Archive for August, 2007

GOP Senator predicts Clinton will win Dem nomination

August 28, 2007

Peter Hamby
CNN

The following is excerpted from an article on WIS TV & CNN August 28, 2007):
COLUMBIA, SC (CNN) – Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina told a group of local Republicans here on Monday night who he believes will win the Democratic presidential nomination.
“Whoever wins this [GOP] nomination is going to get my full [...]

After Tour of Duty in Iraq, Graham Backs ‘Surge

August 27, 2007

Monday, August 27, 2007

Robim Wright
The Washington Post

The following is excerpted from an article in The Washington Post (August 28, 2007):
After serving two weeks of reserve duty in Iraq, Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) yesterday called for continuation of the “surge” of U.S. troops in Iraq and warned that any decision to mandate a withdrawal [...]

Construction begins on MOX

August 2, 2007

APRIL BAILEY
The Aiken Standard

The following are excerpts from an article in the Aiken Standard.
After several delays, Wednesday marked the first day of construction for the Mixed Oxide (MOX) Fuel Fabrication Facility at the Savannah River Site.
Construction was initiated by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). NNSA is an organization within the Department of Defense [...]

Graham Votes Against Democrat Ethics Reform Bill

August 2, 2007

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WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today voted against S. 1, the Senate Democrat’s ethics reform bill. Graham noted the bill fails to address real ethics reform by bring openness to the earmark process.
“Unfortunately, our efforts to bring sunlight and transparency to earmark process have [...]

Kyl, Sessions, McCain, Graham, Introduce Immigration Enforcement Bill

August 2, 2007

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Building upon the $3 billion for border security improvements recently adopted in the Department of Homeland Security funding bill, U.S. Sens. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), John McCain (R-Ariz.), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and John Cornyn (R-Texas) today will introduce a bill to further provide resources to help gain operational control over [...]

‘Have you been to Iraq?’ — 76 sens. say they have

August 1, 2007

Patrick Fitzgerald
The Hill

The following are excerpts from an article in the The Hill.
At least 76 senators have visited Iraq in the four years of combat, including 38 who have made the trip in the last 12 months, according to a survey by The Hill. But at least 18 senators have not traveled there at [...]

Graham co-sponsors bill to extend medical leave for military families

August 1, 2007

Doug Abrahms
The Greenville News

The following are excerpts from an article in the Greenville News.
WASHINGTON — Military families would be offered up to six months of unpaid leave, without the risk of job loss, to take care of wounded soldiers under bill co-sponsored Tuesday by U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
Some family members who have taken [...]