Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Mitch McConnell [R, KY]

Some rise above the rhetoric

2008-10-11T00:00:00Z

...of the party’s stars, state Senate President David Williams, U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine Chao and her husband, U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell who is also on the ballot, addressed the faithful on hand. They said what you might expect. Givens, Guthrie and Mc

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RCP House and Senate Rankings

2008-10-10T00:00:00Z

...Sen. Ted Stevens, who is currently in federal court facing corruption charges. You will also find Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in the top 10. In our updated House rankings, Republicans make up seven of the top 10 and 15 of the top 20 most vuln

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Senate race in Georgia tops farm-district races

2008-10-10T00:00:00Z

...reduce crop supports. Two other Republicans on the Agriculture Committee, Norm Coleman of Minnesota and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, also were in tight contests. Comedian Al Franken, who backs programs more geared to helping small

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Talk radio

2008-10-10T00:00:00Z

...love to be consistent in their positions, one must assume that Anne will be voting against fellow Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, who also voted for the bill. Anne Northup supporting Democrat Bruce Lunsford? Politics do make for strange bedfellows. Unl

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Counties can apply for disaster aid

2008-10-09T00:00:00Z

...emergency services personnel overtime, said Jay Blanton, spokesman for Gov. Steve Beshear. Beshear and Kentucky U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell were among the elected officials who requested the federal assistance in the wake of the storm and its hurricane fo

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Lunsford ad slams McConnell on bailout

2008-10-09T00:00:00Z

...Bruce Lunsford went on the air Tuesday with television and radio commercials criticizing Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell for actions leading to the $700 billion congressional bailout of the banking industry. But Lunsford, a millionaire Louisville busine

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Can we get serious?

2008-10-08T00:00:00Z

...comes of the continuing controversy over Mitch McConnell's TV spots that feature a veteran who identifies himself as a member of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, it's just a shame that the public hasn't seen much more than political commercials,

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McConnell's wife confident

2008-10-08T00:00:00Z

...- U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao dismissed polling Tuesday that shows her husband, Kentucky Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, in a dead heat with Democrat Bruce Lunsford in Kentucky's U.S. Senate race. Chao, in Florence as part of an eight-day

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McConnell camp rebuts Lunsfordâ€™s post-bailout ad

2008-10-07T00:00:00Z

By Trey Pollard The campaign of incumbent US Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Louisville) labeled opponent Bruce Lunsford's (D-Louisville) latest ad as "dishonest" ...

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Voter registration booms all over region

2008-10-07T00:00:00Z

...only because of the presidential race, but also is being buoyed by the intense Sen- ate battle between Republican incumbent Mitch McConnell and Democrat Bruce Lunsford. "That's a recipe for increased voter registration and a higher turnout," he said. Th

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Veterans want McConnell ad stopped

2008-10-07T00:00:00Z

...Military Order of the Purple Heart is asking U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell to stop using its name in an ad attacking Democrat Bruce Lunsford, saying a veteran seen in the ad is violating its bylaws. The veterans group's rules prohibit it from being involved

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Labor secretary campaigning here

2008-10-07T00:00:00Z

...-- U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao is scheduled to be in Boone County this afternoon to campaign for her husband, U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell. Chao is taking a week off from her official duties to travel the state on a campaign swing. McConnell, a fou

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Veterans group wants McConnell ad pulled

2008-10-07T00:00:00Z

...Military Order of the Purple Heart is asking that U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell stop using its name in an ad attacking Democrat Bruce Lunsford, saying that a veteran seen in the ad is violating its bylaws. The veterans group's rules prohibit it from being i

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JUST Can't TRUST HIM

2008-10-07T00:00:00Z

McCain then turned to Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to speak first. Boehner was blunt. "What do you think of the [insurance] ...

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Event Honors Women In The Workplace

2008-10-06T00:00:00Z

US Secretary of Labor and the wife of Senator Mitch McConnell, Elaine Chao, asked Kentuckians to be patient with the economic rescue plan. ...

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Obama wins Kentucky...in mock election among college students

2008-10-06T00:00:00Z

A mock election conducted in the state's US Senate race found incumbent US Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Louisville) winning narrowly over Democratic challenger ...

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Former Sen. David Boren to discuss his warning to America in new book

2008-10-06T00:00:00Z

(In Kentucky alone, it's likely that this year's race between Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell and Democrat Bruce Lunsford will exceed the $28 million spent ...

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Growing Republican fears

2008-10-06T00:00:00Z

The Post doesn't mention it, but van Lohuizen isn't just Bush's former pollster. He's also the longtime pollster for US Sen. Mitch McConnell. ...

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McConnell didnâ€™t fight for Whitleyâ€™s ARC monies

2008-10-06T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, Senator Mitch McConnell stood on the sidelines in 2003 when the Whitehouse cut ARCâ€™s budget in half. Mitch McConnell didnâ€™t fight for ...

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Lunsford talks healthcare and economy at AFL-CIO roundtable

2008-10-06T00:00:00Z

In responding, Lunsford sought to connect his opponent, US Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Louisville) with President Bush, by denouncing their economic policy as ...

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