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Orrin Hatch

Now Is The Time: Pass the NAT GAS Act

T. Boone Pickens | Posted 07.09.2009 | Green

Read More: John Sullivan, T. Boone Pickens, John Larson, Orrin Hatch, Harry Reid, NAT GAS Act, Natural Gas, Robert Menendez, Foreign Oil, Dan Boren, Green Energy, Green News
T. Boone Pickens

The NAT GAS Act is the only way I know to quickly and effectively reduce our dependence on foreign oil. It will also save consumers thousands of dollars on fuel costs and protect our environment.

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Want the Public Option as Much as I Do? Then Get Mad

Bryan Young | Posted 06.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Kerry, Kathleen Sebelius, Public Option, Howard Beale, Orrin Hatch, Healthcare Reform, Single Payer, Health Care Reform Debate, Single Payer Health Care, Healthcare, Obama Public Option, Politics News
Bryan Young

I don't trust private industry with my health.

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Hatch Faces Anger At GOP Utah Convention: Calls Bush Blame "B.S."

Deseret News | Bob Bernick Jr. And Arthur Raymond | Posted 06.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bob Bennett, State Gop Convention Utah, Utah Republican Party, Gop Convention Utah, Jon Huntsman, Hatch State Gop Convention, Orrin Hatch, Politics News

U.S. Sens. Orrin Hatch and Bob Bennett, both R-Utah, got polite receptions Saturday at the state GOP convention, but both also recognized that some of...

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GOP Senators Equate Public Health Plan With "Government Takeover"

Wall Street Journal | Patrick Yoest | Posted 06.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Health Insurance Plan, Charles Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Health Care Reform, Government-Takeover, Barack Obama, GOP Senators, Politics News

Republican members of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee criticized proposals to create a public health insurance option to compete with private insure...

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Manuel Miranda Was Not the Only Bad Apple in the Scandal Known As Memogate

David Fiderer | Posted 06.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Orrin Hatch, Senate Judiciary Committee, Manuel Miranda, Sonia Sotomayor, Politics News
David Fiderer

Republican lawyer Manuel Miranda's scheme for pilfering Democratic documents continued without glitch from early 2002 until November 2003. And then it all unraveled within one week.

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Abuse Lasts Past Mother's Day

Martha Burk | Posted 05.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Owl, Orrin Hatch, Elder Abuse, Older Women, Older Women's League, Nursing Home, Politics News
Martha Burk

We need comprehensive elder abuse prevention laws -- using the models of prevention for violence against women and child abuse. It's about time. It's about our mothers.

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Sam Stein

Hatch: Kagan And Sotomayor Would Present "Real Dilemma" To Oppose

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.08.2009 | Politics

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A top Republican Senator on the Judiciary committee suggested on Thursday that two of the people widely believed to be under consideration for a Supre...

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Is The Media Misinterpreting Obama's "Empathy" Dog Whistle?

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.06.2009 | Media

Read More: Supreme Court, Latina, Justice, President Obama, Empathy, Pat Leahy, Lesbian, David Souter, Obama, Media, Scotus, Bench, Activist, Dog Whistle, Republican, Jennifer Granholm, Pick, Latino, Orrin Hatch, Confirmation, Life Experience, Activist Judge, Code Word, Court, Obama Empathy, Democrat, Woman, Planned Parenthood, Democrats, Barack Obama, Nomination, Constitution, Chris Weigant, Granholm, Supreme Court Justice, Leahy, Republicans, Souter, Senate, Media News
Chris Weigant

By speaking of "empathy," I think Obama was doing nothing more than signaling he's about to put a woman on the Supreme Court.

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Sam Stein

Gibbs: No Supreme Court Decision This Week

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Orin Hatch, Supreme Court Pick, Robert Gibbs, This Week Supreme Court, Obama Supreme Court, Gibbe Briefing, Orrin Hatch, Politics News

Batting down suggestions from longtime Republican Judiciary Committee member Orrin Hatch, Robert Gibbs said on Tuesday that the president would not ha...

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Orrin Hatch: Obama May Announce Supreme Court Nominee This Week

Politico.com | Posted 05.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court Pick This Week, Orrin Hatch Obama, Orrin Hatch Supreme Court, Obama Supreme Court, Orrin Hatch, Politics News

After talking to President Barack Obama on the phone today, Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch says he believes the White House will move swiftly on its Supr...

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Orrin Hatch: Obama Speaking In "Code"

AP | Posted 05.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Obama Supreme Court, President Obama, Orrin Hatch, Hatch Obama, Hatch Obama Code, Hatch This Week, Orrin Hatch This Week, Supreme Court Justices, Obama Supreme Court Justices, Politics News

WASHINGTON — A senior Republican on the Senate committee that will consider President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee says he's worried the...

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Colbert Sings For America: "Blown Away By The USA" "Stunned By The States" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 04.22.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Stephen Colbert, Colbert Albums, Orrin Hatch Cd, Colbert Album, Stunned by the States, Orrin Hatch Album, Colbert Singing, Orrin Hatch, Blown Away by the USA, Colbert Sings, Colbert Hatch, Colbert Blown Away by the Usa, Colbert Report Orrin Hatch Music, Stephen Colbert Blown Away by the Usa, Blown Away by the Usa Colbert, Colbert Orrin Hatch, Amazed by America, Colbert Flag Sweater, Cobert Hatch, Colbert Stunned by the States, Comedy News

Republican senator Orrin Hatch just released a patriotic album "Amazed by America," and Stephen Colbert is pissed, pissed I tell you. This is just ano...

