Richard Burr

Republican Richard Burr was elected to Congress in 1994. He has served in the Senate since 2005.

Senate

NORTH CAROLINA

Republican

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N.C. Official: Richard Burr's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Vote Sanctions 'Sexual Predators'

By Mary C. Curtis

One of the surprises of the Senate's repeal of "Don't ask, don't tell," the policy banning gays from serving openly in the military, was the vote of Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina. The reliably ...

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Top 10 Little-Known Washington Wins of 2010

By not in system

Everyone knows about health care reform, the tax cut deal, the end of "don't ask, don't tell." But in a contentious election year, Washington also managed to do much that, while it got little ...

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Eight Republicans Vote to Repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

By Andrea Stone

WASHINGTON -- In a last-minute surprise, eight Republican senators joined nearly every Democrat to repeal the military's "don't ask, tell policy" on gays. The final 65-31 vote to end the 17-year-old ...

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Obama Calls for a New 'Sputnik Moment' for America

By Mary C. Curtis

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina -- President Barack Obama couldn't escape the East Coast cold snap on his short trip south on Monday. ("What's snow doing on the ground in North Carolina?" he jokingly ...

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In North Carolina Senate, GOP Conservative Richard Burr Wins Re-Election

By Mary C. Curtis

First-term conservative Republican Sen. Richard Burr has won re-election in North Carolina over Democratic Secretary of State Elaine Marshall. Despite what her campaign said was a strong network of ...

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