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Chafee’s Parting Shot

Lincoln Chafee’s (R-R.I.) 2006 defeat were planted even before Chafee and President Bush were sworn into office for their first full terms.

Sides Squirming as Earmark Vote Nears

John McCain (R-Ariz.), Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) are expected in the chamber for today’s budget resolution vote-a-rama.

Telecom Donations Rankling the GOP

In a closed-door session earlier this week, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) exhorted his colleagues to get off their “dead asses” and start raising money for the party.

Supporters Line Up Behind Clemens

The native New Yorker was dressed in a Yankees cap and T-shirt, an outfit more akin to the first day of baseball training camp or opening day than a typical Congressional hearing.

Filner’s (Real) Fine

Fowler, a Townhall.com blogger and a former intern for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), said the group originally wanted Rice at the top of the ticket but “went to Plan B” when she

Spending Bills May Wait

“I think the calendar mitigates against a significant amount of appropriations bills getting done before we adjourn for the November election,” Senate Budget ranking member Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) said

GOP Candidates Nix Consultant

Rodney Alexander (R-La.), told Roll Call on Wednesday that his campaign has terminated its relationship with Christopher Ward after hearing reports that he is the target of the NRCC investigation.

Baucus Measure Alive in Senate

Those Senators include James Inhofe (R-Okla.), Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Elizabeth Dole (R-N.C.), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Norm Coleman (R-Minn.).

Been There, Done That, Got the T-shirt

Reporters trailing McCain and taking rides on the Straight Talk Express apparently are feeling so much love that they’re printing up a batch of T-shirts to celebrate their favorite McCain-flavored

‘Pay as You Go’ Takes a Holiday

Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), ranking member of the Budget Committee, asserted the PAYGO rules were effectively dead. “PAYGO is dead and they can hear the crickets,” Ryan said.

Earmarks Still Roil GOP

Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) said the level of support expressed for the moratorium — gauged by a show of hands — caught GOP leaders off-guard.

An Industry Under Assault

The NMA is likely to find a more receptive audience in the Senate, where Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) and ranking member Pete Domenici (R-N.M.) are writing their own

‘Bridges to Nowhere’ Are No More

Amy Klobuchar (D) and Norm Coleman (R) added a $195 million earmark to the omnibus appropriations bill to rebuild the collapsed bridge in Minneapolis. A bridge earmark — yes, indeed.

McConnell Falls In With Bad Crowd

Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.): “He doesn’t exactly have fire in his belly. … It’s more like he has an ice cube in his belly.” On Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.): “I didn’t believe in Duncan Hunter.