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Experts: US Budget Gridlock Threatens R&D—and Long-Term Economic Strength

Lab Manager Magazine -
The Senate is not likely to approve such a draconian spending plan, he said, but it sets a troubling baseline for negotiations in the months ahead.

Gridlock, on roads and in highway bill talks, marks travel weekend

The Hill (blog) -
“They're going to be sitting there on I-95, in the gridlock just before and after Richmond, and it's going to be frustrating.

Dion: Real reform of the Senate won't be that easy

Calgary Herald -
So here we have a bill that would impose on Canada a ritual gridlock between two elected, equally powerful chambers, and that would create a much stronger Senate where Alberta and British Columbia would be grossly underrepresented.

Wisconsin Senate recalls: Frivolous or pivotal?

Dubuque Telegraph Herald -
If Democrats go into the elections with a recall-generated majority in the Senate and manage to hold it, Republicans maintain Assembly control and Walker is still in office, political gridlock will ensue and no one will be able to advance an agenda.

Gregoire says political gridlock in Washington, D.C., jamming state roadwork

Bellingham Herald -
To prevent that from happening, Ziegler said, the state is backing a Senate highway bill that would send an additional $44 million to Washington for its projects next year.

Lloyd Jackson, Fargo, letter: Change in Senate or gridlock/status quo?

Grand Forks Herald -
While he's working hard in the US House, the problem lies in the Senate, where Democrats refuse to act on dozens of pieces of legislation that would improve the economy and help grow jobs.

Washington Gridlock Ties Up Construction Projects on Long Island

WFUV News -
The Senate has already passed a surface transportation reauthorization bill. That version provides two years of funding. But, Israel is doubtful his Republican counterparts in the House will pass the Senate's legislation.

Effort to reform telecom laws met major disconnect

The Colorado Statesman -
By Peter Marcus A 20-month process to reform the state's decades-old telecommunications laws ended in political gridlock and inter-party disagreements among Senate Democrats over how to fund broadband investments in rural parts of the state.

Gridlock wearing on Tenn. roads

Elizabethton Star -
And while the Senate after much delay was able to pass a bipartisan plan, its path to the president's desk is by no means assured.

U.S. Senate Race: Republican Party Primary

NJ Spotlight -
But Kyrillos' three opponents argue that apparent advantage means less at a time when voters are tired of partisan gridlock and looking beyond the party apparatus for ideas. With backers among Tea Party groups, as well as a smattering of support among ...
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Senate '12: Kaine talks pay fairness, retirement security, Allen receives ...

Augusta Free Press -
Topics included campaign finance reform, his views on foreign policy, ways to break through Washington's gridlock, and responsibly reduce the federal deficit.

Sen. Murkowski's fresh energy plan to look beyond 2012

Chicago Tribune -
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Frustrated by the gridlock that has stalled Congress leading into the 2012 presidential elections in November, the top Republican on the Senate Energy Committee is drafting what she hopes is a fresh look at the big-picture energy ...

Sen. Murkowski's fresh energy plan to look beyond 2012

Chicago Tribune -
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Frustrated by the gridlock that has stalled Congress leading into the 2012 presidential elections in November, the top Republican on the Senate Energy Committee is drafting what she hopes is a fresh look at the big-picture energy ...

Violence Against Women Act stalled as Congress bickers

Lake Wylie Pilot -
Idaho Republican Sen. Mike Crapo, a sponsor of the Senate version, said it was pure gridlock, and he's not sure how the standoff will be resolved.
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Sen. Murkowski's fresh energy plan to look beyond 2012

WINA AM 1070 -
By Roberta Rampton and Ayesha Rascoe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Frustrated by the gridlock that has stalled Congress leading into the 2012 presidential elections in November, the top Republican on the Senate Energy Committee is drafting what she hopes is a ...
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