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Indian Tribes Get More Muscle to Fight Crime on Reservations
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyLaw and order -- on the reservation. President Obama signed a bill Thursday afternoon that is aimed at giving tribal authorities a stronger hand in fighting crime and protecting residents on 56 million acres of sprawling Indian lands across the nation. The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), is a response to alarming statistics in these underserved communities showing violent crime occurring at rates above the national average. "I intend to send a clear message that all of our people -- whether they live in our biggest cities or our most remote reservations -- have the ...
Hoeven Has Commanding Lead in Race for Dorgan's North Dakota Senate Seat
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyJohn Hoeven, North Dakota's popular three-term Republican governor who is running to fill the Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Byron Dorgan, holds leads of 21 points or more against three Democrats tested against him in hypothetical match-ups, according to a Daily Kos/Research 2000 poll conducted Jan. 11-13. Hoeven leads former Attorney General Heidi Heitkamp 55 percent to 34 percent, with 11 percent undecided. Heitkampt has not said that she would run but is one of the few Democrats to have held statewide office. He leads MSNBC's liberal talk show host Ed Schultz by 56 percent to 32 ...
North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven to Announce Senate Bid
By David Sessions - Politics DailyNorth Dakota Gov. John Hoeven is expected to announce Monday that he will run to replace the retiring Byron Dorgan in the U.S. Senate, Politico reports. The announcement will come at the GOP district convention in Bismarck. Hoeven was long expected to enter the race, and recent polls show the popular three-term governor leading Dorgan, a Democrat, by 22 percentage points. National Republican leaders, including Mike Huckabee, have encouraged him to enter the race, which now looks even more attractive after Dorgan's unexpected exit. ...
Obama's Coattails Can't Stop Democrats' Election-Year Retirements
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyThe news of three high-profile Democratic retirements in 24 hours left top party leaders scrambling to put the best face on the impending departures of Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut, Sen. Byron Dorgan of North Dakota and Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey, the Democrats' top Senate recruiter, acknowledged, "November will be tough for Democrats." But, he said, "We have strong candidates running across the board." DNC spokesman Hari Seguven rightly pointed out that Republicans have many more members retiring from the House, Senate and state legislatures than Democrats, ...
Dodd Won't Seek a Sixth Senate Term
By not in system - AOL NewsEAST HADDAM, Conn. (Jan. 6) - Christopher Dodd, saying he was in "the toughest political shape" of his career, announced Wednesday he will retire from the U.S. Senate, ending a four-decade career in Congress. Dodd said outside his home in East Haddam that he would not run for a sixth term. Dodd's political stock fell after a controversy involving low-rate mortgages he received under a VIP program, the financial meltdown and his failed 2008 presidential bid. The 65-year-old chairman of the Senate Banking Committee was trailing former Republican Congressman Rob Simmons in the polls. Dodd, who ...
Dodd Will Not Seek Another Term, Reports Say
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyFive-term Sen. Christopher Dodd, whose standing in his state has been undermined by his role during last year's financial meltdown, is expected to announce that he will not seek re-election, according to a report in the Washington Post. ...
Sen. Byron Dorgan to Retire, Democrat's Seat Up for Grabs
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailySen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) shocked political watchers Tuesday night with the announcement that he will not seek a fourth Senate term in 2010. The low-key Democrat has represented North Dakota for 30 years in Congress and now sits on the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee. However, recent poll numbers suggested Dorgan's re-election could prove much more difficult than anticipated. A Rasmussen poll released in December startled his fellow Democrats when it showed Dorgan trailing North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven, a Republican, by more than 20 percentage points, despite the fact that Hoeven ...
Hoeven Would Beat Dorgan for N.D. Senate Seat if He Runs
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyNorth Dakota Republicans have been trying to get their popular three-term governor, John Hoeven, to take on three-term Democratic Sen. Byron Dorgan next year, and if he did, Hoeven would find himself leading 58 percent to 26 percent with 6 percent undecided, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Dec. 15. ...
The 1st Annual Veepstakes Hypothetical Awards
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyThe Hill newspaper asked 97 Senators this question: "If you were asked, would you accept an offer to be the VP nominee?" This sounds like a pretty simple question. Vice POTUS is probably the best job you can get without having to do anything to earn it. But these Senators act like they've been posed some mystical Zen koan, along the lines of the job interview trump card, "What's your biggest weakness?" (I care too much) I'm not going to list all 97, but I encourage you to, and pick out your own favorites. Instead, I am going to hand out hypothetical trophies to a few of the most deserving ...
Senate Move a Drop in the Barrel
By Jay Allbritton - Politics DailyWith oil at a mind-blowing $120 a barrel, the Senate overwhelming approved a measure 97-1, that would stop the shipment of oil to the government's emergency reserve. President Bush opposes letting the reserve, which is 97% full, drop below full capacity. Democratic Senator Byron Dorgan of North Dakota said, "We are buying the most expensive crude oil in the history of the world and storing it. When American consumers are burning at the stake by high energy prices, the government ought not be carrying the wood." Dorgan acknowledged that this is not the solution to the problem of high gas ...
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