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Bush Signs Unemployment Extension Bill
President Bush has signed a bill (HR 6867) providing for an extension of unemployment benefits into law. The bill provides seven additional weeks of benefits and thirteen additional weeks in states with an unemployment rate…
Whether in Obama’s Cabinet or the Senate, Clinton Looks to Have Enhanced Role
Politico is reporting that Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) will be named secretary of state by President-elect Obama sometime after Thanksgiving. President-elect Barack Obama is “on track” to name Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) as his…
Byrd Turns 91
Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV), the longest serving member in the history of the Senate, turned 91 years old today. The AP reports: The bang-bang-bang emanating from the Capitol’s historic Senate Appropriations Committee parlor Thursday was…
Georgia / Minnesota Update
A quick update on the remaining Senate races in Georgia and Minnesota. In Georgia, The Scorecard reports that African-American turnout in early voting is significantly down from what it was during the original vote. And…
Senate Passes Unemployment Benefit Extension Bill
The Senate has passed a bill (HR 6867) to extend unemployment benefits by Voice Vote . Prior to that vote, a cloture motion was passed by a vote of 89 to 6 which was sufficient…