The long-serving Republican incumbent there lost in an extremely close vote to Democrat Patrick Murphy.
Vermont Democrat Patrick Leahy, who's served with Kennedy in the Senate for more than 30 years, looked shaken after consulting with his wife, a nurse.
But LaBella offered a kinder assessment of the choices made by Reno when pressed by Vermont Democrat Patrick Leahy, who acted as the subcommittee's ranking member for the proceedings.
CNN: LaBella Senate appearance yields casual chat, no new campaign finance information
Democrat Patrick Leahy, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, noted that three years ago, the White House disavowed an earlier Justice Department memo, known as the torture memo, permitting very harsh interrogation techniques.
Now we turn to Massachusetts, where Democrat Deval Patrick has staked an early lead over Republican Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey.
The seat became available when Democrat Daniel Patrick Moynihan decided not to seek re-election after 24 years in the Senate.
Frank Lautenberg (New Jersey) and Richard Bryan (Nevada) joined New York Democrat Daniel Patrick Moynihan in announcing they would not seek re-election.
Meanwhile, several Democratic sources tell CNN that veteran Democratic fund-raiser Terence McAuliffe is telling party donors the first lady will run for the Senate seat being vacated by retiring Democrat Daniel Patrick Moynihan.
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Gov. Deval Patrick, a Democrat and supporter of charter schools, declined to comment on the legislation.
Senator PATRICK LEAHY (Democrat, Vermont): I knew nothing about it until I saw the story.
Representative-Elect PATRICK MURPHY (Democrat, Pennsylvania): Well, thank you so much and it's a beautiful day here in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Senator PATRICK LEAHY (Democrat, Vermont): Both of us say the most important thing is to pray, and we will be praying.
Senator PATRICK LEAHY (Democrat, Vermont): I'm hoping that this fall, the congressional elections will become a debate on the war in Iraq.
Senator PATRICK LEAHY (Democrat, Vermont): Our great country, America, was once viewed as a leader in human rights in the rule of law and justly so.
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, a Democrat, announced a plan in late June to reduce high energy costs in the state within the next three years through conservation measures.
Senator PATRICK LEAHY (Democrat, Vermont): Thank you very much.
Senator PATRICK LEAHY (Democrat, Vermont): The lines seem clear.
For example, the new Senate will have as members Jon Kyl, Republican of Arizona, and Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Democrat of New York, both of whom have expressed opposition to the idea of deploying U.S. forces on the Golan Heights in connection with an Israeli-Syrian agreement.
It would also stem the flow of guns purchased legally in one state from getting into the hands of people in other states where they are not legally allowed to own them, according to a statement issued Monday by Senator Patrick Leahy, a Democrat from Vermont who is one of the bill's authors.
Mr Tuttle has now seized his chance to run against Senator Patrick Leahy, a popular Democrat who has served four terms.
Senator Patrick Leahy, a Vermont Democrat, angrily denounced the legislation, which would set rules for the treatment of detainees and their trials.
Patrick Leahy, the Vermont Democrat who chairs the Judiciary Committee, said he is only pursuing subpoenas because the administration has been unwilling to cooperate.
Senator Patrick Leahy is the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee.
Patrick Leahy, a Vermont Democrat, had not signed the letter.
Patrick Leahy, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Mr Schumer sits on the Senate Judiciary committee, and committee chair Patrick Leahy - a Vermont Democrat - said that the panel would hold hearings in the autumn that would look at promoting competition in the computer and internet industry.
Senator Patrick Leahy is the judiciary panel's top Democrat.
Labour MSP Ken Macintosh, Conservative MSP Jackson Carlaw, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie, SNP MSP Gil Patterson and Green MSP and party co-convener Patrick Harvie all paid warm tributes to the retiring ministers and wittily welcomed the new appointments.
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