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Senate sets stage for contentious climate debate - Atlanta Journal Constitution border=

Senate sets stage for contentious climate debate - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Atlanta Journal Constitution
By H. Josef Hebert AP Washington —- The Senate voted Monday to proceed with legislation to cut carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases to combat global warming, kicking off what is expected to be a contentious, weeklong debate over how best to …
FOXNews
CNN
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Attempt to Open New York Senate Falters - New York Times border=

Attempt to Open New York Senate Falters - New York Times

New York Times
At the door to the State Senate chamber on Thursday, a sergeant-at-arms held back protesters who were objecting to the Republican-led takeover of the Senate.
WIVB
Newsday
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Democrats ask court to block NY Senate coup - Newsday border=

Democrats ask court to block NY Senate coup - Newsday

Newsday
ALBANY, NY - The New York Senate's Democratic conference says it's headed to court to try to block the coalition that claims it took the majority power of the chamber Monday in a parliamentary power grab. Democratic spokesman Austin Shafran says the …
New York Daily News
Buffalo News
New York Times
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On the Cusp of Historic Majority, Senate Democrats Miss 'Pillars' - Washington Post border=

On the Cusp of Historic Majority, Senate Democrats Miss 'Pillars' - Washington Post

Washington Post
By Paul Kane The weeks ahead were supposed to mark the moment in which President Obama used a filibuster-proof, 60-vote majority to push some of the most ambitious items on his agenda through the Senate, brushing aside GOP opposition as little more …
The Associated Press
USA Today
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Sotomayor limps to Senate visits on broken ankle - The Associated Press border=

Sotomayor limps to Senate visits on broken ankle - The Associated Press

The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor hobbled through a packed day of meetings on Capitol Hill Monday after breaking her ankle in an early morning airport stumble, then boarding a flight from New York to Washington to visit senators …
New York Daily News
Wall Street Journal
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Senate Clears Way for Debate on Tobacco Regulation - Bloomberg border=

Senate Clears Way for Debate on Tobacco Regulation - Bloomberg

Bloomberg
By Catherine Larkin June 8 (Bloomberg) — The Senate cleared the way for a final debate in a decade-old fight over whether the $80-billion- a-year US tobacco industry should be policed by drug regulators.
The State
EasyBourse.com
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Senate adjourns without continuing transportation, insurance ... - Dallas Morning News border=

Senate adjourns without continuing transportation, insurance … - Dallas Morning News

Dallas Morning News
AUSTIN - The Legislature's 2009 session ended in a bitter meltdown late Monday as the Senate refused to vote on whether to keep two major state agencies alive, setting up the possibility of a special session within months to revive the transportation …
Houston Chronicle
Fort Worth Star Telegram
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Senate looks to gut $1B from budget - Bizjournals.com border=

Senate looks to gut $1B from budget - Bizjournals.com

Bizjournals.com
Republicans in the Ohio Senate want to make funding cuts across state agencies to plug an estimated $1 billion hole in the two-year budget plan under review in the state legislature.
Dayton Daily News
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com
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Senate revives Cobo bid, with caveat - The Detroit News border=

Senate revives Cobo bid, with caveat - The Detroit News

The Detroit News
Lansing — Negotiations over the Cobo Center expansion will shift today to the policy summit on Mackinac Island, following passage Wednesday by the Senate of a controversial package of bills on the issue.
Spinal Column Online
Automobile Magazine
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State Senate bill would decrease UC autonomy - Los Angeles Times border=

State Senate bill would decrease UC autonomy - Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times
After the board of regents approves $400000 salaries for two chancellors while also raising student fees, a coalition of state senators seeks to give Legislature control over university policies.
Bizjournals.com
San Diego Union Tribune
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