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Cooler Heads Digest 24 May 2013
A team of independent filmmakers are raising funds through crowd funding to produce a short film depicting the irrational basis for climate change mitigation policies.
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Gang of Eight plots strategy for immigration floor fight
The Gang of Eight's strategy for passing immigration reform through the Senate next month is to stick close together through a barrage of tough amendments.
Ethics, integrity of lobbyist touted at Nev. trial
Two long-time associates of a developer and high-powered lobbyist charged with making illegal campaign contributions testified Friday that he is well known for his generosity and integrity.
One of rural Nevada's top Republicans 'pleasantly surprised' by Democrat Horsford
Yerington, and others in the outback were curious how Yerington's new 4th District congressman, Rep.
GOP congressman outraged IRS didn't investigate how Harry Reid 'obtained' Mitt Romney's tax returns
Just when you thought you couldn't possibly get another laugh out of Harry Reid's claim that an anonymous source had told him Mitt Romney hadn't paid a single dime in taxes over the past decade, along comes this sublime moment from GOP congressman Paul Gosar during Wednesday's House Government Oversight Committee's IRS hearing: REP.
Former Stabenow Aide Could Trump Former Reid Aide at CFTC
Renteria,a former Stabenow staffer, is being considered at for a spot in the Obama administration.
Juror ousted as trial for Harvey Whittemore resumes
One-time political powerbroker Harvey Whittemore leaves the Lloyd George Federal Courthouse in Las Vegas, Wednesday, April 3, 2013.
Republicans press NRC chair for answers on Yucca Mountain
The crisis that engulfed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and threatened to tip the scales on the Yucca Mountain project last year is in the past, if the bipartisan nods of reserved approval that new chairwoman Allison MacFarlane received at her reconfirmation Thursday are any indicator.
Investigators say due to some creative Ireland-based tax gimmicks, Apple has managed to keep $75 billion away from the IRS's reach just in the years 2009-2012. Even Senator John McCain conceded, "Apple claims to be the largest U.S. corporate taxpayer, but by sheer size and scale, it is also among America's largest tax avoiders." Apple is not alone.
How Congress could raise student loan debt
The House of Representatives on Thursday approved a Republican bill to link student loan rates to financial markets .
Over the last several years, a painter in Utah named Jon McNaughton has been trying to make a name for himself by using the Gospel of Jesus Christ as a prop in politically provocative pictures in an effort to communicate his apparent belief that only people who hold political views consistent with those of the current American political extreme ... (more)
Harry Reid Has a Not-Quite-Nuclear Plan to Upend the Senate Filibuster
Later this summer, the Senate may at last tackle a highly controversial issue: whether or not it should approve executive branch nominations decisions based on a majority vote.
Harry Reid claims Republicans have 'corrupted the Founders' intent'
In a tweet issued Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid , D-Nev., claimed that Republicans have "corrupted the Founders ' intent," Twitchy reported.
GOP lawmaker questions how Harry Reid 'obtained' false claims about Mitt Romney's taxes
J. Russell George, U.S. Treasury inspector general for tax administration, from left, Douglas Shulman, former commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, Lois Lerner, the director of the IRS's exempt organizations office, and Neal S. Wolin, deputy secretary of the Treasury, are sworn in during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee ... (more)
Daschle Downplays Story About Feud With Reid
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Senate Leaders Millionaires in Disclosure Data
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell both reported their net worth in the millions of dollars as the U.S. Senate today released personal financial disclosure reports for its members.
Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer Make Vines to Help Pass Immigration Reform Bill
Senate Judiciary Committee members Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., confer on as the committee assembled to work on a landmark immigration bill.
Srinivasan confirmation vote Thursday could hold key for filibuster reform in July
Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell had a heated exchange on the floor Wednesday over the nomination of Sri Srinivasan to the the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Retiring coal-fired plants in Nevada passes Senate
The Nevada Senate has endorsed NV Energy Inc.'s plan to retire its coal-fired plants and pave the way for the state's biggest electrical utility to transition to more renewable sources.
Reid to Bring Immigration Bill Before Full Senate in June
After the Senate Judiciary passed the Gang of Eight's immigration legislation Tuesday night out of the committee, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid promised to bring the bill before the full Senate in June.