Topic: Patty Murray
Murray will have unenviable task of leading Democratic efforts in 2012 Senate racesSenate Democrats plan on turning to Sen. Patty Murray of Washington to steer the defense of 21 Democratic seats up for re-election in 2012.Those close to the decision say Murray ...
Republicans look set to pick up seven to nine Senate seats on Tuesday, with an outside chance of winning the 10 needed for a majority.. The GOP's best shots are in Colorado, Illinois and Nevada.. Republican prosecutor Ken Buck has led Democratic ...
Thinking inside the box: President Obama picks up 2 dozen doughnuts in Seattle campaign stopPresident Barack Obama squeezed in some time to stop for doughnuts Thursday on the second day of a West Coast campaign blitz.Obama and Washington Sen. Patty Murray dropped ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With Republicans headed to big election gains on November 2, Democrats are counting on the liberal-leaning West Coast to counter the national trend and help them preserve their fragile Senate majority.President Barack Obama heads to California and Washington state ...
Threats against lawmakers rise this year, law enforcement official saysThe number of serious threats, including death threats, against members of Congress jumped in the past three months during the heated debate over the new health care law.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the target ...
But Dianne Capps of Clarkston said her remark about Sen. Patty Murray was taken out of context, and what she meant was that Murray should be voted out of office in November.Clark Tea Party Patriots meeting at the county fairgrounds in Asotin, ...
News briefs related to U.S. politics are presented. Conflicts between Democratic members of Congress are noted, including between Senators Patty Murray and David Vitter, and between Representatives Jesse Jackson Jr. and Lee Terry. House Democrat leaders have asked staff to begin drafting ...
GAO says Labor Dept let some businesses with poor safety records avoid routine inspectionsCongressional investigators say the Labor Department has poorly managed a program that allows companies with good safety records to skip routine inspections and mistakenly allowed some businesses with serious ...
US Senate Democrats Wednesday unveiled an agenda topped by economy, health and the environment for the new Congress, set to tackle the worst economic crisis since the 1930s Great Depression. "We are going to do all we can to create jobs," Reid ...
Senate Approves $1 Billion to Speed Repairs of America's Crumbling BridgesThe Senate approved $1 billion on Monday to speed repair and replacement of America's crumbling network of bridges, six weeks after the Interstate 35W span collapsed in Minneapolis.The Senate approved the funds ...
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