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Nev. Governor Names Heller to Ensign's Senate Seat

CARSON CITY, Nev. -- U.S. Rep. Dean Heller will enter next year's U.S. Senate race from the perch of incumbency after Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval on Wednesday named Heller to succeed John Ensign next month. Heller's appointment was anticipated and sets up a political scramble on how his House seat will be filled. State law...

Obama Says He Wants Oil Producers to Boost Output

WASHINGTON -- As the high cost of gasoline takes a toll on politics and pocket books, President Barack Obama said Tuesday he is calling on major oil producers such as Saudi Arabia to increase their oil supplies to help stabilize prices, warning starkly that lack of relief would harm the global economy. "We are in a lot of...

FAA Tries to Quell Sleeping Controller Controversy

WASHINGTON -- Publicly fuming, the FAA chief collected Thursday the resignation of the head of the U.S. air traffic system, doubled controller staffing at more than two dozen airports and ordered a sweeping review of the entire system that ensures planes fly safely, as the government sought to reassure the public that air...

Obama Jumps Into Debt Debate; Hill to Get Preview

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama, jumping into a debt-reduction debate that will help define the rest of his term, will outline his ideas Wednesday for curbing the costs of Medicare and Medicaid and taking other steps to turn around the nation's spending habits. Ahead of his effort, House Republicans warned they would...

Federal Shutdown Avoided, 2012 Budget Fight Looms

WASHINGTON -- A last-minute budget deal forged amid bluster and tough bargaining averted an embarrassing federal shutdown, cut billions in spending and provided the first major test of the divided government that voters ushered in five months ago. Working late into Friday night, congressional and White House negotiators...

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Harry Reid: GOP Will Have To Accept Higher Tax Rates On Rich If They Want Debt Deal

The Senate's top Democrat says Republicans will have to accept higher taxes on the rich and drop efforts to reshape Medicare if they want a deal on cutting the debt.

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Since Johnny Can't Read, He Probably Can't Spell 'Big Government' Either

First, Francois Hollande swept Sarkozy from the French presidency, and then Angela Merkel's party took a pounding in German regional elections.

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Dream Act Supporters: Bill-Killing Filibuster Was Unconstitutional

Would-be Dream Act beneficiaries aren't just angry that the bill failed in the Senate in 2010: Some also are joining a lawsuit seeking a court ruling that the cloture vote that killed it was unconstitutional.

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Harry Reid: Filibuster Rule Has 'Been Abused,' Needs Changing

After an exasperated rant about Republican obstructionism, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Thursday night that it's time to revamp the Senate's longstanding filibuster rule.

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WATCH: Rep. Allen West and the Ghost of McCarthy

Little of what Allen West says ever surprises me.

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05/28/12 Residents Celebrate Memorial Day Source: CBS - KLAS 8 - Las Vegas NV Memorial Day services took place across the country, honoring the selfless sacrifice of our servicemen and women and their families.
05/28/12 The media's religion deficit Source: Daily Herald - Arlington Heights IL Evidence of big medias bias against religion that doesnt advance the secular and liberal agenda of the Democratic Party is beyond dispute.
05/27/12 Media needs religious schooling Source: Tennessean.com - Nashville TN Evidence of big medias bias against religion that doesnt advance the secular and liberal agenda of the Democratic Party is beyond dispute.
05/25/12 The media's religion deficit Source: The Leaf-Chronicle - Clarksville TN Evidence of big media's bias against religion that doesn't advance the secular and liberal agenda of the Democratic Party is beyond dispute.
05/25/12 Student-Loan Interest Rates Set To Double Source: The Post Chronicle - Denville NJ U.S. student-loan interest rates are set to double in five weeks after the Senate rejected Democratic and Republican proposals to keep them at 3.4 percent.

Background on Harry Reid

Harry Mason Reid (born December 2, 1939) is the senior United States Senator from Nevada, serving since 1987. A member of the Democratic Party, he has been the Senate Majority Leader since January 2007, having previously served as Minority Leader and Minority and Majority Whip.

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