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Saturday, November 21, 2009 8:22 PM

John Cornyn

Type: Person

Name: John Cornyn

Title: U.S. Senator from Texas

Organization: U.S. Senate

Date of Birth: 02/02/1952

Place of Birth: Texas

Nationality: United States

Fact Sheet: Biography for John Cornyn

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 7 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Politics)

Mary Landrieu

Healthcare bill faces first Senate test (Reuters)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will cast its first crucial test vote on healthcare reform on Saturday, with Democrats close to reaching the 60 votes needed to overcome Republican opposition and open debate.Senators will vote at 8 p.m. (0100 GMT ... [Yahoo! News Australia - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Health Care, Medicare, Taxes, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln

First Reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Politics)

Healthcare bill faces first U.S. Senate test (Reuters)

Entities: US Senate, Health Care, Medicare

First Reported 22 hours ago - Updated 22 hours ago - 1 Documents

Kay Bailey Hutchinson

Sen. Cornyn to Sen. Hutchison: Thanks for sticking around

AP photoTexas Sen. John Cornyn Texas Sen. John Cornyn today praised fellow Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison for deciding to remain in the Senate for an unspecified period of time before resigning her seat to ramp up her bid for... ... [Texas on the Potomac - 22 hours ago]

Entities: John Cornyn, Kay Bailey Hutchinson, Resignation

First Reported 21 hours ago - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 Documents

Priscilla Owen

Let the judicial confirmation games begin

I just received a press release from U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, who’s announcing he's voting a big “no” to President Barack Obama’s first appellate court nominee, Judge David Hamilton for the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Cornyn, a member of ... [Texas Lawyer - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Priscilla Owen, Judicial, David Hamilton, John Cornyn

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Eric Holder

Holder: 'Failure not an option' in New York 9/11 terror trial

Attorney General Eric Holder told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that "failure is not an option" in the prosecution of accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in a New York City courtroom.But he also acknowledged that the Obama administration ... [Christian Science Monitor - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Eric Holder, Attorney General, Custody, Acquittal, Khalid Sheikh Mohammad

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)

Harry Reid

Reid Promises Senate Health Care Bill Will Be Posted Tonight UPDATE: 2,074 Pages

Majority leader Harry Reid, in a press conference with other topDemocrats, promised that the Senate health care legislation wouldbe posted online tonight.Reid said the bill would reduce the deficit and strengthenMedicare by eliminating waste, fraud and ... [American Spectator - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Harry Reid, Health Care, John Cornyn, Medicare, Fraud

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)

Republican Party (US)

Senate Bill Draws Immediate Reactions From GOP, Interest Groups

Topics: Politics, Health ReformRepublicans quickly rebuked Senate Democrats' health overhaul bill after its release last night, Roll Call reports. They said it would result in higher insurance premiums, tax hikes, and Medicare cuts, and complained that ... [Kaiser Health News - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Republican Party (US), Doug Johnson, Medicare

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Mahoney Out, Field Set (?) In NH

The field appears set in NH after a potential challenger decided not to run for retiring Sen. Judd Gregg's (R-NH) seat, with both Dems and GOPers cautiously optimistic about their chances. Businessman Sean Mahoney, the RNC national committeeman from ... [Hotline On Call - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Kelly Ayotte, Republican Party (US), Sean Mahoney, Paul Hodes

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents

Friday Line: Ranking Republican leaders

Of the gathering, the Post's Dan Balz wrote:"Republican governors wrapped up a two-day pep rally on Thursday with an expression of confidence that the political winds have begun to shift in their direction, thanks to what they called a backlash among ... [Washington Post - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Sarah Palin, Republican Party (US), Dan Balz, John Thune, Haley Barbour

First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/18/2009 - 2 Documents

Senate Ends Debate on Hamilton; Seventh Circuit Likely Awaits

And so likely ends the great debate over David Hamilton: not with a bang, but with a whimper. The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to end debate on President Obama’s most controversial circuit court nominee, as the Republican caucus fell short of maintaining ... [WSJ.com: Law Blog - 11/18/2009]

Entities: David Hamilton, Saxby Chambliss, Richard Lugar, Susan Collins

First Reported 11/14/2009 - Updated 11/14/2009 - 4 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Countdown: Terror Trials

