High scorers (over 90%) on the Senate side included: George Allen (R-VA), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Norm Coleman (R-MN), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Sue Collins (R-ME), John Cornyn (R-TX), Elizabeth Dole (R-NC), John Ensign (R-NV), William Frist (R-TN), Lindsey GrahamCharles Grassley (R-IA), Judd Gregg (R-NH), Orin Hatch (R-UT), Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Richard Lugar (R-IN), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Rick Santorum (R-PA), Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby (R-AL), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Arlen Specter (R-PA), Ted Stevens (R-AK), Craig Thomas (R-WY).
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Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Anna Eshoo (D-CA) and Jared Polis (D-CO) announced they have introduced H.
Those voting no included a curious mix of bedfellows with conservative Republicans Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Rand Paul (R-KY) voting in line with the more liberal Susan Collins (R-ME) and the more moderate John McCain (R-AZ).
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Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) has introduced the Unlocking Technology Act of 2013 with co-sponsors Jared Polis (D-CO), Anna Eshoo (D-CA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY).
Thune, Bean, Cuellar, Geoff Davis (R-Ky.) and Mike Sodrel (R-Ind.) each lost in their Congressional bids two years ago.
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) wants to permanently extend all of the Bush-era tax cuts.
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President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH), House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D- CA), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) will meet today at 3:00p.m. at the White House to discuss the (lack of a) budget.
FORBES: Obama, Boehner, Reid Pass Budget Blame While Taxpayers Wonder: Who's On First?
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FORBES: Airline Taxes, Job Cuts Tied to Fights Over Subsidies and Unions
But last week, 15 food and drink producers, including Heinz, Kellogg and Coca-Cola, sent a letter to Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
"Money is no object, " says 18-year-old Jacob Falwell of Murray, Ky.
Heather Norwood, a 17-year-old fiddle prodigy from Fordsville, Ky.
Wendell Ford (D-Ky.) will attend the meeting, set for 2 p.m. at the White House.
As Kerpen explains, that legislation proposed by Rep. Geoff Davis (R-KY) and Sen.
Wendell Ford (D-Ky.), the committee's ranking Democrat, that the inquiry has yielded little evidence, he opposes ending the probe July 31 as Ford has proposed.
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The identical Senate version was attached by Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) as a surprise amendment to a small business bill (S.493) introduced by Majority Leader Harry Reid.
"We'll do what we have to do, but we have a pretty hefty amount of money in the disaster relief fund, " said House Appropriations Committee Chairman Harold Rogers, R-Ky.
Rand Paul (R-KY), and Whole Foods CEO John Mackey.
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After the lunch meeting, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (D-KY) said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell it is too soon to tell if the president won over the votes needed to pass the bill.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) defended the vote, noting that the Republican party was not in favor of a student loan interest rate increase but did not support a boost in taxes for small businesses.
FORBES: Congress Attempts To Sneak Tax Increase Into Student Loan Bill
Sotheby 's ( BID - news - people ) of thoroughbreds is the Keeneland auction in Lexington, Ky.
The survey reveals that the metropolitan area with the most optimistic forecast of all for hiring this spring is Lexington-Fayette, Ky.
Rick Kueber, co-founder and chief executive of Sun Tan City, a 215-outlet chain based in Louisville, Ky.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Reuters) - In the heart of Bluegrass country, where thoroughbreds and tobacco reign, voters are feeling a bit bruised and confused by the bitter congressional battle between Scotty Baesler and incumbent Ernie Fletcher.
DANVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) - It was heralded as a potential turning point in the 2000 U.S. presidential race, but after the first debate between Democrat Al Gore and Republican George W. Bush, nothing appears to have changed.
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