SENATE COVERAGE -- (MAY '04)

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[OXENinFLA]

KERRY to be in JAX,FL 5-11, it's about FREEPING time.

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C-SPAN3 9amest Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Richard B. Myers, and Lawrence J. Lanzillotta testify before The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the President’s Fiscal 2005 budget request for the Department of Defense at 9:00 a.m. EDT. in room SH-216 of the Hart Building.

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Army Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt, deputy director of operations for Coalition Joint Task Force 7, and Dan Senor, senior advisor to the Coalition Provisional Authority, will conduct an operational update from Baghdad at 9:00 a.m. EDT. This event can be viewed in the Press Briefing Room. Media wishing to attend must be at the Pentagon North Parking Entrance no later than 8:30 a.m. EDT for escort.

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Senate Floor Schedule for Wednesday, May 12, 2004.

9:30 a.m.: Convene and begin a period of morning business.

Thereafter, begin consideration of S. 1248, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) reauthorization bill.

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Attempt to extend jobless benefits fails by one vote.And Kerry was THE ONLY ONE THAT DIDN'T VOTE!!!!!!! LOLOLO!!!!! Can you say Campaign Commercial!?!?!!?

[OXENinFLA]

Daschole up *itching about Federal heath care........"Heath saving accounts are bad"(mmmmmkayyy)

[Mo1]

I'm on c-span 3 watching some Senate hearing with Rummy and General Meyres

[OXENinFLA]

I just switched back to C3...the Senate was getting boring.

[OXENinFLA]

Is Harkin trying to drag the Iraq prision story via "contractors"?

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Did you see the FReep we had in JAX yesterday?????

[OXENinFLA]

May 11, 2004 Senate

8 . COVER THE UNINSURED WEEK(cradle to grave healthcare)
9 . THE ECONOMY (Bennett pulls no punches.)
11 . JUMPSTART OUR BUSINESS STRENGTH (JOBS) ACT (Cantwell Amendment)
21 . LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 2003 (VERY BAD BILL)
24 . THREATS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THE SECTION 8 VOUCHER PROGRAM (Good I hope section 8 gets axed.)
32 . NOTIFICATION OF AN EXECUTIVE ORDER BLOCKING THE PROPERTY OF CERTAIN PERSONS AND PROHIBITING THE EXPORT OF CERTAIN GOODS TO SYRIA--PM 76 (This is big news)

[Mo1]

I think McCain was trying to do that earlier .. I'm not real sure ... I just heard Sen Stevens rip him about this wasn't a hearing on the Iraq prision story

[OXENinFLA]

Feinstine now up QUOTING Taguba.

[OXENinFLA]

OMG Spector is asking about the Nick Berg case..

[Mo1]

My hubby is home on call this week and is having a phone conference right now and he is talking really loud and I can't hear

I'm thinking he needs to go back to work

[OXENinFLA]

Spector was asking about Berg being held by the Coalition and the fact surrounding the case file by his parents.

He then asked if the parents could get a waiver from the military to be able to be on the base when the casket arrives in the US.

[Mo1]

Durbin is up reading a letter from an officer in Iraq

[OXENinFLA]

Oooooooooo Dominic up now SLAMMING France and Russia and the Oil for food.

[firewalk]

Thanks for the ping

[OXENinFLA]

Da Swimmer up.........or not.

[Mo1]

Fat Teddy is up now

[OXENinFLA]

I Got him on........


This man doesn't need a mike.





(now if he could only READ what's in those books)

[Mo1]

he keeps screaming like that and he's gonna give himself a stroke

[Mo1]

Warner up .. the Pictures from Iraq will be released in 45 minutes

[Mo1]

The pictures will remain in the custody of the Department of Defense at all times and will be returned when the viewing of the pictures are finished