L000174 1940-03-31 12864 433 Russell Senate Office Building http://leahy.senate.gov/contact.cfm 202-224-3479 Patrick 'd':4 'vt':5 'sen':1 'leahi':3,7,9 'patrick':2,6,8 M 300065 Leahy Patrick_Leahy J. Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT] 6662 N00009918 10230 Democrat 202-224-4242 Roman Catholic VT Patrick Leahy 4.24242424242424 http://leahy.senate.gov/ SenatorPatrickLeahy 300065 Person sen\. Tue Nov 24 22:23:57 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...stockpiling and trade in mines. Besides the United States, holdouts include: China, India, Pakistan, Myanmar and Russia. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., criticized the State Department's review of the land mine policy as "cursory and halfhearted." The senato 'd':30 'vt':31 'ban':8 'sen':26 'wis':49 'd-vt':29 'land':6,40 'mine':7,13,41 'sign':5 'unit':16 'besid':14 'china':20 'india':21 'leahi':28 'obama':1 'state':17,34 'trade':11 'critic':32 'depart':35 'includ':19 'polici':42 'review':37 'russia':25 'senato':48 'cursori':44 'holdout':18 'myanmar':23 'patrick':27 'pakistan':22 'stockpil':9 'administr':2 'halfheart':46 6781974 true true daylife WIS http://www.wistv.com/ OK http://www.wistv.com/global/story.asp?s=11567908 300065 Person sen\. Tue Nov 24 22:23:58 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...stockpiling and trade in mines. Besides the United States, holdouts include: China, India, Pakistan, Myanmar and Russia. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., criticized the State Department's review of the land mine policy as "cursory and halfhearted." The sena 'd':29 'st':49 'vt':30 'ban':7 'sen':25 'd-vt':28 'ksdk':48 'land':5,39 'loui':50 'mine':6,12,40 'sena':47 'sign':4 'unit':15 'besid':13 'china':19 'india':20 'leahi':27 'obama':1 'state':16,33 'trade':10 'critic':31 'depart':34 'includ':18 'polici':41 'review':36 'russia':24 'cursori':43 'holdout':17 'myanmar':22 'patrick':26 'pakistan':21 'stockpil':8 'administr':2 'halfheart':45 6781975 true true daylife KSDK | St. Louis http://www.ksdk.com/ OK http://www.ksdk.com/news/govt_politics/elections/decision2008/story.aspx?storyid=190449 300065 Person senate Tue Nov 24 11:16:42 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...for a spot on the federal bench in Vermont on Saturday after a quick nomination process that was also a victory for U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, a Vermonter who is the head of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Reiss, 47, will become the first woman to hold th '47':43 'th':51 'sen':28 'u.s':27 'also':23 'barr':52 'head':36 'hold':50 'spot':7 'time':55 'argus':56 'becom':45 'bench':11 'feder':10 'first':47 'leahi':1,30 'nomin':19 'prais':2 'quick':18 'reiss':3,42 'senat':39 'woman':48 'appoint':4 'patrick':29 'process':20 'vermont':13,32 'victori':25 'committe':41 'montpeli':53 'saturday':15 'judiciari':40 'times-argus':54 6771029 true true daylife Barre Montpelier Times-Argus http://www.timesargus.com/ OK http://www.timesargus.com/article/20091124/NEWS02/911240382/1003/NEWS02 300065 Person sen\. Tue Nov 24 22:23:56 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) is sharply critical of the Obama Administration's decision, announced Tuesday by the State ... 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'us':18 'vt':5 'sen':19 'also':14 'head':27 'bench':6 'leahi':21 'nomin':10 'quick':9 'reiss':3 'senat':1,30 'herald':34 'confirm':2 'patrick':20 'process':11 'rutland':33 'vermont':23 'victori':16 'committe':32 'judiciari':31 6781966 true true google news Rutland Herald OK http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20091124/NEWS01/911240341/0/MEDIACENTER01 300065 Person senate Tue Nov 24 22:23:56 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 US Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., spoke on the Senate floor encouraging a vote on the bill. "Vote no if you want on the final bill but at least let's have a ... 