United States Senate
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US Senate confirms envoy to AustraliaUS Senate confirms envoy to Australia The US Senate has confirmed President Barack Obama's nominee to be ambassador to Australia, longtime friend and powerhouse international lawyer Jeffrey Bleich. Senators unanimously approved Bleich, who... In this article: US Senate, Barack Obama, Australia, University of California at Berkeley, Harvard University, Amherst College, Munger, Tolles and Olson, and William Rehnquist |
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U.S. News & World Report | November 20, 2009
Faith-Based Challenges Show a New Rift in the GOP
A similar battle is underway in California, where former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, who supports abortion rights, is fighting state legislator Chuck DeVore, an abortion-rights foe, for the party's nomination for U.S. Senate. An...
In this article: Republican Party, Marco Rubio, Dede Scozzafava, New York, Charlie Crist, Bob Bennett, Christian Coalition, and Chuck DeVore
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Boston Globe -- Today's paper A to Z | 2 days ago
Tax break on profits again in jeopardy
...second-highest volume of venture capital investment, behind only California. The issue has also come up in the campaign for the US Senate seat in Massachusetts. Stephen Pagliuca, a Democratic candidate, made part of his fortune as a...
In this article: Tax, Income, Richard Neal, Venture capital, Massachusetts, Sander Levin, and Bain Capital Partners
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MSNBC.com | 5 days ago
2010: Moore problems for Dems?
CALIFORNIA: Gender Wars: "California state Assemblyman Chuck DeVore (R) fired back at his U.S. Senate primary opponent Carly Fiorina (R) on Twitter today after she said she is the better candidate because she is a woman."
In this article: Blanche Lincoln, Charlie Crist, U.S. Senate, California, Roll Call, Khalid Sheik Mohammed, Carly Fiorina, and Twitter
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AP Online | November 04, 2009
Fiorina expected to announce US Senate plans
Fiorina expected to announce US Senate plans SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - After months of speculation but few public appearances, former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina was expected to announce her plans Wednesday for the U.S....
In this article: Carly Fiorina, Barbara Boxer, US Senate, California, Breast cancer, Silicon Valley, GOP, Irvine, and Limited government
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Financial Times | November 04, 2009
Fiorina announces candidacy for US Senate
...17:51 Former Hewlett-Packard Chief Executive Carly Fiorina announced her candidacy for US Senate from California on Wednesday, putting her in the running for the Republican nomination to face Democratic incumbent Barbara Boxer. In an...
In this article: Carly Fiorina, US Senate, Tax, Cancer, Compaq Computer, Web 2.0, Mark Hurd, Hewlett-Packard, and John McCain
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Coakley issues a challenge to Capuano
...on her health care position Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Democrat of California, endorsed Representative Michael E. Capuano in his bid for the US Senate seat formerly held by the late Edward M. Kennedy. (Stephen Savoia/ Associated...
In this article: Martha Coakley, Michael E. Capuano, US Senate, Attorney General, Edward M. Kennedy, Boston, and Nancy Pelosi
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L.A. Times - Money & Company | November 04, 2009
Michael Hiltzik: Introducing the new Carly....
...credo is that anyone can grow up and run for high office. Carly Fiorina's candidacy for the U.S. Senate, which she formally announced Wednesday, will put this notion to the test. Specifically: Can someone who has spent the last few years...
In this article: Carly Fiorina, Barbara Boxer, California, GOP, U.S. Senate, Civil War, and Los Angeles Times
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If Fiorina and Whitman Weren't Committed Enough to Vote, Why Run for Office?
...offices have spotty voting records. They are U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina, who is challenging longtime incumbent Barbara Boxer, and former eBay CEO Meg Whitman, who is running for governor. I don't know about you, but I'd have a...
In this article: Meg Whitman, Carly Fiorina, Barbara Boxer, California, EBay, BlackBerry, U.S. Senate, and Hewlett-Packard
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Chicago Sun-Times | November 21, 2009
Senate panel reprimands Burris
...with Blagojevich's camp. Those revelations triggered an investigation by the Sangamon County state's attorney and the six-member U.S. Senate ethics panel, chaired by Sen. Barbara Boxer of California. On June 19, the Sangamon...
In this article: Roland Burris, Rod Blagojevich, Dick Durbin, U.S. Senate, Illinois, Washington, Allegation, Sangamon County, and Attorney General
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The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the lower house being the House of Representatives. The composition and powers of the Senate and the House are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution (which does not use the terms "upper" and "lower"). Each U.S state is represented by two senators, regardless of population. This ensures equal representation of each state in the Senate. Senators serve staggered six-year terms. The chamber of the United States Senate is located in the north wing of the Capitol building, in Washington, D.C., the national capital. The House of Representatives convenes in the south wing of the same building.
The Senate has several exclusive powers not granted to the House, including consenting to treaties as a precondition to their ratification and consenting or confirmation of appointments of Cabinet secretaries, federal judges, other federal executive officials, military officers and other federal uniformed officers, as well as the impeachment trials of federal officials. The Senate is a more deliberative body than the House of Representatives because the Senate is smaller and its members serve longer terms, allowing for a more collegial and less partisan atmosphere that is somewhat more insulated from public opinion than the House. The Senate is considered a more prestigious body than the House of Representatives on account of its longer terms, smaller membership, and larger constituencies.
- Name:
- United States Senate
- Type:
- Upper house
- Website:
- http://www.senate.gov
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