Fact Watch: Playing politics with gasoline prices; both parties make questionable claims

By FactCheck.Org

Democrats and Republicans both demagogue the gasoline price issue

Excerpts from this story referencing "Lamar Alexander":

"… iness, you will raise prices at the pump.A day after the bill failed, Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee also said on Twitter that repealing oil tax breaks would rais …"

Obama cabinet officials visit swing districts in final weeks before Nov. 2 election

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

Earlier this month in Orlando, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan unveiled a $1.56 million grant to install energy-effici

Excerpts from this story referencing "Lamar Alexander":

"… icans Rep. Mike Castle of Delaware, Sen. Michael Enzi of Wyoming, and Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, the spokesman added.The three spokesmen for HUD, the Energy …"

Stimulating hypocrisy: Scores of Recovery Act opponents sought money out of public view

By John Solomon and Aaron Mehta

Scores of Recovery Act opponents sought money out of public view

Excerpts from this story referencing "Lamar Alexander":

"… nsportation for a bridge replacement between Milton, Ky., and Madison, Ind.Lamar Alexander, the senior Senator from Tennessee, is another prominent GOP leader who vo …"

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Senators ask Specter for their money back, but will they return Specter’s?

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

Three of Arlen Specter’s former Republican Senate colleagues are taking the former GOP-er up on his offer to return contributions they made

Excerpts from this story referencing "Lamar Alexander":

"… They are Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee, Senate Republican Caucus Chair Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, and National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair John Corn …"

Will GOP miss Specter’s generous ways?

By Aaron Mehta

By now, it’s old news that Senator Arlen Specter switched parties to join the Democratic majority in the Senate. Earlier this week PaperTrai

Excerpts from this story referencing "Lamar Alexander":

"… threat to the country,” received $5,000.• Republican Conference Chair Lamar Alexander was given a contribution of $10,000.• Norm Coleman, who is fighting to p …"

Arlen Specter’s switch could prove costly

By Aaron Mehta

Hours after announcing his switch to the majority party in the Senate, newly minted Pennsylvania Democrat Arlen Specter has already put his

Excerpts from this story referencing "Lamar Alexander":

"… ll ($10,000 from his Bluegrass Committee PAC), Republican Conference Chair Lamar Alexander ($5,000 from his Tennessee PAC), Republican Senate legend Orrin Hatch ($10 …"

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Grand Old Parties: Special interests shower Republicans with perks and parties in the Big Apple

By Meredith O'Brien

Cowboy boots and rock stars. Tuxedos and champagne. Batting practice in a Major League Baseball stadium and coveted tickets to the U.S. Open

Excerpts from this story referencing "Lamar Alexander":

"… s auction house for Tennessee’s senators, Majority Leader Bill Frist and Lamar Alexander, who is chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Energy.A “Taste of Brookl …"

"… s Day and the KnightsSenate Majority Leader Bill Frist (Tenn.) and Senator Lamar Alexander (Tenn.), chairman of Subcommittee on EnergyAmerican Gas AssociationSotheby …"

Mountaintop coal mining alters Appalachia

By The Center for Public Integrity

Mountaintop coal mining is making a comeback in Appalachia, stripping hillsides of vegetation and contaminating water sources

Excerpts from this story referencing "Lamar Alexander":

"… with the proposed rule, Senators Jeff Bingaman, a New Mexico Democrat, and Lamar Alexander, a Tennessee Republican, asked the Government Accountability Office to inv …"

As FEMA funds run out, senators from states with most disasters oppose funding bill

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

Some senators supported disaster aid before they voted against it

Excerpts from this story referencing "Lamar Alexander":

"… nate advanced a stand-alone bill by a mostly party-line 61 to 38 vote.Sen. Lamar Alexander, a Tennessee Republican and a member of his party’s leadership, told CNN …"

GOP senators call for overhaul of electronic health records program

By Fred Schulte

Report says $35 billion Obama administration stimulus program not working

Excerpts from this story referencing "Lamar Alexander":

"… dopt Health IT” was released on Tuesday by Senators John Thune (R-S.D.), Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Tom Coburn (R-Okla …"