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Senate Approves Kerry for Secretary of State
2013-01-30 00:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The Senate approved one of its own to become President Obama`s second Secretary of State in a near-unanimous vote today. Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) sailed through the chamber in a 94-to-3 vote, with Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Texas Sens. Ted Cruz (R) and John Cornyn (R) casting the only no votes. In nearly three decades in the U.S. Senate, John Kerry has distinguished himself as a champion for action against climate change, an advocate for the international cooperation we need to protect...
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U.S. Senate approves Kerry as secretary of state
2013-01-29 16:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: John Kerry's nomination as President Barack Obama's new secretary of state sailed through the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, as his fellow senators voted overwhelmingly to confirm him to replace Hillary Clinton as the country's top diplomat. The vote was 94-3 in favor. The two senators from Texas, John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, and Oklahoma Senator James Inhofe, all Republicans, were the only no votes. Three senators did not vote. Kerry, the senior Democratic senator from Massachusetts, voted "present."...
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Senate Approves $50.5B For Post-Sandy Relief, Rebuilding
2013-01-29 00:37:17| ENR.com: Headline News
Measure next goes to the White House, where Obama has promised to sign it "as soon as it hits my desk."
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Senate approves 4 TVA board members
2013-01-03 01:19:34| Energy - Topix.net
The U.S. Senate has approved four new members to the board of directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, which will go on to the President's desk for his signature.
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US Senate approves key tax deal
2013-01-01 09:58:05| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The US Senate approves a deal to avert a combination of tax hikes and spending cuts known as the "fiscal cliff", hours after missing a deadline.