Blanche Lincoln
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Who's racist now?
Corrente &bull Yesterday
African-American lawmakers are irate that the Obama administration has promised Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) $1.5 billion in farm aid while claiming it canat pay a landmark legal settlement with black farmers. At the same time, the administration has told black… Full Story »
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Black lawmakers irate over Emanuel's $1.5B promise to Lincoln
The Hill - Top News &bull Yesterday
African-American lawmakers are irate that the Obama administration has promised Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) $1.5 billion in farm aid while claiming it canat pay a landmark legal settlement with black farmers. A Six members of the Congressional Black Caucus wrote to President Obama on Thursday calling on him to find a way to compensate black farmers who suffered discrimination in government loan programs during the 1980s and 1990s. The letter was spurred by behind-the-scenes… Full Story »
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Small Business Lending Bill Flounders in Senate
CBS News - Politics &bull Jul 29, 2010
U.S. Couric & Co. Barack Obama speaks to the press alongside small business owners following a meeting at the Tastee Sub Shop in Edison, New Jersey, July 28, 2010. Democratic leaders have scheduled a key test vote Thursday on the legislation. But the bill won't advance unless Democrats can attract… Full Story »
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Small Business Lending Bill Still Foundering In Senate
Huffington Post &bull Jul 29, 2010
WASHINGTON AAA A bill to increase small business lending is in jeopardy in the Senate as lawmakers struggle to reach agreement on a series of Republican amendments. Democratic leaders have scheduled a key test vote Thursday on the legislation. But the bill won't advance unless Democrats can attract Republican votes. The… Full Story »
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Incumbents Work Overtime to Raise Campaign Cash
U.S. News & World Report &bull Jul 28, 2010
Democratic members of Congress seeking re-election this fall have been working overtime to fill their coffers for tough campaign fights. In fact, many have raised more money in this election cycle than ever before, in the face of what polls show is a growing anti-incumbent mood around the country. But Democrats can't rest easy, particularly with their… Full Story »
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Small-Business Bill Might Pick Up Agriculture Disaster Aid (CQPolitics.com)
Yahoo! News - Politics &bull Jul 27, 2010
Senate Democrats struggling to advance a small business lending and tax bill may try to attach a long-stalled package of agricultural disaster assistance to the measure. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., likely will seek a vote this week to… Full Story »
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Dog Day Journalism
Hullabaloo &bull Jul 27, 2010
Dog Day Journalism by digby I don't know what to say about this. I am honestly a little bit surprised by these findings because I haven't felt that this story has been so huge. Thirty-seven governorships are up for grabs… Full Story »
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Blue Hog Report: Arkansas's Source for Progressive Politics
www.bluehogreport.com via @SMatheson_Green &bull Jul 27, 2010Via Talk Business, we see that they have fielded candidates in most of the big races, including AR-Sen and AR-Gov as well as three of the four Congressional tilts. I am a little worried that Jim Lendall could throw a… Full Story »
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Greene Tops Political Coverage
Political Wire &bull Jul 26, 2010
Greene Tops Political Coverage A new surveyof media coverage finds South Carolina U.S. Senate candidate Alvin Greene (D) has had the most national media coverage of any candidate running this year since his unlikely victory in the Democratic primary, reports Michael Calderone. South Carolina gubernatorial… Full Story »
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The juice: Russ Sullivan, top aide to Sen. Max Baucus
Washington Post &bull Jul 26, 2010
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Green Party of Arkansas chooses candidates for Nov elections - FOX16.com Little Rock, AR
www.fox16.com via @susan_ducan &bull Jul 25, 2010You Decide 2010 Get ready to see a little green mixed in with those red, white and blue campaign signs as we head toward November elections. The Green Party of Arkansas Saturday selected its nominees for local, federal and state… Full Story »
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What happens in Vegas
Blue Jersey &bull Jul 23, 2010
Hello from beautiful, baked Las Vegas and Netroots Nation! Yesterday was a wash in terms of getting anything out the door. There are 2,000 bloggers and politicians here at the swanky Rio Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, but yesterday so much pull on the bandwidth that it crashed the internet… Full Story »
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Rasmussen Poll: GOP's Boozman Increases Lead Over Blanche Lincoln
The American Prospect Election Central &bull Jul 23, 2010
Things aren't looking up for Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR). The latest Rasmussen poll of the Arkansas Senate race shows the GOP's John Boozman crushing Lincoln 60%-35%. These latest numbers are in line with a Talk Business poll released Monday, which… Full Story »
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Bill Halter At Netroots: Blanche Lincoln Can Win (VIDEO)
The American Prospect Election Central &bull Jul 23, 2010
Las Vegas -- Lt. Gov. Bill Halter said in an interview that his one-time primary rival embattled Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln can win reelection this fall, and believes she can frame it as a "classic" Republican v. Democrat race on...… Full Story »
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Under Attack, Pollsters Debate Their Methods
Business Week &bull Jul 22, 2010
In June, Blanche Lincoln, the two-term moderate Democrat from Arkansas, faced a tough run-off primary against Bill Halter, the state's more liberal lieutenant governor. Polls showed he had pulled ahead by as much as 4 percentage points. Lincoln veered left, attacking Wall Street and rebuffing requests from the White House and Federal Reserve to weaken a proposal she put in the financial regulation bill… Full Story »
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The lesson of Blanche Lincoln's doomed campaign
War Room &bull Jul 22, 2010
Three polls have been released in Arkansas this past week. Their reputations vary (one is a partisan poll conducted by a Republican outfit), but they all tell the same basic story: Blanche Lincoln is pretty much doomed in her Senate reelection bid. Even in what for Lincoln is the best of the new surveys, she still trails her GOP challenger, John Boozman, by 19 points, 54… Full Story »
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Baucus, Tester Vote to Block Lawsuit Against Arizona
Democratic Underground &bull Jul 22, 2010
Source: Flathead Beacon Montana Democratic Sens. Max Baucus and Jon Tester joined Republicans Wednesday in voting to block the Justice Department from moving forward in its lawsuit against Arizonas immigration law. The amendment, which was sponsored by Republican Sens. Jim… Full Story »
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The Fix: Bill Clinton now more popular than Obama
Washington Post &bull Jul 22, 2010
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Senate Republicans Lose Bid To Block Suit Against Arizona Law
Huffington Post &bull Jul 22, 2010
WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats on Wednesday turned back a move by Republicans to block the Justice Department from pursuing its lawsuit seeking to overturn Arizona's controversial immigration law. The bid by South Carolina Republican Jim DeMint to nix the lawsuit… Full Story »
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AR Sen: Lincoln Logs New Lows
Firedoglake &bull Jul 21, 2010
Several new polls of the Arkansas Senate race have been released, and they all point to the same conclusion: Democrat Blanche Lincoln is going to lose her re-election bid and lose it badly. Get ready for Republican Senator John Boozman.… Full Story »
