A000360 1940-07-03 7521 455 Dirksen Senate Office Building http://alexander.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home 202-228-3398 Lamar 'r':4 'tn':5 'sen':1 'lamar':2,6,8 'alexand':3,7,9 M 300002 Alexander Lamar_Alexander Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN] 4650 N00009888 11736 Republican 202-224-4944 Presbyterian TN Lamar Alexander 2.68292682926829 http://alexander.senate.gov/public/ lamaralexander 300002 Person democrat Thu Nov 19 22:16:36 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 20 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Democrats framed their mission in heroic terms. "This is about the woman with high cholesterol, or the man with heart disease, or the child with hay fever who can't get help," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. "That's why we're stopping 'd':50 're':56 'get':41 'hay':36 'man':28 'nev':51 'care':10 'gird':2 'help':42 'high':24 'long':6 'reid':48 'said':43 'stop':57 'term':17 'vote':5 'battl':7 'child':34 'd-nev':49 'fever':37 'frame':12 'harri':47 'heart':30 'major':45 'senat':1,44 'woman':22 'diseas':31 'health':9 'herald':59 'heroic':16 'leader':46 'mission':14 'democrat':11 'saturday':4 'bradenton':58 'cholesterol':25 6739473 true true daylife Bradenton Herald http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/ OK http://www.bradenton.com/politics/story/1862896.html 300002 Person republican Thu Nov 19 22:16:36 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...Nine other Republicans had joined Lugar in an earlier vote to stop a filibuster of Hamiltons nomination. Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander, one of the Republicans who switched, said he couldnt support confirming Hamilton but believed that judicial nominees 'one':27 'sen':24 'u.s':1 'join':10 'nine':6 'said':33 'star':45 'stop':17 'vote':15 'lamar':25 'lugar':11 'nomin':22 'senat':2 'believ':40 'judici':42 'nomine':5,43 'switch':32 'alexand':26 'confirm':3,37 'couldnt':35 'earlier':14 'hoosier':4 'support':36 'filibust':19 'hamilton':21,38 'tennesse':23 'republican':8,30 'indianapoli':44 6739472 true true daylife Indianapolis Star http://www.indystar.com/ OK http://www.indystar.com/article/20091119/NEWS02/91119019 300002 Person republican Thu Nov 19 22:16:36 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...members began howling like dogs baying at the moon. The legislation is now eligible for consideration by the entire House. A companion bill has been introduced in the Senate by Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander but no action has been taken on it so far... 'ban':1 'bay':13 'dog':12 'far':51 'sen':39 'bill':30 'elig':21 'hous':27 'howl':10 'leaf':52 'like':11 'moon':16 'pass':6 'wast':5 'began':9 'entir':26 'lamar':40 'senat':36 'taken':47 'action':44 'import':3 'legisl':18 'member':8 'alexand':41 'nuclear':4 'chronicl':53 'committe':7 'consider':23 'introduc':33 'companion':29 'republican':38 6739474 true true daylife Leaf Chronicle http://www.theleafchronicle.com/ OK http://theleafchronicle.com/article/20091119/NEWS01/91119008/1002/rss 300002 Person republican Wed Nov 18 11:10:13 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...of Hamilton's home-state Republican senator, Richard Lugar. The Republican senators who voted to limit debate were Lugar; Lamar Alexander of Tennessee; Saxby Chambliss of Georgia; Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe of Maine; John Cornyn of Texas; Judd Greg 'greg':45 'home':9 'john':40 'judd':44 'main':39 'snow':37 'texa':43 'vote':19 'court':1 'debat':22 'lamar':25 'limit':21 'lugar':14,24 'nomin':2 'saxbi':29 'senat':12,17 'state':10 'susan':33 'tulsa':46 'world':47 'broken':4 'collin':34 'cornyn':41 'alexand':26 'georgia':32 'home-st':8 'olympia':36 'richard':13 'filibust':3 'hamilton':6 'tennesse':28 'chambliss':30 'republican':11,16 6726767 true true daylife Tulsa World http://www.tulsaworld.com/ OK http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091118_13_A12_WASHIN358086&rss_lnk=1 300002 Person senate Tue Nov 17 22:22:13 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...clean energy options with “mini-Manhattan Projects” named for the original U.S. atomic bomb push. Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) and Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), noting they cannot support the cap-and-trade climate bill now churning through the Senate, sa 'd':29 'r':36 'sa':54 'va':30 'cap':44 'jim':26 'sen':25,32 'two':1 'u.s':21 'atom':22 'bill':48 'bomb':23 'd-va':28 'mini':14 'name':17 'note':38 'push':3,24 'ramp':5 'tenn':37 'webb':27 'churn':50 'clean':9 'grist':55 'lamar':33 'senat':2,53 'trade':46 'cannot':40 'climat':47 'energi':8,10 'option':11 'origin':20 'r-tenn':35 'alexand':34 'nuclear':7 'project':16 'support':41 'manhattan':15 'cap-and-trad':43 'mini-manhattan':13 6722305 true true daylife Grist http://www.grist.org/ OK http://feeds.grist.org/click.phdo?i=99741c35f997c5f2ed18b515462c0d47 300002 Person democrat Tue Nov 17 22:22:13 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...closely and pushing for a vote, the following ten Republican Senators voted with all Democrats to support cloture: Lamar Alexander (Tenn.), Saxby Chambliss (Ga.), John Cornyn (Texas), Orrin Hatch (Utah), Richard Lugar (Ind.), John Thune (S.D.), Judd Gre 'ga':34 'gre':48 'ind':43 's.d':46 'ten':19 'john':35,44 'judd':47 'lose':8 'push':13 'tenn':31 'texa':37 'utah':40 'vote':2,16,22 'close':11 'hatch':39 'lamar':29 'lugar':42 'orrin':38 'saxbi':32 'senat':1,21 'thune':45 'clotur':4,28 'cornyn':36 'follow':18 'alexand':30 'richard':41 'session':7 'support':27 'democrat':25 'filibust':10 'hamilton':6 'independ':51 'chambliss':33 'republican':20 'washington':50 6722306 true true daylife The Washington Independent http://washingtonindependent.com/ OK http://washingtonindependent.com/68143/senate-votes-for-cloture-on-hamilton-sessions-loses-on-filibuster 300002 Person senate Mon Nov 16 11:11:18 -0600 2009 Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...passed Medicaid in 1965, not all states initially signed up. Arizona didn't join the program until the 1980s. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., raised that point on the Senate floor recently, noting that it's not realistic that a state would be able to o 'o':55 'r':32 'abl':53 'opt':1 'sen':28 '1965':12 'care':4 'didn':20 'join':22 'lake':57 'note':42 'pass':9 'rais':34 'salt':56 'sign':17 'tenn':33 '1980s':27 'floor':40 'initi':16 'lamar':29 'point':36 'senat':39 'simpl':8 'state':15,50 'would':51 'health':3 'provis':5 'r-tenn':31 'recent':41 'tribun':58 'alexand':30 'arizona':19 'program':24 'realist':47 'medicaid':10 6710498 true true daylife Salt Lake Tribune http://www.sltrib.com/ OK http://www.sltrib.com/ci_13793116?source=rss 300002 Person democrat Mon Nov 16 22:05:26 -0600 2009 Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Jim Webb (D-Va.) today introduced the The Clean Energy Act of 2009, a bipartisan bill to promote further investment and ... 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'r':17 'cap':6 'jim':1 'sen':13 'use':28 'bail':3 'bill':23 'tenn':18 'webb':2,11 'doubl':26 'lamar':14 'power':31 'trade':8 'would':25 'energi':22 'monday':10 'propos':19 'r-tenn':16 'alexand':15 'countri':34 'nuclear':30 'politico':37 'cap-and-trad':5 6716715 true true google news Politico OK http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1109/29582.html 300002 Person senate Thu Nov 19 11:10:41 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 AP Photo / Manuel Balce Ceneta. Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., right, accompanied by Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, and Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. ... 