us congress mired in budget deadlock
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the latest us political spat concerns a tax break extension for millions of families members of the republican-led house have vowed to reject a senate bill that would extend the measure for two months al jazeera039s john hendren has more

stop speculation
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june 15 2011: sen bernie sanders i-vt introduced legislation to make federal commodity regulators halt excessive oil speculation that has driven up gasoline prices

senate republicans: 039i don039t understand this piece of legislation039 morning joe msnbc
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at least five senate republicans have stated they cannot back the gop-led plan to overhaul health care for different reasons the panel discusses subscribe to msnbc: http:onmsnbccomsubscribetomsnbcabout: msnbc is the premier destination for in-depth analysis of daily headlines insightful political commentary and informed perspectives reaching more than 95 million households worldwide msnbc offers a full schedule of live news coverage political opinions and award-winning documentary programming -- 24 hours a day 7 days a weekconnect with msnbc onlinevisit msnbccom: http:onmsnbccomreadmsnbcfind msnbc on facebook: http:onmsnbccomlikemsnbcfollow msnbc on twitter: http:onmsnbccomfollowmsnbcfollow msnbc on google: http:onmsnbccomplusmsnbcfollow msnbc on instagram: http:onmsnbccominstamsnbcfollow msnbc on tumblr: http:onmsnbccomleanwithmsnbcsenate republicans: 039i don039t understand this piece of legislation039 morning joe msnbc

bernie sanders defends elizabeth warren reads coretta scott king letter on senate floor
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brought to you by desert diamond: http:ddcazcombernie sanders took to the senate floor to blast those who silenced sen elizabeth warren calling it quotoutrageousquot that she was no longer allowed to participate in the senate session to oppose attorney general nominee jeff sessions bernie sanders also opted to read the same corretta scott king letter that elizabeth warren was not allowed to read

tony hopfinger editor of alaska dispatch gets arrested at event of ak senate candidate joe miller
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read the details:http:palingatesblogspotcom201010breaking-news-from-sarah-palins-alaskahtml

senator webb introduces bill to overhaul america039s criminal justice system
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senator webb introduces bill to overhaul america039s criminal justice system

daily pennsylvanian interview with dan savage
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on october 10 2006 in philadelphia spin columnist stephen morse interviewed nationally syndicated author dan savage savage lashed out against sen rick santorum but more notably he let his mouth run when talking about green party candidate carl romanellivisit http:lampdailypennsylvaniancomblogsindexphppage=postampampsection=2ampampid=364 to see the spin039s take on the video and an expanded summary and quotes

bernie sanders reads 039third world america039 during senate speech video
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sen bernie sanders i-vt invoked arianna039s book third world america on friday during a lengthy senate speech against the obama tax cut deal during the marathon session the vermont senator opened up arianna039s latest book

charitable tax deductions: nonprofit leaders speak out at senate hearing
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nonprofit leaders at a senate finance committee hearing tuesday spoke out against the proposal to limit tax deductions for charitable contributions president obama has long proposed a new cap on the amount people can deduct from their taxes for large charitable donations as a way to reduce the deficit

feinstein: cia actions a stain on values
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sen dianne feinstein speaks on the senate floor about major findings in the cia039s bush-era interrogation program

pete hoekstra racist ad during super bowl
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the michigan republican began taking heat after his ad targeting democratic incumbent debbie stabenow as quotdebbie spenditnowquot ran statewide sunday during the super bowl some detractors said the ad was racially insensitive while national gop consultant mike murphy tweeted that it was quotreally really dumbquot foreign policy magazine managing editor blake hounshell called the ad quotdespicablequotthe 30-second ad created by media strategist fred davis of california-based strategic perception inc opens with the sound of a gong and shows the asian woman riding a bike on a narrow path lined by rice paddiesstopping her bike the woman smiles into the camera and says quotthank you michigan senator debbie spenditnow debbie spends so much american money you borrow more and more from us your economy get very weak ours get very good we take your jobs thank you debbie spenditnowquotthe scene then shifts to hoekstra telling viewers near a cozy fire quoti think this race is between debbie spenditnow and pete spenditnotquothoekstra defended the ad calling it a quothome runquot during an interview monday with detroit radio wjr-am039s paul w smith he said it039s only quotinsensitivequot to the spending philosophy of stabenow and democratic president barack obama

reid: i039m very disappointed in boehner
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senate majority leader harry reid said that house speaker john boehner put politics ahead of shutdown negotiations

don039t know what039s in the senate health care bill
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you039re not the only one cnn039s phil mattingly reports

throw rocks
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quotthrow rocksquot highlights harvard professor elizabeth warren039s divisive anti-business and class-warfare rhetoric

july 29 2015: sen tom cotton039s qampa during senate armed services committee hearing
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july 29 2015: sen tom cotton039s qampa during senate armed services committee hearing on iran deal