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	Senate leader took free boxing tickets - Boston.com
		Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid accepted free ringside tickets from the Nevada Athletic Commission to three professional boxing matches while that state agency was trying to influence him on federal regulation of boxing.
		Senate ethics rules generally allow lawmakers to accept gifts from federal, state or local governments, but specifically warn against taking such gifts -- particularly on multiple occasions -- when they might be connected to efforts to influence official actions.
		Senate ethics rules require senators to avoid even the appearance that any official meetings or actions they took were in any way connected with political donations.
	www.boston.com /news/nation/washington/articles/2006/05/29/senate_leader_took_free_boxing_tickets (1625 words)

	Senator Mike Gronstal
		Senator Gronstal is Senate Majority Leaders, as well as chair of the Rules and Administration Committee and the Legislative Council.
		Senator Gronstal is a graduate of Council Bluffs St. Albert High School and Antioch College in Ohio.
		Senator Gronstal and his wife, Connie, have two daughters: Kate, who is a civil engineer at Schemmer Associates in Council Bluffs; and Sara, who is currently working on her masters degree at Minnesota State University at Mankato.
	iowasenatedemocrats.org /gronstal (188 words)

	New York State Senate Democrats \| New York State Senate Democratic Conference
		Senate Democratic Leader David A. Paterson today said several of Governor Pataki's attempts to place political allies in long-term, highly-paid, taxpayer-funded jobs violate State law.
		The Democratic proposals were announced just days after the Pratt Center for Community Development released a report showing that a state agency created to finance affordable housing in New York has instead provided most of its money over the past five years to politically connected developers building luxury homes.
		Senate Democrats today outlined proposals that would provide affordable health insurance to New York's 500,000 uninsured children and lower the costs of prescription drugs for those without health coverage.
	www.nysenatedems.com (459 words)

	In new Senate, the middle rules (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		While an effective 51-49 majority allows Democrats to organize the Senate - Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut and Bernard Sanders of Vermont ran as independents - it is still nine votes short of the 60 votes now needed to advance controversial bills on issues ranging from taxes to the Iraq war.
		While Senate Democrats are expected to lock arms over issues such as the minimum wage, there may be a new centrist coalition on issues including immigration, national security, and privacy rights.
		Democrats plan to advance a legislative program in the first 100 days of the 110th Congress that includes increasing the minimum wage, passing all the 9/11 Commission recommendations, cutting the cost of student loans, lifting the 2003 ban on negotiating lower drug prices for seniors through Medicare, and promoting energy independence.
	www.topix.net /content/csm/1647161411418881291532415204232956036748 (1478 words)

	Democrats.senate.gov - Senator Harry Reid, Democratic Leader (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Democrats are working for real security, better jobs, college access for all, energy independence, affordable health care, and retirement security.
		Democratic Senators Debbie Stabenow, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Maria Cantwell today joined Dan Seligman, the National Campaign Director for the Apollo Alliance, to unveil a new report that shows state-by-state how the Democrats' CLEAN Edge Act will create hundreds of thousands of new jobs across the country.
		The nine democratic women in the U.S. Senate are calling for a new direction.
	democrats.senate.gov (606 words)

	Senate's New Democratic Leader Is Mum on Same-Sex Marriage - October 6, 2006 - The New York Sun
		Senate's New Democratic Leader Is Mum on Same-Sex Marriage
		The incoming Democratic leader of the state Senate, Malcolm Smith, received a rousing ovation from the party's elder statesmen yesterday, then spent his first public appearance dodging questions about his position on same-sex marriage.
		The GOP has an eight-seat majority in the Senate, and the Democrats are not expected to significantly narrow that gap in next month's elections.
	www.nysun.com /article/41036 (593 words)

	Welcome to the Montana Democratic Party (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Senate Democratic Leader Jon Tester and House Democratic Leader Dave Wanzenried also said Gov. Judy Martz and Republican leaders should abandon the proposed income tax cut and replace it with property tax relief for homeowners who are paying higher property taxes.
		Senate Democrats attempted to save programs that serve Montana’s most vulnerable citizens, but were unable to gather enough Republican votes for their amendments.
		Democrats feel that education at every level serves as one place that we can invest money and receive dividends immediately in terms of developing the state’s economy." Listen.
	www.montanademocrats.org /audioclips (2535 words)

	Senate Democratic Leader Likely to Oppose Roberts' Nomination... - Sean Hannity Discussion
		Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid has told associates he intends to oppose confirmation of John Roberts as chief justice, Senate sources said Tuesday as rank and file Democrats began staking out positions on the man named to succeed the late William H. Rehnquist.
		As party leader, Reid had urged fellow Democrats not to announce their positions until the conclusion of last week's confirmation hearings for Roberts.
		Senate Democrats met privately during the day to discuss the nomination, which has drawn strong opposition from critics who argue that Roberts might vote to overturn a 1973 ruling that established the constitutional right to an abortion.
	www.hannity.com /forum/showthread.php?t=30087 (584 words)

