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Senate welcomes new members

2013-01-04T01:00:00Z

...the same” immediately after his switch from the House to the north side of the Capitol to replace retired Republican Sen. Jim DeMint. Like his conservative colleagues, Mr. Scott said the fiscal cliff debate was insufficient and did not strike at the h

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Cruz sworn in as Texas' first Hispanic US senator

2013-01-04T01:00:00Z

...Cruz could become a rising star among Capitol Hill conservatives following the recent exit of tea party leader U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina, who resigned to lead the Heritage Foundation. "Jim DeMint's leaving the Senate will leave an enormous

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Sen. Tim Scott's swearing-in caps historic rise

2013-01-04T01:00:00Z

...the upper chamber's only current black member. Scott's elevation from the House of Representatives to replace former Sen. Jim DeMint makes him a national figure just two years after he arrived in Washington following the 2010 tea party-fueled elections

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Rep. Tim Scott becomes Sen. Tim Scott

2013-01-03T01:00:00Z

...building. He was appointed to the seat by Gov. Nikki Haley. The seat's previous holder, Jim DeMint resigned back in December. DeMint left the Senate, effective Dec. 31, to become the president of the Heritage Foundation. The Lowcountry Republican was sa

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Senate Republicans shake up roster on Commerce panel

2013-01-03T01:00:00Z

...member of the committee, and Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) both retired from the Senate at the end of the 112th Congress. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), who was poised to succeed Hutchison as the committee's ranking member, resigned from the Senate last month

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Texas’ new U.S. senator, Ted Cruz, is sworn in

2013-01-03T01:00:00Z

...assignments as the ceremony was underway. As senators and senators-elect gathered on the floor beforehand, Cruz chatted with Jim DeMint, the South Carolina tea partier who recently resigned to take over the conservative Heritage Foundation. DeMint playe

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Frosh score plum Senate committees

2013-01-03T01:00:00Z

...the Foreign Relations and Energy committees. Meanwhile, Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), who was appointed to replace outgoing Sen. Jim DeMint, won four slots: Commerce, Energy, Aging, and the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions panels. Other notable moves: T

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New Congress: Boehner re-elected Speaker, Sen. Kirk returns after stroke

2013-01-03T01:00:00Z

...term and South Carolina Republican Tim Scott, a former House member tapped by Gov. Nikki Haley to fill the remaining term of Sen. Jim DeMint, who resigned to head a Washington think tank. Applause from members and the gallery marked every oath-taking. L

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Cheney aide rises at Heritage

2013-01-03T01:00:00Z

...The group named the legal center after Meese last year. The right-leaning think tank grabbed headlines last month when Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) declared that he was resigning his seat to become president of Heritage in April. "Ed Meese’s wisdom, human

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A New Year's resolution, anyone? ... Please!

2013-01-02T01:00:00Z

...frame, a radio host from a station in Indianapolis tweeted that Tim Scott, who has been appointed to complete the term of Sen. Jim DeMint from South Carolina, was not really black. I should mention that Tim Scott is a Republican and was appointed to the

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South Carolina: Haley Sets 1st District Special Date

2013-01-02T01:00:00Z

...district is currently represented by GOP Rep. Tim Scott, whom Haley appointed to the Senate to replace resigning GOP Sen. Jim DeMint. Among the many ambitious Republicans eyeing this race: former Palmetto State Gov. Mark Sanford and his ex-wife, Jenny S

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What to watch Wednesday: Quiet after ‘fiscal cliff’ and New Year’s

2013-01-02T01:00:00Z

...letter of resignation from the House of Representatives. He was chosen by South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley to replace Sen. Jim DeMint. And then there is this: Right after the fiscal cliff vote in the House, President Obama boarded Air Force One to re

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Five Women Who Will Change the Face of the GOP in 2013

2013-01-02T01:00:00Z

...and exclusion Haley has had to overcome. Haley just made headlines for appointing Rep. Tim Scott to replace retiring Sen. Jim DeMint. Scott will be the first black Republican senator from the South since Reconstruction, and will be the only African-Amer

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Most of S.C. delegation opposes fiscal cliff deal

2013-01-02T01:00:00Z

Most of S.C. delegation opposes fiscal cliff deal By James Rosen McClatchy Newspapers By James Rosen McClatchy Newspapers Updated: 2013-01-02T22:30:03Z House votes country back from fiscal cliff Fiscal crisis is the new normal in Washington Tentative fis

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APNewsBreak: Special election for Scott's seat set

2013-01-02T01:00:00Z

...a letter dated Dec. 28, with an effective date of Jan. 2. Haley named Scott on Dec. 17 as her choice to replace resigning Sen. Jim DeMint, who is leaving office to take the helm of the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank. Haley's appointment

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Haley Orders Special Election for Scott's House Seat

2013-01-02T01:00:00Z

...1st District seat in a letter Dec. 28, with an effective date of Jan. 2. Haley appointed Scott Dec. 17 to replace resigning Sen. Jim DeMint. South Carolina's first black person in the U.S. Senate will face a special election in 2014 to fulfill the remai

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Huerta confirmed as FAA head

2013-01-02T01:00:00Z

...shaking a hold from Sen. Jim DeMint, the FAA finally has a long-term leadership solution after its previous administrator stepped down following a drunken driving arrest more than a year ago. Michael Huerta was confirmed by the Senate amid dozens of pre

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Kerry is too cozy with tyrants to be secretary of state: letter to the editor

2013-01-01T01:00:00Z

...own party backed that decision, but Chavez, Fidel Castro and President Barack Obama called it a coup d'etat. South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint planned a fact-finding mission to Honduras, but the funding was blocked by Sen. Kerry. Even the Law Library of Co

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Thurmond Won't Run Again for 1st District Seat

2013-01-01T01:00:00Z

...son of the late U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond. Scott will be sworn in as South Carolina's new U.S. senator on Wednesday, replacing Jim DeMint. Primaries for his open U.S. House seat will be held in March, with the election for the seat in May. Filing is set

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Rubio, Grassley, Lee Voted 'No' to Senate Deal

2013-01-01T01:00:00Z

...Richard Shelby (R-AL) Charles Grassley (R-IA) Michael Bennet (D-CO) Tom Carper (D-DE) Tom Harkin (D-IA) Senators not voting: Jim DeMint (R-SC), Mark Kirk (R-IL), and Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ). Late Monday, Sen. Rubio tweeted: "How can @BarackObama call hi

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