Category Archives: Senate

Bill O’Reilly Declares Norm Coleman the Winner!

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Tuesday, January 6, 2009 You thought Democrat Al Franken had been certified by the Minnesota Canvassing Board the winner in the U.S. Senate race against incumbent Republican Norm Coleman? Well, you were wrong. FIXED Noise’s own Bill O’Reilly has declared … Continue reading →

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Minnesota Election Board to Certify Franken Today

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Monday, January 5, 2009 The Minnesota state election board will announce today that Democrat Al Franken has defeated Republican incumbent Norm Coleman in the state’s U.S. Senate race. Meanwhile, Texas Sen. John Cornyn has been placed on suicide watch. The … Continue reading →

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Caroline Kennedy to Seek Clinton’s Senate Seat

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Monday, December 15, 2008 Senator Caroline Kennedy (D-NY). Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of the late President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, has decided to pursue the U.S. Senate seat to be vacated by Hillary Clinton. A source close … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

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Friday, December 5, 2008 “The country has bailed out people who take showers before work. Doesn’t it owe the same to people who shower after they’ve done their jobs?” – Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH)

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Caroline Kennedy to Replace Hillary?

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Friday, December 5, 2008 The speculation about Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat is heating up. A Democrat in the know tells ABC News that New York governor David Paterson has talked to Caroline Kennedy about taking the seat, which was once … Continue reading →

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Tweety Denies Plans for Senate Run

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Saturday, November 29, 2008 MSNBC’s Hardball host Chris Matthews, AKA, Tweety issued a five word statement denying that he’s running for Senate: “It is absolutely not true.” If the report of his senate run is false, then Tweety needs to … Continue reading →

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Tweety Is Running

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Friday, November 28, 2008 I reported Wednesday that Chris Matthews, AKA, Tweety, was considering a run for the U.S. Senate seat currently occupied by the ancient Republican Arlen Specter. Well, the super-reliable website FiveThirtyEight confirms Chris Matthews will run in … Continue reading →

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Senator Tweety?

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Wednesday, November 26, 2008 Senator Tweety? It’s possible. The Los Angeles Times is reporting the Democrats will play Hardball with incumbent Republican Sen. Arlen Specter’s seat in Pennsylvania and they are convinced the party is well-positioned to make it a … Continue reading →

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Senator Seeks to Halt Second Portion of Wall St. Rescue

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Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Following the news Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson may have given some or all of the first portion of the Wall Street bailout to friends, one U.S. Senator said he will introduce a bill to stop the … Continue reading →

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Welcome Back, Teddy!

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Monday, November 17, 2008 Sen. Ted Kennedy returned to Capitol Hill today looking fit and acting jovial. He was accompanied by his wife, Vicki, and their two Portuguese Water Dogs, Splash and Sunny. Other than the assist of a walking … Continue reading →

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It’s Raining Pork

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Thursday, October 2, 2008 The nation’s economic gloom and doom gave way to a Congressional pork fest last night as the senate stuffed the $700 billion dollar bailout deal with an orgy of special interest “sweetners” designed to lure fence-sitting … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

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Thursday, October 2, 2008 “This bill does not deal with the absurdity of having the fox guarding the hen house. Maybe I’m the only person in America who thinks so, but I have a hard time understanding why we are … Continue reading →

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Oral (No Pun Intended) Arguments Set for Sen. Larry Craig

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Friday, August 1, 2008 Republican Sen. Larry “wide stance” Craig will get his next day in Minnesota’s courts on Sept. 10th, 2008. That’s the date a judge has set for oral arguments on his attempt to withdraw his guilty plea … Continue reading →

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BREAKING: Senate Passes FISA

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Wednesday, July 9, 2008 The Senate committed the unconscionable act of passing The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments Act this Wednesday afternoon by a final vote of 69-28. The bill’s passage comes after three proposed amendments were defeated earlier … Continue reading →

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