'r':18,37 'ap':9 'ky':30 'ala':19 'goe':5 'gop':3 'sen':14,26,33 'balc':12 'hill':44 'jeff':15 'left':31 'tenn':38 'drill':48 'lamar':34 'minor':24 'mitch':27 'photo':10 'r-ala':17 'right':20 'senat':23 'speak':39 'unnot':6 'ceneta':13 'leader':25 'manuel':11 'r-tenn':36 'report':2,41 'alexand':35 'beneath':49 'capitol':43 'headlin':51 'session':16 'mcconnel':28 'obstruct':4 'truthdig':1,47 'unpunish':8 'accompani':21 'washington':46 6736658 false true google blog Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines http://www.truthdig.com/ OK http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/gop_obstruction_goes_unnoticed_--_and_unpunished_20091118/ 300002 Person republican Thu Nov 19 22:16:30 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 November 19th, 2009 – WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today released the following statement on his vote against the nomination of Judge David Hamilton to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit: ... 'r':13 'u.s':8,34 '19th':5 '2009':6 'judg':27 'serv':31 'tenn':14 'vote':22 'court':35 'david':28 'lamar':10 'nomin':25 'parti':3,44 'senat':9 'today':15 'appeal':37 'follow':18 'novemb':4 'r-tenn':12 'releas':16 'alexand':11 'circuit':41 'seventh':40 'hamilton':29 'tennesse':1,42 'statement':19 'republican':2,43 'washington':7 6739465 false true google blog Tennessee Republican Party http://www.tngop.org/wordpress/ OK http://www.tngop.org/wordpress/?p=3457 300002 Person democrat Thu Nov 19 22:16:30 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 The move is strictly according to Senate rules, which say any senator can demand a bill be read in its entirety before debate begins. While Democrats could, if they wish, repeatedly make motions to end the soliloquy, Republicans on the ... 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'get':11 'sen':20 'bill':19,25,43 'forc':32 'line':8,48 'mean':44 'onto':34 'reid':1 'rule':2 'said':23 'georg':5,45 'lamar':21 'point':13 'would':26 'bottom':7,47 'critic':16 'intend':29 'option':37 'public':36 'alexand':22 'consequ':30 'million':39 'american':33,41 'reconcili':4 'republican':9 6739467 false true google blog George's Bottom Line http://blogs.abcnews.com/george/ OK http://blogs.abcnews.com/george/2009/11/reid-rules-out-reconciliation-.html 300002 Person democrat Thu Nov 19 22:16:31 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 In a bipartisan bill introduced into the United States Senate in 2005 by then-Democratic Senator Joseph Lieberman and Republican Senator Lamar Alexander for the purpose of educating American youth about the rich culture of China, ... '2005':22 'bill':14 'educ':39 'life':9 'long':8 'rich':44 'unit':18 'china':47 'lamar':33 'senat':20,27,32 'south':1,48 'state':19 'stori':10 'youth':41 'cultur':45 'joseph':28 'lawyer':3,50 'purpos':37 'realli':7 'alexand':34 'florida':2,49 'american':40 'democrat':26 'interest':5 'introduc':15 'lieberman':29 'bipartisan':13 'republican':31 'then-democrat':24 6739470 false true google blog South Florida Lawyers http://southfloridalawyers.blogspot.com/ OK http://southfloridalawyers.blogspot.com/2009/11/interesting-but-really-long-life-story.html 300002 Person congress Tue Nov 17 22:22:13 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...Those fools who voted to not take a stand for conservative principles included some faithful RINOs but a few surprises: Lamar Alexander (TN), Saxby Chambliss (GA), Susan Collins (ME), John Cornyn (TX), Judd Gregg (NH), Orrin Hatch (UT), Richard Lugar (I 'ga':36 'nh':45 'tn':33 'tx':42 'ut':48 'fool':12 'help':10 'john':40 'judd':43 'judg':2 'rino':9,26 'take':17 'vote':14 'begin':3 'faith':25 'gregg':44 'hatch':47 'lamar':31 'lugar':50 'march':5 'orrin':46 'saxbi':34 'short':4 'stand':19 'susan':37 'collin':38 'cornyn':41 'includ':23 'alexand':32 'conserv':21 'richard':49 