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By Alex Wagner - Politics DailyBy a vote of 81 to 19, the Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed the tax-cut compromise struck between President Obama and senior members of the Republican Party. Despite protestations of many congressional Democrats, the House is expected to vote on the bill later Wednesday evening or perhaps Thursday, where it is likely to be approved. Obama has said he would sign it into law later this week. The vote in the Senate nearly mirrored one earlier in the week, which ended debate on the bill and cleared a way to final passage. The 19 dissenters were Jeff Bingaman (R-N.M.), Tom Coburn ...
'No Labels' Speaker David Gergen in NYC: 'The Country Is on the Edge'
By Luisita Lopez Torregrosa - Politics DailyNEW YORK – More than a thousand Democrats, Republicans and independents converged on New York City on Monday to launch a national political organization to bring together Americans and put an end to damaging partisanship and divisive labels. Aptly, it's called "No Labels. Not Left. Not Right. Forward." From as far as Oregon and Colorado, Arkansas and Michigan, No Labels enthusiasts descended on New York City and filled a large hall at Columbia University to hear No Labels' founding leaders and guest speakers summon Americans to form a grassroots movement to unify the nation and support ...
Oil for Lockerbie Terrorist's Freedom? Senators Suspect BP 'Blood Money' Role
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyFour U.S. senators have called on oil giant BP to halt its plans to drill for oil off the coast of Libya until questions about possible terrorist connections behind the company's drilling contracts there have been resolved. "The more we learn about the [matter] in recent days, the more it makes the stomach turn," Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) said at a Capitol Hill press conference Wednesday. BP confirmed Thursday that it lobbied the U.K. government to speed up the release of Libyan prisoners in order to finalize an drilling agreement with Libya, but denied that it tried to intervene in ...
Harold Ford Decides Not to Run for Senate in New York
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyHarold Ford Jr., the former congressman from Tennessee, will not take on New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in this year's Democratic primary, several sources reported Monday. "After giving it considerable thought and talking it over with his wife, he reached the conclusion that he would not be running, although he said he would like to remain active in the Democratic Party here," New York City Assemblyman Vito Lopez told the New York Post. Since early January, Ford, 39, a Merrill Lynch executive, had been gauging support for a possible primary challenge to Gillibrand, who was appointed to ...
Former Tenn. Congressman Harold Ford Considering Challenge to Sen. Kristen Gillibrand in N.Y.
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyHarold Ford Jr., the former congressman from Tennessee, is considering a challenge to New York Senator Kristen Gillibrand in this year's Democratic primary, according to sources close to him. Ford moved to New York three years ago after losing a bitter Senate fight in Tennessee. He has told friends he will decide in the next month or so whether to mount a campaign, the New York Times reported. Some Democrats accuse Gillibrand of flip-flopping on issues like gun control and immigration and say she's unprepared to run in New York's more conservative upstate districts. Gillibrand was ...
Weighty Matters: Mike Huckabee Gains 25 Lbs., 'Biggest Loser' Comes to D.C.
By Emily Miller - Politics DailyMike Huckabee, a weight-loss advocate, lamented Wednesday that he has gained weight recently due to a painful foot condition that has limited his ability to run. "I gotta drop 25 pounds," he told reporters at a breakfast in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor. Huckabee is the author of "Quit Digging Your Grave With a Knife and Fork: A 12-Stop Program to End Bad Habits and Begin a Healthy Lifestyle." Reporters noticed that the tie-less Huckabee was looking quite a bit plumper than during his campaign heyday. The former Arkansas governor and likely 2012 Republican ...
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