Daily Filibuster Clips 11.12.11

[Dave Johnson]

Passing this along for possible blogging fodder.

STATE NEWS

 

Senate filibuster rule counter to democracy

Des Moines Register, January 12, 2011

LTW by Jim Riggs

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20110112/OPINION04/101120338/-1/BUSINESS04/Senate-filibuster-rule-counter-to-democracy

 

Udall sees calmer debate ahead

9News NBC (CO), January 11, 2011

By Jeffrey Wolf

http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=175051&catid=188

 

Senate Reform: Wyden Takes up Merkley’s Fight, Targets Secret Holds

Willamette Weekly, January 12, 2011

http://blogs.wweek.com/news/2011/01/11/senate-reform-wyden-takes-up-merkleys-fight-targets-secret-holds/

 

 

 

NATIONAL NEWS

 

Kerry warns partisan fighting threatens U.S. global economic standing

The Hill, January 11, 2011

By Alexander Bolton

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/137259-kerry-warns-partisan-fighting-threatens-us-global-economic-standing

 

Kerry derides 'divisive, overly simplistic dialogue'

MSNBC, January 11, 2011

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/01/11/5813646-kerry-derides-divisive-overly-simplistic-dialogue

 

HuffPost Hill: HANDFUL OF REPUBLICANS SOURCE OF MOST SENATE OBSTRUCTION

Huffington Post, January 11, 2011

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/11/huffpost-hill-capitol-pol_n_807691.html

Abolishing the Senate: Yet Another Horrendously Bad Idea from Anti-Democracy Proponents

FDL, January 11, 2011

By Michael Kwiatkowski

http://my.firedoglake.com/michaelkwiatkowski/2011/01/11/abolishing-the-senate-yet-another-horrendously-bad-idea-from-anti-democracy-proponents/

 

Filibuster Reform? Is It on the Way? What Does it Mean for Cleantech?

Clean Technica, January 11, 2011

By Zachary Shahan

http://cleantechnica.com/2011/01/11/filibuster-reform-is-it-on-the-way-what-does-it-mean-for-cleantech/