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• n  a member of a senate

• Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd has decided to stay at the helm of the Banking Committee.
• A New Jersey senator said Congress should investigate whether a lucrative oil contract might have played a role in the release of the only man convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie .

News & Articles

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• Senator Corker demands answers regarding alleged CIA payments in Afghanistan
  By: Greg Ellison Senator Corker continues to plug the flow of monetary aid to Afghanistan. The ranking Republican on the...
  June 18, 2013 - FOX 31 Denver
• Senator wants answers about alleged CIA payments
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senator Bob Corker says he's holding up $75 million in U.S. assistance to Afghanistan until he gets answers from the Obama administration about alleged cash payments from the CIA to Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
  June 17, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News
• Senator wants answers about alleged CIA payments - Quincy Herald-Whig | Illinois & Missouri News, Sports
  WASHINGTON (AP) - Senator Bob Corker says he's holding up $75 million in U.S. assistance to Afghanistan until he gets answers from the Obama administration about alleged cash payments from the CIA to Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
  June 17, 2013 - Quincy Herald-Whig

Quotes

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• Mitt Romney in Globe and Mail
  I must now stand aside, for our party and our country,Mr. Romney told conservatives. "If I fight on in my campaign, all the way to the convention, I would forestall the launch of a national campaign and make it more likely that Senator...
• John McCain in Hartford Courant
  I have spoken to Senator Obama and informed him of my decision and have asked him to join me. We must meet as Americans, not as Democrats or Republicans, and we must meet until this crisis is resolved,McCain said. "I am directing my...
• Edward Kennedy in Christian Science Monitor
  I strongly support the law and the principle that the people should elect their Senator,Kennedy wrote in a letter to Gov. Deval Patrick, Senate President Therese Murray, and Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo. "I also believe it is vital...