A Letter to the Speaker: Rebuilding is a Must, and the Time is Now
[IMGCAP(1)] Like so many families along the Gulf Coast, mine is in pain. As I finish writing Friday evening, I can’t find my Dad or three sisters who reside in New Orleans.
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Beach Blanket Bingo
[IMGCAP(1)] We hear Issa, the second richest Member of Congress, shocked his staff when he showed up at an office whitewater tubing outing wearing bikini briefs.
Gas Prices Move to Center Stage
“Unequivocally, this was the No. 1 issue,” said a House Republican leadership aide.
Bush Makes Better Case for Iraq War, But Needs Troops
[IMGCAP(1)] Unpopular though the idea may be, he may also have to increase the number of U.S. troops in Iraq in order to have any hope of defeating the insurgency.
Katrina Response Likely to Delay Adjournment
[IMGCAP(1)] A resolution expressing sympathy for the unknown number of victims affected by Katrina will be voted on early in the week, but with damage estimates soaring into the untold billions and
Into The Pool
[IMGCAP(1)] Is it a well? Is it a drinking fountain? Or maybe a piece of art?
Bad Joke
[IMGCAP(1)] Laughlin, now a big-shot lobbyist with the firm Patton Boggs, dined at the burger and crab joint with a regular gaggle of Members, former Members and staff on June 8.
District Will Collect Old Trash, Recycling Bins
Public Schools School Beautification Day, volunteers will work from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Aug. 27 doing various tasks such as sweeping, weeding, painting and spreading mulch, among others.
Late End to Session Likely
However, the Oct. 1 adjournment date had already fallen by the wayside weeks before Frist announced the mid-month recess. When Bush nominated John Roberts to the U.S.
More Police to Lose Comp Time
The legislation requires the police chief to submit a written plan Oct. 1 outlining the new internal controls, including an explanation of the department’s financial management system.
2006 Ought to Be Great for Democrats, But Can They Deliver?
[IMGCAP(1)] Historically speaking, the 2006 midterm elections should be a bonanza for Democrats.
Empire State ‘Politics’ From Pirro and Pataki to Cooperstown
[IMGCAP(1)] That said, the state has been very much in the news recently, with Gov.
Site for Sore Eyes
He was referring to Republican Richard Tarrant, the co-founder and chairman of IDX Systems, a medical software firm in Burlington, who has said he may spend as much as $1 million of his own money
OHIO: Hackett, in DCCC Appeal, Calls His Ohio Loss a Template
Last year he garnered 45 percent of the vote against Drake despite being outspent by a 2-to-1 margin. — L.W.W.
Common Cause Makes Uncommon Error
[IMGCAP(1)] Ed Davis, Common Cause’s vice president for policy and research, said, “it was a mistake. We had some personnel changes.”
Learning the Wrong Lessons From Ohio 2nd?
[IMGCAP(1)] The self-congratulations have been flowing ever since Democrat Paul Hackett drew an impressive and surprising 48 percent of the vote in the Aug. 2 special election in Ohio’s 2nd district
Pirro Announces Clinton Challenge
Clinton led Pirro 63 percent to 29 percent according to a Quinnipiac survey in the field from July 27 to August 1. Her margin over Cox was 64 percent to 26 percent in the same survey.
PFA Receives $1 Million From Head of Univision
The conservative soft-money organization at the forefront of the efforts to overhaul Social Security and confirm Supreme Court nominee John Roberts received a $1 million contribution in April to fund its
Commissioner Davidson
[IMGCAP(1)] The four-member panel was shy one commissioner after Republican appointee DeForest Soaries resigned his post in April.
Cleaning Up Its Act
[IMGCAP(1)] “In a perfect world, we’d have a BID,” said Joseph Fengler, ANC 6A chairman.