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T. Boone Pickens, Senator Harry Reid, John Podesta and Bracken Hendricks wrote a letter to President Obama asking him to act to usher in a green economy.T. Boone Pickens, Senator Harry Reid, John Podesta and Bracken Hendricks wrote a... more
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Complete video of the release of the "Wired For Progress 2.0" plan from The Center For American Progress.
Watch all 6 parts on my YouTube page: http://www.youtube.com/user/enkih2Complete video of the release of the "Wired For Progress 2.0" plan from The... more
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Some critics took considerable issue with the Obama administration’s labeling of the $410 billion omnibus spending bill as “last year’s business.”
Well, by tomorrow, most can at least call the bill yesterday’s business now that the Senate has approved the overall spending bill, which President Obama is expected to sign shortly.
Senate Democrats eked out a win, despite considerable opposition from Republicans and even a few Democrats who are expressing increasing worry about the pile-on effect of bailout upon bailout and stimulus upon spending bills in recent months. Sticker shock, some have complained, as the billions of dollars add up to trillions. And next up is President Obama’s first budget, as lawmakers already are lining up to do their own handiwork on what has been called a “bold” initiative.
Last week, Senator Harry Reid, the majority leader from Nevada, had to call off a procedural vote after being unable to corral 60 senators to vote on the motion. Republicans then were allowed to offer more amendments over the last few days, all of which, however, have failed to gain enough votes for passage. (A little while ago on the Senate floor, Mr. Reid seemed to express regret at his haste in trying to force that vote last week, saying he’d learned a little about himself in the process. But he also successfully maneuvered around a pay-raise amendment, for the time being.)
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Source: The New York Times OnlineSome critics took considerable issue with the Obama administration’s labeling of... more
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) yesterday introduced legislation that would give the feds the authority to build so-called "green" power lines to carry renewable energy, such as solar, wind and geothermal, from remote sources to the nation's electric grid. Under the measure, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) could step in if states fail to install lines—deciding where to place them and who should pay the tab. This move comes just two weeks after a federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., upheld a state's right to nix a federal transmission line project.
The proposed Clean Renewable Energy and Economic Development Act of 2009, would give President Obama the authority to declare "renewable energy zones" that have great potential for generating electricity from renewable sources but currently lack high-voltage transmission lines to bring that power to consumers, the Associated Press reports.
In introducing the measure, Reid noted that new stimulus package includes $11 billion for smart grid technology and expanding transmission to include renewable rich areas. It's no secret that the legislation would be a boon to Reid's home state's economy. "Nevada and other parts of the desert southwest have enough solar energy potential to power our country seven times over," Reid said in a statement. The bill would also gives states the right to tap into any renewable lines passing through their borders.
But building a smart grid is easier said than done, according to a report issued last month by the Center for American Progress (CAP), a Washington, D.C., think tank headed by John Podesta, former President Bill Clinton's chief of staff. One obstacle, according to study author and CAP senior fellow Bracken Hendricks: the inability of the current high-voltage transmission grid to access these renewable energy resources.Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) yesterday introduced legislation that would... more
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Swearing in on a stack of Bibles, the Senate and House are getting back to the work of whatever it is they do these days. Unfortunately, two tree stumps will still run Congress - Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid.Swearing in on a stack of Bibles, the Senate and House are getting back to the work of... more
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In appointing Roland Burris to Barack Obama’s Senate seat, Rod Blagojevich seems determined to take the Democratic ship down with him. Democrats are now scrambling to block the former state attorney general’s appointment. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Illinois’ other senator, Dick Durbin, have made their opposition to Burris clear. The Democratic leadership issued a statement saying that anyone appointed by Blagojevich “will not be seated by the Democratic caucus.” However, the Supreme Court ruled in 1969 that the House could not block the appointment of Adam Clayton Powell Jr. so long as he met the constitutional requirements for age, citizenship, and residency. Politico also runs a brief profile of Burris, who was Illinois’ first black statewide elected official. The best detail about him? His two children are named Roland and Rolanda.In appointing Roland Burris to Barack Obama’s Senate seat, Rod Blagojevich seems... more
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The auto bailout is dead, causing the nervous markets to head south. "It's over with," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Democrats and Republicans seemed near a deal several times, but talks eventually broke down with the Republicans' insistence that automakers reach wage parity with foreign automakers by 2009. The vote failed 52-35, eight votes short of the 60 needed to break a Republican filibuster. Automakers now hope the White House will relent on its refusal to allow the Treasury to provide emergency loans from the $700 billion Wall Street bailout. Both GM and Chrysler are consulting bankruptcy lawyers. The news spells a rocky day on Wall Street: domestic market futures dropped following skids in Europe and Asia.The auto bailout is dead, causing the nervous markets to head south. "It's... more
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On Thursday November 6th, Joesph Lieberman and Majority Leader Harry Reid had a very private conversation regarding Lieberman's future in the Senate and the democratic party.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said this....
“No decisions have been made,” Mr. Reid said. “While I understand that Senator Lieberman has voted with Democrats a majority of the time, his comments and actions have raised serious concerns among many in our caucus. I expect there to be additional discussions in the days to come, and Senator Lieberman and I will speak to our caucus in two weeks to discuss further steps.”
