US Senate: Then and Now
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Thirty-four seats are up for grabs. In early returns, Republicans were well-positioned to retain their majority. However, with nine seats in close races, Democrats held on to hope of regaining control.
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Suddenly, the Democrats' grip on the Senate looks very tenuous indeed. With the party poised to take power with a 51-49 edge in January, Sen. Tim Johnson's unexpected hospitalization ignited the possibility of a 50-50 Senate and a return to the unprecedented power-sharing pact that existed during the first half of 2001.
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The argument in the Senate today seems likely to focus on potential changes to the bill, rather than on its overall fate.
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Senate Democrats were more unified than their Republican counterparts during the first half-year of the current 110th Congress, sticking together with greater frequency on votes that are closely divided along party lines Ã¢ÂÂ a key finding of CQPolitics.comÃ¢ÂÂs latest analysis of lawmakersÃ¢ÂÂ Ã¢ÂÂparty unityÃ¢ÂÂ scores.
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On the morning of Dec. 18, 2006, the phone lines in the office of incoming Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid suddenly lit up -- a warning signal that the coming debate over Iraq could prove a perilous exercise for congressional Democrats.
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Republicans renewed their grip on the US Senate today and reached out for more, capturing Democratic seats across the south. Democratic leader Tom Daschle faced a strong challenge in South Dakota.
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Few, if any, states are as dedicated to their congressional incumbents as Hawaii. In the more than 47 years that it has been a state, Hawaii has never rejected a Senate or House incumbent seeking re-election.
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Now this is war. After four years of fighting in Iraq, and two weeks of trying to force senators to debate the conflict, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid yesterday wheeled out the ultimate weapon.
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Republicans are likely to add to their one-vote US Senate majority tomorrow. Whatever the outcome, partisanship may be the winner.
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With President Bush&#39;s re-election, US Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist likely will retire soon. Republican gains in the Senate give Bush more flexibility
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Rasmussen Reports - The Tennessee Senate race is getting closer and Rasmussen Reports now classifies the Corker-Ford race as a &quot;Toss-Up.&quot; Previously, it had been rated &quot;Leans Republican.&quot; This reduces the number of states in the Republican or Leans Republican categories to 49. Forty-five (45) Senate seats are favored to remain in&nbsp;Democratic hands while 6 are now in the Toss-Up category. (see State-by-State Summary).
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Description: The Senate on Friday scrambled to finish work on the biggest revision of corporate tax codes Congress has considered since 1986.
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The Senate voted Thursday to make English the national language of the United States. Sort of.
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In the days since he was elected to the U.S. Senate, Barack Obama has chatted by phone with President Bush, had his picture in People magazine and appeared several times on national television.
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There was some uncertainty heading into the 2008 Senate campaign cycle about whether Tennessee Republican Lamar Alexander would seek a second term: The former two-term governor, University of Tennessee president, Education secretary and two-time aspirant for the Republican presidential nomination was 62 years old when he won his Senate seat in the 2002 contest.
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Similarities and differences in House and Senate lobbying bills that have to be merged into one before becoming law.
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The Senate is full of pomp and circumstance at the slightest historical moment, so it was a stunning oversight on Aug. 3 when not a bit of attention was given to Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.), with a 45-year career in the chamber, as he cast his 15,000th vote.