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Jay Rockefeller

Rockefeller On Health Care Reform: "The Good Guys Versus The Bad Guys"

The Charleston Gazette | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Health Insurance Plan, Jay Rockefeller, Rockefeller Health Care, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Republican Health Care Reform, Health Care, Politics News

"There is a very small chance any Republicans will vote for this health-care plan. They were against Medicare and Medicaid [created in the 1960s]. The...

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Bobby Kennedy, Jr.: "Family Friends" Are "Endorsing Criminal Behavior" (Video)

Alex Pasternack | Posted 06.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Jay Rockefeller, Robert Byrd, Climate Change, Clean Coal, Coal, Bobby Kennedy, West Virginia, Green News
Alex Pasternack

Coal companies would not exist if not for the "corruption" of politicians, Bobby Kennedy, Jr. told me, singling out "family friends of ours forever," like West Virginia Democrats Jay Rockefeller and Robert Byrd.

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Pelosi Confronts That Age-Old Question

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: House of Representatives, Jay Rockefeller, Pelosi and Republicans, Pelosi and Torture, Pelosi and CIA, Nancy Pelosi, Congressional Briefings, Enhanced Interrogation Techniques, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Congress, Bob Graham, Pelosi and Torture Briefings, Congress and Torture, Senate, Financial Crisis, Politics News
Rick Horowitz

In newsrooms and studios, hearts are a-twitter/The sharks begin circling, they've spotted their prey,/There's sweat on your forehead, there's blood in the water,/They're ready to rip into each word you say.

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Jay Rockefeller Casts Doubt On CIA Pelosi Briefing Memo

Politico | Posted 05.12.2009 | Politics

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Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), who was chairman of the intelligence committee in 2002, is the latest Democrat to seriously question the accuracy of the ...

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Ryan Grim

Sen. Jay Rockefeller Speculated NSA Was Wiretapping Him

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 04.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: National Security Agency, Jay Rockefeller, Nsa Wiretap, Politics News

Earlier this year, Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) speculated that the National Security Agency may have wiretapped him. His statement came at the very...

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Jay Rockefeller on Health Care: "We Can't All Have Everything We Want When We Want iIt."

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 03.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jay Rockefeller, Obama's White House Health Care Summit, The Privately Insured Will Have to Sacrifice, A Propnent of Health Care Reform, Politics News
Carol Felsenthal

Barack Obama needs to take one step immediately if he wants to move his health care reform through Congress: Put a muzzle on Democratic Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV.

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Jack Bauer Shows Up in Senate

David Danzig | Posted 02.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: CIA Torture, Jay Rockefeller, Waterboarding, 24, Truth Commission, Torture, Jack Bauer, Politics News
David Danzig

We must have an open conversation about the impact the use of these techniques has had on our national security. Too many people believe that the Jack Bauer tactics have "saved American lives."

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DTV Transition Postponed Until June 12 : MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer February 5, 2009

Shelly Palmer | Posted 02.05.2009 | Media

Read More: Google, Time Warner Cable, Super Bowl, Delay, Dtv, Analog Tv, Mediabytes, Aol, Shelly Palmer, Barack Obama, House of Representatives, Nielsen, Jay Rockefeller, Media News, Ratings, Time Warner, Jeff Bewkes, Pew Research, Media News
Shelly Palmer

As expected, the House of Representatives passed the bill to postpone the end of analog television. The Democrats easily got the majority needed to ...

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Senate Approves DTV Delay: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer January 27, 2009

Shelly Palmer | Posted 01.27.2009 | Media

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Shelly Palmer

The Senate has approved a delay of the digital Television transition. The approval, supported by President Obama, now schedules the transition for J...

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It's Just Not Julius -- There's An All New Telecom Team

Art Brodsky | Posted 01.15.2009 | Media

Read More: Congress, Jay Rockefeller, Henry Waxman, Fcc, Julius Genachowski, Media News
Art Brodsky

Much of the buzz around Washington in telecom circles has been about the selection of Julius Genachowski as the new chairman of the FCC. But he's only at the top of the all-new lineup.

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The Bad Democrats Begin to Surface

Tom D'Antoni | Posted 01.06.2009 | Politics

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Tom D'Antoni

The next time you find yourself getting pissed off at Obama, say these words out loud,"George Bush."

