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Rory Who? Harry Reid's Son Avoids Last Name

Ads in governor's race missing something

(Newser) - Nobody can accuse Rory Reid of running on his father's name to become Nevada's next governor. Running away from it, maybe. His first TV spot in the general campaign conspicuously avoids any mention of "Reid," using only his "Rory 2010" campaign logo, notes the Hill . In fact,...

Sharron Angle: We're Headed for Armed Revolt

Second Amendment lets people protect selves from 'tyranny'

(Newser) - Democrats have fielded no shortage of crazy talk from Sharron Angle, the GOP candidate taking on Harry Reid, but here’s a doozy. In January, Angle actually floated the possibility of an armed conservative insurrection, Greg Sargent of the Washington Post reports. Asked about the Second Amendment on a right-wing...

Nevada Senate Candidate to GOP: I'm No Nut

Sharron Angle's response to Harry Reid has party on edge

(Newser) - Sharron Angle is headed to Washington to try to convince Republicans that she can indeed defeat Harry Reid, and won’t be painted as a right-wing extremist. Republicans are worried that Angle hasn’t responded aggressively enough to Reid’s attacks, they tell Politico . Reid took aim the moment Angle...

Poll: Tea Partier Will Trounce Reid
 Poll: Tea Partier 
 Will Trounce Reid 
LEADS 50% to 39%
Jun 10, 2010 1:11 PM CDT

Poll: Tea Partier Will Trounce Reid

And she was supposed to be the 'easy' opponent

(Newser) - Sharron Angle was supposed to be the easiest possible opponent for Harry Reid, but the rumors of his resurrection may be greatly exaggerated. A day after Angle’s primary victory, a Rasmussen poll shows her jumping to an 11-point lead over Reid, with 50% of the vote to his 39%....

Harry Reid Has Lucked Out
 Harry Reid Has Lucked Out  
OPINION
Jun 10, 2010 7:02 AM CDT

Harry Reid Has Lucked Out

Tea Party has handed embattled majority leader a 'softball' opponent

(Newser) - The Tea Party movement may have just saved Harry Reid's bacon, writes Dana Milbank. The Senate majority leader was widely seen as a dead man walking not so long ago, but now Nevada's Republican Party has chosen Sharron Angle —whose policies include bringing more nuclear waste to the state,...

Tea Party Choice to Face Reid in Nevada

Outsider Angle wins GOP Senate nomination

(Newser) - Tea Party favorite Sharron Angle has won the Republican nomination for US Senate in Nevada, setting up an epic showdown with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Angle, a former state assemblywoman, took the nomination after a tough primary in which opponents painted the outsider as too extreme to appeal to...

Both Reids Win in Nevada
 Both Reids Win in Nevada 
Jun 8, 2010 10:43 PM CDT

Both Reids Win in Nevada

GOP ousts Gov. Jim Gibbons

(Newser) - Nevada's Republicans have ditched scandal-plagued Gov. Jim Gibbons after one term in favor of former federal judge Brian Sandoval. Sandoval will face Rory Reid, who won the Democratic primary, the Wall Street Journal reports. Rory is the son of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who cruised to victory in his...

Capitol Hill's Favorite New Book: The Big Short

Lawmakers love how it explains meltdown

(Newser) - Listen to debate over financial reform on Capitol Hill for any length of time and you might think lawmakers were being paid to plug The Big Short, by Michael Lewis. They're not; they just love the way the book explains the financial meltdown and how a handful of investors made...

Obama Shows Congress Who's Boss
Obama Shows Congress
Who's Boss 
analysis
May 17, 2010 5:12 PM CDT

Obama Shows Congress Who's Boss

President takes more hands-on approach to legislation

(Newser) - President Obama is growing more assertive on Capitol Hill. Since he took office, the president's supporters have criticized him for not exerting enough control over the details of legislation, instead letting Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi hammer out specifics—even on major administration goals, like the health care bill. On...

Oil Cleanup Honcho: 'Entire Gulf on Alert'
 Oil Cleanup Honcho: 
 'Entire Gulf on Alert' 



TALK SHOW ROUNDUP
May 9, 2010 11:50 AM CDT

Oil Cleanup Honcho: 'Entire Gulf on Alert'

Eric Holder debates suing Arizona

(Newser) - We may not have seen the worst of the Gulf oil spill, says the man spearheading the federal response, Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen. “The maddening thing is it’s indeterminate. So what we have is a 5,000 barrel spill every day with the wind shifting around. And...

