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      <excerpt>WASHINGTON -- Republican Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama has released most of the &quot;holds&quot; he had placed on President Obama's nominees, his office said Monday.&#160;
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      <excerpt>The race will feature five-term Republican Congressman Mark Kirk versus Democratic State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias. Kirk, who has ridden the wave of Conservative voter enthusiasm, easily won his primary by 37 points. His general election opponent,</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>It is interesting to note that the doomed invertebrate Senator Harry Reid, of Nevada, took umbrage at the language President Carebear used. Harry Reid, who would let the GOP, Traitor Joe , Ben Nelson, and too many others to list, ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rush Limbaugh&amp;#39;s Brillant Idea On Health Care&#8211;A Firing Line Debate Between&#8211;Barach Obama, Harry Reid, and Nancy Pelosi Vs. Rush Limbaugh, Mark Levin and Paul Ryan&#8211;Take The Presidential Challenge! ... As a senator, Dr. Coburn has offered more  amend</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Came across this sad piece of information: &amp;quot;Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) on Thursday placed a blanket hold on all of President Barack Obama&amp;#39;s nominees before the Senate, according to the office of Majority Leader Harry Reid.&amp;quot; ...</excerpt>
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