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Is Ron Wyden Married?
By Wendy Gould - Politics DailyRon Wyden, senator of Oregon since 1996, is the Democratic incumbent. He's running against Republican Jim Huffman, a former Lewis & Clark law professor and constitutional expert. As part of a Politics Daily series providing background about the major candidates in 2010, here are some answers to frequently asked questions about Wyden's life. Is Ron Wyden Married? Yes. Who Is Ron Wyden's wife? Wyden is married to his second wife, Nancy (Bass) Wyden. How old is Ron Wyden's wife? Wyden's wife Nancy is 49. What does Ron Wyden's wife do for a living? Wyden's wife Nancy is the co-owner of New ...
Oregon's Wyden Holds Early Lead Over Potential GOP Senate Rival
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyOregon's two-term Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden has a 49-percent-to-35-percent lead over law professor Jim Huffman, a political newcomer said to be considering a run, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Feb. 16. Seven percent prefer another choice while 9 percent are undecided. Rasmussen raises the prospect that Wyden is potentially vulnerable because his support is under 50 percent against a candidate about whom 43 percent do not know enough to express a favorable or unfavorable opinion. Wyden won his last election with 63 percent of the vote. "Given Oregon's political leanings, ...
Sen. Carl Levin Urges Tax Increase for Millionaires
By Joann M. Weiner - Politics DailyIt's not often that an elected official is applauded when he promises to raise taxes. But that's exactly what happened in Washington on Wednesday night when Democratic Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan said, "We ought to have a 3 percent surcharge on those who make more than a million dollars." Levin's call was cheered by the 100-plus attendees at the Royal Phoenix Hotel to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Citizens for Tax Justice (CTJ) and to recognize the achievements of its director, Robert McIntyre. Levin's statement did not come out of the blue. He was speaking to honor the work of a ...
Sen. Ron Wyden: No 'Choice' in Senate Health Care Bill
By Joann M. Weiner - Politics DailySen. Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon, took on what he considered to be one of the fundamental problems in the way health insurance is provided. But late Thursday he withdrew an amendment aimed at giving workers more health insurance choices after fellow Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee, which is working on the Senate health reform bill, panned his measure, The Oregonian newspaper reported."This amendment is an attempt to inject real reform in the bill," the newspaper quoted Wyden as saying. "Where in this bill does it give choice? I can't find it in this bill, colleagues." Among other ...
Wyden Warns Providers About Net Neutrality
By Jay Allbritton - Politics DailyThe blog Ars Technica reports that Democratic Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon advised internet service providers that he would use "every ounce of my energy to protect network neutrality." Wyden made his surprisingly tough comments in front of a group of tech executives in Washington yesterday. Wyden told providers that may be thinking about charging customers for various forms of access to "think twice." If they did so, Wyden believes that the "very philosophical underpinnings of what we fought for for the last 15 years" would be undermined and such a move would leave Congress with little ...
DOJ Probe of Passport Breach Sought
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyRepublican Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) called for Attorney General Michael Mukasey to open a Justice Department investigation into the State Department's admission that the passport files of the three remaining presidential candidates had been opened and viewed by Department contractors. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has apologized to Sen. John McCain, Sen. Hillary Clinton, and Sen. Barack Obama for the unauthorized look into their personal passport files. Two of the workers involved in the incident have since been fired by the State Department.Mukasey said last week that his department ...
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