Published on December 9, 2010 by Technology Slice
Immigration Dream Act Passed – The bill gives young illegal immigrants a path to citizenship if they enroll in college or enlist in the military. Supporters call its passage historic — but Democrats probably don’t have enough votes to get it through the Senate. Reporting from Washington — The House passed a landmark youth immigration [...]
Tags: Citizenship, Democrats, Filibuster, George W Bush, Gop, Illegal Immigrants, Immigration Act, Immigration Bill, Landmark, Military President, Military Supporters, Priority Legislation, Republican Senators, Republicans, Senate, Stalemate, States Of America, Tax Cuts, United States Of America, Wednesday Night
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Published on April 27, 2010 by Technology Slice
Financial Regulation Bill Blocked – A sweeping proposal to revamp Wall Street suffered a legislative setback this evening when the Senate failed to bring the measure to the floor for debate. Voting 57-41, Senate Democrats could not muster the 60 votes needed to overturn the threat of a GOP filibuster and begin formal debate on [...]
Tags: Centrist Democrat, Closed Doors, Filibuster, Formal Debate, Gop, Harry Reid, Industry Lobbyists, Nev, obama, Political Strategy, Procedural Move, Republicans, Senate Democrats, Senate Majority Leader, Senate Majority Leader Harry, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Senators, Setback, Top Priority, Wall Street
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Published on March 9, 2010 by Technology Slice
Dan Rather Racist Watermelon Remark – If the X in the sentence “X made a comment about President Obama selling watermelons this weekend” were a prominent person of the Republican persuasion, X would probably be in the center of a media firestorm right now. In non-hypothetical terms, X is Dan Rather, who said this over [...]
Tags: Analogy, Chris Matthews Show, Dan Rather, Gop, Health Care Bill, Independents, Persuasion, Priority, Racial Stereotypes, Republicans, Rule Of Thumb, State Troopers, Traffic, Undertones, Watermelon
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Published on February 3, 2010 by Technology Slice
Rep. Mark Steven Kirk gained the right to try to wrest President Obama’s old Senate seat out of Democratic hands Tuesday night, easily winning the GOP primary and the right to face state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, who narrowly won the Democratic nomination. The governor’s race was too close to call. The incumbent, Pat Quinn, held [...]
Tags: Democratic Hands, Democratic Nomination, Democratic Side, Face, Gop, Gop Primary, Mark Steven Kirk, obama, Pat Quinn, Republicans, Senate Seat, State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, Tuesday Night, Victory, vote
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