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Van Hollen Names New Chief of Staff.
[IMGCAP(1)]Pitts Hires New Staff Assistant, Promotes Two Others. Rep. Joe Pitts (R-Pa.) has recently made some changes in his Washington, D.C., office.
AUPSS Gets Cash Infusion
AFSCME has pledged $1 million to help Americans United operate a nationwide campaign against Bush’s privatization plan.
A Better Way on Campaign Finance
The Constitution, in Article 1 Section 8, explicitly grants Congress the power to regulate commerce and levy taxes.
Do You Know Where Your Children Are?
[IMGCAP(1)] Just last week, in what was surely intended to be a kind gesture to her unpaid interns, Ros-Lehtinen fed the hungry brood a lunch of greasy barbeque, sweet baked beans, loads of bread
For Some, Winning in Hostile Territory Is a Snap
[IMGCAP(1)] A handful of governors not only won election in a “wrong” state, but they are currently so popular that they seem poised, once again, to win, even though they are members of their states
Negativism at Home Could Produce Defeat Of U.S. Policy in Iraq
[IMGCAP(1)]And why should they reinforce the image of their party as being so hopelessly force-averse that it can’t be trusted to lead on foreign policy?
Michel Throws Ball to Score a 7-2 Win
End of four, GOP 7, Dems 1. The Democrats scored their second run in the top of the fifth when Stu Symington scored from third on a ground ball out.
Back in the Saddle at Rock Creek
The hour-long rides cost $30 and are available Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 1:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at noon, 1:30 and 3 p.m.
Avian Flu Could Become Top ’08 Issue. Seriously.
[IMGCAP(1)]So far, avian flu has killed only 54 people in Asia, along with 100 million animals, mainly chickens. But that represents more than 50 percent of the people who contracted it.
Viet Wine
[IMGCAP(1)] Simmons was seated next to the head table, where McCain, who spent six years as a POW, and Khai were breaking bread over the future of U.S.-Viet relations.
House OKs $2.9 Billion Legislative Branch Bill
Joe Hefley (R-Colo.) that would have applied a 1 percent rescission, or $28 million cut, to the spending bill.
New Organization to Push Liberal Measures In State Legislatures
[IMGCAP(1)]This week, David Sirota, a former Democratic Congressional aide and activist, and Steve Doherty, a former Montana Senate Minority Leader, announced the launch of PLAN, and high-wattage
Kuhn Keen on Baseball’s Return
As a teenager in the 1940s, he got a job operating the manual scoreboard in center field of the old Griffith Stadium near Howard University for $1 a game — a gig he inherited from a neighbor.
Another Day in the Life of a Political Handicapper
[IMGCAP(1)] I interviewed this column’s candidates (or potential candidates) at the end of May.
Full Disclosure
Even though $1 million isn’t what it used to be, it’s a harmless, voyeuristic activity. The reason Senators are required to file, though, is to spotlight potential conflicts of interest.
What Americans Think About Roe v. Wade
[IMGCAP(1)] In 1989, when the Gallup Organization asked people whether they would like to see the Supreme Court “completely overturn its Roe v.
Whodunit?
[IMGCAP(1)] One GOP lobbyist who received the anonymous letter said: “Someone went to great lengths to take your article and trash the crap out of Burton.”
Into the Fold
The staff of Peyser Associates, a lobby firm that is more than two decades old, is closing up shop and merging into Blank Rome Government Relations as of July 1.
Indian Affairs Begins Next Round on Abramoff
The Mississippi Choctaws steered more than $1 million to the group at Abramoff’s request.