House shrugs off Senate jobless bill

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The fate of expired unemployment benefits tied the Senate in knots for nearly four months.
The response in the House: a nonchalant shrug.
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The bill’s not high on the House agenda this week, and it won’t be much higher when the House returns from a two-week recess at the e…
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Senate votes to extend jobless benefits, faces divided House

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic-led U.S. Senate passed a bill on Monday to restore expired jobless benefits for 2.4 million Americans who have been out of work for at least six months.

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Senate passes unemployment insurance extension

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The Senate passed an extension of unemployment insurance benefits Monday, with a bipartisan vote of 59-38.
The five Republicans who helped negotiate the measure — Susan Collins of Maine, Dean Heller of Nevada, Mark S. Kirk of Illinois, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Rob Portman of Ohio — joined …
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Senate nears passage of jobless-benefits bill

FILE – This Feb. 6, 2014 file photo shows Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I. speaking during a news conference on unemployment insurance on Capitol Hill in Washington. Capping a three-month struggle, the Senate closed in Monday on passage of election-year legislation to restore jobless benefits…
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Senate poised to pass jobless aid

Monday’s vote marks an end to a nearly four month saga in the Senate. | AP Photo
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The Senate is expected to pass legislation Monday evening that revives expired long-term unemployment benefits for five months, sending the bill to an uncertain future in the House.
Democrats need to m…
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Senate poised to pass jobless aid

Senate poised to pass jobless aid

Monday’s vote marks an end to a nearly four month saga in the Senate. | AP Photo
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The Senate is expected to pass legislation Monday evening that revives expired long-term unemployment benefits for five months, sending the bill to an uncertain future in the House.
Democrats need to m…
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Senate poised to pass jobless aid

Senate leaders give floor time to vulnerable Dems

Mark Pryor, Kay Hagan, Mary Landrieu and Mark Udall are all at risk in 2014. | AP Photos
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Top Democrats are putting something special together for their Senate colleagues in tough races this year: a vulnerable-incumbent protection program.
At-risk senators will get to beef up their…
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Senate leaders give floor time to vulnerable Dems

Senate leaders give floor time to vulnerable Dems

Mark Pryor, Kay Hagan, Mary Landrieu and Mark Udall are all at risk in 2014. | AP Photos
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Top Democrats are putting something special together for their Senate colleagues in tough races this year: a vulnerable-incumbent protection program.
At-risk senators will get to beef up their…
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Senate leaders give floor time to vulnerable Dems

Daily Kos Elections Senate Power Rankings: Inaugural April edition

Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) is in one of the major races making waves.

As the election cycle continues to heat up as we head into Spring, it is time here at Daily Kos Elections to add a new feature. What you are about to peruse is our take on the Power Rankings concept.
But let’s start off by…
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Daily Kos Elections Senate Power Rankings: Inaugural April edition

Ga. Republican senate candidate sends Obama to voicemail in new ad

When it comes to opposition to the Affordable Care Act, Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) isn’t taking any calls from President Barack Obama — literally — as the Senate hopeful explained in a new campaign ad.
In the spot, Kingston, an 11-term congressman running for the Senate, receives a phone call …
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Ga. Republican senate candidate sends Obama to voicemail in new ad