GOP Drops Filibuster on Financial Reform

They agree to allow the bill onto the floor for debate

(Newser) - The three-day standoff over the financial reform bill is over in the Senate. Now the real fight begins. Republicans dropped their filibuster and allowed the bill to proceed to the floor for debate instead of blocking it a fourth time. Talks to forge a bipartisan deal behind closed doors apparently...

GOP Blocks Debate on Financial Bill for Third Time

Political stalemate continues in the Senate

(Newser) - See if this sounds familiar: Republicans today blocked debate on a financial reform bill in the Senate, reports the AP . As promised, Harry Reid tried for the third time in as many days to bring the bill to the floor, only to run into unified GOP opposition. He said earlier...

Reid Shows Canny Side on Finance Bill
Reid Shows Canny Side on Finance Bill
OPINION
Apr 27, 2010 6:39 AM CDT

Reid Shows Canny Side on Finance Bill

Wiser from health reform, leader will force votes til it passes

(Newser) - Harry Reid showed that he'd learned a thing or two from health care reform yesterday when he called the Republicans' bluff on financial reform, writes Chris Weigant. The Senate majority leader "is showing real strength, and real leadership" by refusing to water the bill down to please Republicans and...

GOP Blocks Test Vote on Finance Reform

Democrats vow to try again this week

(Newser) - Senate Republicans have blocked Democrats' efforts to begin debate on overhauling the nation's financial regulatory system. The vote was the first Senate showdown on the sweeping legislation. Democrats failed to get the 60 votes today needed to begin debate. One Democrat, Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, voted with the Republicans...

Graham Bails on Climate Bill

Yanks support over Dems' plan to prioritize immigration

(Newser) - Lindsey Graham has taken his climate-change toys and gone home, reports Politico , withdrawing his support for a bipartisan bill he was to have announced tomorrow with co-sponsors John Kerry and Joe Lieberman. The moderate Republican was reportedly enraged by Harry Reid's plan to put the energy bill on the back...

Reid Gambles by Pushing Reform Vote
Reid Gambles
by Pushing Reform Vote
Apr 22, 2010 6:50 PM CDT

Reid Gambles by Pushing Reform Vote

Monday's action on the financial bill is politically risky

(Newser) - Harry Reid's decision to schedule a crucial test vote Monday on the financial reform bill is a political gamble, write Carrie Budoff Brown and Meredith Shiner at Politico . For starters, he still needs to convince one Republican to oppose a filibuster between now and then, and while talks seem to...

Harry Reid Trails GOP Foe by 10 Points

Senate majority leader's reelection bid in big trouble: poll

(Newser) - Don’t look now, but Harry Reid’s in big trouble in Nevada. The latest poll has him a full 10 points behind Republican Sue Lowden, and that’s with the independent and Tea Party candidates in the mix, reports the Hill . Reid has trailed in polls consistently throughout the...

Obama to GOP: Go Ahead, Make My Day
Obama to GOP:
Go Ahead,
Make My Day
Apr 15, 2010 10:08 AM CDT

Obama to GOP: Go Ahead, Make My Day

He won't compromise on financial reform; dares them to vote nay

(Newser) - After a tense meeting on financial reform with GOP leaders yesterday, Barack Obama put on his Michael Corleone face and told them his final offer was this: nothing. The president made it clear that he wouldn’t accept any compromise that would weaken the legislation, and essentially dared Republicans to...

Palin: GOP Not Party of No ... It's Party of No to Obama
Palin: GOP Not Party of No ... It's Party of No to Obama
... AND PELOSI AND REID
Apr 7, 2010 8:49 PM CDT

Palin: GOP Not Party of No ... It's Party of No to Obama

Republican star minces words at rally for Bachmann

(Newser) - Sarah Palin had a little fun with the Republican Party’s reputation as the “Party of No” during a rally in Minnesota for Rep. Michele Bachmann … or maybe she just got a bit tongue-tied. “Republicans have been getting criticized lately with this, this mistaken concept, I guess,...

Harry Reid Pokes Fun at Sarah Palin
 Harry Reid Pokes Fun 
 at Sarah Palin 
YOU BETCHA
Apr 6, 2010 10:08 AM CDT

Harry Reid Pokes Fun at Sarah Palin

Senate majority leader sort of has a sense of humor!

(Newser) - Believe it or not, Harry Reid has a sense of humor, reports Mediaite . In his latest campaign stop, Reid took a moment to aim some snark at the tea party express event that swept into Nevada last week. “I was going to give a few remarks on the people...

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