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Senate Confirmation

Industry Lobbyist Is the Wrong Choice to Head Truck Safety Agency

Dan Becker and James Gerstenzang | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Senate, Obama, Senate Confirmation, Obama Appointments, Lobbyists, Trucks, Safety, Politics News
Dan Becker and James Gerstenzang

The FMCSA head should not come from the very industry the agency is required to regulate, especially given the trucking industry's obstructionist positions on commonsense health and safety issues.

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Persons With Empathy Need Not Apply

Judge H. Lee Sarokin | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sotomayor, Supreme Court Diversity, Senate Confirmation, Empathy, Politics News
Judge H. Lee Sarokin

Empathy is to be embraced, not condemned. Experience informs, but does not dictate, the outcome.

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Can White Men Shed Their Prejudices Better Than Others?

Nathaniel Frank | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sodomy, Supreme Court, Homosexual, White Privilege, Hearings, Antonin Scalia, Sonia Sotomayor, Jeff Sessions, Lewis Powell, Senate Confirmation, Prejudice, Race, Politics News
Nathaniel Frank

The implication of Sessions' inquisition was that, as a white male with no distinguishing "heritage" to speak of, he and his ilk can make judgments totally free of feelings, belief, or experience.

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Dawn Johnsen: Reid Says Another Obama Nominee May Be Blocked By GOP

Political Animal | Posted 06.13.2009 | Politics

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As Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) moves to ease a backlog of executive branch nominations, he suggested on Tuesday that he does not have t...

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Craig Fugate, FEMA Nominee, Blocked By David Vitter

McClatchy | Posted 06.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Craig Fugate, Craig Fugate Senate Confirmation, Fema, Natural Disasters, Craig Fugate FEMA, Sen. David Vitter, Senate Confirmation, Craig Fugate Hearing, Vitter Fugate, David Vitter, Vitter, Senator David Vitter, Politics News

A Louisiana senator is stalling Florida emergency management director Craig Fugate's nomination as head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency ....

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McCain Opposes Interior Nominee Because He Compared Reagan To Bush

Wall Street Journal | Posted 04.13.2009 | Politics

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Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain today denounced as "highly offensive" remarks about Ronald Reagan made by President Barack Obama's nominee for the...

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GOP Won't Derail Solis Nomination Over Husband's Taxes

Politico | Posted 03.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hilda Solis, Sam Sayyad, Tom Daschle, Gop, Senate Confirmation, Labor Secretary, Obama Labor Secretary, Hilda Solis Labor Secretary, Politics News

Republicans aren't going to derail Labor Secretary-nominee Hilda Solis' nomination over her husband's tax problems, but they still have serious reserv...

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Enough!! Confirm Solis Now!

Mario Solis-Marich | Posted 03.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Department of Labor, Organized Labor, Senate Confirmation, Hilda Solis Labor, Latino Voters, Politics News
Mario Solis-Marich

There are real consequences to the national debate and a real impact would be felt should Solis not be confirmed. If the nomination fails, the administration may end up with more GOP'ers in its ranks than Latinos.

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Citizen Confidence -- are Americans Having "Honeymoon Blues?"

Kari Henley | Posted 03.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Well-Being, Happiness, Hope, Obama Inauguration, President Obama, Hillary Clinton, Senate Confirmation, Senator Daschle, Senator Geithner, Bill Richardson, Nancy Killefer, Giving Life, Balanced Life, The Balanced Life, Inner Life, The Inner Life, Obama's Cabinet, The Giving Life, Featured Contributor, Politics News
Kari Henley

It took a lot after Bush to get our hopes up and get hitched in the first place. I am not sure this newlywed bliss is ready for the partisan beating, delays and the frustrations.

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Senate Confirms Holder: 75 to 21

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Eric Holder won Senate confirmation Monday as the nation's first African-American attorney general, after supporters from both part...

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Sam Stein

Geithner Compared To Wesley Snipes By White House Press Corps

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Geithner Treasury, Wesley Snipes Taxes, Timothy Geithner, Geithner Wesley Snipes, Tax Payments, Senate Confirmation, Tax Evasion, Nomination Battles, Politics News

At the tail end of his daily press conference, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs was asked by far the most provocative question of the day: why tax-e...

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GOP Senator Kyl Won't Back Geithner

Reuters | Posted 02.22.2009 | Politics

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Republican Sen. Jon Kyl said on Thursday that he would not support Timothy Geithner for Treasury secretary because he was disappointed with his explan...

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Clinton Sees Smart Power in Smart Development

Erin Thornton | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Secretary of State, Clinton Senate Confirmation, Afghanistan, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Obama Administration, Hillary Clinton, Senate Confirmation, Iraq, Foreign Policy, George Marshall, Politics News
Erin Thornton

Hillary's testimony marks a heightened focus on development not only as an effective means to advance U.S. foreign policy and to improve America's image, but also as a critical goal in and of itself.

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An Early Valentine's Day for Hillary

Jerry Weissman | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics

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Jerry Weissman

Most of the senators spent most of their allotted time during the hearing tooting their own horns or praising Clinton rather than scrutinizing her.

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Try President Bashir, But Prepare For The Consequences

Jirair Ratevosian | Posted 02.13.2009 | World

Read More: Genocide in Sudan, Human Rights, Omar Al-Bashir, Sudan, United Nations, Foreign Policy, Genocide, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Icc, International Criminal Court, Janjaweed Militia, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Obama's Cabinet, President-Elect Obama, Senate Confirmation, US Foreign Policy, World News, Chad, Darfur, World News
Jirair Ratevosian

There is no question that Bashir has earned his day in Court. But the world must take Bashir's threats of "more violence and blood in Darfur" seriously and prepare accordingly.

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Welcome to Chaos, General Shinseki

Hal Donahue | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics

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Hal Donahue

A patient at Walter Reed Army Hospital, I am constantly seeking to educate and assist veterans and returning military concerning access to benefits and opportunities. The news is not good.

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Kerry's Historic Opportunity on Genocide Policy

Susan Morgan | Posted 02.09.2009 | World

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Susan Morgan

Written by Eric Cohen and Susan Morgan At last, US rhetoric on genocide may mature into effective policy against genocide. What better place to begi...

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Senate Should Quickly Confirm Rep. Solis as Next Secretary of Labor

Rep. George Miller | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

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Rep. George Miller

Our nation's workers demand a Labor Secretary who understands the everyday struggles Americans are facing. Hilda Solis is the right person for the job.

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Victory For Blago and Burris is Imminent

Jeff Norman | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: House Majority Leader, Illinois Politics, Senate, Chermerinsky, Illinois Supreme Court, Rod Blagojevich, Roland Burris, Harry Reid, Illinois, Constitutional Law, Senate Confirmation, Democrats, Constitution, Politics News
Jeff Norman

Reid expressed willingness to negotiate. But when he and Burris meet, it is Burris who will be in the stronger position, Reid who must yield lest his illicitness become too apparent to the public.

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Biden Blowing in Winds of Women's History

Jamie Stiehm | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics

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Jamie Stiehm

History has put Sen. Biden right in the ring with two of the most galvanizing women of our time.

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