Archive for the ‘Sam Brownback’ Category
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The Senate immigration vote: How they voted
The Senate immigration compromise was effectively killed Thursday, failing to pass a critical procedural hurdle.
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Senators who switched vote on cloture
Here are some facts from tonight’s broadcast that you might find interesting.
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South Carolina’s social conservatives key test for Giuliani
Given the influence of social conservatives in South Carolina, the GOP presidential debate in Columbia Tuesday will be a key test for Rudy Giuliani, a former big-city mayor who supports abortion rights.
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GOP is pro-life in the womb, not necessarily after
Aside from Rudy Giuliani’s torturous explanation of his views on abortion, it was easy to discern after Thursday’s debate that the candidates running for the Republican presidential nomination are staunch advocates of life, namely when it comes to abortion.
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McCain fares poorly, Huckabee well in S.C. straw poll
The weekend before Arizona Sen. John McCain makes his official presidential announcement in South Carolina, polls show he’s not popular with local Republican voters.
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Senate passes stem-cell funding bill
The Senate approved a measure that would roll back President Bush’s 2001 limits on embryonic stem-cell research Wednesday afternoon, but the margin was short of the two-thirds needed to override a promised veto.
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Conservative Kansan starts White House run
On a day when the political world was consumed with Hillary Clinton, Republican Senator Sam Brownback made his official foray into an already crowded field of 2008 aspirants.
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Brownback: The folly of Iran’s arrogance
Iran’s authoritarian leaders repeatedly tell us they need to maintain their uranium enrichment program. But we know they have no need for a civil nuclear energy program, and the Iranian people do not stand to profit from nuclear power given the country’s huge oil resources.
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Clooney, senators urge action on Darfur
Oscar winner George Clooney Thursday joined two senators, Republican Sam Brownback of Kansas and Democrat Barack Obama, to appeal for greater action to address what is being described as genocide in Sudan’s Darfur region.
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Frist fires opening shot on immigration
The Senate opened an election-year debate on immigration on Wednesday, with Majority Leader Bill Frist saying he will oppose a controversial proposal to allow illegal immigrants to eventually work toward legal status.