Dem Leader to Senate: Don&#39;t Buy Non-Refundable Tickets for August Break
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Stymied by Republicans on the Sept. 11 commission bill and a lobbying overhaul, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., threatened Friday to take away senatorsÃ¢ÂÂ August vacation time.
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Washington -- Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist urged Democrats on Thursday to stop blocking President Bush&#39;s federal court nominees and hinted that he may try to change Senate rules to thwart their delaying tactics.
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Republicans accused Democrats of breaking political money laws in Florida through cozy arrangements among candidates, unions and outside fund-raising groups, an allegation a top Democrat said Thursday was absurd.
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It also appears that, for the first time, there could be a limit on the number of tickets available.
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It's no secret that Senate Democrats are looking at a target-rich environment in 2008. Open Republican seats in Colorado, Virginia and Nebraska are likely to be seriously contested by Democrats, while Republican incumbents in Maine, New Hampshire, Minnesota and Oregon are also in danger.
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Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist on Thursday urged Democrats to stop blocking President Bush's federal court nominees and hinted that he may try to change Senate rules to thwart their delaying tactics.
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Three leading senators blamed election-year politics Tuesday for effectively blocking passage of a multiyear highway spending bill and proposed that Congress accept a six-month extension of federal funding at current, less generous levels.
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Can Sen. Olympia J. Snowe wait until September? Can Rep. Dan Boren?
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National Democrats on Tuesday urged Republican Party chairman Mel Martinez to stop the independent College Republicans from holding "Catch an Illegal Immigrant" events around the country.
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A proposal to let more lawmakers see income tax returns is going to stay alive into December, thanks to Democratic complaints over how the one-sentence provision was stuffed into a gargantuan spending bill.
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By MATTHEW DALY  WASHINGTON - An Oregon senator is threatening to filibuster a must-pass spending bill if Congress does not extend payments to rural counties hurt by cutbacks in federal logging.
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The fate of $600-$1,200 rebate checks for more than 100 million Americans is in limbo after Senate Republicans blocked a bid by Democrats to add $44 billion in help for the elderly, disabled veterans, the unemployed and businesses to the House-passed economic aid package.
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By Bruce Mohl, The Boston Globe  Dec. 14--The Massachusetts senator who has pledged to overhaul the  state's antiscalping law is now saying he intends to broaden his focus to  include many of the fees associated with initial ticket sales, such as  convenience and facilities charges.
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A Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee is cautioning Republicans against blocking a vote Monday on a resolution opposing President Bush's troop increase in Iraq
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Democrats said Thursday the Republican convention is offering an angry vision to America that won't play well in the closing weeks of the presidential campaign.
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Congressional Democrats say when they take the gavel from Republicans next month, they will put money in the pockets of college students and closely examine a law reforming elementary and secondary schools. How they will pay for their plans isn't clear.
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Democrats are vowing to roll back a sharp increase in premiums announced this month and the Bush campaign is seeking to blame lawmakers for the rise.