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Johnson to retire in 2014
Tribune Washington BureauWASHINGTON -- Democrats’ efforts to maintain a majority in the U.S. Senate after next year’s midterm elections were thrown into further doubt Tuesday when Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., became the fifth senior member of the party to announce his...Tags: Parties and Movements, Arlen Specter, Tom Harkin, U.S. Congress, John D. Rockefeller IV
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Whale tale shows Wall Street has not ended its excesses
The following guest commentary was written by Carl Levin, the senior U.S. senator from Michigan. In April 2012, Americans were confronted with a story of Wall Street excess and derivatives disaster now known as the JPMorgan Chase whale trades. Those...Tags: Finance, U.S. Congress, Economy, Business and Finance, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Jamie Dimon
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SD Sen. Tim Johnson retirement opens door for GOP
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson was expected to announce his retirement Tuesday, making the state the fifth where Democrats will have to defend a seat without an incumbent seeking re-election. The decision opens up a 2014 race...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Heidi Heitkamp, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Tom Harkin, Rick Berg
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Missing Carl already
To say U.S. Senator Carl Levin is as rumpled as an unmade bed is perhaps insulting to the bed but sartorial perfection has never been his calling. With reading glasses at the end of his nose and errant long hair swept across a balding head, you might be...Tags: Justice System, Christianity, Religion and Belief, Crime, Law and Justice, Roman Catholicism
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Leader says Dems have time to find top candidates
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Just 10 days after taking the reins of the Michigan Democratic Party, new chairman Lon Johnson had to add another task to a growing to-do list: find someone to replace the longest-serving senator in state history. He does...
Tags: Political Fundraising, Virg Bernero, Parties and Movements, Regional Authority, Career and Workplace
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Leader says Dems have time to find top candidates
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Just 10 days after taking the reins of the Michigan Democratic Party, new chairman Lon Johnson had to add another task to a growing to-do list: find someone to replace the longest-serving senator in state history. He does not...
Tags: Political Fundraising, Virg Bernero, Parties and Movements, Regional Authority, Career and Workplace
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Senators to question former JPMorgan exec who oversaw London Whale
WASHINGTON -- Ina Drew, the former JPMorgan Chase & Co. executive who oversaw the trading unit responsible for the $6.2-billion "London Whale" trading losses, is scheduled to testify Friday at a Senate hearing on the risky derivatives bets. Drew, who...Tags: Politics, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Corporate Officers, Jamie Dimon, U.S. Senate
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Obama kicks off week of meetings on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON – President Obama’s public push to restore relations with his congressional colleagues entered its second stage – the luncheon phase – Tuesday, when he conferred with Senate Democrats for the first of four midday...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Jay Carney, Paul Ryan, Tom Harkin
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Democrats face challenging Senate landscape
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a surprising string of victories last fall, Democrats now face a challenging terrain as they look to hold onto their Senate majority in 2014 and prevent Republicans from gaining full control of Congress during President...Tags: Ashley Judd, Mary L. Landrieu, U.S. Congress, Steve Scalise, John D. Rockefeller IV
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Durbin telling top Democrats he'll seek re-election in 2014
Clout StreetDick Durbin, Illinois’ senior U.S. senator and the No. 2 Democrat in the chamber, is telling top Democrats he will seek a fourth term in 2014, sources familiar with his decision said Friday. Durbin’s re-election bid alleviates any concerns...Tags: Political Fundraising, Dick Durbin, Illinois Governor, Barack Obama, Garry McCarthy
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Levin announces he will not seek re-election
Democratic Senator Carl Levin announced Thursday he will not seek re-election in 2014. The decision sets the stage for a wide-open race to replace the longest-serving senator in Michigan history. First elected to the Senate in 1978, 78-year-old Levin...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, U.S. Congress, Economy, Business and Finance, Primaries, United Auto Workers
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Levin will not seek re-election in 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan says he will not seek re-election in 2014. He says he wants to do his job as Senate Armed Services chairman and as an advocate for his home state "without the distraction of campaigning for...
Tags: Politics, Regional Elections, Washington, DC, Elections
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Mar 19, 2013
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Mar 13, 2013
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Mar 12, 2013
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Mar 9, 2013
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Mar 8, 2013
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Mar 8, 2013
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Mar 7, 2013
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