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Senators Clash Over Worst Scenario: What If 9/11 Masterminds Go Free?

Shortly after Attorney General Eric Holder announced that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other alleged masterminds of the 9/11 attacks will stand trial in a New York City criminal court, he went to Capitol Hill to explain his decision at a Senate ...

From PATRICIA MURPHY, Politics Daily,  23 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Eric Holder,  Barack Obama,  Khalid Sheikh Mohammed,  U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Department of Justice

Still looking for the perfect “free range” turkey?

Never fear. You still have time. Place an order by tonight (or maybe tomorrow night) and you’ll have a turkey. But not just any turkey. This is a turkey that, as we speak, lives and breathes on a free range farmstead in all his or her gallinaceous ...

From DR. PATRICIA KHULY, Dolittler,  23 Nov 2009
Related Topics: United Stated Department of Agriculture

Senate Votes to Bring Health Care Reform Bill to Floor

With no votes to spare, Democratic senators moved health care reform past its first major hurdle Saturday night, with a party-line, 60-to-39 vote to begin consideration of the 2,000-plus page bill that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled this ...

From PATRICIA MURPHY, Politics Daily,  21 Nov 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Republican Party,  Blanche Lincoln,  Congressional Budget Office,  Edward M. Kennedy

Democratic Holdouts Will Vote with Reid, Health Care Poised to Clear First Hurdle

Ending weeks of speculation, Sens. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) and Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) announced Saturday afternoon that they will vote with the Senate's Democratic majority to move forward on the 2,000-plus page health insurance reform bill that Senate ...

From PATRICIA MURPHY, Politics Daily,  21 Nov 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  Blanche Lincoln,  U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party,  White House

Why I love Dawn dishwashing detergent for oily animal problems

Got an oily animal problem? Above all others, Dawn is my go-to product. I spent the eighties and early nineties washing oil-spilled seabirds in dilute Dawn solutions. The tar glopped feet of gulls, pelicans, herons and plovers (among others) always ...

From DR. PATRICIA KHULY, Dolittler,  21 Nov 2009

The Capitol Hill Insults of the Week: 'I'm Getting Tired of Saving Obama's Can'

Maybe it was Washington's cold and rainy weather. Maybe it was the Saturday work sessions (one down, one to go tomorrow). But leaders in Washington have been in one foul mood all week, with the result being an unusually ugly round of bipartisan barbs ...

From PATRICIA MURPHY, Politics Daily,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  White House,  U.S. Senate,  Barbara Boxer,  John Cornyn

On being a food animal veterinarian in America...and an offer I can’t refuse

Being a food animal veterinarian can offer a broader range of opportunities than the average American might think. We can shuffle papers for a big behemoth of a swine operation, sit behind a desk in Washington D.C., condemn carcasses at a CAFO, manage ...

From DR. PATRICIA KHULY, Dolittler,  20 Nov 2009

Washington in 60 Seconds: Rudy Giuliani for Senate?

Good morning, Capitolists! So sorry to be tardy to the party this morning, but information delayed is not information denied. Here are today's top scoops from Washington, all bundled for your reading pleasure in the next 60 seconds: * Senator Rudy? ...

From PATRICIA MURPHY, Politics Daily,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  U.S. Republican Party,  Rudy Giuliani,  John Cornyn,  Kirsten Gillibrand

Drug delivery methods for picky pets and why they matter

It’s a huge issue. So big it fuels a sizable niche industry created specifically to meet the needs of pets who won’t––or can’t––tolerate drugs and supplements designed to treat and/or prevent their ills. It’s nearly every day we access our favorite ...

From DR. PATRICIA KHULY, Dolittler,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Pfizer Inc.

Washington in 60 Seconds: Harry Reid Calls for Botox Tax; Sarah Palin to Ft. Hood

Good morning, Capitolists! It's World Toilet Day. To mark the occasion, a World Toilet Day event is scheduled for 12:30 sharp on the West Front of the Capitol just as the Senate begins consideration of health care reform. We'll leave the unintended ...

From PATRICIA MURPHY, Politics Daily,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Sarah Palin,  U.S. Senate,  Wall Street Journal,  Harry Reid,  New York Times Company

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