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CIA: Parsing The Panetta Pick

William Bradley | Posted 01.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Wmd, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Cia, Afghanistan, Ronald Reagan, John Brennan, Dianne Feinstein, Iran, Ted Sorensen, Robert F. Kennedy, Allen Dulles, Tom Kuchel, Jimmy Carter, Intelligence, Jane Harman, Earl Warren, Barack Obama, John F. Kennedy, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Stephen Kappes, John Mccone, Bob Finch, Obama Transition, Max Rafferty, Iraq, Leon Panetta, Nancy Pelosi, Central Intelligence Agency, Leon Panetta Obama, Feinstein Panetta, Obama Cabinet, Obama Appointees, Central Intelligence Agency Obama, Leon Panetta CIA, Cia Director, Jay Rockefeller, Obama Appointments, Pat Buchanan, Jerry Brown, Politics News
William Bradley

To say Panetta is a Clinton retread is to ignore his actual background. He comes out of a tradition which is almost forgotten today, that of the liberal Republican.

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Obama's Savvy Choice Of Panetta Shakes Up Stagnant Senate

Jane Hamsher | Posted 01.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Diane Feinstein, Jane Harmon, Leon Panetta, President Obama, Politics News
Jane Hamsher

If there is a better place for someone to start shaking up Washington, I can't think of a better place for Obama to begin than with those currently in high caterwaul about Panetta's appointment.

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Regarding Panetta: Let's Not Forget About Gates

Kristen Breitweiser | Posted 01.06.2009 | Politics

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Kristen Breitweiser

Placing an inexperienced person like Leon Panetta at CIA for his clean hands and "managerial expertise" will cost lives on the day of the next domestic terrorist attack.

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Sorry Dianne: Panetta's a Great Choice for CIA Director

Phil Trounstine | Posted 01.06.2009 | Politics

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Phil Trounstine

Having frozen Panetta out of the California governor's race in 1998 by not deciding whether to run until he had no chance of lining up financial backing, now would be a good time to stand aside and let him rise to the occasion.

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What's Wrong with Panetta?

John McQuaid | Posted 01.06.2009 | Politics

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John McQuaid

I don't quite understand why Feinstein and Rockefeller are objecting to Obama's pick, Leon Panetta. As objections go, theirs are weak. There is no reason that the CIA director has to be an intelligence expert.

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Friday Talking Points [51] -- Some Positivity

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

While we're all waiting for someone to leak the Palin Troopergate Report (which is reminiscent of waiting for "Fitzmas" during the whole Scooter Libby...

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The Big Story You May Have Missed During the Obama v. Clinton Finale

Arianna Huffington | Posted 06.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Feith Iraq, Douglas Feith, CIA Iraq, Iraq War, Jay Rockefeller, Richard Clarke, Cia, Phase II, Iran, Mark Green, Iraq, Michael Ledeen, Politics News
Arianna Huffington

The Senate Intelligence Committee's 200-page "Phase II" report on how the White House used -- and abused -- pre-war intelligence in the run-up to the war in Iraq is a stinging rebuke.

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Obama Makes Bush Dog Rockefeller Go All Warm and Fuzzy

Russ Wellen | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Jay Rockefeller, Warrantless Spying, Cheney, Telecom Immunity, Fisa, Iraq, Barack Obama, Senate, Bush, Politics News
Russ Wellen

In the past, Rockefeller got into trouble for doing what the administration wants. Recently he got into trouble for doing what his kids want.

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Rockefeller Apologizes For Suggesting McCain Was Insensitive Warrior

Huffington Post | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics

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Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., has apologized for comments he made about Sen. McCain that were reported in the Charleston Gazette: "McCain was a figh...

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Friday Talking Points [26]

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.04.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Since the campaigns of both Senator Hillary Clinton and Senator Barack Obama have seemingly taken my advice earlier this week, and are both concentrat...

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How Rockefeller & the Blue Dogs Impact the FISA Process

Matt Browner Hamlin | Posted 03.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Retroactive Immunity, Jay Rockefeller, Fisa, FISA Bill, FISA Legislation, Telecom Immunity, Glenn Greenwald, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News
Matt Browner Hamlin

This is a complicated, shady process with strong adversaries working against Democratic interests. I hope the leadership has the sense to recognize that "Do No Harm" is the best operating principle.

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Sen. Rockefeller Endorses Obama

The Hill | Sam Youngman | Posted 02.29.2008 | Politics

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Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) endorsed fellow Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) Friday, as Obama continued to weather criticisms from rival Sen. Hillary Rod...

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Friday Talking Points [19] -- A "Rare Uprising" Of Democrats

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.15.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

It's been a busy week for Democrats, with a lot to cover. There has been good news and bad, but on the whole I'd have to judge the week a success for...

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Friday Talking Points [18]

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.08.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

I'm going to start off with a quick piece of advice for both Democratic campaigns (or perhaps for Howard Dean) -- spend the next few weeks taping ever...

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