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[Dole speaks to jihad mom about war] RALEIGH, N.C. -- U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole and peace mom Cindy Sheehan met privately to discuss the war in Iraq and parted as divided in their views as ever. "Some of the inflammatory statements that have been made by Ms. Sheehan and her political organization undermine the overall War on Terror and are extremely detrimental to our men and women in uniform in harm's way," Dole, R-N.C., said in a statement after the 10-minute private meeting on Thursday. Dole, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, was "a gentle lady," and "a...

Please click the link! Take Action! Sign a Petition in Support of John Roberts Sign the NRSC petition in support of President Bush's nominee to the Supreme Court, Judge John G. Roberts Jr. The extreme left-wing special interest groups like MoveOn.org and Alliance for Justice are working to smear Judge Roberts. They will say and do anything to prevent the confirmation of a commonsense, and strict constructionist judge to the U.S. Supreme Court. In fact, their liberal allies in the Senate, Senator Dick Durbin and Senator Ted Kennedy are ready to do everything in their power to stop Judge Roberts'...

The doughty band of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac reformers isn't beaten yet. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Richard Shelby plans to mark up a bill this week to protect taxpayers against the risky business of these "government-sponsored enterprises," and the question is whether he can coax enough skittish Republicans to pass it. The Alabama Senator's proposal is a quantum improvement over the non-reform that passed the House Financial Services Committee earlier this year. In particular, it would force Fan and Fred to reduce their portfolios of mortgage-backed securities, a source of great profit for the companies but also of significant...

Dear Friend, The attacks from certain members of the Democratic Party against Karl Rove this week have been an absolute disgrace. This is an attempt at personal destruction and political opportunism at its very worst-it is downright shameless. It has been reported that the liberal extremist group MoveOn.org has been giving the Democratic leadership direction over the last several months. It comes as no surprise that MoveOn.org was the first to call for Karl Rove's resignation this week. But for members of Congress to take part in this smear campaign, that's an entirely different and truly unfortunate matter altogether. The...

Frustrated with the White House and a key Republican, supporters of Rep. Katherine Harris' (R-Fla.) 2006 Senate campaign lashed out at the administration yesterday for seeking to convince another prominent GOP official to enter the race. "It's unimaginable that the White House folks and the National Republican Senatorial Committee would be so disloyal to Katherine Harris, especially after all she has done for the Bush family and the Republican Party," a Florida political operative who supports Harris said. "It's unconscionable and a stab in the back." Harris backers are irritated that State House Speaker Allan Bense met with White House...

Hearst Newspapers speculates that if President Bush were to opt for a surprise, he might turn to a politically savvy candidate such as Sen. Elizabeth Dole, R-N.C., a Harvard-trained lawyer who served President Nixon on the Federal Trade Commission before serving as President Ronald Reagan's secretary of transportation and as secretary of labor during the presidency of Bush's father.Dole, 68, a former president of the American Red Cross, is married to former Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan., defeated in his 1996 bid for the White House. -- HEARST NEWSPAPERS

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole today co-sponsored an amendment to the energy bill to prevent drilling off the coast of North Carolina. The amendment would strike a provision in the energy bill that allows for a study of oil and natural gas reserves that could lead to future exploration and drilling in this environmentally sensitive area. The Senate currently is considering the energy bill. "Drilling off our coast not only would be harmful to the environment, but it also would be detrimental to our tourism industry, which is extremely important to North Carolina's coastal economy," said Senator Dole. "I will continue...

I have watched with great interest and sometimes shock the ever developing closeness between some of the most radical, liberal groups in the country and the Democratic Party Leadership. The Capitol Hill news publication "Roll Call" recently described the intimate collaborations that have occurred between the extreme liberal group "MoveOn.org" and the offices of House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, and The Democratic National Party Chairman Howard Dean. The article described the frequent strategy sessions and conference calls between the Democratic Leadership offices and MoveOn.org. This is the same George Soros funded group that once opposed...

Sen. Elizabeth Dole is the only member of North Carolina's congressional delegation who now supports the Central America Free Trade Agreement, according to survey by The Charlotte Observer. Three members -- Republican Reps. Walter Jones and Charles Taylor and Democratic Rep. Mike McIntyre -- say they will vote no. Eight members are leaning toward a "no" vote and three say they're undecided. None said they were leaning toward supporting the bill. The reason for the lack of support is simple, said Lloyd Wood, a spokesman for the American Manufacturers Trade Action Coalition. "CAFTA rhymes with NAFTA, and that brings back...

Senator Elizabeth Dole (R-NC), Chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, issued the following statement on the judicial compromise: "Although I am pleased that some of the President's qualified judicial nominees are finally getting the fair up or down vote they deserve, I am disappointed that not all nominees will be afforded that same courtesy. The understanding made by the group of fourteen made clear that judicial philosophy is not a legitimate reason to filibuster qualified judges. If Democrats should choose to continue their unprecedented use of the filibuster, we should immediately move to the constitutional option. Although I believe...

