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...would like to see more than a letter from Obama. "My preference would be for a legislative solution," said Ben Nelson, a Nebraska Democrat. Such a solution, though, is unlikely, as it would open up a complicated can of worms on how to dictate terms to the new President, Republican and Democratic sources said...
...other side of the aisle, many Republicans who voted for the first tranche of the TARP were leery about this second vote, because at least $23.4 billion of the initial outlay has been used, over their objections, to bail out the auto industry. Summers, in a separate letter earlier this week, pledged that any additional funds for the automakers would not come from the TARP monies. "There are some folks [on] our side who are open to being against this resolution, and if they can negotiate some language that would be acceptable, I think you can get some votes," said...
...response to the ruling, Republican state senator John Benoit of Riverside proposed a bill on Jan. 6 that would extend the statute to include all emergency services rendered at the scene of an emergency, regardless of who performs the deed. "I spent 31 years in law enforcement, and as a highway patrol officer I responded to many, many, many accidents. I was not the first one there. Someone had helped a victim out of the car, out of the traffic lane, administered CPR," says Benoit. "I immediately, upon hearing about this case, was extremely concerned that it would...
...Lugar, 76, is a paragon of bipartisan collegiality, renowned for vigorously pursuing the Senate's mandate to oversee the workings of the Executive Branch, even when his own party has been in power. (He was one of the more openly skeptical Republican voices on Capitol Hill regarding the Bush Administration's plans for post-war Iraq, and was an early and influential voice in planning a troop drawdown.) Lugar raised his concerns while assuring Clinton of his enthusiastic support for her confirmation - though he publicly warned his old friend from the Senate of a potential pitfall on her path...
...hearings on Tuesday. Completely on top of her brief, Clinton was masterful on issues as obscure as America's arctic territorial concerns and the Law of the Sea treaty, and she deftly threaded the needle on such contentious issues as the fighting in Gaza and historic 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...