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...Fortunately, Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) has recognized the wisdom of such a change. This week, he will introduce a constitutional amendment that would end gubernatorial appointments of interim senators, instead mandating the replacement of senators through special elections. Given the public outcry surrounding the Senate appointments in New York and Illinois, Sen. Feingold’s amendment has a reasonable chance of passing. It would fulfill the legacy of the 17th Amendment, which instituted the direct election of senators in 1913. Like its century-old forebearer, the proposed amendment furthers the voters’ ability to choose their leaders...
...Russert's death is not just a body blow for NBC News, it is a body blow for the nation and for anyone who cherishes newsmen and women who have remained devoted to reporting hard news in an era increasingly consumed by trivia." - Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wis...
...sharpest questioning during the hearings will likely come from Sen. Russel D. Feingold, D-Wis. Feingold, a fellow HLS alum, who is angry about what he considers misleading testimony from Gonzales during the attorney general’s confirmation hearing...
...their judicial nominees on the key issues. This sorry state of politics today, which must change for the good of our country, is preventing any form of compromise. Though Republicans claim benevolent intentions, their motives are transparent; in the words of Sen. Thomas R. Carper, D-Del. and Herb Kohl, D-Wis., who wrote a letter to the Republicans, they are “trying to erase the ‘checks and balances’ that exist in our representative democracy, turning the Senate into a rubber stamp for the president...
...member of the intelligence community” where he has rubbed elbows with the likes of Gore, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of State Colin Powell, Sen. Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy ’54-’56 (D-Mass.) and Sen. Russell Feingold (D-Wis...