As the battle over judicial nominees and the role of the filibuster reaches its decisive moment, let's remember that more is at stake than the rules and procedures of the Senate. Resorting to half-truths and invective to advance a political objective — the establishment of a new 60-vote supermajority requirement for the confirmation of federal judges — is deeply unfair to those who have spent a lifetime building reputations for fairness and intellectual probity. Take the case of two women now at the center of the filibuster controversy, Justices Priscilla Owen and Janice Rogers Brown. In describing Justices Owen and...

President Bush was attending his second Republican fundraiser this year, a private affair to collect cash for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, a group working to expand the GOP's majority in the Senate. Bush made an appearance Wednesday night at a committee reception at Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's home. The event was expected to raise at least $3.5 million, according to the committee. The committee, led by Sen. Elizabeth Dole, R-N.C., raises funds and recruits Republican candidates for the 2006 Senate races. In the 2004 election, the GOP expanded its Senate majority by four seats. The NRSC raised about...

Republican insiders say their fears have been realized that Sen. Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina would not be sufficiently aggressive as Senate Republican campaign chairman in recruiting candidates for 2006. Rep. Candice Miller, the strongest Republican to challenge Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow in Michigan, has ruled out making the race. No strong candidate has been found to challenge Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson in overwhelmingly Republican Nebraska. Sen. Hillary Clinton appears uncontested in New York. The Republicans face potentially messy primary races in Florida and Tennessee, without a winner in sight. Dole's Democratic counterpart, Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York, has...

Will you take a moment right now to sign the NRSC's Support Petition for President Bush's judicial nominees? I hope you will, because if we are going to get President Bush's qualified judicial nominees approved through the Senate, it is going to take massive grassroots pressure to make it happen. Already, President Bush has had to resubmit 12 judicial nominations that were previously blocked by a small band of Democrats in the Senate for the most partisan of reasons: They didn't pass their liberal litmus test! Immediately after these nominations were announced, liberal special interests began efforts to mobilize their...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Sen. Elizabeth Dole was likely one of the U.S. senators to have personal information on computer data tapes lost by Bank of America Corp., her press secretary said. The Republican North Carolina senator "certainly thinks it's an unfortunate incident but it appears Bank of America has handled the situation appropriately," Lindsay Taylor, a spokeswoman for Dole, told the Charlotte Observer. Bank of America said Friday the tapes contained information on 1.2 million federal employees, including some members of the U.S. Senate and about 900,000 Defense Department employees. Sen. Pat Leahy, D-Vt., who has called for congressional...

CONRAD SEES REDIt's true that President Bush hit the upper Midwest and the South in his first big push after the State of the Union Address in order to target potential Democratic support in the House and the Senate. But he also was sending Democrats a clear message: 2002 and 2004 were no mistakes. Recall that the President was particularly aggressive in campaigning for Republicans in the midterms in 2002, and barring unforeseen political disasters, will be out there again, pressing for added GOP strength in Congress. Democrat Sen. Kent Conrad of North Dakota is up for re-election in 2006,...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Republicans on Wednesday narrowly chose North Carolina Sen. Elizabeth Dole to lead their campaign operations for 2006. The race for chairing the National Republican Senatorial Committee pit Dole, a familiar face who led the Red Cross and is married to former Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas, against Sen. Norm Coleman of Minnesota, an energetic politician who defeated former Vice President Walter Mondale in 2002. Both are first term-senators. Dole, 68, won the job after getting 28 votes to 27 votes for Coleman in a caucus of GOP senators and senators-elect. Supporters of Coleman, 55, argued that,...

NCGOP Chairman Ferrell Blount Praises Senator Dole on Her Election as NRSC Chair (RALEIGH) – Today, Senator Elizabeth Dole was elected Chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC). NCGOP Chairman Ferrell Blount issued the following statement regarding Senator Elizabeth Dole’s new leadership post: “Senator Elizabeth Dole is an excellent choice to lead the National Republican Senatorial Committee. She is a remarkable women and a proven leader who will lead the NRSC with the same grace and distinction that she exhibits in the U.S. Senate. “Since Senator Dole arrived in Washington, her remarkable experience and leadership abilities have been a...

Senate Republicans just elected Senator Dole to replace Senator Allen at the NRSC. She defeated Senator Norm Coleman of MN. Vote was close--28-27.

Senator Susan Collins of Maine is shepherding through the Senate the most sweeping reform of the intelligence community in more than 50 years. North Carolina Senator Elizabeth Dole has been busy shaping the defense appropriations bill and making the case for the war in Iraq on the Senate floor. Maine Senator Olympia Snowe and Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas got their plan to beef up air-cargo security passed while Senator Lisa Murkowski champions the need to protect the nation's energy security. All of this has escaped the feminists' notice because these women senators share the stigma of being Republican....