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Hagan answers the call

Politico gives Kay Hagan props for taking phone calls as promised: Kay Hagan picks up the phone In what was a brave undertaking — and [...]
July 31, 2011 | Posted in: US Senate | Tags: | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Udall on reforming the Senate rules

Sen. Tom Udall explains why and how of the rules change. Stay tuned.
January 3, 2011 | Posted in: US Senate | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Kay, ya blew it

Really, you did. You disappointed a lot of people who supported you in a way that they’re not likely to ever forgive. This was a [...]
December 18, 2010 | Posted in: Immigration, US Senate | Tags: , | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Earmark totals for NC delegation in the U.S. Senate

Name. Total $s, (requests) Burr, Richard (R-NC) Senate, $287,194,440 (82) Hagan, Kay (D-NC), $724,277,278 (338)
December 17, 2010 | Posted in: US Senate | Tags: | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

The budget that wasn’t

The omnibus budget bill failed yesterday evening after enough GOP members bolted to scuttle the deal. The deal, which would have kept the government in [...]
December 17, 2010 | Posted in: Congress, US House, US Senate | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Wednesday Morning Post: Dead Heat edition

New PPP poll has the Senate race in a dead heat. “The North Carolina Senate race continues to look very competitive, with Richard Burr’s approval [...]
August 4, 2010 | Posted in: 2010 Elections, Morning Post, US Senate | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Say what?

Rassmussen, which always seems to skew a bit GOPish anyway, has Richard Burr with a 56 percent job approval rating. I’m not sure I’ve seen [...]
July 7, 2010 | Posted in: 2010 Elections, Polls, US Senate | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Chambers endorses Marshall

This from the Marshall campaign: Charlotte, N.C. – Julius Chambers, trailblazing legal advocate and civil rights icon, today announced his support for Secretary of State [...]
June 2, 2010 | Posted in: 2010 Elections, Politics, US Senate | Tags: , , | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink