Senate leader's ticklish test in Nevada
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When a legal battle pitting Hillary Rodham Clinton's supporters against Barack Obama's erupted in Nevada this week, Sen. Harry Reid, the most powerful Democrat in the state, took heat for declining to play referee.
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A move to ban smoking in private vehicles received preliminary approval Tuesday, though several senators indicated they might change their vote the next time around.  With a vote of 16-9, the state Senate agreed to hear SB43, sponsored by Sen. Scott McCoy, D-Salt Lake, for a third time.
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Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON &#8212; Leading the majority party in the Senate, a job that has been likened to herding cats, is tough enough in ordinary times. For Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.), last week's Republican election triumphs paradoxically made the job tougher yet.
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Jim Bunning stepped up to a Rotary Club lectern here Thursday to notch a save in a campaign that was on no one's lineup card of competitive Senate races a few weeks ago. But thanks to growing speculation about his mental fitness, Kentucky now has one of the more interesting campaigns in the country.
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A Senate famous for its "deliberative pace" is hoping to rush out bills this week bolstering pensions, raising the minimum wage and cutting taxes before departing the Capitol and shifting their re-election campaigns into high gear.
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Nevada was vaulted into the position of tie-breaker after the victory of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in New Hampshire Tuesday.
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The former senator is making a weekend trip to Nebraska, but his plans are still up in the air.
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Presidential hopeful Bill Richardson tried to win over Las Vegas Democrats on Saturday, mixing promises to bring change and experience to the White House with an unusual number of jokes.
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REPUBLICAN US Senate leaders have a chance to give a renegade member the treatment he deserves. Liberal Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Penn.
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Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada won election as leader of the shrunken Democratic minority on Tuesday and said he stands ready to cooperate with Republicans or confront them as he deems necessary.
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The National Party leader in the Senate says his party will have more influence now it has delivered the Coalition a majority in the Senate.
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House of Representatives Majority  Leader Tom DeLay drew roars of laughter on Wednesday night with  one-liners rooted in his reputation as one of most feared  members of the U.S. Congress.
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Senators Clinton and Obama made stops on the west coast before returning to Nevada for a final burst before Saturdayâs caucuses.
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When senators from opposing parties call each other "friend" and pat each other as they talk, there's a fighting chance they're angling to wring each other's neck.
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Incoming Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid did not break Senate rules in accepting free ringside seats at boxing matches from the Nevada Athletic Commission, the Ethics Committee has concluded.
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Rasmussen Reports - After both candidates easily won their August 15 primaries, Republican Senator John Ensign now leads Democrat Jack Carter 50% to 41% in Nevada&#39;s competitive race for U.S. Senate.
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As Senator Christopher Dodd is poised to lead the Senate Banking Committee, many are wondering if he will embrace populist policies or favor big businesses.