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• Regional Presidential primaries in 2012?

  Published: August 1, 2007, 11:33 pm

  Tags: Lamar Alexander, Amy Klobuchar, 2012 Presidential Primaries, Joe Lieberman

  Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), have an interesting plan to end the front loaded primary calendar. The trio are sponsors of a bill to mandate a federally regulated Presidential primary starting in 2012. It would preserve the first in the nation voting of Iowa and New Hampshire however following Iowa

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• Political Intrigue, Drama Await as Primaries Are Mere Weeks Away

  Published: November 25, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Political, Intrigue, Drama, Await, Primaries, Are, Mere, Weeks, Away, Iowa, New Hampshire, John Mccain, Lamar Alexander, Mike Huckabee, Barack Obama, Dave Kochel, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards Politician, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Rudolph Giuliani, Don Young, Jerry Lewis, Arkan

  After months of intense back-and-forth in both parties, the earliest-starting race in American campaign history is now just weeks away from a six-day sequence that appears certain to put its stamp on both the Democratic and Republican nominating campaigns. With poll numbers showing the Democratic...

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• Lott Departure May Set Off a Competition

  Published: November 28, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Lott, Departure, May, Set, Off, Competition, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Lamar Alexander, Trent Lott, Texas, John Cornyn, Jon Kyl, Richard Burr, U S Republican Party, Harry Reid, John Thune, Alabama, Arizona, North Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Jeff Sessions, John Ensign, Mitc

  Sen. Trent Lott's resignation next month has set off a game of political musical chairs among Republicans seeking to move up in their leadership ranks.

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• Lott's Departure May Set Off a Competition

  Published: November 28, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Lott S, Departure, May, Set, Off, Competition, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Lamar Alexander, Trent Lott, Texas, John Cornyn, Jon Kyl, Richard Burr, U S Republican Party, Harry Reid, John Thune, Alabama, Arizona, North Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Jeff Sessions, John Ensign

  Sen. Trent Lott's resignation next month has set off a game of political musical chairs among Republicans seeking to move up in their leadership ranks.

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• Impeachment Is So Yesterday for Clinton, Rogan

  Published: November 29, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Impeachment, Yesterday, For, Clinton, Rogan, Bill Clinton, Jim Rogan, Larry Craig, Lamar Alexander, California, Barbara Boxer, Chuck Hagel, George W Bush, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Lanny Davis, Trent Lott, Arkansas, Idaho, Minnesota, Nebraska, James Rogan, Michael Bloomberg

  Maybe there's hope for the Middle East, after all. If Bill Clinton and one of the men who helped impeach him can make peace, why not the Israelis and the Palestinians?

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• Burr vs Alexander

  Published: December 5, 2007, 2:53 pm

  Tags: Lamar Alexander, Richard Burr

  Burr vs Lamar AlexanderThe two Republican Senators are set to square off tomorrow for Conference Chairman, the No. 3 spot in the Republican leadership of the US Senate. Burr is a North Carolina Republican who was elected to the Senate in 2004 after John Edwards left the Senate to pursue the Presidency. Burr is seen as an up and comer in

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• GOP Senators Pick New Chairman

  Published: December 7, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Gop, Senators, Pick, New, Chairman, Lamar Alexander, Richard Burr, Trent Lott, Jim Demint, Texas, Tom Coburn, Arizona, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, George W Bush, John Cornyn, John Warner, Jon Kyl, Kay Bailey Hutchison, George H W Bush S Cabinet, Republ

  Senate Republicans, choosing between two men who differ in age and style, yesterday selected a political veteran promising outreach to independent voters over a younger partisan whose backers wanted a more confrontational approach to life in the minority.

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• GOP Senators Pick New Chairman

  Published: December 7, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Gop, Senators, Pick, New, Chairman, Lamar Alexander, Richard Burr, Trent Lott, Jim Demint, Texas, Tom Coburn, Arizona, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, George W Bush, John Cornyn, John Warner, Jon Kyl, Kay Bailey Hutchison, George H W Bush S Cabinet, Republ

  Senate Republicans, choosing between two men who differ in age and style, yesterday selected a political veteran promising outreach to independent voters over a younger partisan whose backers wanted a more confrontational approach to life in the minority.

