U.S. Senate

The Mahalo Top 7

1. Official Site: United States Senate
2. Government Printing Office: Senate Manual
3. Wikipedia: United States Senate
4. U.S. Senate: The Senate Historical Office
5. Government Printing Office: Senate Calendar of Business
6. Government Printing Office: Riddick's Senate Procedure
7. C-SPAN: 100th Congress coverage and videos

U.S. Senate Recent News

• FoxNews.com
• CNN: Inside Politics section
• Google News: U.S. Senate
• CNN: Senate stays in session to block Bush recess appointments (Nov. 19, 2007)
• CNN: Senate stays in session over holiday to thwart Bush (Dec. 21, 2007)

U.S. Senate Background and Articles

• Official Site: Senators of the 110th Congress and Committees
• Washington Post: 110th Congress Votes Database
• CNN.com: Democrats win control of Senate, AP reports (2006)
• Wikipedia: History of the United States Senate
• Google News Archives: U.S. Senate
• BBC News: Socialist Senator Makes US History
• San Francisco Chronicle: Senate leader praises farm bill that draws foes of all stripes (Nov. 6, 2007)

U.S. Senate Videos and Media

• Official Site: Art and History
• C-SPAN: Senate video search results
• Google Video: Bill Gates Testimony to the Senate
• YouTube and Google Video: Senate
• YouTube: Mr. Rogers talks to the U.S. Senate
• YouTube: Sen. Clinton Questions Gen. David Petraeus
• Google Images: Senate
• Wikimedia Commons: Gallery of Senators

U.S. Senate Blogs and Message Boards

• Crooks and Liars: The Senate category
• Hot Air: Posts about the Senate
• Firedoglake: Congress category
• Wonkette: Senate category
• Power Line: Senate Passes Surrender/Pork Bill
• Google Blog Search: Senate

U.S. Senate Leadership

Democrats

• Majority Leader: Harry Reid
  • Official Site
• Senate Majority Whip: Richard Durbin
  • Official Site
• Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Charles Schumer
  • Official Site

Republicans

• Minority Leader: Mitch McConnell
  • Official Site
• Minority Whip: Trent Lott
  • Official Site
• Republican Conference Chairman: John Kyl
  • Official Site
• Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: John Ensign
  • Official Site

U.S. Senate Timeline

• 1787, September 17: Established by Article 1 of the Constitution
• 1797: Thomas Jefferson begins tradition of Vice-President attending special sessions
• 1865 - 1877: Post-Civil War Reconstruction
• 1913, April 8: 17th Amendment provides for direct election of Senators
• 1932, January 12: Hattie Caraway becomes first woman elected to Senate
• 1954: Senator Joseph McCarthy censured
• 1986, February 27: First televised Senate debate

U.S. Senate Criticism

• Heritage.org: Senate Bill Undermines The Rule of Law (2007)
• The Huffington Post: Congress Bows to Bush, OKs Iraq Funds (2007)
• The Nation: Not a "Compromise," It's a Blank Check (2007)
• Examiner.com: Senate war bill features $20B in pork (2007)
• New York Times: "The Senate's Forgotten Iraq Choice" by Lincoln Chafee (2007)  
• Daily Kos: Bring The Senate Into The 21st Century and Just Another Rubber-Stamp Congress?(2006)

U.S. Senate Satire and Humor

• The Onion: Senate stories
• Comedy Central: Recent Daily Show videos
• Los Angeles Times: 'Big Comedy' Gives Franken a Boost (2007)

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