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• Harry Reid reveals his niece is a lesbian, gives push to Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)

  From Huffington Post:

  WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has long been a supporter of legislation to ban workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation. But on Wednesday, he revealed a more personal reason for his support.

  "My niece is a lesbian," Reid said during [...]

  From Steve Rothaus' Gay South Florida at May 16, 2013, 1:18pm in Politics, News, Life, MiamiHerald.com Blogs

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• Gunpowder Plot

  I guess Harry Reid has a sense of humor after all.

  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Tuesday introduced a bill that would require background checks to be run on anyone buying explosive powder, a reaction to last week’s Boston Marathon bombing.

  Reid introduced the bill, S. 792, for Sen. [...]

  From Bark Bark Woof Woof at April 25, 2013, 4:07am in News, Politics

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• The U.S. Senators That Voted No on Background Checks for Gun Buyers. By Geniusofdespair

  Marco Rubio Voted NO
  
  Also see From Slate: Why do Republicans love Background Checks for Immigrants, But Not For Gun Buyers?
  
  Report from Themoderatevoice: Here are the 46 Senators who voted against the bill. As noted here at TMV, Harry Reid’s “no” vote was pro [...]
  From EYE ON MIAMI at April 18, 2013, 8:14am in Media, News, Politics

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• “That Would Infringe”

  UPDATE: Rubio signs onto letter promising filibuster on gun control legislation

  Below is an image copy of the letter Senators Rand Paul, Mike Lee, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio wrote and sent to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid regarding their strong defense of the Second Amendment...

  More at Sen. [...]

  From Babalú Blog at March 28, 2013, 1:21pm in Cuba

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• Assault Weapons Ban Banned

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  This is, to say the least, not a good thing.

  After a meeting with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Monday, a frustrated Feinstein said she learned that the bill she sponsored — which bans 157 different models of assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines — wouldn’t be part [...]

  From Bark Bark Woof Woof at March 20, 2013, 3:40am in News, Politics

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• "Jeb!" flip flops on immigration reform, rejects Rubio's path to citizenship

  Update: "Jeb Bush is back in the spotlight — and thinking about 2016", "Harry Reid: Jeb Bush not a leader on immigration. Rubio is." and "Jeb Bush working hard to be heard".

  In his run up to the 2016 GOP presidential primary, Jebbie Bush is plainly re-establishing [...]

  From Florida Politics at March 06, 2013, 10:31am in News, Politics

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• On immigration, Marco Rubio bashes "dysfunctional Congress" in Harry Reid's home paper

  As he pushes for an immigration compromise plan, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has also been criticizing Senate leader Harry Reid as of late.

  Now the Nevada Democratic boss can read all about Rubio's immigration principles in a new editorial in the Las Vegas Review Journal in which the Republican senator omits [...]

  From Naked Politics at January 27, 2013, 6:06pm in News, Politics

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• House adopts GOP rules after partisan debate; will continue to defend antigay Defense of Marriage Act

  BY LARRY MARGASAK, ASSOCIATED PRESS

  WASHINGTON -- The House on Thursday adopted Republican-written rules for the chamber that reflect the party's efforts to cut spending, stop government regulations and oppose same-sex marriage.

  The Senate put off discussion of its rules so that the Democratic leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, could [...]

  From Steve Rothaus' Gay South Florida at January 04, 2013, 11:27am in Politics, News, Life, MiamiHerald.com Blogs

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• Rep. Ros-Lehtinen invites Sen. Harry Reid to discover the real meaning of the term ‘dictatorhip’

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  In his usual pernicious and tasteless manner, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid took to the Senate floor today to odiously proclaim that House Speaker John Boehner is running congress like a "dictatorship":

  Reid said Boehner will not bring up the Senate’s bill because he knows it would pass on the [...]

  From Babalú Blog at December 27, 2012, 7:26pm in Cuba

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• A real horror story, just in time for Halloween

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  Forget Friday the 13th or The Walking Dead. I've got your real horror right here:

  Is it possible that Harry Reid could end up as vice president in a Romney Administration?

  Yes it is, and here's how it could happen. [...]

  ' [...]
  From Babalú Blog at October 26, 2012, 9:06am in Cuba

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• Harry Situation

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  Ed Kilgore writes:

  I don't know whether Harry Reid is making stuff up or not. But I think it's important to stipulate that if he is, that's a bad thing, although it in no way absolves Mitt Romney's completely independent responsibility to release his tax records and resolve all doubts.

  I [...]
  From Bark Bark Woof Woof at August 09, 2012, 5:27am in News, Politics

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• Mitt Romney's tax returns

  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is having himself a really good time with Mitt Romney’s tax returns. There’s something delightfully reckless about a politician who is serving his last term and doesn’t care what kind of tempest he may be stirring up among his political enemies.

  
  

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  From Chan Lowe at August 07, 2012, 4:54pm in Media

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• The Burden of Proof

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  I've watched enough episodes of Law & Order to get the concept of burden of proof. It means that if a person who has evidence refuses to produce it, the presumption is that the evidence would be against them. It's called "missing evidence."
  
  That's why Sen. Harry Reid's [...]
  From Bark Bark Woof Woof at August 07, 2012, 4:43am in News, Politics

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• Prove Him Wrong

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  I love how all the GOP talking heads are getting their tails all puffed up about Harry Reid's tale of Mitt Romney not paying taxes for ten years.

  On the Sunday talk shows, Republicans expressed outrage over Sen. Harry Reid’s (D-NV) unsubstantiated claim that Mitt Romney has not paid [...]

  From Bark Bark Woof Woof at August 05, 2012, 12:42pm in News, Politics

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• Or So I've Heard

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  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) raised a few hackles with his claims that he's been told by unnamed people that Mitt Romney may not have paid any taxes. Even Jon Stewart called him out on it. But as Steve M points out, it's rather hypocritical for [...]
  From Bark Bark Woof Woof at August 03, 2012, 10:49am in News, Politics

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• Harry Reid: hitting the big time

  
  
  

  From the Urban Dictionary:

  1. Harry Reid 105 up, 17 down

  A sexual position where you climb on top and then do absolutely nothing. Named for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV). Under his lack of leadership, the Senate failed to pass a budget in 2009, 2010, 2011, [...]

  From Babalú Blog at July 12, 2012, 3:49pm in Cuba

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• A pep talk from William Jacobson

  
  
  

  It is what it is.

  Consider this Pep Talk IV.

  Was it over when Harry Reid pushed Obamacare through at Christmas time in December 2009?

  Not when voters took to the voting booth and elected Scott Brown.

  Was it over when Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats were forced to accept [...]

  From Babalú Blog at June 28, 2012, 10:54am in Cuba

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• Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid: 'People should be able to marry whoever they want'

  News release from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada:

  Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid issued the following statement today following President Obama’s announcement of support for marriage equality.
  
  “My personal belief is that marriage is [...]

  From Steve Rothaus' Gay South Florida at May 09, 2012, 10:50pm in Politics, News, Life, MiamiHerald.com Blogs

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• Adalberto Jordan Confirmation, 11th Circuit

  According to the Daily Business Review: (article is behind pay wall)
  

  U.S. District Judge Adalberto Jordan of Miami was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on a 94-5 vote as the newest federal appellate judge after his nomination became an example of Washington gridlock.

  
  
  Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid, [...]
  From Josh's Legal Community Update at February 15, 2012, 3:12pm in Communities, Business, Law

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