	Senate Democratic Leader Blocks Cloning Ban
		If 60 senators vote to invoke cloture on the clone and kill bill, Brownback and other anti-cloning senators would be unable to block it by filibuster.
		On June 14, Senator Feinstein said, "We are very close today to that 60 vote necessity to move ahead with it." In late June, it was reported that the pro-cloning forces were privately claiming to have 58 senators pledged to support their bill.
		Many senators who support the clone and kill bill deceptively insist that they support a "ban on human cloning" because they are aware that the public is strongly opposed to the policy incorporated in the bill.
	www.nrlc.org /news/2002/NRL07/clone.htm (1228 words)

	The Democratic Party
		Overwhelmingly elected by her colleagues in the fall of 2002 as Democratic Leader of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi is the first woman in American history to lead a major party in the U.S. Congress.
		A leader with a distinguished record of accomplishment on both domestic and international issues, Pelosi is successfully uniting Democrats behind an agenda to keep America strong and prosperous.
		State Senator Joan Fitz-Gerald is the President of the Colorado Senate -- the first woman to hold the position in the state's history.
	www.democrats.org /a/party/ourleaders.html (534 words)

	BREITBART.COM - Reid Aided Abramoff Clients, Records Show
		Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid wrote at least four letters helpful to Indian tribes represented by Jack Abramoff, and the senator's staff regularly had contact with the disgraced lobbyist's team about legislation affecting other clients.
		Most were to discuss Democratic legislation that would have applied the U.S. minimum wage to the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. territory and Abramoff client, but would have given the islands a temporary break on the wage rate, the billing records show.
		Democrats, led by Sen. Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts and Rep. George Miller of California, wanted the Marianas to be covered by the U.S. minimum and crafted a compromise.
	www.breitbart.com /news/2006/02/09/D8FLR3380.html (1781 words)

	MusicScene Network - Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid...
		Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid collected a $1.1 million windfall on a Las Vegas land sale even though he hadn't personally owned the property for three years, property deeds show.
		The Nevada Democrat's deal was engineered by Jay Brown, a longtime friend and former casino lawyer whose name surfaced in a major political bribery trial this summer and in other prior organized crime investigations.
		Senate ethics rules require lawmakers to disclose on their annual ethics report all transactions involving investment properties _ regardless of profit or loss _ and to report any ownership stake in companies.
	musicscene.org /forums/thread/90488.aspx (3488 words)

	The Epoch Times \| Reid Elected Leader of Senate Democratic Majority
		U.S. Democratic Senator from Nevada Harry Reid (C) speaks at a press conference with the newly elected Democratic Senate leadership New York Senator Charles Schumer (L), Washington Senator Patty Murray (R) and Illinois Senator Dick Durbin (2nd L) at the US Capitol 14 November 2006 in Washington, DC.
		Democrats campaigned on an agenda that includes raising the federal minimum wage for the first time in a decade, reducing the cost of college and expanding health care.
		Senate Republicans are to elect their leaders for the new Congress on Wednesday; Democrats and Republicans elect their House leaders on Thursday and Friday, respectively.
	www.theepochtimes.com /news/6-11-15/48190.html (686 words)

	Senate Democratic leader votes no on Blackwell's legislative TEL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Below is a press release from Ohio Senate Democratic Leader C.J. Prentiss on the TEL vote yesterday in the Senate.
		The Ohio Senate also voted on House Bill 312 which was amended to allow the TEL issue committee to formally remove the measure from the November ballot.
		Senator Prentiss continued, "Passing legislation which allows TEL to be removed from the ballot proves that it was a flawed ballot initiative.
	www.ohiodems.org /ht/display/ReleaseDetails/i/809865 (754 words)

	Democratic Leader Says Goodbye - CBS News
		The Democratic side of the chamber was nearly full, the Republican half almost empty as Daschle marked the end of a tumultuous decade as party leader.
		The galleries were crowded and spectators looked down on the remarkable scene of senators lining up to embrace their leader, one by one, after he spoke.
		Elected to the Senate in 1986, he was chosen leader by a one-vote margin in 1994, and spent most of his time commanding a party that was in the minority.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2004/11/19/politics/main656783.shtml (839 words)

	Hilary for Democratic Senate Leader? \| The Agonist
		Some high level Democratic Party political insiders have shared with TWN details of a potential shift in vectors for several of the major political stars in that party.
		What Reid is offering Senator Hillary Clinton is his total, robust support to succeed him as Senate Majority Leader if she elects not to pursue the Democratic nomination for President.
		Reports are that Senator Clinton herself knows this and that her own enthusiasm for running actually trails that of her husband, her advisors, and her staff -- whose enthusiasm for the race is ranked in that order with Hillary the least enthusiastic.
	agonist.org /ian_welsh/20060803/hilary_for_democratic_senate_leader (491 words)

	House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Assistant Senate Democratic Leader Dick Durbin, and House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer discussed six Democratic priorities to provide opportunity, security, and prosperity for all Americans.
		Democrats stand for increasing the minimum wage, for making college more affordable, for bringing down the cost of health care, and for finding meaningful solutions to our energy crisis.
		Democrats believe America can and must do better, and are ready to take this country in a new direction.
	www.democraticleader.house.gov /press/releases.cfm?pressReleaseID=1628 (678 words)