DOWNLOADS: (25) PLAYS: (77) ... [Crooks and Liars - 11/14/2009]

Entities: Eric Holder, Jonathan Turley, Bush Administration

First Reported 11/16/2009 - Updated 11/16/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)

Accused 9/11 plotter faces New York trial

Five Guantanamo Bay detainees with alleged ties to the 9/11 conspiracy, including accused mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, will be transferred to New York to go on trial in civilian court, Attorney General Eric Holder announced Friday. Mohammed, , ... [CNN - 11/16/2009]

Entities: Terrorists, Kristen Breitweiser, United States

Quotes

...higher taxes on the middle class, including small businesses, Medicare cuts -- there's nothing here to like," Republican Senator John Cornyn said. "what we need to do is kill this bill."

Healthcare bill faces first U.S. Senate test (Reuters) [West Australian - 4 hours ago]

..."These terrorists planned and executed the mass murder of thousands of innocent Americans," Senator John Cornyn of Texas said Friday. "treating them like common criminals is unconscionable."

The big problem in prosecuting Khalid Sheikh Mohammed: torture [Time - 11/16/2009]

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Let the judicial confirmation games begin [Texas Lawyer - 21 hours ago]
Friday Line: Ranking Republican leaders [Washington Post - 11/20/2009]
Friday's Starting Lineup [National Journal - 11/20/2009]
Mahoney Out, Field Set (?) In NH [National Journal - 11/19/2009]
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Holder Struggles to Defend 911 Trial Decisions [The Washington Independent - 11/19/2009]
Ten Republicans Vote to Allow Obama's Appellate... [CNS News - 11/19/2009]
Reid Promises Senate Health Care Bill Will Be P... [American Spectator - 11/19/2009]
Obama: death for 9/11 mastermind [Globe and Mail - 11/19/2009]
GOP leads media charge [The Hill - 11/19/2009]
Holder: 'Failure not an option' in New York 9/1... [Christian Science Monitor - 11/19/2009]
NRSC Beats DSCC In Oct. Fundraising [National Journal - 11/18/2009]
Does John Cornyn Endorse This? [American Spectator - 11/18/2009]
Wednesday's Starting Lineup [National Journal - 11/18/2009]
Controversial 7th Circuit Nominee Clears Senate... [Yahoo! Canada - 11/18/2009]
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David Hamilton Survives The Senate As Democrats... [The Huffington Post \| Full News Feed - 11/17/2009]
Pew Applauds Senate and House Members for Bipar... [Forbes.com - 11/17/2009]
US Senate defeats Guantanamo trial restriction [AFP via Yahoo! - 11/17/2009]
Pew Applauds Senate and House Members for Bipar... [PR Newswire via MSN Money - 11/17/2009]
Early Word: China Trip Notes [New York Times - 11/17/2009]
Changes in state, federal, academia programs [Poultry and Egg News - 11/17/2009]
One-man crusade taking toll on Ensign [Politico - 11/17/2009]
The lessons of Medicare Part D [Washington Post - 11/16/2009]
Plans to try 9/11 suspect in NYC draw fire [Army Times - 11/16/2009]

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Sen. Cornyn to Sen. Hutchison: Thanks for stick... [Texas on the Potomac - 22 hours ago] AP photoTexas Sen. John Cornyn Texas Sen. John Cornyn today praised fellow Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison for deciding to remain in the Senate for an unspecified ...
Republican Deficit Hypocrisy [Capital Gains and Games - 11/20/2009] www.forbes.com/2009/11/19/republican- ... the Medicare drug benefit? Bruce Bartlett The ...
Mahoney Out, Field Set (?) In NH [Hotline On Call - 11/19/2009] The field appears set in NH after a potential challenger decided not to run for retiring Sen. Judd Gregg's (R-NH) seat, with both Dems and GOPers cautiously optimistic ...
Polling and Political Wrap-Up, 11/18/09 [Daily Kos - 11/19/2009] Today is, in large part, the political wrap-up, since there is only one poll that makes our radar today. Let's get through this rather brief edition of the midweek ...
Senate Ends Debate on Hamilton; Seventh Circuit... [WSJ.com: Law Blog - 11/18/2009] And so likely ends the great debate over David Hamilton: not with a bang, but with a whimper. The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to end debate on President Obama’s ...

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