John Cornyn

Cornyn's Primary Strategy Has "Neutered" The Moderates: Dems

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

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Two of the Republican Party's three federal campaign committees announced on Wednesday that they would be forgoing active participation in future GOP ...

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Schumer: Success In Iraq A "50/50" Proposal (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.25.2009 | Media

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Sunday's twin bombings in Iraq were the first topic of discussion on NBC's Meet The Press Sunday morning. The attacks killed at least 147 and wounded ...

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GOP Targets Dodd For Trying To Repeal Immunity For Telecoms In Wiretapping Program

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Cornyn, Civil Liberties, FISA Amendments, Warrantless Wiretapping, Telecom Immunity, Chris Dodd, Domestic Spying, Chris Dodd Wiretapping, Politics News

The Senate GOP fundraising arm is soliciting donations by vowing to defeat Democrats who want to repeal the retroactive immunity granted last year to ...

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Texas GOP Lawmakers Who Voted Against Recovery Act Now Beg For Stimulus Funds

Think Progress | Amanda Terkel | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics

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Every single Republican in the House voted against the $819 billion Recovery Act in January. Among the Republican senators who voted against the stimu...

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Senators Demand Fewer Secrets, New Transparency Standards

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 09.30.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's new standards for government openness have not trickled down to some agencies, where officials have used special statutes slipped into bills to skirt the Freedom of Information Act, open government advocates said Wednesday.

Efforts to strengthen the 42-year-old law "have been hampered by the increasing use of legislative exemptions that are often sneaked into legislation without debate or public scrutiny," Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy said.

News organizations and media groups said new legislation was needed to limit the information agencies may keep secret and for how long.

"The secrecy reflex at some agencies remains firmly in place," said Tom Curley, president and chief executive of The Associated Press. And FOIA still contains relatively weak penalties for those that don't meet their disclosure obligations, he said.

"We appreciate the change in policy direction, but the change hasn't yet reached the street," said Curley, testifying on behalf of the Sunshine in Government Initiative, a coalition of media groups.

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Jon Stewart Defends NEA, School Children From Republicans, Fox News (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 09.29.2009 | Comedy

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America is under attack, people. Not from Iran, not from suitcase bombers or North Korea, but from Barack Obama and those that like him. Jon Stewart e...

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Republicans Fear "Crackpots" Becoming Face Of Party

POLITICO | Andie Coller | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Joe Wilson's outburst Wednesday night earned more than a personal rebuke from the president and a dagger-eyed gasp from the speaker of the House; it d...

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Cass Sunstein Attacks Frustrate Conservative Fans

Washington Independent | David Weigel | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

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...The campaign against Sunstein has largely written itself. One of the most regularly cited legal scholars, the author, co-author, or editor of dozen...

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Is Now the Right Time for Immigration Reform? Chuck Schumer, the Sensenbrenner in Liberal's Clothes

Anis Shivani | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics

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The Schumer mandate for the undocumented to register within a short period of time, or else be permanently barred from becoming U.S. residents, is a prime example of the law run amok.

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Cornyn Cites India As Threat, Making Waves In India

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics

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In the process of defending congressional funding for F-22s last week, Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) accidentally insisted that America needed the oft...

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Win A Free Kindle, Courtesy Of Republican Fundraising Arm

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 08.23.2009 | Politics

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The National Republican Senatorial Committee wants your name, address and phone number in exchange for the chance to win an Amazon Kindle -- no donati...

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Judiciary Committee: Sharp Minds -- and Empty Suits

Rick Horowitz | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics

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These Senators spend their precious minutes before the cameras posturing, except for when they're pandering. Except for when they're plodding.

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Wise Latina, Meet Ricky Ricardo...

Phil Bronstein | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics

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Ricky Ricardo always got blindsided, then hustled by his ditzy wife. All she needed to do was apologize and maybe cry a little. Neither Sotomayor nor Senator Coburn seem like they'll be doing any weeping.

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At Sotomayor Hearings, Some Like it Simple

Rick Horowitz | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics

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Any judgment that differs from mine, to the extent it differs from mine, does not reflect reality. I am White Guy.

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The Republicans, Sotomayor, and Cheney

Sandy Maisel | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics

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Sessions' repetition seemed like piling on. What was the point? Was he trying to catch Sotomayor in a contradiction? To gain an admission? To score points back home?

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Cornyn: Sotomayor Must Explain 'Latina' Remark

AP | Posted 08.12.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — A top Senate Republican says Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor will have to explain statements suggesting that judges can't be ...

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Mark Kirk Denies Report He's Out Of Senate Race, Deciding Over Weekend

Huffington Post | Posted 08.10.2009 | Chicago

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U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk is denying a report that he has decided not to run for the Senate in part to avoid a primary with the Illinois Republican Party Ch...

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Andy McKenna, Illinois GOP Chief, Eyes Senate Run

Crain's Chicago Business | Greg Hinz | Posted 08.07.2009 | Chicago

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The head of the Illinois Republican Party is making a move to run for the U.S. Senate. Andy McKenna Jr. is due in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday to meet...

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Cornyn Booed, Called Traitor And "The Problem" At Tea Party Protest (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics

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This Independence Day weekend marked the second incarnation of the fabled Tea Party movement, protesting the government's growing involvement in econo...

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Cornyn Lowers Expectations For Coleman Recount Appeal

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics

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National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Cornyn seems to be softening his expectations for Norm Coleman's effort to appeal the Senate el...

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Pure Politics: The Koh Nomination Fight Drags On

Jay Michaelson | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics

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The Republicans are starving for a victory -- any victory -- and if they can block Harold Koh, then, hey, at least that's something. But it's always been a bit more than that.

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The Politics of Divisive Questioning

Derrick K. Baker | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics

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Some Republicans are displaying an inability or unwillingness to act like decent elected officials who best represent their constituents' interests, instead acting as petulant obstructionists.

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The Fight Over Sonia Sotomayor: Why Were So Few Hispanics on TV Debating the First Hispanic Supreme Court Nominee?

Eric Deggans | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics

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What irks me most about the media circus around Sotomayor's nomination is that white politicians and pundits pretend their race and culture have no impact on their sensibilities.

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Will the Fight Over Gay Marriage Be the End of Right vs. Left Thinking?

Arianna Huffington | Posted 07.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Rush Limbaugh, James Inhofe, Jeff Sessions, Tom Tancredo, Dick Cheney, John Cornyn, Ban on Gay Marriages, Sonia Sotomayor, Dick Cheney Gay Marriage, Ted Olsen, Sotomayor Nomination, Newt Gingrich, Gay Marriage, Left vs. Right, David Boies, Politics News

Not that long ago, gay marriage was a dependable wedge issue Republicans could use to keep its base in line. But now that wedge is clearly splintering.

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Sotomayor Confirmation: A View from Way Outside the Beltway

Sandy Maisel | Posted 07.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Cornyn, Samuel Alito, Obama, John Roberts, Rush Limbaugh, Newt Gingrich, Sonia Sotomayor, Politics News

Sotomayor is probably more qualified than any recent nominee for the Court. She represents two demographic groups that are grossly underrepresented -- and she deserves confirmation.

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