U.S. Senate - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/us_senate/?source=rss&aim=us_senate en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT Lithwick on Ledbetter Lynn Harris Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/04/30/lithwick_ledbetter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/04/30/lithwick_ledbetter/index.html?source=rss Slate: SCOTUS and Senate are "protecting us from the dangerous laws that protect us." Vote yes on Lilly Ledbetter Lynn Harris Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/04/23/lilly_ledbetter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/04/23/lilly_ledbetter/index.html?source=rss Call your senators today to support fair pay. Senate confirms Mukasey Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/09/mukasey/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/09/mukasey/index.html?source=rss Six Democrats defect, making the waterboarding equivocator America's top lawyer. Will Bush dare to nominate Ted Olson as attorney general? By Joe Conason Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/09/14/ted_olson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/09/14/ted_olson/index.html?source=rss The infamous lawyer knows how to keep troublesome information hidden, and what better way for the president to taunt his detractors. Hagel: "Where is this going?" Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2007/09/11/petraeus_hagel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2007/09/11/petraeus_hagel/index.html?source=rss Maverick Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel asks some tough questions of Gen. Petraeus during Tuesday's hearing about the war in Iraq. Chris Dodd pushes the energy envelope By Amanda Griscom Little Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/09/10/dodd/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/09/10/dodd/index.html?source=rss The presidential candidate is alone in calling for a carbon tax -- he says voters can "handle the truth." Senate challenges global gag rule Page Rockwell Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/09/07/global_gag_rule/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/09/07/global_gag_rule/index.html?source=rss Bush says he'll veto any attempt to undermine this insane policy, but Senate Dems seem to be feeling feisty. Sleepless in the Senate By Michael Scherer Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/07/18/senate_vote/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/07/18/senate_vote/index.html?source=rss The Democrats launched an all-night offensive to force the Republicans to break with Bush on Iraq, but come morning the Republicans held firm. The Senate says "Om," Part 2 Andrew Leonard Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/07/12/hindu_prayer_2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/07/12/hindu_prayer_2/index.html?source=rss A trio of Christian patriots embarrass themselves, their country and their savior on Capitol Hill. The U.S. Senate prepares to say "Om" Andrew Leonard Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/06/26/hindu_prayer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/06/26/hindu_prayer/index.html?source=rss Faith-based diversity: A Hindu prayer before haggling over immigration reform. Don't worry, be Mike Gravel By Alex Koppelman Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/05/07/mike_gravel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/05/07/mike_gravel/index.html?source=rss No job, no money, no problem -- after personal setbacks, the quirky Alaskan returns to his first love as a long-shot contender for the Democratic presidential nomination. Senate approves Iraq withdrawal plan Tim Grieve Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/03/29/vote/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/03/29/vote/index.html?source=rss You can guess how Lieberman voted. "Not at this time" Tim Grieve Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/03/28/iraqbill/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/03/28/iraqbill/index.html?source=rss The Senate moves forward on an Iraq withdrawal plan. Finally: Senate votes to debate Iraq Tim Grieve Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/03/14/debate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/03/14/debate/index.html?source=rss Democratic proposal would call on Bush to withdraw troops by March 2008. Sen. Johnson is discharged Alex Koppelman Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/02/20/johnson_discharged/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/02/20/johnson_discharged/index.html?source=rss After a two-month stay at George Washington University Hospital, the South Dakota Democrat heads to a rehabilitation facility. Which side am I on? By Mark Benjamin Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/20/mccain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/20/mccain/index.html?source=rss As John McCain eyes the White House in '08, he is at war with himself over Bush's escalation in Iraq. Democrats fail to force Senate vote on Iraq Alex Koppelman Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/02/17/cloture/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/02/17/cloture/index.html?source=rss A day after the House passed a resolution opposing President Bush's plan for military escalation in Iraq, Republicans blocked a similar vote in the Senate. For McAuliffe and Schumer, it's all about the money By Walter Shapiro Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/02/13/schumer_mcauliffe/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/02/13/schumer_mcauliffe/index.html?source=rss Two new books by prominent Democrats are a reminder that the would-be party of the middle class runs on money from the rich. The Pentagon's not-so-little secret By Sidney Blumenthal Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/02/08/gop_iraq/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/02/08/gop_iraq/index.html?source=rss As the president and Republicans continue to hype the surge -- and stifle debate about it -- Bush's own war planners are preparing for failure in Iraq. A time for the Senate to lead By Sen. Jim Webb Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/02/07/webb/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/02/07/webb/index.html?source=rss Why I back the Warner-Levin compromise as a first step to changing direction in Iraq. GOP senator issues challenge By David Puner Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/politics/2007/01/26/hagel_admonishes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/politics/2007/01/26/hagel_admonishes/index.html?source=rss Hagel: "If we don't debate this -- we are not worthy of our country; we fail our country." Do you have to have balls to have balls? By Joan Walsh Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/01/24/webb/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/01/24/webb/index.html?source=rss It's nice the talking heads have discovered Jim Webb, but why do they think Democrats have to be men to be courageous? Senators tell Rice: The president has lost us Tim Grieve Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/01/11/lost/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/01/11/lost/index.html?source=rss "I've bought into his dream. At this stage of the game, I don't think it's going to happen." If senators could rewrite history, the war wouldn't have happened Tim Grieve Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/01/05/senatewar/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/01/05/senatewar/index.html?source=rss John McCain tries anyway. Johnson update: An "uncomplicated" recovery from surgery Tim Grieve Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/12/14/johnson3/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/12/14/johnson3/index.html?source=rss Capitol physician says South Dakota Democrat is "responsive" to voice and touch.