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How Old Is Tom Coburn?
By Susan Powers - Politics DailyRepublican Tom Coburn is seeking re-election for U.S. senate from Oklahoma and is pitted against Democrat Jim Rogers and independents Stephen Wallace and Ronald Dwyer. As part of a Politics Daily series providing background about the major candidates in 2010, here are some answers to frequently asked questions about his life. How old is Tom Coburn? Coburn is 62 years old. When was Tom Coburn born? Coburn was born March 14, 1948. Where was Tom Coburn born? Coburn was born in Casper, Wy. Who are Tom Coburn's parents, and what do they do? Coburn's parents are Orin Wesley (deceased) and ...
Is Tom Coburn Married?
By Susan Powers - Politics DailyRepublican Tom Coburn is seeking re-election for U.S. Senate from Oklahoma and is pitted against Democrat Jim Rogers and independents Stephen Wallace and Ronald Dwyer. As part of a Politics Daily series providing background about the major candidates in 2010, here are some answers to frequently asked questions about his life. Is Tom Coburn married? Yes. Who is Tom Coburn's wife? Coburn is married to Carolyn Denton Coburn, former Miss Oklahoma, 1967. What does Tom Coburn's wife do for a living? Carolyn Coburn is an active community and church volunteer. How long have Tom Coburn and his ...
Opinion: Judicial Activism Has a New Face
By Ian Millhiser - AOL News(July 2) -- If you want to make a progressive tremble, yell "judicial activist" and laugh as they cower under their desk in fear. At least, that's been the pattern for the past two decades of judicial confirmation hearings. So when Elena Kagan took her seat at the beginning of her confirmation hearing, her opponents were pretty confident. Sure, the Senate's lopsided majority made defeating Kagan unlikely, but her opponents thought they would get the next-best thing: a weeklong infomercial on judicial conservatism. This time, however, the infomercial got canceled. While their more ...
Congress Considers Quarter-Trillion in New Spending This Week
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyWith the federal deficit already projected to hit $1.37 trillion for 2010, Congress will consider two proposals this week that would take that number as much as a quarter of a trillion dollars higher. The bills -- a package of tax cuts and safety-net provisions in the House, and an emergency spending bill to pay for fighting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan -- are already facing bipartisan opposition, both because of the programs being funded and the sheer dollar amounts that lawmakers are being asked to approve in an election year. (And it's an election year that has already seen several ...
In Bringing Down Bob Bennett, Club for Growth Proves a Real 'Power Player'
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyA few months ago, Chris Wallace of "Fox News Sunday" featured Club for Growth President Chris Chocola as a "Power Player of the Week." Last week, that status was confirmed. Thanks in large part to the Club for Growth -- a powerful, free market, pro-growth conservative organization -- on Saturday an incumbent Republican senator whose name had never been linked to scandal was simply denied his party's nomination. The ouster of Sen. Bob Bennett of Utah "marks the first time the Club's PAC has defeated an incumbent Republican senator," Chocola wrote in an e-mail to supporters. "It will set off a ...
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Conservative Sen. Coburn Defends Pelosi as 'Nice Person,' Cautions on Fox News
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyTom Coburn, an Oklahoma Republican regarded as among the most conservative of U.S. Senators, defended Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi -- at least on a personal level -- and took a swipe at Fox News, a favorite outlet for many conservatives. "Come on now, she is nice -- how many of you have met her; she's a nice person," Coburn said to some jeers from a crowd at a recent town hall meeting, according to The Hill newspaper. "Let me give you a little lesson here. I hope you will listen to me. Just because somebody disagrees with you, doesn't mean they're not a good person." In a comments ...
Unemployment Benefits Expiring for Thousands on Monday
By David Sessions - Politics DailyBenefits for thousands of unemployed Americans are set to expire Monday after Sen. Tom Coburn refused to vote last month for a unanimous-consent agreement to extend payments, CNN reports. The one-month extension bill would have cost $10 billion and is usually passed in emergency circumstances, but the Republican from Oklahoma withheld his support until the costs are offset. Coburn complained that spending without money available would allow Congress to "borrow and steal from our kids." Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) used the same tactic in February when he threatened to filibuster a previous ...
GOP Is Taking Political Risks in Health Care Fight
By Russell Berman - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (March 18) -- As the House moves toward passing sweeping health care reform, the threats from Senate Republicans keep coming. The latest is a promise to force a battle royal in the Senate over legislative fixes that House Democrats have demanded in exchange for their vote. But what will be left for the GOP to fight? The brewing showdown could turn the political tables upside down, forcing Republicans to defend backroom deals and tax hikes they have spent weeks criticizing. If the House passes the health care bill this weekend, the Senate version approved in December will ...
Steny Hoyer, Kent Conrad, Marsha Blackburn, Tom Coburn on CBS' 'Face the Nation'
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyCBS'S "FACE THE NATION" FEBRUARY 28, 2010 SPEAKERS: BOB SCHIEFFER, HOST REP. STENY H. HOYER, D-MD. SEN. KENT CONRAD, D-N.D. REP. MARSHA BLACKBURN, R-TENN. SEN. TOM COBURN, R-OKLA. PASCALE BONNEFOY, GLOBAL POST [*] SCHIEFFER: Today on "Face the Nation," yet another natural disaster. This time an earthquake in Chile where hundreds are dead. And what next on health care reform? Is it dead or can something actually be passed into law? We'll get the overnight news and the latest pictures of the devastation in Chile. Then we'll pick up on health care where the Washington summit left off with ...
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