As well as to grant legal protection to phone companies that cooperated in President Bush’s program of eavesdropping without warrants.

Hooray for freedom! picked by mahler87 2 years ago

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 1 year ago

Democrats are within striking distance of taking control of the U.S. Senate on Election Day, according to a series of new polls.
Democratic 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

A more generous version of the economic stimulus plan than the one proposed by US President George W Bush has failed to find enough support in the Senate.

It's dead, Jim, dead... picked by keroberos32 2 years ago

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 2 years ago

President Obama has enlisted the world’s leading powers to contribute $15 billion to help millions of the world’s poorest farmers grow enough food to feed themselves.
If the assistance is delivered and is in fact mostly new money, it will constitute the largest international effort in decades to combat hunger. picked by Bingo 8 months ago

US President George W Bush invited Democrats to the White House on Tuesday to discuss a standoff over a bill that provides for more than $100 billion to pay for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

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.But 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 zoo... read full post picked by Bingo 8 months ago

Senate voted 74-25 to pass a *slightly* different bill than the house voted down.

Yay! [/sarcasm]

Vote Record picked by JoshSF49 1 year ago

The administration admitted that the sweeping domestic surveillance originated in the wake of the September 11, 2001, attacks. However, declassified documents obtained by the National Security Archive and testimony that is part of these lawsuits suggest the National Security Agency program was put into place shortly after Mr. Bush was inaugurated, long before 9/11. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

House Democrats are planning another veto showdown with President Bush on the Iraq war. And this time, they say they won't back down.

*I'm not holding my breath. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

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.

The possibilities for stories here is endless picked by mutil8or 2 years ago

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.

(There will be no super majority) picked by ImNotBlue 1 year ago

"A new poll has Bush breaking a new nadir in presidential approval ratings, beating out Harry Truman’s 22% for the lowest support among Americans in the nation’s history." picked by gammerus 2 years ago

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 1 year ago

The White House is trying to clarify something: President George W Bush is ''a commander guy'' but not ''the commander guy.''

Or something like that. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Does anyone notice a trend in the Bush administration:

• Passing the buck and setting up others to be fall guys
  
• Truckloads of lies, deception and half truths
  
• Lack of accountability

picked by indierockcafe 3 years ago

The measure would provide $60 billion over the next five years, $35 billion more than current spending and $30 billion more than the president proposed. Mr. Bush and his backers argue that the bill would be a step toward federalization of health care, and that it would steer the program away from its core purpose of providing insurance for poor children and toward covering children from middle-cla... read full post picked by marli 2 years ago