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News Wrap: Former Sen. Kyl tapped for McCain’s interim seat
In our news wrap Tuesday, former Republican Sen. Jon Kyl will fill John McCain’s U.S. Senate seat in Arizona for now. Kyl says he will serve until January. Also, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama are under states of emergency as the…
WATCH: Final farewells for Sen. John McCain begin at the Arizona Capitol
Family, friends and constituents will gather Wednesday at Arizona's Capitol to pay their respects to Sen. John McCain, the first of two days of services here before he departs the state he has represented since the 1980s. It will begin…
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Talking Revenue, Filibuster Reform and Transition to Senate With Jeff Flake
Talking Revenue, Filibuster Reform and Transition to Senate With Jeff Flake…
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As Immigration Reform Returns to Agenda, Republicans Counter With ‘Achieve Act’
As Immigration Reform Returns to Agenda, Republicans Counter With 'Achieve Act'…
Democrat Has Competitive Chance to Win Open Senate Seat in Arizona…
In other news Thursday, more than 3,000 Iraqis protested prisoner abuse and court-system corruption in the streets of Baghdad. The demonstrations were one of the biggest since political unrest began in Egypt and Tunisia. In northwestern Pakistan, a suicide bomber…
In the day's other top headlines, the Senate decided to consider the START nuclear treaty and at least 28 people were killed after a boat loaded with 70 refugees capsized off an Australian island.
With the Senate poised to act on the renewed nuclear arms treaty between the U.S. and Russia, Jim Lehrer talks to two key senators, Democrat Dianne Feinstein of California and Arizona Republican Jon Kyl.
President Barack Obama signed the landmark health care reform bill into law today, as the Senate began debate on its companion measure. Jim Lehrer talks to Arizona Republican Jon Kyl about efforts to stall the final stage of health care's…
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