Planned by harry reid, so tomorrow the majority leader has scheduled a cloture vote, or if we go to the rule video, the only procedure by which the senate can vote to place a time limit on consideration of a bill or other matter and thereby overcome a filibuster. The procedure requires 60 votes, so now democrats will need support from 60 senators just to overcome the filibuster and schedule a vote on chuck hagel. There has never in the history of the country been a filibuster of a defense secretary nominee. Never. Chuck hagel had nothing to do with the attack in benghazi. Is that something they need to have on their resume . I filibustered one of the president s nominees. Is that what they want . Senator john mccain who once said he would oppose a filibuster of hagel because it would set a bad precedent is changing his tune. He tells Foreign Policy magazine my position right now is that i want an answer to the question. That question totally unrelated to chuck hagel as defense secretar
Lets start with the big gi. On wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in shelby county, alabama versus holder. Just in case you were wondering, yes, its attorney general, eric older the named defendant in the case. They are asking the court to review the 2006 decision to reauthorize section five of the Voting Rights under the 14th and 15th amendments and violated the tenth amendment and article four of the constitution. It may sound like legal mumbo jumbo. Nine of the states covered as a whole and most of those in the south to get federal approval before a new election law is imposed. They challenge whether such a provision is necessary. The plaintiffs in the case dont think they need it anymore. Oh, really . Shelby county, let me remind you why you are one of the state that is were included under section five. You think you have come a long way since 1965, images like this one are forever engrained in the minds of men and women who endured police attacks, racism and death fo
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Hearts club. Its thursday, february 14th, valentines day, and this is now. Joining me today author and radio host of the nationally syndicated studio 360, curt anderson, msnbc contributor and queen bee of the grio. Com joy reid, politico senior political reporter, the intrepid maggie haberman, nicknames galore, and host of msnbcs the cycle steve cornacke. These days for republicans all roads lead to benghazi. Senator Lindsey Graham and fellow Senate Republicans are blocking a confirmation vote on chuck hagel as secretary of defense until the white house provides more information on something that has nothing to do with chuck hagel. I am going to fight the idea of jamming somebody through until we get answers about what the president did personally when it came to the benghazi debacle. Just to be clear, according to senator Lindsey Graham, a 38day confirmation process is the ekwifl ens of jamming somebody through. Hagels confirmation was approved by the Senate Armed Services committee o
Special to the Journal The Healey-Driscoll Administration awarded new Innovation Career Pathway designations to 36 high schools across Massachusetts, of which 22 are new to the program. Innovation Career Pathways provide students with work-based, applied learning experiences in high-demand industries such as Advanced Manufacturing, Information Technology, Environmental and Life Sciences, Health Care and Social Assistance,