Robert Byrd

washingtonpost.com: By stepping down from the chairmanship of the Appropriations Committee, Robert Byrd set in motion a power scramble in the Senate. washingtonpost.com

Grab a Chair

washingtonpost.com
13-Nov-2008 1 related
        

By stepping down from the chairmanship of the Appropriations Committee, Robert Byrd set in motion a power scramble in the Senate. It started when Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-W.Va.), who will be 91 a week from today, agreed to give...

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OVMC Still Expects Funds For Mental Health Facility

news-register.net
12-Nov-2008
        

WHEELING - Ohio Valley Medical Center still expects to receive $6 million in federal funding for a new mental health facility, despite U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd stepping down as chairman of the Appropriations Committee. This past...

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Democratic Leaders Say They Will Address Economy First, Then Smaller Issues, Before Tackling...

medicalnewstoday.com
11-Nov-2008
        

Democratic congressional leaders plan to hold off on large-scale proposals, such as overhauling the health care system, until they have completed "attempts to spark the staggering economy," the Washington Post reports...

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With New Administration Comes Change for Broadcasters

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11-Nov-2008
        

Washington - With Republican Kevin Martin expected to soon be out of his FCC chairmanship, there's speculation that President Obama will appoint Democrat FCC member Michael J. Copps as the new FCC chairman. Sen. Ted Stevens, in...

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Clinton Calls For New Stimulus Package

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11-Nov-2008 8 related
        

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton wrote a letter to President Bush and Senate leaders, calling for a stimulus package to help the economy. In the letter, she calls for “extending unemployment insurance benefits, providing assistance...

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Phil Donahue's War Movie

msn.com
10-Nov-2008 5 related
        

made his career in front of the camera, but in his latest project, he goes behind it. As director and producer of a riveting new documentary, "Body of War," Donahue makes an unorthodox tribute to America's veterans through the...

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John Nichols: Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair Russ Feingold?

progressive.org
10-Nov-2008 1 related
        

Submitted by Dennis Best on Mon, 11/10/2008 - 4:12pm Democrats have dramatically expanded their majority in the U.S. Senate -- to at least a 57-43 advantage, and perhaps more if a recount in Minnesota and a runoff election in...

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Appropriations seat shuffles under way in both chambers

govexec.com
10-Nov-2008
        

A Brown aide disclosed his boss' intentions in an e-mail and cited Brown's efforts in the South Carolina Legislature "to reduce wasteful spending and developed innovative solutions to South Carolina's fiscal problems."...

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Post-Election Matters: Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair Russ Feingold?

madison.com
10-Nov-2008 1 related
        

Democrats have dramatically expanded their majority in the U.S. Senate -- to at least a 57-43 advantage, and perhaps more if a recount in Minnesota and a runoff election in Georgia go the party's way.

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President Obama's In-Box - Part I in a Series -- The Economy

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10-Nov-2008 1,240 related
        

President-elect Barack Obama finds himself transitioning into the office at a time when the country is faced with a set of challenges both domestically and internationally with problem number one (at least for now) being the...

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