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LINKING NEW START TREATY TO NUCLEAR MODERNIZATION

Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Don’t Link START We need nuclear modernization whether the treaty is ratified or not. Spencer Abraham December 13, 2010, Vol. 16, No. 13 As the White House endeavors to secure Senate approval of the new START treaty, it is seeking to forge a grand bargain with Senator Jon Kyl: […]

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THE IRAN CONNECTION

Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Stephen F. Hayes and Thomas Joscelyn December 13, 2010, Vol. 16, No. 13 On December 1, Undersecretary of State William Burns appeared before the House Foreign Affairs Committee to brief members of Congress on Iran. He touted the effectiveness of the latest round of sanctions and then listed some

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THE OMNIBUS BILL BOMBSHELL

Republicans and their leadership better find a way to kill this bill. Call them and tell them to stop all lame duck legislation! Throwing Us Under the Omnibus By Chris Horner on 12.15.10 @ 10:20AMAC http://spectator.org/blog/2010/12/15/throwing-us-under-the-omnibus From an indefatigable source on the Hill: As many have been alerting you, there are several FUNDAMENTAL problems with

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THE FLAWED NEW START TREATY – GOOD DEAL FOR RUSSIA, NOT FOR U.S.

MONROE: Hesitation over New START Trouble with Russia’s tactical nukes By Vice Adm. Robert R. Monroe – The Washington Times   November 23, 2010 The Senate has just reconvened for its “lame-duck” November and December session. President Obama is urging this body to hold a ratification vote on the New START nuclear weapons treaty with Russia

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OMNIBUS SPENDING – YOUR SENATORS’ EARMARKS

The Omnibus Arrives 1:11 am December 15, 2010, by Jamie Dupree I have been talking about it for weeks, and yesterday it was finally released.  A 1,924 page behemoth known in the lexicon of Capitol Hill as the “Omnibus” budget bill, chock full of thousands of home state budget earmarks. Even though it was championed

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MITT ROMNEY – TAX CUT DEAL WILL NOT FIX JOBS PROBLEM

Newsmax Romney: Tax Cut Deal No Jobs Fix Tuesday, December 14, 2010 The temporary extension of the Bush tax cuts that President Barack Obama and Republican members of Congress agreed to will not translate into large job growth or investment, and Congress should come up with a better deal, says former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

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UPDATE ON BILLS BEFORE THE SENATE FROM SENATOR RICHARD BURR OF NORTH CAROLINA

About Senator Burr | Constituent Services | Contact Me | Share with a Friend Before getting into what we worked on in Washington this week, I would like to express my deepest condolences to the family of Elizabeth Edwards.  She was a passionate advocate for issues she believed in and a caring and loving mother. 

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CAMPAIGN FINANCE MYTHS

Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Lots of untruths are being spread by the president. William R. Maurer November 29, 2010, Vol. 16, No. 11 Since the Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United v. FEC last January, politicians have vied to see who could speak of the decision with the most vitriol. President Obama said

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