Super Tuesday All Over Again

Ear to the Ground: The Nation: Gitmo Trials Are Reported Rigged

Ear to the Ground: Contenders Eye McCain Seat

Ear to the Ground: Senate Votes to Outlaw Waterboarding

Ear to the Ground: Senate Lets Telecoms Off the Hook

Ear to the Ground: Clinton and Obama Share a Laugh

Reports: The Legacy of Bush II

Ear to the Ground: Mukasey Dodges Senators’ Grilling on Waterboarding

Reports: Western Civilization: An Idea Whose Time Has Come

Reports: An Economic Bridge to Nowhere

Reports: Digging in the Right Place

Cartoons: Hillary’s Hindsight

Ear to the Ground: House Approves War Funds

Ear to the Ground: Senate Doles Out $70 Billion More for the Wars

A/V Booth: Dodd to the Rescue

Ear to the Ground: Dodd Gears Up for FISA Filibuster

Ear to the Ground: Lieberman to Endorse McCain

Reports: Democrats’ Strategy in Need of Repair

Reports: From Oil Wars to Water Wars

Reports: Climbing Out of the Oil Ditch

Ear to the Ground: Congress Summons CIA Director

Reports: Conservative, or Just Plain Corrupt?

Ear to the Ground: Trent Lott to Resign

Reports: Standing Up for Torture, at Home and Abroad

Ear to the Ground: Schumer and Feinstein Hand Torture a Victory

Reports: A Vote for Mukasey Is a Vote for Torture

Cartoons: The ‘T’ Word

Ear to the Ground: Dems Set to Cave on Mukasey

Ear to the Ground: Bush: You Get Mukasey or No One at All

Ear to the Ground: Bush Chides Congress for ‘Wasting Time’

Reports: The Senate’s Strange Double Standard

Ear to the Ground: Craig Plans to Finish Senate Term

Reports: The Silent Majority

A/V Booth: Bill Clinton to the Rescue

Ear to the Ground: Gen. Pace on Gays and ‘God’s Law’

Reports: Bush the Saboteur

Reports: Bush Goes Down With the SCHIP

Ear to the Ground: Supporting the Troops, GOP-Style

Ear to the Ground: Bush Taps Former Judge to Head Justice Department

Reports: The New Majority

Reports: The Illusion of Progress in Iraq

Reports: Letting Our Veterans Down

Ear to the Ground: Intelligence Chief Gets His Facts Mixed Up

Reports: From Fear to Farce

A/V Booth: Feingold Sheds the Kid Gloves

Ear to the Ground: California Senate Nixes ID Implants for Workers

Cartoons: Craig Goes Down the Tubes

Ear to the Ground: More Trouble for Sen. Stevens

Ear to the Ground: Cheney a ‘Big Fan’ of Gonzales

Ear to the Ground: Sen. Stevens’ Home Raided by FBI

Reports: Children’s Healthcare Is a No-Brainer

A/V Booth: ‘Daily Show’ Slams a Night of Bad ‘Burlesque’

Ear to the Ground: Déjà Vu:  Another Iraq Withdrawal Bill Shot Down

Ear to the Ground: Bush Scoffs at Subpoenas

Ear to the Ground: Immigration Bill Sinks in Senate

Ear to the Ground: Bush Ally Calls for Withdrawal

A/V Booth: Kids Say the Darndest Things

Reports: Stop Blaming the System

Ear to the Ground: No-Confidence Vote on Gonzales Stalls in Senate

Ear to the Ground: War Czar Admits Doubts About ‘Surge’

Ear to the Ground: Conservative Senator Loses Battle With Cancer

Reports: A Study in the Rhetoric of George W. Bush

Reports: Immigration Reform’s Rosy Future

Ear to the Ground: Senators Shame Bush Over Prewar Intelligence

Ear to the Ground: Democrats Will Try Again to End War Funding

Ear to the Ground: Time to Reevaluate Hillary?

Ear to the Ground: Senate Panel Demands Gonzales-Rove E-Mails

Reports: Minimum Compassion for Wage Slaves

Ear to the Ground: Here Comes the Showdown

Reports: Truthdigger of the Week:  Sen. Patrick Leahy

Ear to the Ground: Reid: Iraq War ‘Lost’

Ear to the Ground: Gonzales Grilled by Senate Committee

Ear to the Ground: Let the Showdown Begin

Ear to the Ground: Senate Approves Iraq Timetable

Ear to the Ground: Republicans Waver on Gonzales

A/V Booth: Senate Scoffs at Bush Offer

Ear to the Ground: Bush Threatens Constitutional Showdown

Reports: From the Mind That Brought You Torture

Ear to the Ground: Sen. Leahy Determined to Subpoena Karl Rove

Ear to the Ground: Withdrawal Timetable Defeated in the Senate

Ear to the Ground: Edwards’ Iraq Vote Explained

A/V Booth: Schumer Ties Bush to U.S. Attorney Scandal

Ear to the Ground: A Top Democrat Calls for Attorney General’s Resignation

Ear to the Ground: House Majority Leader Wants Ethics Investigation

Ear to the Ground: Media Ignore Lieberman’s Caucus Fickleness

Ear to the Ground: Senate Dems Try New Tack

Ear to the Ground: GOP Sinks Iraq Debate in Senate

A/V Booth: Arianna Gets in Bed With Al

A/V Booth: Franken Announces Senate Run in Minn.

