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House Democrats May Give Up Public Health Care Option (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 12.28.2009 | Politics

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(AP) WASHINGTON — Two House Democrats who favor a government insurance plan, a central element of health care legislation passed in their chambe...

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Lou Dobbs Reaches Out To Latinos

Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics

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In the wake of his sudden departure from CNN, former anchor Lou Dobbs is considering a future in politics -- with his eye reportedly towards a third-p...

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The Public Option Lives On

Robert Reich | Posted 11.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Chuck Schumer, Jay Rockefeller, Robert Reich, Public Option, Kent Conrad, Olympia Snowe, Public Plan, Health Insurance, Robert Menendez, Insurance Companies, Tom Carper, Health Care Reform, Max Baucus, Health Care, Obama Public Option, Bill Nelson, Politics News
Robert Reich

The public option lives on. It's still in the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pension bill. It still headlines the House bills, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she's still committed to it.

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The Politics of Fabrication and Fear

Sen. Robert Menendez | Posted 09.14.2009 | Politics

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Sen. Robert Menendez

The same people who steered our families into this economic ditch want to protect the status quo when it comes to health insurance. They want to "break" the president.

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Kennedy, Menendez And Gillibrand Introduce Bills To Stop Immigrant Detainee Abuse

The Washington Independent | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics

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Sens. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) on Thursday responded to a growing number of reports about t...

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Maligned Texas Hospital Gives Top Dollar To Senate Dems

The New York Times | Posted 08.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pete Stark, Border Health PAC, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Nancy Pelosi, Campaign Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Doctors Hospital at Renaissance, Health Care Reform, Robert Menendez, Mcallen Texas, Democrats, Fundraising, Health Care, House of Representative, Alonzo Cantu, Transparency, Politics News

One of the largest sources of campaign contributions to Senate Democrats during this year's health care debate is a physician-owned hospital in one of...

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Menendez Serves As Voice Of Senate Democrats For Hispanic Community On Sotomayor

New York Times | David M. Herszenhorn | Posted 08.17.2009 | Politics

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Back home in Union City, N.J., these last few weeks, Senator Robert Menendez would walk into a restaurant only to have someone shout the inevitable qu...

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Now Is The Time: Pass the NAT GAS Act

T. Boone Pickens | Posted 08.09.2009 | 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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Sam Stein

Menendez To Treasury: Investigate Morgan Stanley Bonuses Too

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.17.2009 | Politics

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Senator Bob Menendez is urging the Treasury Department to look at the retention bonuses issued not just by AIG, but those handed out by fellow bailout...

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Menendez Drops Omnibus Opposition

Politico | Posted 04.10.2009 | Politics

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Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) pushed back strongly Tuesday against criticism from the left over his initial opposition to the $410 billion omnibus spe...

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Two Top Obama Science Advisers Blocked By NJ Senator

Washington Post | Posted 04.03.2009 | Politics

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The nominations of two of President Obama's top science advisers have stalled in the Senate, according to several sources, posing a challenge to the a...

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Climate Change Expert's Nomination Held Up In Unrelated Fight

washingtonpost.com | Juliet Eilperin | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics

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The nominations of two of President Obama's top science advisers have stalled in the Senate, according to several sources, posing a challenge to the a...

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Impolite or Not, Congress Twittered While Obama Spoke

Ari Herzog | Posted 03.28.2009 | Media

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Ari Herzog

About half a dozen members of Congress (from both political parties) thumbed their iPhones and BlackBerries and twittered while President Obama spoke about the economy and technology.

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2010: Senate Dems Optimisitic, House Dems Not

The Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 03.16.2009 | Politics

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Two years out, Democratic campaign leaders have differing outlooks for the next election cycle in 2010. On the House side, there's pessimism, as Polit...

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The Gathering Credit Card Storm

Sen. Robert Menendez | Posted 12.19.2008 | Business

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Sen. Robert Menendez

We can't afford to watch consumers' finances dragged down by unfair credit card practices. It wouldn't be fair in any situation, but at a time of such national financial turmoil, it's an even bigger threat to our economy.

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10 Million Solar Rooftops Proposed By Senator Bernie Sanders, Others

BuzzFlash.com | Amy Weiss | Posted 07.10.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Arlen Specter, Solar Moratorium, Bush Administration, Solar Roof, Ben Cardin, John Kerry, Robert Menendez, Bernie Sanders, Solar Power, John Warner, Solar Rooftops, Green News

While the Bush administration put a two-year moratorium on solar energy projects on public land last week, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and colleagues d...

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Sam Stein

Menendez: McCain Has Taken Sides With Hardliners And Anti-Immigrants

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.20.2008 | Politics

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One of Congress' most influential Hispanic members says that John McCain "walked away" from the Latino community and is not a "person of principle" on...

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Clinton Surrogate Robert Menendez: Thank God We Don't Have Economist Making Public Policy

Talking Points Memo | David Kurtz | Posted 05.14.2008 | Politics

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Top Hillary surrogate Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) was on MSNBC this morning defending her gas tax holiday: "Thank God that we don't have economists ma...

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Lou Dobbs: "I Can't Say 'I Love You' To A Fellow In San Francisco"

Thinkprogress.org | Posted 04.12.2008 | Media

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Last night on CNN, host Lou Dobbs expressed his displeasure at having "one of those days" when "some folks are kind of just on you." He then aired a c...

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