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Senator Durbin at Yearly Kos Convention last night
Submitted by David Donnelly on Fri, 08/03/2007 - 11:14am.

Last night, at the opening dinner of the Yearly Kos Convention in Chicago, Senator Dick Durbin gave a taped welcome to the 1,500 people in attendance. What did he spend his time discussing? His Fair Elections Now Act!


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McConnell opposes children's health bill. Follow the money.
Submitted by David Donnelly on Wed, 07/25/2007 - 9:54am.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) opposes the S-CHIP health care program for children, despite the fact that more than 100,000 Kentucky children are enrolled in it. Why? Follow the money.


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Sound familiar?
Submitted by David Donnelly on Sun, 07/15/2007 - 9:36am.
Zheng Xiaoyu, the prominent Chinese official executed for bribery this week, offered a written apology from prison back in March in an effort to receive a more lenient punishment. It was entitled "How I Look on My Mistakes." I've included an excerpt in the extended entry that is eerily familiar.
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McConnell's Deposition
Submitted by David Donnelly on Fri, 06/01/2007 - 12:35pm.
Along with today's announcement of a billboard going up in Louisville to ask, "What's McConnell Hiding?" I dug up an ol' goody from the dustbin. Read on...
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Getting Under McConnell's Skin?
Submitted by David Donnelly on Mon, 03/05/2007 - 10:24am.
On Friday, the Louisville Courier-Journal wrote an editorial about Senator "Big Money" Mitch McConnell's (R-KY) fundraiser with President Bush. It was called "Cash over conscience." Today, McConnell replied. Read more...
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Sen. Mel Martinez (R-FL) to head RNC?
Submitted by David Donnelly on Mon, 11/13/2006 - 3:50pm.
CNN is reporting that Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL) might be new Republican National Committee chair. Can't they pick someone without a connection to Jack Abramoff or a brewing campaign finance scandal? More below.
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