NewsBeat SocialTag: senate
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Ebola Epidemic Highlights Surgeon General's Absence
10/22/14 10:11 AM PST
Washington politics prevent the Obama administration from appointing a new Surgeon General — a problem complicating the federal government response to managing the Ebola outbreak
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Hilary Clinton May Announce Campaign Early
10/15/14 4:39 PM PST
As the New York Times predicts Republicans will win the Senate with a 64% chance, democrats will count on Hillary Clinton to revive the party's hopes and start campaigning early
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McConnell, Grimes Attack Each Others' Connections in KY Debate
10/14/14 5:00 PM PST
Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes accused Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of being in the Koch Brothers' pocket, while he defended his Senate seat by associating her with the "job-killing" Obama administration
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Philippine VP Binay Accused of Using Dummy to Hide 350-Hectare Farm
10/09/14 4:44 PM PST
The Philippine Senate is probing into the newest allegations against Vice President Jejomar Binay
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Louisiana's Senate Race is Nation's Ugliest
10/08/14 1:39 PM PST
A study found that 100% of the advertising in the Senate battle between Mary Landrieu and Bill Cassidy is negative
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Justice Bader Ginsburg Says Finding Her Replacement Will Be Tough
09/26/14 10:18 AM PST
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg reported that she won't retire until she believes President Obama can find a suitable replacement
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Sen. Sanders Tests Waters for Independent Presidential Run
09/20/14 11:14 AM PST
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders - the body's longest-ever-serving Independent - says the national political environment is ready to reject the two major political parties
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U.S. Senators Star in 'Rival Survival'
09/18/14 4:21 PM PST
From the producers of "Naked and Afraid" comes... two senators in the wild
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Condo Developer Says Images of Rizal Monument Photobomb Were Photoshopped
09/18/14 9:56 AM PST
A real estate developer in the Philippines has been criticized for ruining the view of the country's national monument – but the company says the images circulating on the Internet have been digitally altered
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Top Military Official Would Advise Ground Troop Deployment to Iraq
09/18/14 9:10 AM PST
General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that he would recommend President Obama deploy ground troops to Iraq if the airstrike-only strategy against ISIS fails
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Philippine VP Accused of Taking Kickbacks
09/12/14 8:29 AM PST
A former ally is accusing Philippine Vice President Jejomar Binay and his family of taking kickbacks from government infrastructure projects during his term as mayor of Makati City
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Senate Committee Has Doubts on Police Militarization
09/10/14 4:49 PM PST
The Senate Homeland Security Committee questioned whether police forces have gone too far in arming themselves against potential terrorism threats following police counter-demonstrations in Ferguson, Missouri