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Reid apologises for Obama remarks
| Jan.19 |
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Republicans win key US Senate election Republican Scott Brown has won the race for the Senate seat in the state of Massachusetts left vacant by Edward Kennedy's death | |
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| Feb.2 |
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US military gay ban 'should go'
| Feb.25 |
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Travel Promotion Act approved
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| Mar.18 |
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Ex-general links gays in military, massacre
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| Apr.8 |
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U.S.-Russia arms treaty to face GOP
| Apr.26 |
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Senate bars bank reform debate
| Apr.27 |
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Goldman Sachs' under fire at hearing Chief executive Lloyd Blankfein has denied his bank contributed to the US financial crisis by betting some of its own investment products would...
| Apr.28 |
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Republicans allow financial reform debate Republicans in the Senate have dropped their objection to a debate on the most significant reforms to financial regulations since the 1930s
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| May.10 |
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Oil firms 'set for Senate clash' Firms in the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster are set to present conflicting claims at the first US Senate hearing
| May.11 |
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Blame game as US fights oil spill Oil executives frm BP and Transocean have traded blame in Congress over the Gulf Coast oil spill, as the battle to contain it continues
| May.19 |
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Sean Penn: Haiti on 'razor's edge' The Oscar-winning actor was seated before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as witness to an emergency
| May.20 |
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Senate approves reforms of Wall Street  The US Senate has passed a bill providing the most sweeping overhaul of financial regulations since the 1930s | |
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| Jun.28 |
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Kagan faces US court questioning Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee, Elena Kagan, is to begin her confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee
| Jun.29 |
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Petraeus: Afghan fighting may worsen The man chosen to take charge of the US military in Afghanistan has warned of an escalation of violence in the coming months
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| Jul.15 |
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US financial reform passed by Senate The Senate has given final approval to the biggest overhaul of American financial regulation in decades | |
| Jul.19 |
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Cameron agrees Lockerbie meeting UK Prime Minister David Cameron has agreed to meet 4 US senators to discuss allegations that BP lobbied for the release of the Lockerbie bom...
| Jul.21 |
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BP boss invited to Lockerbie hearing The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has invited Tony Hayward to answer questions about BP and the release of the convicted Lockerbie bomb...
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| Aug.24 |
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McCain bests Tea Party challenger Former presidential candidate John McCain is projected to win the Republican senate nomination after a closely-watched primary race
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| Sep.21 |
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Bid to repeal US gay ban falters The senators have rejected attempts to open a debate on a bill which allowing the repeal of the ban on openly gay military personnel
| Sep.29 |
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Senators want facts on bomber's release The Foreign Relations Committee will hold a hearing on the circumstances surrounding the release of convicted Pan Am Flight 103 bomber
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| Oct.7 |
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Pentagon blasted over contractors A Senate report rips into the Pentagon for failing to keep track of tens of thousands of private security contractors in Afghanistan
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| Nov.2 |
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Republicans build up Senate seats Early results in the US mid-term elections are looking bad for President Barack Obama's government with a series of Republican Senate wins
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Republicans win House, Dems keep Senate  US Republicans have ridden a wave of economic discontent to capture the House but President Obama's party has kept the Senate
GOP has picked up nine governorships from Democrats. Republicans took six Senate seats from the Democrats but they fell short of victory. John Boehner is the likely new House Speaker
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| Nov.4 |
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Democrat Murray win in Washington state Senator Patty Murray has won the close race for the US Senate seat in Washington state over Republican challenger Dino Rossi
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| Dec.18 |
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US soldier gay ban set for repeal The Senate has taken a key step towards allowing gay people to serve openly in the military
| Dec.21 |
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Senator: Bomber's release not justified An investigation into the release of Pan Am Flight 103 bomber has found the medical prognosis 'was inaccurate and unsupported by medical science'
| Dec.22 |
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Obama hails nuclear treaty vote The US president has welcomed the US Senate's ratification of a much-delayed nuclear arms treaty with Russia | |
| Dec.31 |
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Miller accepts Senate loss Joe Miller, a Republican candidate backed by the Tea Party, has conceded defeat to Lisa Murkowski in Senate election
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