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• GOP Senators Pick New Chairman

  Published: December 7, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Gop, Senators, Pick, New, Chairman, Lamar Alexander, Richard Burr, Trent Lott, Jim Demint, Texas, Tom Coburn, Arizona, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, George W Bush, John Cornyn, John Warner, Jon Kyl, Kay Bailey Hutchison, George H W Bush S Cabinet, Republ

  Senate Republicans, choosing between two men who differ in age and style, yesterday selected a political veteran promising outreach to independent voters over a younger partisan whose backers wanted a more confrontational approach to life in the minority.

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• Chairman Alexander

  Published: December 6, 2007, 7:00 pm

  Tags: Lamar Alexander

  expected Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander won the race for Republican Conference Chairman edging out North Carolina Senator Richard Burr. Burr counted on support from the freshman class and conservative Republican but Alexander won the race with help from the old guard. Republican Conference Chairman is the No. 3 spot in the Republican

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• Her Motto: 'I Like (M)Ike'

  Published: January 4, 2008, 12:00 am

  Tags: Her, Motto, Like, M Ike, Mike Huckabee, Ruth Griffin, New Hampshire, Iowa, Arkansas, Bob Dole, Cable News Network Lp Lllp, Chuck Norris, George H W Bush, George W Bush, Gerald Ford, Janet Huckabee, Jesus Christ, John Mccain, Lamar Alexander, Lee Atwater, Londonderry, Manche

  PORTSMOUTH, N.H., Jan. 3 -- Ruth Griffin is explaining her political bona fides, as her cats, the "Mink Brothers" (Mini and Monster), look on.

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• Her Motto: 'I Like (M)Ike'

  Published: January 4, 2008, 12:00 am

  Tags: Her, Motto, Like, M Ike, Mike Huckabee, Ruth Griffin, New Hampshire, Iowa, Arkansas, Bob Dole, Cable News Network Lp Lllp, Chuck Norris, George H W Bush, George W Bush, Gerald Ford, Janet Huckabee, Jesus Christ, John Mccain, Lamar Alexander, Lee Atwater, Londonderry, Manche

  PORTSMOUTH, N.H., Jan. 3 -- Ruth Griffin is explaining her political bona fides, as her cats, the "Mink Brothers" (Mini and Monster), look on.

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• Her Motto: 'I Like (M)Ike'

  Published: January 4, 2008, 12:00 am

  Tags: Her, Motto, Like, M Ike, Mike Huckabee, Ruth Griffin, New Hampshire, Iowa, Arkansas, Bob Dole, Cable News Network Lp Lllp, Chuck Norris, George H W Bush, George W Bush, Gerald Ford, Janet Huckabee, Jesus Christ, John Mccain, Lamar Alexander, Lee Atwater, Londonderry, Manche

  PORTSMOUTH, N.H., Jan. 3 -- Ruth Griffin is explaining her political bona fides, as her cats, the "Mink Brothers" (Mini and Monster), look on.

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• Democrats Link Wishes to War Funding

  Published: May 7, 2008, 12:00 am

  Tags: Democrats, Link, Wishes, War, Funding, Iraq, The White House, Dave Obey, Afghanistan, George W Bush, U S Republican Party, Dana Perino, James Webb, John Boehner, John Mccain, John Warner, Lamar Alexander, Lindsey Graham, Rahm Emanuel, Richard Burr, Democratic Caucus

  Setting up their last major battle over war policy with President Bush, House Democrats yesterday unveiled a plan to link their favored domestic spending projects and a troop-withdrawal timeline to additional funds for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan requested by the White House.

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• Farm-Bill Veto Overridden Despite Glitch

  Published: May 23, 2008, 12:00 am

  Tags: Farm Bill, Veto, Overridden, Despite, Glitch, George W Bush, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, John Boehner, John Sullivan, Lamar Alexander, Mitch Mcconnell, The White House, U S Republican Party, U S Senate Republican Conference, Tennessee

  With an overwhelming 82 to 13 vote, the Senate yesterday completed the override of President Bush's veto of a comprehensive farm bill, shrugging off Republican concerns about an embarrassing legislative glitch to make the $307 billion bill the law of the land.

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