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'head':6 'said':21 'vote':8 'break':2 'howev':9 'leahi':13 'senat':11 'digest':36 'exampl':29 'judici':3 'nomine':4 'person':34 'attempt':23 'liberti':35 'patrick':12 'vermont':15 'chairman':16 'committe':20 'democrat':1,10 'filibust':5,26 'judiciari':19 6781973 true true google news Personal Liberty Digest OK http://www.personalliberty.com/news/democrats-break-judicial-nominee-filibuster-head-to-vote-19469757/ 300065 Person sen\. Mon Nov 23 11:33:37 -0600 2009 Mon Nov 23 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...immigrant workers to take up the slack on the nation's farms. In response to the news of the crackdown in Vermont, Sen. Patrick Leahy said the immigration system was "broken" and "does not work well for anyone, and especially for dairy farmers and th 'th':50 'sen':28 'farm':17 'live':3 'make':1 'news':22 'said':31 'take':9 'well':41 'work':40 'anyon':43 'dairi':47 'leahi':30 'slack':12 'broken':36 'especi':45 'farmer':48 'herald':52 'immigr':6,33 'nation':15 'system':34 'worker':7 'patrick':29 'respons':19 'rutland':51 'vermont':5,27 'crackdown':25 6752769 true true daylife Rutland Herald http://www.rutlandherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=RSS OK http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20091122/OPINION01/911239999/1038/OPINION01 300065 Person senate Tue Nov 24 11:16:36 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Senator Patrick Leahy is lauding the Senate's confirmation of Essex Junction woman Christina Reiss (rys) to become Vermont's new federal judge. Leahy says the confirmation process took just 17 days from hearing to vote, which made it ... '17':40 '24':8 'day':41 'new':30 'rys':25 'say':34 '2009':9 'hear':43 'judg':32 'laud':14 'made':47 'news':3,6,51 'took':38 'vote':45 'wvtk':1,4,49 'becom':27 'essex':20 'feder':31 'leahi':12,33 'local':2,5,50 'reiss':24 'senat':10,16 'woman':22 'novemb':7 'confirm':18,36 'patrick':11 'process':37 'vermont':28 'junction':21 'christina':23 6771027 false true google blog WVTK Local News http://wvtklocalnews.blogspot.com/ OK http://wvtklocalnews.blogspot.com/2009/11/wvtk-local-news-november-24-2009.html 300065 Person congress Tue Nov 24 11:16:35 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 We begin with Congressman Peter Hoekstra , who is with us in the studio here in Washington. Senator Patrick Leahy is in his home state. He's in Burlington, Vermont, this morning.Congressman, I will start... more ›› ... 'us':17 'bill':4 'home':30 'begin':9 'leahi':26 'peter':12 'senat':2,24 'start':41 'state':31 'health':3 'imping':5 'studio':20 'freedom':7 'homepag':44 'patrick':25 'vermont':36 'hoekstra':13 'burlington':35 'washington':23 'congressman':11 'realclearpolit':1,43 'morning.congressman':38 6771020 false true google blog RealClearPolitics - Homepage http://www.realclearpolitics.com/ OK http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2009/11/24/senate_health_bill_impinges_on_freedom_225152.html 300065 Person congress Tue Nov 24 11:16:35 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 In February 2006, Barack Obama joined fellow Senator Patrick Leahy in writing a letter to then-U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman. They write: “Chevron is reportedly lobbying Members of Congress and your office to use the leverage of ... 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'jan':22 'dave':19 'down':14 'john':33 'mike':2 'next':7 'peac':38 'becom':5 'guild':32 'leahi':26 'scott':11 'senat':8,24 'horton':12 'jeremi':17 'lawyer':31 'moveon':35 'nation':30 'scahil':18 'street':15 'aggress':41 'capuano':3 'freedom':28 'patrick':25 'podesta':34 'veteran':36 'american':27 'campaign':29 'lindorff':20 'progress':42 'schakowski':23 'massachusett':10 'congresswoman':21 'democrats.com':39 'impeachbybee.org':16 6781949 false true google blog Democrats.com - The Aggressive Progressives! http://www.democrats.com/ OK http://www.democrats.com/node/21330 300065 Person senator Tue Nov 24 22:23:53 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 --This point leads to the most recent lunatic statement by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) that the New York trials will show the world -- especially the Muslim world -- that the U.S. judicial system is impartial and should be the ... 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'us':18 'buy':5 'forc':2 'home':31 'poll':45 'begin':10 'insur':8 'leahi':27 'peopl':3 'peter':13 'senat':25 'start':42 'state':32 'averag':46 'health':7 'studio':21 'patrick':26 'vermont':37 'hoekstra':14 'burlington':36 'washington':24 'congressman':12 'realclearpolit':1,44 'morning.congressman':39 6781951 false true google blog RealClearPolitics - Poll Averages http://www.realclearpolitics.com/ OK http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2009/11/24/forcing_people_to_buy_more_health_insurance_225152.html 300065 Person senate Tue Nov 24 22:23:53 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Sheldon Whitehouse by order of committee chairman chaired by Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy. Whitehouse, who sits on the committee, recommended her nomination with Sen. Jack Reed, who is expected to introduce Thompson Dec. 1. ... 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