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Landra Reid Tractor Crash

March 8, 2012 by · Comments Off on Landra Reid Tractor Crash 

Landra Reid Tractor Crash, The wife and daughter of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid were seriously injured in a car wreck Thursday when their vehicle was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer on a Washington-area interstate, a spokesman said.

Landra Reid and her adult daughter, Lana Reid Barringer, were hospitalized with what doctors described as non-life-threatening injuries, according to a statement from Jon Summers, a spokesman for the Nevada Democrat.

Landra Reid, 69, suffered the more serious injuries, including a broken back, neck and nose. Lana Reid Barringer, 48, suffered a neck injury and facial lacerations. Both were conscious, and neither had lost feeling in their extremities, the statement said. The daughter was released from the hospital Thursday night, the Associated Press reported.

Reid was told of the accident while participating in a conference call with reporters from rural Nevada, Summers said. He immediately went to the hospital, but later returned to the Capitol to continue negotiations on the healthcare bill.

“Sen. Reid has been to the hospital and appreciates the support he and his family are receiving from Nevadans and his colleagues in the Senate,” the statement said. Reid returned to the hospital Thursday night.

Harry Reid, 70, and Landra Reid were high school sweethearts and have been married since 1959. They have five grown children, including son Rory Reid, who is running for the Democratic nomination for governor in Nevada.

The four-vehicle chain-reaction crash occurred on Interstate 95 in Fairfax County about 1 p.m., according to a news release from the Virginia State Police. Lana Reid Barringer, a mother of three from McLean, Va., was driving a Honda Odyssey van, with her mother as a passenger, when they were rear-ended by the trailer carrying rolls of plastic, police said. The van crashed into a Jeep Grand Cherokee, which in turn struck a Chevrolet Cobalt.

Everyone involved was wearing seat belts, police said. Two others were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The driver of the tractor-trailer, who was unhurt, was identified by state police as Alan W. Snader, 59, of Ohio. He was charged with reckless driving.

Landra Reid has lived through danger before. In 1981, when her husband was a Nevada gaming commissioner and the mob was a presence in Las Vegas, she noticed something wrong with the family station wagon, she has said. She called an associate of her husband, who called police. The car had been rigged with a bomb, police said.

Harry Reid Election Results

November 3, 2010 by · Comments Off on Harry Reid Election Results 

Harry Reid Election Results, A few years ago, people said that the Republican Party was the party leader and was still on the brink of extinction. Things have changed, no?

First was the unexpected victory by Republican Scott Brown in Massachusetts and New Jersey Chris Christie outspoken, charismatic Everyman “who want to reign in out-of-control government spending.

And last night’s results continued the trend with the elected candidates of all backgrounds. For example, in addition to the choice of Nikki Haley as the new governor of South Carolina, Marco Rubio, the son of Cuban exiles-earned high-profile Florida’s open U.S. Senate seat, given the amount of press coverage and is a political superstar.

In New Mexico, Susana Martinez becomes the first Latina to be elected governor in U.S. He was also responsible for perhaps the best trade policy throughout the campaign season.

One of the most absurd things that Senator Harry Reid, said during the campaign was that he could not understand how Latinos would vote for the Republican Party. Well, the governor-elect of Reid’s home state of Nevada, Republican Brian Sandoval, is of Hispanic descent. In a further irony, Sandoval defeated Rory Reid son in the election for governor.

Although it fell a bit short in the Senate, the Republican Party made historic gains, unprecedented in capturing the majority in the House of Representatives. This includes the choice of black Republicans, Tim Scott and South Carolina Lt. Col. Allen West (R) in Florida.

We should also mention that Mark Kirk, a Republican, captured former Obama Senate seat in Illinois, and will take office immediately instead of waiting until January.

Read the full article: Election Results: New Generation of diverse Republican leaders – Indyposted

Barney Frank

November 3, 2010 by · Comments Off on Barney Frank 

Barney Frank, BOSTON – USA Rep. Barney Frank, a favorite target of conservatives, going back to Washington for a period of 16 after hitting one of the toughest reelection campaigns in his nearly three decades in office.

Massachusetts voters rejected a challenge from GOP political newcomer Sean Bielat (BEE’-LAT).

