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This Week in Health Care Reform Easy To Insure ME

2010-12-29T19:00:00Z

The Republican sweep extended from coast to coast and removed more than 30 Democratic incumbents from the House of Representatives, including Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton, Budget Committee Chairman John Spratt and ... The meeting with Rep

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Could Reapportionment Help Losing Democrats? : Roll Call

2010-12-28T19:00:00Z

South Carolina's one-seat gain might tempt three Members who are leaving Congress. Rep. John Spratt, the former Budget chairman, lost his battle for re-election. Spratt is unlikely to try to return given he served 14 terms. ...

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Meet the 112th | The year in S.C. politics

2010-12-28T19:00:00Z

State Rep. Nikki Haley, R-Lexington, in November was elected South Carolina's first woman and first nonwhite governor ever, a post she will assume next month. Haley ? a protege of controversial outgoing Gov. ... Voters rejected two long- tenured congre

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SOUTH CAROLINA | Seven Republicans eye Mulvaney's SC Senate seat ...

2010-12-28T19:00:00Z

Filing opens Friday at noon for a special election to fill the District 16 seat, which hit the market after Mulvaney defeated 14-term U.S. Rep. John Spratt in the Nov. 2 election. With no incumbent on the ballot, candidates view the ...

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Dissenting Times: Obama-resolutions

2010-12-28T19:00:00Z

John Spratt [D, SC-5] Rep. Fortney Stark [D, CA-13] Rep. Bart Stupak [D, MI-1] Rep. Betty Sutton [D, OH-13] Rep. Michael Thompson [D, CA-1] Rep. Bennie Thompson [D, MS-2] Rep. John Tierney [D, MA-6] Rep. Dina Titus [D, NV-3] Rep. ...

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South Carolina Picks Up Congressional Seat

2010-12-28T19:00:00Z

Whatever the reason, it was enough to change the demographics and rid the 5th district of Rep. John Spratt who had become a fixture on the Potomac. Maybe if he had done his job and passed a budget, he would still be in office. ...

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COLUMBIA, S.C. | Elections top South Carolina's stories in 2010 ...

2010-12-27T19:00:00Z

Alvin Greene notched an improbable win in the Democratic primary. And Sen. Mick Mulvaney knocked off 28-year veteran Rep. John Spratt to become the first Republican to represent the 5th District since 1883. These elections top the ...

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Elections top South Carolina's stories in 2010 - CharlotteObserver.com

2010-12-27T19:00:00Z

Mick Mulvaney, who knocked off 28-year veteran Rep. John Spratt to become the first Republican to represent the 5th District since 1883. And just last week, the state learned that a boost in population will bring a ...

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This Week in Health Care Reform Easy To Insure ME | Confused Today

2010-12-27T19:00:00Z

Naughty and Nice: government spending edition | Bankrupting America

2010-12-26T19:00:00Z

Congress also failed to finalize a single appropriations bill. Rep. John Spratt (D-SC), who chaired the House Budget Committee, paid the ultimate price for the historic budget failure: his seat in Congress. ...

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Haley, Greene top S.C. stories for 2010 | Aiken Standard | Aiken, SC

2010-12-26T19:00:00Z

Naughty and Nice: government spending edition | www ...

2010-12-26T19:00:00Z

For the first time since Congress began budgeting, the House failed to pass ג€“ or even to write — a budget. Congress also failed to finalize a single appropriations bill. Rep. John Spratt (D-SC), who chaired the House Budget Committee, ...

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John Spratt Reflects On Years In Congress | The Dillon Herald

2010-12-25T19:00:00Z

WASHINGTON D.C. – On Wednesday, Dec 22, 2010, Representative John Spratt (D-SC) submitted the following statement for the record. Madam Speaker, when I w...

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Carolina Politics Online » Who is the Biggest Jackass of 2010 ...

2010-12-25T19:00:00Z

-Soon to be EX-Congressman (Thank God) John Spratt -That Loser Who Claimed he had an affair with Nikki Haley. And two special mentions: Sen. Lindsey Graham-nesty has been nominated for this award every year, and every year he fails to ...

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Dissenting Times: Way to go Santa

2010-12-24T19:00:00Z

For the GOP, Redistricting Carries Risks

2010-12-23T19:00:00Z

The GOP would like to solidify the hold of newly elected Republican Rep. Mick Mulvaney, who defeated 14-term Democratic Rep. John Spratt last month, giving the GOP a seven-to-one edge in the Palmetto State's congressional delegation. ...

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2010 Election… Results and Facts | Frustrated Incorporated

2010-12-23T19:00:00Z

Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy (D-Ohio) Rep. Zack Space (D-Ohio) Rep. Charlie Wilson (D-Ohio) Rep. Chris Carney (D-Pa) Rep. Kathy Dahlkemper (D-Pa.) Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D-Pa.) Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Pa.) Rep. John Spratt (D-S.C) Rep. ...

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Carolina Politics Online » Last Chance to Vote for Jackass of the Year

2010-12-23T19:00:00Z

The People Who Voted for Alvin Greene Richard Burr Kay Hagan L'il Prince Chucklehead (Justin Burr) Harold Johnson Tim D'Annunzio Lindsey Graham-nesty. Mike Easley John Spratt That Loser Who Claimed he had an Affair with Nikki Haley ...

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John Spratt Questions Fed Chair Ben Bernanke

2010-12-22T19:00:00Z

House Budget Committee Chairman John Spratt questions Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke at a hearing on the economy, June 3, 2009. Video Rating: 4 / 5.

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This Week in Health Care Reform Easy To Insure ME | Life Shake Store

2010-12-22T19:00:00Z

... than thirty Democratic incumbents from a House of Representatives, together with Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton, Budget Committee Chairman John Spratt as good as Transportation Committee Chairman James Oberstar. ... The assembly with Re

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