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The political status of Senator Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut was indefinite on Thursday after he met with Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the Democratic majority leader, to discuss Mr. Lieberman’s support of Senator John McCain, the Republican candidate for president.
Mr. Lieberman, a one-time Democrat who became an independent, could be stripped of his chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Although neither he nor Mr. Reid addressed that issue after their meeting, the Associated Press reported later that an aide to Mr. Reid said the majority leader was considering having Lieberman removed.
“I’m thinking about what my options are,” Mr. Lieberman said.
Mr. Reid issued a statement notably lacking in warmth in which he called the meeting “the first of what I expect to be several conversations.”
“No decisions have been made,” Mr. Reid said. “While I understand that Senator Lieberman has voted with Democrats a majority of the time, his comments and actions have raised serious concerns among many in our caucus. I expect there to be additional discussions in the days to come, and Senator Lieberman and I will speak to our caucus in two weeks to discuss further steps.”
Connecticut Democrats are scheduled to meet on Dec. 17 to decide whether the state party should censure Mr. Lieberman, the A.P. said.
Mr. Lieberman and the Senate’s other independent, Bernard Sanders of Vermont, vote with the Democratic caucus on most occasions and have given the Democrats what amounts to a 51-to-49 majority. With three races still undecided, the new Senate is certain to have gained at least six more Democrats, so Mr. Lieberman’s vote will not be as important to the Democrats’ hold on control.
Mr. Lieberman has ridden a remarkable roller-coaster, politically speaking. As Vice President Al Gore’s running mate in 2000, he came close to being elected vice president on the Democratic ticket. But he lost the Connecticut Democratic primary in 2006, in large part because of his support for the war in Iraq. Then, with some of his former Democratic colleagues probably wishing he would fade away peacefully, Mr. Lieberman won re-election as an independent.
Mr. Lieberman’s split with his former party seemed all but complete with his support this year for Mr. McCain, and the speculation that Mr. McCain seriously considered naming him as his running mate.
Source: New York Times
Separate article regarding Mr Lieberman from Time Magazine
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1857307,00.htmlOn Thursday November 6th, Joesph Lieberman and Majority Leader Harry Reid had a very... more
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Why aren't we up in arms over this? The colonialist rebelled over far less than what we are putting up with. Then we have Harry Reid as a "leader" in the senate. Compare Ron Paul with Harry Reid below.Why aren't we up in arms over this? The colonialist rebelled over far less than... more
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I am sitting here listening to some breaking news with the Senate leaders, Harry Reid just said he asked McCain where he stood on the issue and all he did was "...just stood in front of the cameras". Senator Reid also stated that Obamas plan is being brought ot the table and that Presidential interference is delaying the process to bring up a plan.
Also, about capital gains tax, the Republicans do not have a plan that works...and, that the taxpayers need to be on the upside of things if there is a bailout..in other words, the taxpayers should profit since they are going to foot the bill..not just the bill in congress but the bill for the 7oo billion dollars!
It's on CNN right now, so go check it out..the link I put up is about pressure mounting..and by is it for all involved, especially McCain! This public announcement that McCain when asked where he stood was a heavy blow and giving Obama kudos for his ideas is a big push for Obama.
I am sitting here listening to some breaking news with the Senate leaders, Harry Reid... more
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President Bush on Friday asked Congress to approve extensive federal intervention in financial markets that he said is both warranted and essential to halt the worst financial crisis in decades. “We must act now,” he said.
“America’s economy is facing unprecedented challenges. We’re responding with unprecedented measures,” Bush declared, standing in the White House Rose Garden with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Christopher Cox, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Shortly after his remarks, Bush called congressional leaders with whom the administration would be negotiating through the weekend to devise a rescue package. He spoke to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell. He planned to reach House Republican leader John Boehner later in the day.
President Bush on Friday asked Congress to approve extensive federal intervention in... more
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Joe Lieberman and Harry Reid won't play nice, Ron Paul gets a presidential shot in Montana, and Barack Obama and John McCain try to switch fields.
CAMPAIGN UPDATE knows that election news and weird jokes go together like a popped-collar meathead and a vacant-eyed blonde. Created by Mark Ganek and Brett Erlich, Campaign Update strives to be the dumbest smart show on television.
Bookmark us and check us out every weekday at current.com/campaignupdate.Joe Lieberman and Harry Reid won't play nice, Ron Paul gets a presidential shot... more
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Harry Reid has yet another reason to be angry about the Republican National Convention.
A night after Democrat-turned-independent Joseph Lieberman gave a rousing speech for John McCain, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin took a pointed shot at Reid in her high-stakes VP nomination speech. Palin noted that if Reid "can't stand John McCain" — a recent Reid quote in a Las Vegas newspaper — then McCain must be doing something right in Washington.
"Ladies and gentlemen, perhaps no accolade we hear this week is better proof that we've chosen the right man," Palin said after quoting Reid. "Clearly what the majority leader was driving at is that he can't stand up to John McCain."