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What It's Like When President Obama Signs the Landmark "Serve America" Bill at Your School (My Day Today!)

Dan Brown | Posted 04.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Serve America Act, Bill Clinton, Michelle Obama, Colin Powell, SEED School of Washington DC, Usher, Teddy Kennedy, SEED School, Barack Obama, National Service Bill, Starfish Story, Edward Kennedy, Rajiv Vinnakota, Eric Adler, Americorps, Orrin Hatch, Flotus, Dan Brown, Politics News
Dan Brown

The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act will recruit more quality teachers to schools like mine, more health-care workers in low-income areas, and more supporters for veterans, just as a start.

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Ryan Grim

Leahy: If Bybee Is "Decent And Honorable" He'll Resign

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 04.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jay Bybee, Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy, Torture Memo, Politics News

On Monday, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), rejected calls for the impeachment of federal judge and torture memo author Jay Bybee, saying that he was "one o...

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Ryan Grim

Hatch On Torture Memo Author: "One Of The Most Honorable People You'll Ever Meet"

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 04.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bush Administration, Jay Bybee, Torture Memos, Orrin Hatch, Politics News

The Senate returned after a two-week recess Monday night. As members gathered in the chamber for a long series of votes, the conversation on the floor...

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The Next Generation of National Service

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy | Posted 03.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Serve America Act, Sen. Orrin Hatch, Senator Ted Kennedy, Service, National Service Act, National Service, Orrin Hatch, Service Act, Ted Kennedy, Politics News
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy

Americans are looking for new ways to serve their communities and give back to their country. Today's hearing on service will enable us to learn of new ways to provide those opportunities to serve.

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Religious Right Claims Obama Betrayed Them

AmericaBlog | Posted 03.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Stem Cell Order, The Religious Right, Obama Stem Cells Executive Order, Mitch McConnell, Obama Stem Cells, Obama Stem Cell Research, Orrin Hatch, Obama Religious Right, Religious Right, Obama Stem Cell, Barack Obama Stem Cell Research, Politics News

Um, he wasn't your candidate, and he doesn't represent your views. So tell me again how he has gone back on his word....

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Ryan Grim

GOP Outnumbered At Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce Convention

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Florida, Cuba, Right Wing News, Mother Jones, Mel Martinez, Lamar Alexander, Orrin Hatch, Sen. Johnny Isakson, Hispanic Voters, Mike Pence, Hispanics, Democrats, Politics News

It's not a good sign for the GOP when even an avowedly pro-business gathering is stocked with far more Democrats than Republicans. On Thursday mornin...

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Senators Disagree Sharply On "Truth Commision" & "Truth"

Lee Stranahan | Posted 03.05.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Specter Truth Commission, John Cornyn, Arlen Specter, 23/6: Comedy News, Hatch Truth Commission, Bush Administration, Independent Investigation, Brick Shitting, Orrin Hatch, Cornyn Truth Commission, Gonzales Truth Commission, Specter Bush, Alberto Gonzales, Comedy News
Lee Stranahan

Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter, speaking to a group of fellow Republicans, came out strongly against a "Truth Commission" to investigate the Bust Administration.

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Sam Stein

Another Republican Decries Truth Commission To Investigate Bush

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Independent Investigation, Bush Administration, Arlen Specter, Specter Bush, Specter Truth Commission, Orrin Hatch, Hatch Truth Commission, Leahy Truth Commission, Cornyn Truth Commission, John Cornyn, Politics News

Yet another Republican member of the Senate Judiciary Committee has come out against the idea of creating an independent commission to investigate the...

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Orrin Hatch's Charity Recieved Mass Sums From Drug Companies He Passed Legislation For

Washington Times | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Utah Families Foundation, Orrin Hatch, Pharmaceutical Industry, Drug Companies, Politics News

The pharmaceutical industry that long has benefited from Sen. Orrin G. Hatch´s legislative efforts has directed large sums of money to a charity he h...

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Holder Can't Prosecute Bush Abuses Too Many Democrats Aided and Abetted Them

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 01.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Attorney General, Orrin Hatch, Eric Holder, Gop, George Bush, Democrats, Confirmation Hearings, Hillary Clinton, Senate Judciciary Committee, Civil Liberties, Warrantless Wiretapping, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Holder is seemingly willing to let bygones be bygones when it comes to prosecuting Bush's crew because it would pry open the Democrats dirty but hardly unknown secret.

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GOP Worried They Could Lose Texas

Politico | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Senate Gop Troubles 2010, Kay Bailey Hutchinson, Texas Senate Seat, Orrin Hatch, Rick Perry, Senate GOP, Politics News

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) is reconsidering a plan to resign from the Senate this year, a huge relief to Republicans who fear that a special ...

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GOP Senator Will Back Holder, Bucking Party

The Hill | Posted 01.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Holder Confirmation, Orrin Hatch Supports Holder, Eric Holder, Orrin Hatch Supports Eric Holder, Orrin Hatch, Politics News

The former Republican chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee will support Eric Holder's nomination for attorney general, giving him a major boost ...

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Republican Senator Writes Ballad For Ted Kennedy

Boston Globe | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Orrin Hatch Song Writer, Terrorism, Ted Kennedy Return Senate, Orrin Hatch, Ted Kennedy Song, Ted Kennedy Brain Tumor, Headed Home, Ted Kennedy, Orrin Hatch Songs, Politics News

Senator Orrin Hatch, the conservative Utah Republican, has written hundreds of songs on patriotic themes - with such titles as "Freedom's Light" and "...

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