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The Brazilian Senate is in full-blown crisis these days. A controversy over 600-plus undisclosed (or “secret”) acts over recent years has centered on the upper house’s president, 79-year-old Jose Sarney. tags Brazilian Senate Jose Sarney controversy secretBut it was not just Sarney involved in the secret acts. About half of the senators have been implicated, according to one report. And many Senate employees saw their salaries zoom past the cap for civil servants because of the acts. picked by Bingo 4 months ago |
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The Senate gave final approval on Wednesday to a major expansion of the government’s surveillance powers, handing President Bush one more victory in a series of hard-fought clashes with Democrats over national security issues. As most of you may know, I am a huge Obama fan and am saddened to see him voting in support of this (even though he said he wouldn't). picked by theclansman 1 year ago 3 comments edit related share politics |
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The GOP's Sen. Saxby Chambliss won the Georgia Senate runoff Tuesday over Democrat Jim Martin in a race that attracted light voter turnout despite the contest's high stakes on the balance of power in Washington. 4 comments edit related share politics(There will be no super majority) picked by ImNotBlue 11 months ago |
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Democrats are within striking distance of taking control of the U.S. Senate on Election Day, according to a series of new polls. 0 comments edit related share politicsDemocratic Senate candidates are tied, have a slight edge or an outright lead in each of 10 pivotal battleground states. They need a 6 seat gain to become the majority party. picked by XXXXXPP 3 years ago |
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Former funnyman Al Franken hopes to convince Minnesotans that he can represent them in the buttoned-down halls of the U.S. Senate. So for now, jokes are off the record. picked by bevissimo 1 year ago 6 comments edit related share politics |
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The senate adopted a resolution today, June 18 apologizing slavery and the Jim Crow laws. I am surprised that a formal apology was never issued before. picked by DoggyBob 5 months ago 13 comments edit related share plime.com |
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The Senate voted Tuesday to block expansion of one of the country's most controversial and expensive defense programs, the F-22 fighter jet program. picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago 3 comments edit related share politics |
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The Senate reached a tentative deal Friday night on a $780 billion fiscal stimulus package, nearly assuring that the plan will pass in the next several days. picked by eastcoast1978 9 months ago 2 comments edit related share politics |
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Senate voted 74-25 to pass a *slightly* different bill than the house voted down. 4 comments edit related share politicsYay! [/sarcasm] Vote Record picked by JoshSF49 1 year ago |
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The Senate voted Tuesday to temporarily halt the shipment of thousands of barrels of oil a day into the government's emergency reserve. Both Democrats and Republicans said such shipments make no sense when oil is costing more than $120 a barrel. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago 7 comments edit related share politics |
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Comedian Al Franken grabbed the Democratic nomination Tuesday for U.S. Senate in Minnesota... 1 comments edit related share politicsMinnesota voters joined those in six other states and the District of Columbia... Nominations for House, Senate and governor were on the line, along with the fate of another TV celebrity: Kevin Powell, a former cast member on MTV's "Real World," who lost his bid for Congress in New York. picked by ImNotBlue 1 year ago |
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Senate yesterday voted overwhelmingly to prohibit Housing and Urban Development grants from going to the group, which bills itself as “the nation's largest community organization of low and moderate income families." 2 comments edit related share politicsUpdate to THIS picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago |
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The Minnesota Supreme Court has ordered that Democrat Al Franken be certified as the winner of the state's long-running Senate race. picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago 8 comments edit related share plime.com |
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In the three-year duel over whether citizens should be allowed to conceal their firearms in locked vehicles at work, state lawmakers have decided Florida business owners will have to bite the bullet. 4 comments edit related share plime.comThe possibilities for stories here is endless picked by mutil8or 2 years ago |
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Defying U.S. Senate leaders and his own state's lawmakers, Gov. Rod Blagojevich was expected Tuesday to appoint a Senate replacement for President-elect Barack Obama despite federal charges that he tried to auction off the seat to the highest bidder. picked by shep182 10 months ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
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The Senate on Thursday night abandoned efforts to fashion a government rescue of the American automobile industry, as Senate Republicans refused to support a bill endorsed by the White House and Congressional Democrats. picked by muppet 11 months ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Since Mr Obama took office, the rate of threats against the president has increased 400 per cent from the 3,000 a year or so under President George W. Bush, according to Ronald Kessler, author of In the President's Secret Service. picked by kakana 3 months ago 2 comments edit related share politics |
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The biggest debate in the Senate this week isn't over Iraq, it's over a proposal to increase the taxes on some of the wealthiest Americans. picked by hisidea 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Astronomers working on BLAST (Balloon-borne Large-Aperture Sub-millimeter Telescope) study have determined that dust-enshrouded galaxies several billion light years away hide about half of the starlight in the Universe from Earth's view. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago 1 comments edit related share science |
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George was brought before a U.S. Senate committee to answer allegations of conspiring with the Sadam and recieving oil kickbacks. 0 comments edit related share plime.comGeorge defends himself AND some with a scathing comeback. It's 45 mins long, but once you make it past 6 minutes it's a GREAT watch. picked by Boomshank 3 years ago |
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Call it a sign of desperate times: Legislators are considering selling the House and Senate buildings where they've conducted state business for more than 50 years. picked by nateebiinature 3 months ago 0 comments edit related share politics |