Here's Reid spokesman Jim Manley's response, sent to Politico a few minutes ago:
"Anyone who knows Sen. Reid knows he never backs down when he's fighting for what's right and that he always stands up to John McCain when he is wrong," Manley said. "Shrill and sarcastic political attacks may fire up the Republican base, but they don't change the fact that a McCain-Palin administration would mean four more years of failed Bush-Cheney policies."Harry Reid has yet another reason to be angry about the Republican National... more
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American political leaders gathered in Washington Thursday for the ceremonial groundbreaking of a building for a nonpartisan group helping to resolve international conflict and promote peace. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story.
This will be the first permanent headquarters for the U.S. Institute of Peace, founded by Congress in 1984 as an independent, nonpartisan organization to resolve conflict and promote post-conflict stability and development.
Former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz said the group is focused on trying to better understand what factors lead to violence and how are they resolved.
"How did something violent go to something more stable and peaceful? How did that breakdown and all of a sudden there is violence, from the killing fields of Cambodia to something more stable," he said.
President Bush, former Secretary of State George Shultz, center, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi take part in a ceremonial groundbreaking of the United States Institute of Peace, 5 Jun 2008
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the U.S. Institute of Peace helped resolve some of the worst violence of the last century and continues that work today.
"The Institute has played a role in helping to find peaceful solutions from South Africa to Rwanda in Kosovo and now in Sudan," she noted.
U.S. President George Bush said it is in America's vital interest to help resolve conflict because people who live in free societies are less likely to turn to ideologies of hatred and fear.
"Freedom is universal," he said. "We believe that freedom is the birthright of every man, woman, and child. Free societies are peaceful societies. Freedom helps supplant the conditions of hopelessness that extremists exploit to recruit terrorists and suicide bombers."
The president again spoke of the ideological struggle against extremism and three primary ways it challenges free societies. He said countries including Colombia, Lebanon, and Pakistan are facing drug cartels or terrorist networks that are threatening to overwhelm state institutions.
"There are developing nations, many on the continent of Africa, that are facing extreme poverty and health epidemics and humanitarian catastrophes and are therefore vulnerable to extremists who take advantage of chaos and instability," he added.
And in Afghanistan and Iraq where U.S. forces have removed previous governments, Mr. Bush said the United States has a special obligation to help build free societies by providing the security necessary for that freedom to grow.
The U.S. Institute of Peace is currently working on conflict and post-conflict analysis in Afghanistan, Nigeria, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, and Liberia.
Its headquarters near Washington's Lincoln Memorial will include a public education center, a research library, archives, classrooms, and a conference center.American political leaders gathered in Washington Thursday for the ceremonial... more
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The EFF would like to thank everyone for standing with EFF in opposing telecom immunity in the past. It's time to contact your Senators once again. As early as next Monday, the Administration and its allies are trying to end Senate debate on FISA and telecom immunity and force a vote on the Senate Intelligence Committee's bill -- a bill that would broadly expand the executive branch's spying powers while granting immunity to telecoms that broke the law and assisted in the NSA's illegal domestic spying.
Now is the time to urge your Senators to vote no on "cloture" in order to keep the debate going!
http://action.eff.org/site/Advocacy?id=357
Every time you've taken action to fight against immunity, it's made a huge difference. In November, your calls helped to ensure that the Senate Judiciary Committee did not include telecom amnesty in its surveillance bill, and in December your calls helped convince Harry Reid to delay the vote until January. Both times, the pundits assumed we didn't stand a chance, and both times we proved them wrong.
It's time to beat the odds again. Visit the EFF Action Center now.The EFF would like to thank everyone for standing with EFF in opposing telecom... more
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What the?
Majority Leader Harry Reid and 40 other Democratic senators, including White House hopefuls Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton signed a letter written to Limbaugh's boss, Clear Channel CEO Mark Mays. The letter complained of Limbaugh's "unpatriotic comments."
Ummm...Can you say abuse of power?
Mays scoffed at the letter and the letter ended up fetching 2.1 million on ebay. Rush then turned around and matched the 2.1 million with all funds going to "The Marine Corps - Law Enforcement Foundation."
Now Rush has his issues, I know that. But what were the Dems thinking? This is a scary abuse of power, trying to put pressure on a media outlet to censor a private citizen's freedom of speech.
41 signatures, including Hillary and Barack? Wow.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/10/20/reid%e2%80%99s-slam-on-limbaugh-fetches-21-million/
What the?
Majority Leader Harry Reid and 40 other Democratic senators, including... more
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In this editorial, the NYT highlights the importance of the selection of the next Attorney General of the United States, noting that:"There is considerable evidence that United States attorneys have been coerced into using their offices to help Republicans win elections. The orders may have come directly from the White House. Top officials of the Justice Department have admitted that they evaluated lawyers for nonpolitical jobs based on their politics."The selection of the next Attorney General should set the precedent for a reformation of the Department of Justice, and the move by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to block the possible appointment of Theodore Olson, who represented Bush in the Bush v. Gore Supreme Court case that decided the 2000 election, is seen here as a step in the right direction for the NYT.In this editorial, the NYT highlights the importance of the selection of the next... more
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