Word: favorableness
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...body. However, it would be a mistake to view the passage of this bill as a bipartisan victory. Along such lines, the media has covered Mass. Senator Scott Brown’s reach across the aisle to support the bill as though his actions were notable. However, voting in favor of such a relatively insignificant piece of legislation does not make Brown a maverick; rather, it highlights the unacceptably polarized state of the Senate today...
With the understanding that senators are held hostage by larger political dynamics, Brown’s true test of bipartisanship will come when he casts his vote in favor or against a number of larger pieces of legislation—including those focused on health-care, immigration, climate change, “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell,” and financial regulation, to name a few. We encourage Brown to choose carefully in these upcoming votes and to carve out an identity as a bipartisan senator in the future. As a Republican representative from...
...That kind of swung the momentum in their favor,” Rogers said of the penalty...
...Saints forward Alex Curran hit Mike McKenzie with a pass from behind the net, and McKenzie backhanded the puck past Richter at 3:46. Just two minutes later, forward Brandon Bolig connected on a one-timer off a two-on-one rush to make the score 3-0 in favor of St. Lawrence...
...were Democrats willing to scale back their ambitious and comprehensive plan in favor of a more incremental approach. "We'd love to have a five-page bill," Obama said to the Republicans who arrived toting copies of the massive Senate-passed legislation. "It would save an awful lot of work. The reason we didn't do it is because it turns out that baby steps don't get you to the place where people need to go." (See the top 10 players in health care reform...