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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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Crimson Tide Alabama goes very, very red. Fred Barnes November 22, 2010, Vol. 16, No. 10 Birmingham Jim Folsom Jr., the son of former governor “Kissin’ Jim” Folsom, lost his job as lieutenant governor. He was the top Democratic elected official in Alabama. George Wallace Jr., only son of
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) ——————————————————————————– Roadmap Rules Matthew Continetti November 22, 2010, The calls were unexpected. Early in 2010, Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, the ranking Republican on the House Budget Committee, began receiving requests for information about the Roadmap for America’s Future, his ambitious plan to reform entitlements, taxes, and spending. Ryan,
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GOP senator cites new intel, won’t back New START Bond joins Kyl in opposition to nuke treaty with Moscow By Eli Lake– The Washington Times November 22, 2010 A second leading Republican is opposing Senate ratification of the New START treaty based on classified intelligence that the arms pact cannot be verified and that Moscow is
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Hill, president support power source, but economy lags By David Eldridge – The Washington Times November 14, 2010 ASSOCIATED PRESS Work continues to excavate what could become the foundation for a new nuclear power plant near the existing nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle (background), located in Waynesboro, Ga. With political support now on both sides of
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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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. No Bailout For California by Joseph Farah Nov 2010 EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: California actually sent more Democrats to Washington in 2010 than they did in 2008. How bad was it? One state Senate race in particular kind of illustrates California’s political myopia — the one in which Democratic candidate Jenny Oropeza defeated Republican
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) The ‘New York Times’ can’t handle the truth. Harvey Klehr and John Earl Haynes November 29, 2010, Vol. 16, No. 11 The New York Times may be the paper of record, but its record leaves much to be desired when the issue is Soviet espionage in the United States.
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Rites of Initiation Will the freshman Republicans earn ‘strange new respect’? Fred Barnes November 29, 2010, Vol. 16, No. 11 The newly elected House Republicans, that hardy band of conservatives, are in for a rude surprise. But not yet. The press and other branches of the Washington establishment will
