2012 ND Senate

• Check back soon for further information. APs earlier story is below.
(Miami Herald)
• Rich said the conflicting information underlined the need for a Senate inquiry. "The joint committee should be authorized to investigate the outbreak…and why the information was withheld from lawmakers prior to the passage of HB 1263, she said.
(Weblogs.sun-sentinel.com)
• Update 1:46 p.m.: Senator Harry Reid said the U.S. Olympic Committee should be ashamed that the Ralph Lauren U.S. team uniforms are made in China, Politico reported. They should take all the uniforms, put them in a big pile and burn them, Reid sad.
(USA Today)
• In an analysis provide by my colleagues at Gallop after the 2008 election, all married voters supported Senator John McCain voters will turn out and we see pretty much the same patterns as in 2008 in our 2012 polling.
(Forbes)
• When Kennedy walked onto the floor on July 9, 2008, senators on both sides erupted in cheers, and some wept. The Medicare bill passed — with nine Republican senators switching their previous votes to be on Kennedy's side.
(Bangor Daily News)
• Her milestone is not a Senate record. Former Sen. William Proxmire, D-Wisconsin, holds that with 10,252 straight votes between 1966 and 1988. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, who has cast 6,446 consecutive votes since 1993, is second.
(CNN)
• I strongly believe in transparency. I think it's an important component to our country and our political system, Mandel said. I think over time -- my guess would be -- you'll be seeing the Senate making strides to increase transparency.
(Huffington Post)
• When the state Senate authorized initial spending on Californias bullet train project, it was one of the closest and most unpredictable votes in recent memory.
(Los Angeles Times)
• Jul 12, 2012 (Congressional Documents and Publications/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- WASHINGTON (Wednesday, July 11, 2012) - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.
(TMCnet)
• Another British bank, Barclays, agreed to a $450 million settlement with the American and British authorities last month over its manipulation of a key interest rate. Senior executives from HSBC will testify at a U.S. Senate subcommittee on Tuesday.
(New York Times)