Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Mark Pryor [D, AR]

Bill to investigate video content-blocking passes Senate

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

...across multiple distribution platforms. As defined by the bill that passed the Senate on Wednesday, initially introduced by Sen. Mark Pryor (D - Ark.), "advanced blocking technologies," means "technologies that can improve or enhance the ability of a pa

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Nothing is sacred in Maher

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

...ex-Jew-for-Jesus in Boston, the Miami ministry of Rev. Jose Miranda (who claims to be a descendant of Christ), the saved Sen. Mark Pryor of Arkansas and two defectors from Mormonism. He also goes to his New Jersey home to talk with his mother (who is Je

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Comedian Maher ties religion to the stake in 'Religulous'

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

...of ridicule in his dealings with people who won't be budged from their particular beliefs. Some of them, like Arkansas Sen. Mark Pryor, deserve it. When Maher tells him, "It worries me there are people running this country who believe in a talking snake

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Getting blasphemous in the presence of Bill Maher

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

...text message he types back: "Death 2 Bill Maher. LOL." Maher also gets some choice quotes out of his subjects, such as when Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) offers, "You don't need an IQ test to be a senator." And a visit to a Disney-like religious theme park -

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Religulous (R) ** | Way too devoted to laughs

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

...air of ridicule in his dealings with people who won't be budged from their particular beliefs. Some of them, like Arkansas Sen. Mark Pryor, deserve it: When Maher tells him ''It worries me there are people running this country who believe in a talking s

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Anti-religion film not risky enough

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

...such as Jose Luis De Jesus Miranda of the Growing In Grace ministry, who actually preaches that he IS Jesus -- or Sen. Mark Pryor, who hangs himself when asked how the most powerful politicians in the world can cling to the literal truth of the Bible, a

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Maher Preaches To Choir With Hilarious Film 'Religulous'

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

...hypocrisies he exposes. Having said that, many of his targets are low-hanging fruit, which was true of "Borat," as well. Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.), a Christian who believes in creationism, doesn't come off as the sharpest tool in the shed, and that's be

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Maher's 'Religulous' Heaps Scorn on the Faithful

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

...and most passionate outrage for politicians who wear religion on their sleeves like Boy Scout merit badges. An interview with Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark.. certainly makes his point, more than the senator may have realized. But by focusing so narrowly on rel

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'Religulous,' starring Bill Maher

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

...more so than a woman insisting to the audience, "You need a Holy Ghost enema." Yes, some of his interviewees, like Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.), should have known better. And Maher does have the nerve to challenge these people on their beliefs. But he also

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'Religulous—: Bill Maher preaches to the choir

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

...the film glosses over, he comes across as a greedy, self-satisfied charlatan with a fondness for gold. When Maher asks Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., a fervent evangelical Christian, why faith is good, he stumbles for an answer. Returning later to Pryor, Mah

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Maher delivers laughs, few insights in "Religulous" - Reuters

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

...passionate outrage for politicians who wear religion on their sleeves like Boy Scout merit badges. An interview with Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark.. certainly makes his point, more than the senator may have realized. But by focusing so narrowly on religious fu

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Maher preaches to choir with hilarious "Religulous"

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

NHTSA again delays update to roof crush rule

2008-10-01T00:00:00Z

...there needs to be further study of whether a higher roof strength requirement is necessary. Lisa Ackerman, a spokeswoman for Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., chairman of a Senate Commerce subcommittee on auto safety that held a June 4 hearing on the issue, sai

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Review: Hilarious ‘Religulous’ preaches to choir

2008-09-29T00:00:00Z

...more hypocrisies he exposes. Having said that, many of his targets are low-hanging fruit, which was true of “Borat,” as well. Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.), a Christian who believes in creationism, doesn’t come off as the sharpest tool in the shed, and

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Maher preaches to choir with religion film

2008-09-29T00:00:00Z

...he exposes. Having said that, many of his targets are low-hanging fruit, which was true of "Borat," as well. Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.), a Christian who believes in creationism, doesn't come off as the sharpest tool in the shed, and that's before h

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Bill Maher preaches to choir with hilarious documentary

2008-09-29T00:00:00Z

Senate passes bill to move FEMA trailers from Hope

2008-09-27T00:00:00Z

The bill was sponsored by Arkansas Senator Mark Pryor. It was unanimously approved Friday. Nearly 20000 mobile homes and travel trailers are stored at Hope, ...

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Pryor warns of terroristsâ€™ timing

2008-09-26T00:00:00Z

... and Mother Nature wonâ€™t cut any slack, either, Sen. Mark Pryor warned at a congressional hearing on governmentâ€™s readiness to respond to disaster. ...

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Religion with irreverent Bill Maher

2008-09-25T00:00:00Z

Talking to fundamentalist preachers, a God-fearing US senator (Mark Pryor, Democrat from Arkansas), a pair of self-described gay Muslim activists, ...

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Bill Maher gets downright â€˜Religulousâ€™

2008-09-25T00:00:00Z

When Maher asks Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) how people who believe in the Bible's creation story could be helping to run the most powerful country in the world ...

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