U.S. President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, display their signatures on the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START II) at Prague Castle on April 8, 2010. Posts Tagged ‘Senate Majority Leader’
When Will The U.S. – Russian START Agreement Be Approved By The U.S. Senate
Posted by Bookyards on April 14th, 2010
U.S. President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, display their signatures on the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START II) at Prague Castle on April 8, 2010. 
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Comments OffWorld News Briefs — October 29, 2009 (Evening Edition)
Posted by Bookyards on October 29th, 2009
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) speak about their meeting between Congressional leadership and President Barack Obama on Afghanistan and Pakistan at the White House in Washington, October 6, 2009. Posted in World News Tags: Aids Experts, Barack Obama, British Couple, Cuba Policy, Health Bill, Hiv Strategy, House Nancy Pelosi, Iran Trade, Nancy Pelosi, News Briefs, Peace Council, Reuters Washington, Security Adviser, Senate Majority Leader, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Somali Pirates, Speaker Of The House Nancy Pelosi, Tour Africa, Trade Accusations, World News, Yahoo News Comments OffU.S. Defense Budget Now Stalled Because Of Last Minute Addition Of A Hate Crimes Measure
Posted by Bookyards on July 15th, 2009
Dems Add Long-Sought Hate Crimes Measure To Defense Bill — McClatchy News
WASHINGTON — Just days after Arizona Sen. John McCain forged an unusual bipartisan alliance with the White House to cut $1.75 billion in increased spending for the F-22 jet fighter, congressional Democratic leaders on Wednesday added a hate-crimes measure to the must-pass bill.
The move, backed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., sparked heated debate on the Senate floor as McCain unsuccessfully sought to remove the hate crimes amendment, known as the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, from the broader defense spending measure on the grounds that the two matters are unrelated.
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My Comment: Playing politics on the backs of our soldiers.
Posted in World News Tags: Defense Budget, Defense Spending, Democratic Leaders, Dems, Harry Reid, Hate Crimes Amendment, Jet Fighter, John Mccain, Matthew Shepard, Mcclatchy News, Minute Addition, Nev, Playing Politics, Prevention Act, Sen John Mccain, Senate Floor, Senate Majority Leader, Senate Majority Leader Harry, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, u.s. military budget, White House, World News Comments OffSupermax Prisons in U.S. Already Hold Terrorists
Posted by Bookyards on May 22nd, 2009
Federal Supermax Prison in Florence, Colo. (Photo form Prison Society)From Washington Post:
In news conferences, speeches and debates this week, lawmakers from both parties, as well as the director of the FBI, have sounded alarms about moving Guantanamo Bay detainees to federal prisons, where they could launch riots, hatch radical plots or somehow be released among the populace.
“No good purpose is served by allowing known terrorists, who trained at terrorist training camps, to come to the U.S.
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Posted by UpdatedFrequently on December 6th, 2008
By GottaLaff
Don’t take this as a rejection, Joe:
Coming in Sunday’s LAS VEGAS SUN, By Lisa Mascaro/Washington Bureau — BIDEN TO BE BARRED FROM SENATE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS MEETINGS AS PART OF REID EFFORT TO RESTORE CHECKS AND BALANCES: “The new Congress will reassert its constitutional independence from the White House by barring the vice president from joining in internal Senate deliberations, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said in an interview with The Sun.
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