Frank, chairman of the Financial Services Committee, had become one of the most powerful Democrats on Capitol Hill, while grazing in the initiative to reform Wall Street and the financial broader nation through projects regulatory legislation in the House.

That role helped make 70 years of age, a lightning rod for conservatives. The Republicans gave hundreds of thousands of dollars to Bielat, a businessman of 35 years-old former U.S. Marine.

John Boehner

November 3, 2010 by · Comments Off on John Boehner 

John Boehner, The president called Barack Obama the next president of the House – Rep. John Boehner, of Ohio – on Tuesday night after results of the midterm elections gave control of the Republican majority in the chamber from the following year.

The White House said Obama also called on two senior House Democrats – outgoing, Nancy Pelosi of California and outgoing Majority Leader Steny Hoyer – and the Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. While Republicans won a majority in the House, Democrats maintained their majority in the Senate, although it will be much closer than the current 59-41 advantage.

In his talks with Boehner and McConnell, Obama told the two that I wanted to work on them and the Republicans “to find common ground, move the country forward and do things for the American people,” the statement from the House White.

Team Boehner issued a statement on Obama’s call, saying the two had a “brief conversation, but nice.”

“They discussed working together to focus on the priorities of the American people that Boehner has been identified as creating jobs and reducing spending,” Boehner said the statement.

“That’s what they expect,” Boehner was quoted telling Obama in the call, the statement said.

Earlier, Boehner told a victory rally that “it is clear that the real winners tonight are, and the American people.”

“With their voices, the American people are demanding a new way forward in Washington,” Boehner said, calling the conservative policies favored by the tea party to reduce spending and reduce the size of government.

Before the election, Boehner criticized Obama for saying recently that “this is not the time for compromise” if the Republicans win control of the House.

Harry Reid Polls

November 3, 2010 by · Comments Off on Harry Reid Polls 

Harry Reid Polls, In the Senate race in Nevada, which could be decided by less than a thousand votes, there is an important factor working in favor of Senator Harry Reid (D).

Harry Reid has said, and it is true that due to his hard work and respect you have in the Senate, which has saved or created tens of thousands of Nevada jobs. These jobs involve real workers in companies, projects and people who know that Harry Reid was there for them, very personal, and they will be there for him on election day.

Harry Reid, also says, and it is also true, which has struggled for a number of veterans in Nevada, in their personal stories, and an important new veterans center that allows Nevada veterans to receive quality care Nevada, rather than having to travel to California. These veterans of Nevada, Harry Reid, knowing she was there for them, very personal, and they will be there for him on election day.

Harry Reid, has personally helped a large number of voters in Nevada during his career in the House of Representatives and the Senate.

This human factor, life has not scored in the statistical analysis of the number of likely voters, but his loyalty to Reid, in response to his loyalty to them, could be decisive in a tight election.

We live in a political black hole attacks and counterattacks. The experts tell voters what to think. Pollsters say voters if they vote. Experts tell voters the election result before the elections have opened.

The fact is, Harry Reid, helped many voters and their families for many years a very personal way. They know it. They remember. For them this is personal. Can score in the polls as Democrat, Republican or independent voters unhappy, but will vote for Reid because Reid struggled to know them.

This is true in other races closely. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and dozens of members of the House and Senate have helped many constituents will remember on Election Day.

It is why many Republicans in Nevada, Harry Reid, supports and warn about his opponent, Sharron Angle.

They know that Angulo has launched attacks against their opponents dishonest Republicans and Democrats, and has had virtually no connection or influence in the Nevada Legislature at a time when Nevada needs the influence and the influence of Harry Reid.

Angle says he is not the role of the Nevada senator to fight for jobs for workers in Nevada, the fight against foreclosures owners of Nevada, the fight for lower interest rates for card holders Nevada credit, or to protect Social Security for seniors in Nevada, which eliminated Angle.

Today is the last redoubt, Harry Reid, in political life. This is almost certainly the last time his name appears on the ballot.

The vote in Nevada will have a very close result. My guess is that Harry Reid, will win narrowly. This is the final battle, Harry Reid, but the cavalry is coming for Reid, of the voters who know personally when I needed it, Harry Reid led the cavalry charge to them.

Tip O’Neill was right. All politics is local, and this will save Harry Reid.

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