Harry Reid

Senate Democrats Under Pressure To Lift Offshore Drilling Ban

Kate Sheppard | Posted 07.18.2008 | Green

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Kate Sheppard

Last week, some Democrats signaled that they would be willing to endorse offshore drilling. And on Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he might allow voting on offshore drilling.

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Nico Pitney

Reid Rips Phil Gramm: "He Has A Low View Of The American People"

HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics

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Harry Reid has just waded into the firestorm over yesterday's claim from McCain adviser Phil Gramm that the economic downturn is "mental" and that Ame...

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Reid Mum On Lieberman's Role Next Year

The Hill | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Thursday did not rule out removing Sen. Joe Lieberman from his coveted chairmanship in 2009, but he plea...

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Seeking 60 Seats

Bob Burnett | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics

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Bob Burnett

If Democrats want to increase their majority in the Senate to 60 so that Barack Obama's agenda would not be held hostage by Republican filibusters, they will have to gain 10 new seats.

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Top GOP VP Choices: Failed Business Leaders, Former Dems, Confirmed Bachelors and Creationists

Paul Jenkins | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

If you thought the Republican primary field was a bit of a joke, wait until you get a closer look at the front runners for the vice presidential slot.

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Reid: "Coal Makes Us Sick ..."

A. Siegel | Posted 07.02.2008 | Green

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A. Siegel

Give 'em Hell Harry Reid is turning up the heat and speaking truth to an audience that isn't used to hearing it.

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Harry Reid: "Coal Makes Us Sick, Oil Makes Us Sick"

Huffington Post | Posted 07.01.2008 | Green

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, on a recent appearance on Fox Business, said that as fuel costs rise, the most major costs are the hidden ones. He ...

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Friday Talking Points [37] -- Welcome, New Readers

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

McCain flip-flops on torture, tax cuts, the religious right, Roe v. Wade, lobbyists, gay marriage, creationism, Iraq, talking to enemies, and just about any other subject you care to name.

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Oh I Get It, The Left Just Doesn't Want to Win This Year

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics

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Logan Nakyanzi Pollard

Obama's a pragmatist, not a messiah. He has to win in order to make the changes I want. What merit is there in attacking him for his stance on FISA, now?

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Corporations' Plea for Climate Legislation Ignored

Janet Ritz | Posted 06.06.2008 | Green

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Janet Ritz

The need for the United States to lead by example through legislation has never been greater. Unfortunately, the need for change in Washington may have superseded that consideration.

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Sam Stein

Reid: Superdelegates Know To Make Up Their Minds

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has gone public in the past few days with his firm belief that the Democratic primary will be resolved in a matter o...

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Democratic Leaders Pushing Superdelegates To Commit

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 05.29.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Top Democratic leaders intend to push for a quick end to the battle for the presidential nomination when primaries are over next we...

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Friday Talking Points [33] -- If It Quacks Like A Lame Duck...

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.23.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

President George W. Bush, asked in a press conference why Republicans in the House and Senate are increasingly defying him, proven by the fact that do...

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In Victory for American Voters, Von Spakovsky Withdraws From Consideration

Laura MacCleery | Posted 05.19.2008 | Politics

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Laura MacCleery

Federal Election Commission nominee Hans von Spakovsky's withdrawal is undoubtedly good news, and will help to assure that the FEC will be restored to its previous, albeit minimal, functionality.

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Harry Reid's Memoir: A Political Book That Packs a Punch

Al Eisele | Posted 05.18.2008 | Politics

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Al Eisele

A word to the next president, whether you're Republican or Democrat, man or woman, black or white: Make sure you've made every effort to get Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in your corner.

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Friday Talking Points [32] -- Democrats Throw Bush A Few Elbows

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.16.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Borah Peak, at 12,662 feet high, is the highest point in Idaho. [That may sound like a strange place to begin this column, but please bear with me.] I...

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Nico Pitney

Reid Rebuffs Idea Of Senate Majority Leader Clinton

HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney | Posted 05.12.2008 | Politics

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Sen. Harry Reid on Monday brushed off the notion that he has any plans to cede his Majority Leader title once Hillary Clinton returns to the Senate fu...

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Reid: Bush Used "Bring 'Em On" Line Again In Private Meeting

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.10.2008 | Politics

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Via ThinkProgress: "[A]s Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) reveals in his new book, Bush again used that infamous phrase as recently as 2007. L...

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The Harry Reid Problem: Lamest Daily Show Guest Ever

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 05.06.2008 | Home

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M.S. Bellows, Jr.

Harry Reid, senate majority leader, was as weak on The Daily Show as he is on the senate floor, whining about the threat of Republican filibusters as a brake on change. Weak, weak, weak!

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Superdelegates Must Tell Color of Change What it Can Do With its Silly Vote for Obama Petition

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.03.2008 | Politics

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The assumption that all blacks scream with one voice for Obama is foolish, arrogant, and racially myopic.

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The Good Fight

Sen. Harry Reid | Posted 04.30.2008 | Politics

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Sen. Harry Reid

As a boy, I learned to swim at a whorehouse. Every Thursday, the whoremonger in town would ask the girls who worked the El Rey to clear out, and he'd invite the children in town to swim in his pool.

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Friday Talking Points [29] -- Pennsylvania Fallout

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.25.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

It was a telling sign that neither Democratic candidate saw fit to visit Punxsutawney before the Pennsylvania primary. Nobody wanted the press to rem...

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Why Not Move The Democratic National Convention?

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 04.25.2008 | Politics

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Kathleen Reardon

Hastiness, disorganization, poor negotiation skills, and short-term thinking have hurt the Democratic Party. They've made promises they've been unable to keep. If they rush a decision this time, they may need years to recover.

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Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, Howard Dean May Intervene In Dem Primary

Huffington Post | Posted 04.24.2008 | Politics

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Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid took his comments about the state of the Democratic primary one step further today, suggesting that he and other promi...

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Nancy Pelosi Hearts George Bush And His War In Iraq

James Boyce | Posted 04.24.2008 | Politics

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James Boyce

Not only has Pelosi not done anything about the war, Majority Leader Reid has done nothing about it. They have failed to take Iraq as concrete blocks and tie them around McCain.

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