Word: sens
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Garden State, the seemingly invincible Sen. Robert G. Torricelli (D) found himself brought down earlier this summer by corruption charges—he dropped out of the race as it appeared that his loss might throw control of the chamber to the Republicans...
...though, Forrester is battling a 78-year-old, twenty-year congressional veteran—former Sen. Frank Lautenberg—who retired from politics in 2000 only to be drafted again this fall by his party to replace Torricelli...
...criticizing Sen. Wellstone’s supporters for politicizing his memorial service, the Staff blatantly overlooks the greater context of this tragedy. Wellstone was one of the last remaining deeply principled, truly liberal members of the Senate who was dedicated to the plight of working-class individuals...
...will all remember the senator as one of the few brave politicians in Washington, someone who wasn’t afraid to articulate his unique vision for a better world. One of the best examples of Wellstone’s principle and aversion to partisanship involves his relationship with Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.). While he initially viewed Helms as representative of all that was “ugly and wrong and awful about politics,” Wellstone became friends with the conservative North Carolina senator after they met, and the two ultimately co-sponsored a piece...
...organizers of the memorial could do nothing to prevent such outbursts; in fact, despite the number of politicians in the crowd—including more than half the Senate—only the victims’ close friends and family members actually spoke. Compared to Sen. Mel Carnahan’s memorial in 2000, where then-President Bill Clinton spoke, this memorial at the outset contained even fewer political overtones. The spirit shown at Wellstone’s memorial was a product of the grassroots crowd in attendance. It in no way tarnishes the senator’s memory...