Ear to the Ground: Pentagon Gives Cherry-Pickers a Slap on the Wrist

Ear to the Ground: Feingold Hits Dems for ‘Playing it Safe’

Ear to the Ground: GOP Blocks Anti-Escalation Resolution

Ear to the Ground: Franken Decides to Run for Senate

Ear to the Ground: Obama Proposes Iraq Deadline

Ear to the Ground: Senate Prepares for Constitutional Showdown

Ear to the Ground: Businesses Fight Over Minimum-Wage Law

Ear to the Ground: Senators Seek to Deny U.S. Jet Parts to Iran

A/V Booth: Hagel Puts the Senate to Shame

Ear to the Ground: Minimum-Wage Boost Stalled in Senate

Ear to the Ground: Senate Nears Vote on Escalation

Reports: Marie Cocco: Senators Hijack Minimum-Wage Increase

Ear to the Ground: Congress Mass-Produces Antiwar Legislation

A/V Booth: Boxer’s Actual Comments to Rice

Reports: Truthdigger of the Week: Ted Kennedy

Ear to the Ground: Dems to Force Escalation Vote

Ear to the Ground: 100-Hour Agenda Steams Along

Ear to the Ground: Sen. Johnson’s Health Improves

Ear to the Ground: Get Ready, Here They Come

Ear to the Ground: S.D. Senator ‘Recovering as Expected’

Ear to the Ground: Republicans’ Senate Fail-Safe

Cartoons: Powell: The Elephant in the Room

Ear to the Ground: McCain Hates Blogs

Ear to the Ground: Democrats’ Senate Majority Endangered

A/V Booth: ‘Daily Show’ On 109’s Last Session

A/V Booth: Gordon Smith Goes to Washington

Ear to the Ground: Gates Confirmed by Senate

Ear to the Ground: Lieberman Hires Political Opportunist

Ear to the Ground: Hillary vs. the General

Ear to the Ground: Snake in the Grass

Ear to the Ground: Not Born to Run

Ear to the Ground: Lieberman Wants Back In

Ear to the Ground: Chafee May Leave GOP

Ear to the Ground: It’s Official.  Finally.

Ear to the Ground: Webb Wins and Dems Take Control of Congress, Two News Agencies Report

Ear to the Ground: Dems Win the House, Senate Up for Grabs

Reports: John Burton on California Before Arnold

Ear to the Ground: Democrats Within Striking Distance of Senate Control

Reports: Jabari Asim: The Most Potent Epithet of All

Ear to the Ground: To Our National Shame, America Codifies Torture

Ear to the Ground: Torture Bill Nears Bush’s Desk

Reports: Molly Ivins: Habeas Corpus, R.I.P. (1215 - 2006)

Reports: Marie Cocco: The Race That ‘Macaca’ Made

A/V Booth: Retired Officers Blast Rumsfeld on Iraq

Ear to the Ground: Bush’s Wiretapping Bill Stalls in Congress

Ear to the Ground: Just Another Measly Bombshell Report

Ear to the Ground: Mystery Senator Blocks Sunshine Bill

Ear to the Ground: Harris Campaign Scrambles to Explain Gaff

Ear to the Ground: Katherine Harris: Separation of Church and State ‘a Lie’

Ear to the Ground: The Next Lamont?

Ear to the Ground: GOP Senator’s Ethnic Slur Provokes Outrage, Apology

A/V Booth: Stewart Skewers Joe ‘Loserman’

Ear to the Ground: Lieberman’s Last Stand: Scare Tactics

Ear to the Ground: Trailing Lamont, Lieberman Spins Furiously

A/V Booth: Colbert Delivers Vintage Comeback to Antiwar Vet

Ear to the Ground: Senate Kills Estate Tax Bill

A/V Booth: Rumsfeld Whopper: I Was Never Overly Optimistic About Iraq

Ear to the Ground: Poll: Lamont 54%, Lieberman 41%

A/V Booth: Colbert to Lamont: ‘You’re Rich … Why Aren’t You a Republican?’

Ear to the Ground: Bush Vetoes Stem Cell Bill

A/V Booth: Jon Stewart Lampoons Sen. Stevens’ Net Nonsense

Reports: Marie Cocco: The Lieberman-Lamont Litmus Test

Ear to the Ground: Lieberman to Conn. Voters: Drop Dead!

Ear to the Ground: Lieberman’s Internet Outreach: So Web 1.0 It’s Frightening

Ear to the Ground: Lamont and Lieberman Go Toe to Toe in Debate

Ear to the Ground: While the GOP Frets Over Nonexistent Flag Burning…

Ear to the Ground: Newsweek: Lieberman Very Vulnerable to Lamont Bid

Ear to the Ground: Senate Rejects Calls for Iraq Troop Withdrawal

Ear to the Ground: GOP Senators Kill Minimum Wage Boost

Ear to the Ground: Kerry, Feingold Unite in Iraq Withdrawal Call

Ear to the Ground: Fecal Matter in Soldiers’ Water? Sure, Says Senate

Ear to the Ground: GOP Engineers Sham Vote on Iraq

Ear to the Ground: Senate Passes Landmark Immigration Reform Bill

Ear to the Ground: Senate Panel Backs Hayden Confirmation

Ear to the Ground: Paul Krugman: A Bad Day for Joe Lieberman

Ear to the Ground: Nedrenaline!

Ear to the Ground: White House in Disarray Over English Language Directive

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