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Sharron Angle Wins Nevada Republican Senate Primary

Posted by admin on June 9, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Nevada Republicans Tuesday picked tea party insurgent Sharron Angle to take on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, marking the start of an epic showdown between a king of Capitol Hill and a conservative renegade who wants to turn Washington on end.
She’s Sharron Angle–and don’t call her Rand Paul. That’s the message the Republican Party is [...]

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BP Oil Leak Containment Actions Continue As Blame Game Hits Capitol Hill

Posted by admin on May 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

While US President Barack Obama is putting every possible resource at the disposal of the state of Louisiana at present the main focus of the battle presently remains containment.
The British Petroleum (BP) which owns the oil rig should fast track its actions to contain the oil spill. The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico [...]

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Rep. David Obey won’t seek re-lection, to announce retirement

Posted by admin on May 5, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-Wisc.), a liberal lion first elected at the height of the Vietnam War in 1969, is set to announce Wednesday he will not seek re-election in November, according to a senior Democratic official. The move will deal a blow to Democratic chances of holding the northern Wisconsin seat.
Obey, 71, [...]

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