	Senate Democrats choose new leader - Politics - MSNBC.com
		Dick Durbin of Illinois was unopposed to replace Reid as the party’s whip, the Democrat’s second-ranking Senate leader.
		Daschle has served as party leader since 1995, leading Democrats in periods in which they were in the minority, the majority and then back again.
		Democrats have a major challenge as they try to regain the majority two years from now.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/6502246 (877 words)

	Cloning Ban Not Yet Scheduled Will Senate Democratic Leader Act to Prevent Human Embryo Farms
		Senate rules allow senators to offer entire bills in the form of amendments to other, unrelated bills, and senators sometimes employ this right in order to force votes on measures that are not supported by the majority leader.
		On September 5 senior Democratic senator, Chris Dodd of Connecticut, used the term "hatchery" to refer to proposals to create embryos for the purpose of destructive research, and he added, "I vehemently oppose that." Another Democratic senator at the hearing, Barbara Mikulski of Maryland, said she also opposed special creation of embryos for research.
		Both senators are liberals who strongly support legal abortion, and both support federal funding of stem cell research that would require the destruction of human embryos.
	www.nrlc.org /news/2001/NRL09/dougs.html (2163 words)

	ABC News: Reid elected leader of Senate Democratic majority (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Democrats favor a phased withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, a major issue in last week's elections that saw the voters give Democrats control of both chambers of Congress for the first time in 12 years.
		Senate Republicans are to elect their leaders for the new Congress on Wednesday.
		Nancy Pelosi, set to be elected House speaker in January, has backed Murtha to succeed her as Democratic leader over Hoyer, her current deputy.
	abcnews.go.com /US/wireStory?id=2652624 (364 words)

	The Democratic Party
		"Democrats have always supported adding a drug benefit to Medicare, but nearly all of us voted against the Medicare Bill of 2003 because it was clear that President Bush's plan would help drug companies more than seniors.
		"Senate Democrats have a plan to address the Medicare crisis, and we are asking Republicans to join us.
		When leaders are accountable to people, not lobbyists, there is no limit to what America can do.
	democrats.org /a/2006/01/senate_democrat_15.php (1019 words)

	Former Senate leader puts together presidential itinerary - Boston.com
		Former Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle will gauge potential support for a 2008 presidential bid with stops in Iowa, New Hampshire and Michigan next month.
		Daschle, the three-term South Dakota senator who lost a re-election bid in 2004, said Wednesday that the trip is a logical progression as he weighs a White House run.
		Daschle said he will be traveling to states to "sound out presidential themes, talk to voters and get a sense of what kind of a reception I might be getting." He also will be campaigning for local candidates.
	www.boston.com /news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2006/05/17/former_senate_leader_puts_together_presidential_itinerary (337 words)

	USATODAY.com - AP: Senate leader took free boxing tickets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid accepted free ringside tickets from the Nevada Athletic Commission to three professional boxing matches while that state agency was trying to influence him on federal regulation of boxing.
		Reid took the free seats for Las Vegas fights between 2003 and 2005 as he was pressing legislation to increase government oversight of the sport, including the creation of a federal boxing commission that Nevada's agency feared might usurp its authority.
		Senate ethics rules generally allow lawmakers to accept gifts from federal, state or local governments, but specifically warn against taking such gifts — particularly on multiple occasions — when they might be connected to efforts to influence official actions.
	www.usatoday.com /news/washington/2006-05-29-reid-ethics_x.htm (1623 words)

	Burnt Orange Report - Dick Durbin for Senate Democratic Leader
		I had the opportunity to meet Dick Durbin at the Democratic convention this summer, and he's a fantastic spokesman and leader in the Democratic caucus.
		Senate Democrats were hurt on many occasions in the past year or two by Daschle's need to show conservative credentials to the voters back home in South Dakota.
		Well, in 1950, LBJ, a first term senator became majority whip and then in 1952 became minority leader (four years in the senate) when Scott Lucas and then Ernest McFarland were defeated in consecutive elections while serving as majority leader.
	www.burntorangereport.com /archives/002591.html (363 words)

	U.S. Senate blocks Iraq exit strategy - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Republican-dominated Senate blocked a Democratic proposal to pressure President Bush to set a timetable for a phased withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq but it overwhelmingly passed a statement calling on the administration to explain its Iraq policy, the Associated Press news agency reported.
		However, House GOP leaders will be under intense pressure to endorse parts of the Senate bill, particularly the statement of U.S. policy in Iraq.
		The Senate also endorsed a proposal that allows foreign suspects held at Guantanamo Bay to appeal the rulings of U.S. military tribunals to the federal courts.
	www.aljazeera.com /me.asp?service_ID=10150 (1057 words)

	Las Vegas SUN: Reid named Senate Democratic leader
		Reid was elected by the Senate's 44 Democrats during a closed-door meeting in the Capitol today.
		Reid called his job as senator "the best job in the world." He said Democrats had a vision for representing the nation on health care, education and pledged to fight to raise the minimum wage.
		The Democratic leaders also face broader questions about committees, where much of the work of the Senate is done.
	www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/text/2004/nov/16/517834207.html (834 words)

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