Word: sen
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...after shooting itself in the foot, it still managed to cross the finish line. The party’s resounding election day victory seems even more miraculous considering the many missteps made by the Democratic leadership throughout the election, the most prominent of which was the abandonment of Connecticut Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman in favor of a tacit moral support for political newcomer Edward “Ned” M. Lamont...
...national themes did matter more than local loyalties and personalities in 2006. George Bush was far more likely to show up in a Democratic candidate's ad than a Republican's. Many Democrats have translated their victory into a mandate for change in Iraq; the day after the midterms, Sen. Harry Reid called for a bipartisan summit on the issue, saying "The President must listen and work with Democrats to fix his failed policy." But in the end, what appears to have mattered most was Congress' own behavior. Fully 74% of voters surveyed in exit polls ranked corruption and ethics...
...professor featured on the foundation’s Web site. “I also hope that it will lead to constructive discussions across Africa on the demands of governance and precisely how it can contribute to a better and more secure life for all,” Sen said, according to the Web site...
...government’s financial heft affords it a unique position to place low-income nations on universities’ radar screens. On Sept. 29, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., introduced a bill that would require federally funded universities to make the drugs developed from their discoveries available to poor countries at a low cost...
...hardly swing a cat by the tail in that town without hitting a pharmaceutical lobbyist,” Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, told the Associated Press last year...