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 "Lindsey Graham":

"… ste of Brooklyn” party for the Republican Governors Association.Senators Lindsey Graham (S.C.) and Saxby Chambliss (Ga.), along with a few other Southern congress …"

"… ians Brooks & Dunn. All Republican senators expected to attend.Senator Lindsey Graham (S.C.), Senator Saxby Chambliss (Ga.) and other Southern members of Congre …"

IMPACT: Panetta pledges to fix substandard schools on military bases

By Kristen Lombardi

Defense secretary Leon Panetta says DOD leadership will come up with plans to fix substandard schools

Excerpts from this story referencing "Lindsey Graham":

"… tary construction spending bill. Boxer’s amendment, cosponsored by Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), James Inhofe (R-Okla.), and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.),  calls on …"

The climate lobby from soup to nuts

By Marianne Lavelle and M.B. Pell

An array of new interests joins Washington's climate change debate

Excerpts from this story referencing "Lindsey Graham":

"… Senators — Massachusetts Democrat John Kerry, South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham, and Connecticut Independent Joe Lieberman — already makes clear that th …"

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A repugnant choice

By Sarah Fort

In dealing with Uzbek dictator, U.S. buys access to air field — even after eviction

Excerpts from this story referencing "Lindsey Graham":

"… of 2005.Members of Congress, including Sens. Joseph R. Biden Jr., D-Del., Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., John McCain, R-Ariz., and John E. Sununu, R …"

FACT CHECK: Obama’s Jobs Act ‘bipartisan’? Not entirely

By FactCheck.Org

Obama's jobs plan does have bipartisan support, but also a fair share of detractors

Excerpts from this story referencing "Lindsey Graham":

"… the stimulus passed in early 2009, Republicans, led by Sens. John McCain, Lindsey Graham, John Thune, Richard Burr and Mel Martinez, offered their own al …"

Profiting from recession, payday lenders spend big to fight regulation

By Keith Epstein

Industry steps up lobbying as Senate grapples with financial reform

Excerpts from this story referencing "Lindsey Graham":

"… enators have already received handwritten letters. One woman wrote to Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) to explain how she’d been out of work for two weeks when her da …"

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Puncturing the hot air balloons on defense spending

By R. Jeffrey Smith

Rhetoric confuses reality, as Obama's defense budget proposal would shift planned spending by less than one percent

Excerpts from this story referencing "Lindsey Graham":

"… eon Panetta issued a dire warning: In a letter to Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham, he wrote that a threatened deep reduction — about $1 trillion over the …"

FACT CHECK: ‘The Life of Julia,’ corrected

By FactCheck.Org

Bogus assumptions in the Obama campaign's infographic about a fictional woman.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Lindsey Graham":

"… ily in the same way Romney might. That bill (sponsored by Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham, Rand Paul and Mike Lee) would gradually increase the age of normal retire …"

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INSIDE WASHINGTON: Much ado on Hill about little

By The Associated Press

INSIDE WASHINGTON: Congress makes noise but few laws ahead in summer lead-up to Election Day

Excerpts from this story referencing "Lindsey Graham":

"… g a white baseball cap emblazoned with the South Carolina state logo, Sen. Lindsey Graham acknowledged, "We're talking about the election in political terms rather …"

FACT CHECK: Facing facts on fiscal cliff

By FactCheck.Org

How did the U.S. reach a 'fiscal cliff' and what does it mean?

Excerpts from this story referencing "Lindsey Graham":

"… raising tax rates.For example, on ABC’s “This Week” on Nov. 25, Sen. Lindsey Graham said:Graham, Nov. 25: I’m willing to generate revenue. It’s fair to as …"

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