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Senate Bids Farewell to Legends September 30, 2008 Boy, that United States Senate is a funny little forum. As this year’s session draws to a close, so do the storied careers of several esteemed senators such as Nebraska Republican Chuck Hagel, New Mexico Republican Pete Domenici and Virginia Republican John Warner.

Boy, that United States Senate is a funny little forum. As this year’s session draws to a close, so do the storied careers of several esteemed

September 29, 2008 C-SPAN Senators Leahy (D-VT) Specter (R-PA) Feinstein (D-CA) and Senator Whitehouse (D-RI) hold a press conference to discuss a new report on the U.S Attorney Firings http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5937596899328017850

September 23, 2008 C-SPAN The Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the situation in Iraq and Afghanistan. The committee heard testimony from Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and vice chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Corps General James Cartwright.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following reports that a Michigan Republican Party official considered challenging the eligibility of voters whose homes have been foreclosed upon, the U.S. Department of Justice and Congress are reviewing allegations of voting irregularities nationwide. U.S.

September 17, 2008 C-SPAN part 1 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3206073064686344609 part 2 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2044963943154625620

September 15, 2008 C-SPAN http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8825307908968892607

This week is going to be big for American energy policy. By week’s end, it is likely that we will see the US Congress vote on any number of energy bills, including one put forth by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), as well as the New Energy Reform Act of 2008, which has been endorsed by the so-called “Gang of 10″ Senators, who have since swelled in number to 16, and now 20 members.

In the shadow of the RNC’s raucous shouting in the closing ceremonies, Drill Baby, Drill! - Sheldon Whitehouse, D-RI asked, during a Bipartisan Energy Summit, panicked legislatures and business leaders  poignant question: WHITEHOUSE: Gentlemen, we’re in the middle of a near total mortgage system meltdown in this country.

The Senate held a Bipartisan Energy Summit today with some of the nation’s top experts (from MIT, Google, CSIS, CERI, and Shell’s CEO). (Although, regrettably, the nation’s top energy expert, Sarah Palin, was unable to attend and bring her deep knowledge and wisdom to the table for conversation.) And, this hearing was reasonably (even very) well attended.