Get Real: Cutting Discretionary Spending Alone Just Won’t Work
[IMGCAP(1)] President Bush is threatening to cast his first-ever veto — of a highway bill that is likely to garner overwhelming support from Republicans and Democrats alike in Congress.
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The Excitement Trickles Down in Colorado
Polis, a multimillionaire high-tech entrepreneur in his early 30s, spent about $1 million of his own money to win his seat in 2000, narrowly defeating a Republican incumbent who spent in the neighborhood
Guardian of the Chamber
[IMGCAP(1)] “How ya’ doin’?” Hastert offers in passing.
King of All Congressmen?
Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Carlson, who had to devour a chocolate shoe after vowing to eat his footwear if the lawmaker’s book sold 1 million copies.
WASHINGTON: State Lawmakers, Parties Still Feuding on Primary
Herseth is the Democratic nominee in the state’s June 1 special election and will face off against state Sen. Larry Diedrich (R).
Happy Anniversary
[IMGCAP(1)] The Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network broadcast its first House proceedings in 1979 and added Senate coverage in June 1986.
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Press Dinners on the Menu. ’Tis the season for press dinners, culminating with the vaunted White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on May 1. Sens.
A Look at Michigan
[IMGCAP(1)] The limits, which began terminating lawmakers’ careers in 1998, give party leaders more, and younger, candidates with which to fill Congressional and statewide ballots, says Greg McNeilly
The Big Middle Exists — and Both Parties Can Get It
[IMGCAP(1)] Sometimes, however, conventional political wisdom is wrong, and I believe this is one of those times.
The Trail Leads to Boston
The sculpture — inscribed “John Harvard, Founder of Harvard College, 1638” — is known as the statue of three lies: (1) it does not actually depict Harvard (since no image of him exists), but a student
WISCONSIN: Three Republicans Boast of Shared PAC Backing
Thompson raised $111,000 from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 and ended the year with $117,000 in the bank.
Presidential Inauguration
[IMGCAP(1)] The Senate approved S.Con.Res. 93 and S.Con.Res. 94 en bloc on Feb. 26 to start the institutional wheels moving on the swearing-in ceremony for the president and vice president.
Instant Runoffs Would Improve Electoral Process
When he was shut out of the 1996 debates, polls showed that Americans wanted him in the debates by a margin of 3-to-1.
Going All Out In S.D.
Larry Diedrich (R) at the end of the month, the latest sign of the importance the GOP has attached to the June 1 special election.
Whip It Good
[IMGCAP(1)] Pickering’s Naval Pickup. Rep. Chip Pickering (R-Miss.) announced the appointment of Navy officer Mike Lipski as the new special projects director in his Capitol Hill office.
Kerry’s Response Teams
Campaign officials hope to pull in at least $1 million at the April fundraiser with the help of inside-the-Beltway players.
Haitian Turmoil Reaches K Street
[IMGCAP(1)] Foley & Lardner ended its contract with the Aristide government last May after billing about $40,000 for the six months before its September filing for public relations work.
Four GOP Decisions Bring More Uncertainty To Battle for Senate
[IMGCAP(1)] Each party has one strong takeover opportunity (Georgia for the Republicans and Illinois for the Democrats).
Chewing the Fat
Miles revealed that he will hold a conference call with reporters at 1 p.m.
James Juggles Present, Future at Printing Office
Currently, GPO’s Web site registers 1 million document downloads a day. “That amounts to billions of pages a year downloaded through the GPO gateway.”