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...Turkish-Armenian tensions. Republicans and Democrats alike were lavish in their praise. Senator Richard Lugar, the ranking Republican, extolled "her impressive skills, her compassion, her collegiality." California Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer blurted out, "I'm so excited to see you here today!" Even firebrand South Carolina Republican Senator Jim DeMint said he was "optimistic and hopeful about [Clinton's] role as Secretary of State...
...activities include tours on the lecture circuit, which earn him tens of thousands of dollars per speech, and a massive charitable foundation, which has received contributions from multiple foreign sources, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, as well as the military contractor Blackwater. Republicans like South Carolina's Jim DeMint are expected to grill Clinton on the disclosure requirements that she and her husband agreed to in lengthy negotiations last month. In the end, however, the scrutiny by Clinton's colleagues on Capitol Hill will seem a light challenge compared with those she will soon face abroad...
...DeMint, Jim failure of new Capitol Visitor Center to make a big deal about religion - even though it's merely a tourist attraction and not a house of worship, so why should it? - is decried...
...property damage.The NRA has taken up arms (figuratively) over this clause in the questionnaire, condemning it as "biased" on the basis that applicants are not questioned on their use of motor vehicles, arguing that more deaths and injuries occur through auto accidents than firearms. South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint spoke out against the question, declaring his intent to "enact legislation to prohibit this type of discrimination...
...items on DeMint's list of lament read like talking points to jump-start Monday afternoon's conversation in Chicago between McCain and Obama. According to an Obama aide, the President-elect views McCain as a potential ally on the kind of reform issues for which the two men share broad agreement. "There are areas of general agreement and beliefs - on immigration, earmark reform, energy, climate change, government reform, spending reform," says the aide. "Where there's agreement on both sides, they want to figure out ways they can work together...