'surpris':30 'activist':1 'principl':22 'chambliss':35 'judiciari':7 'moonbatteri':52 6722304 false true daylife Moonbattery http://www.moonbattery.com/ OK http://www.moonbattery.com/archives/2009/11/activist_judges.html 300002 Person democrat Wed Nov 18 11:10:07 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0600 2009 GOP Senator Lamar Alexander of Tennessee and Democratic Senator Jim Webb of Virginia unveiled bipartisan legislation aimed at doubling nuclear power in 20 years and increasing funding for research into low carbon sources of energy. ... '20':30 'aim':24 'gop':8 'jim':17 'low':38 'fund':34 'mydd':1,43 'webb':5,18 'year':31 'doubl':26 'initi':7 'lamar':10 'power':28 'senat':9,16 'sourc':40 'carbon':39 'energi':42 'legisl':23 'unveil':21 'alexand':4,11 'increas':33 'nuclear':6,27 'democrat':15 'research':36 'tennesse':13 'virginia':20 'bipartisan':22 'alexander-webb':3 6726761 false true google blog MyDD http://www.mydd.com/ OK http://www.mydd.com/story/2009/11/18/05946/511 300002 Person democrat Wed Nov 18 11:10:07 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Sen. Lamar Alexander and a Democrat co-sponsor have introduced the Clean Energy Act, calling for creating mini-Manhattan Projects and coming close to likening support for more Nuclear power to surrender to enemies, which are unnnamed. ... 'co':15 'act':22 'sen':8 'u.s':6 'war':3 'call':23 'come':31 'foot':4 'mini':27 'clean':20 'close':32 'creat':25 'enemi':43 'lamar':9 'liken':34 'power':39 'energi':7,21 'unnnam':46 'ventur':1,47 'alexand':10 'nuclear':38 'project':29 'sponsor':16 'support':35 'surrend':41 'democrat':13 'introduc':18 'nashvill':2,48 'manhattan':28 'co-sponsor':14 'mini-manhattan':26 6726762 false true google blog Venture Nashville http://venturenashville.blogspot.com/ OK http://venturenashville.blogspot.com/2009/11/war-footing-for-us-energy.html 300002 Person congress Wed Nov 18 11:10:13 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...efforts, including the current climate bill debate in Congress. The senator is working on a three-pollutant bill with Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) that would reduce SO2, NOx and mercury emissions f 'd':44 'f':54 'r':33,38 'ami':41 'epa':4 'nox':50 'sen':1,29 'so2':5,49 'bill':14,27 'main':39 'minn':45 'plan':8 'tenn':34 'work':21 'debat':15 'emiss':6,53 'lamar':30 'reduc':48 'senat':19 'susan':35 'three':25 'would':47 'carper':2 'climat':13 'collin':36 'd-minn':43 'effort':9 'includ':10 'pollut':26 'r-main':37 'r-tenn':32 'alexand':31 'control':7 'current':12 'mercuri':52 'patriot':57 'support':3 'american':56 'congress':17 'klobuchar':42 'three-pollut':24 6726766 false true daylife All American Patriots http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/ OK http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/48756705-sen-carper-supports-epa-so2-emissions-control-plan 300002 Person senate Wed Nov 18 22:17:27 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0600 2009 and Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), noting they cannot support the cap-and-trade climate bill now churning through the Senate, said their plan could cost $20 billion over 10 years. It would include $100 billion for carbon-free ... 'r':15 '10':41 '20':38 '100':46 'cap':23 'sen':11 'bill':27 'cost':37 'free':51 'note':17 'plan':35 'said':33 'tenn':16 'year':42 'chang':5 'churn':29 'could':36 'lamar':12 'senat':32 'trade':25 'would':44 'cannot':19 'carbon':50 'climat':26 'energi':6 'includ':45 'polici':7 'r-tenn':14 'revenu':9 'alexand':13 'billion':39,47 'matthew':1,52 'support':20 'without':8 'yglesia':2,53 'carbon-fre':49 'cap-and-trad':22 6733912 false true google blog Matthew Yglesias http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/ OK http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/archives/2009/11/cant-change-energy-policy-without-revenue.php