politico
Two Dem recruits back away from Obama
National Democrats are upbeat about former North Dakota Attorney General Heidi Heitkamp's prospects as a Senate candidate. And on the House level, Dems are optimistic that former Gabrielle Giffords aide Ron Barber will keep Giffords's open seat in Democratic hands.
And both candidates are keeping their distance these days from President Obama.
Here's what Heitkamp had to say about Obama this we...
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USA Today
Dem candidate: Obama 'failed' to unite country
Heidi Heitkamp is seeking the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Kent Conrad in North Dakota.
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Huffington Post
Lake Sakakawea, North Dakota Water From Missouri River Can Be Used For Drilling, Feds Say
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Temporary, no-cost permits to tap surplus water from North Dakota's Lake Sakakawea will be issued to oil drillers and other industrial users until a national policy can be developed on how much, if anything, to charge, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Wednesday.
North Dakota Sens. Kent Conrad and John Hoeven, Gov. Jack Dalrymple and state Attorney Genera...
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Washington Post
Wonkbook: Simpson-Bowles can't make the budget debate bipartisan
Wednesday could have been the day that the budget debate turned bipartisan. Instead, it was the day that the debate proved itself immune to attempts at bipartisanship.
At 2 p.m., Kent Conrad, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, began marking up the Simpson-Bowles plan. "What I am proposing is not partisan," he said in a statement. "I am trying to break from the ‘business as usual’ pra...
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Reuters
Senate Democrat Conrad offers budget but no vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans have been pressuring Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad to offer up a budget plan, and on Wednesday, he gave them one - sort of.
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New York Times
Senate Budget Panel to Take Up Deficit Plan
The chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, Senator Kent Conrad, said he would introduce the blueprint of President Obama’s deficit reduction panel as the starting point for negotiations.
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FOX
Budget Chairman Predicts Stalemate Through Election
Sen. Kent Conrad of budget committee tells Fox News both parties probably won't agree on plan before electionTop Dem Calls for Hearing on Agency's Vegas BashIs Gingrich Preparing for Romney GOP Victory?Santorum Hoping to Resume Campaign After Tending to Daughter
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Washington Post
Harry Reid to introduce payroll tax cut compromise Monday, Conrad says
Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) plans to introduce a compromise measure Monday to extend the payroll tax cut, according to a key Senate Democrat.
“Majority Leader Reid called me yesterday and said he will propose tomorrow a compromise plan to extend the payroll tax cut,” Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) said on “Fox News Sunday.” “He will offer it at that poi...
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