Many Republicans Look Ready to Gamble on Immigration Reform
[IMGCAP(1)] Nothing illustrates the division within Republican ranks on the issue more clearly than the very different approaches being taken by Arizona’s two Republican Senators. Sens.
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Burgess Launches New Health Care Fellowship
[IMGCAP(1)] For Nguyen-Trong, the fellowship presented a unique opportunity to link her medical research with her interest in influencing the American health care system.
For Gov. Barbour, D.C. Ties Are Proving Vital
And on Sept. 1, just days after Katrina struck, AshBritt added to its lobbying muscle by hiring Mike Parker, a former six-term Republican Congressman from Mississippi and, until 2002, a senior official
Planning Dingell’s Gala: No Detail Was Too Small
Notably, the year Dingell first came to Congress — 1955 — the polio vaccine had just been discovered, Disneyland opened and “Rock Around the Clock” was the No. 1 song in the nation.
Just Like Old Times
[IMGCAP(1)] The group of 80-plus nibbled on crab cakes — and nostalgia — until midnight, sources at the party said.
A Passion for Pumpkins
[IMGCAP(1)] To say that the Wegmeyers are passionate about farming and pumpkins is an understatement. Both grew up on dairy farms and raised pumpkins as children.
DeLay Troubles Bolster Critics
PCAF is now running TV ads blasting Majority Leader Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and DeLay for a series of financial transactions between leadership PACs that they control (see related story p. 1).
Smallest Fundraiser Ever
[IMGCAP(1)] The self-deprecating Feeney now hopes to cash in on his minimalist, if not-quite-indie, rap.
Colyandro, Ellis Lash Out at Earle as DeLay Gets Booked
[IMGCAP(1)] The Colyandro-Ellis event came the same day that DeLay was booked, fingerprinted and processed in Harris County, Texas, on state felony charges of money laundering and conspiracy.
Speaking of 2008 …
As for cash on hand, nine Senators had more than $1 million. Leading the pack in fundraising was Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) with $1.8 million collected.
Mini-Retreat
[IMGCAP(1)] “Instead of waiting until February to talk about where we’re going, this is an opportunity for our Members to talk about what issues and what themes we need to rally around as we head
Clinton Finds 47K New Donors
p> Most importantly, the campaign said the investment in direct mail — which is notoriously expensive — paid off in the form of 47,000 new donors to Clinton in the third quarter, which ran from July 1
Ohio: State Democrats: Ney Should Give Up Gavel
Steele’s exploratory committee raised $418,000 from July 1 to Sept. 30 and had $350,000 in the bank. Rep.
A Little Privacy, Please
[IMGCAP(1)] Meanwhile, Zola acquired a 3,500-square-foot space from the International Spy Museum that was previously used for special exhibits.
Drunken Driving Not a Nos. Game on Hill
“The No. 1 priority of the U.S. Capitol Police is the protection of Congress, the staff that works here and its visitors,” Capitol Police spokeswoman Jessica Gissubel said Wednesday.
Turn, Turn, Turn
[IMGCAP(1)] If readers recall, Armey, the Texas Republican who had nicknames for lots of folks, once likened Clinton to Karl Marx and said “all her friends are Marxists,” too. But that was 1993.
Is the House GOP’s Ace in the Hole Really a Deuce?
[IMGCAP(1)] But while National Republican Congressional Committee operatives have acknowledged the national mood is sour, they gamely argue that their incumbents are in much better shape than you
Bush Iraq Policy, Flawed as It Is, May Still Succeed
[IMGCAP(1)] That’s because Bush has this much right: Iraq is now a central front in the war on terrorism. If we lose, the terrorists win — big.
Story on Earle, Hutchison ‘Not Credible’
Lawmaker, Take 1,” Oct. 18) suggesting that, because Earle refused to go to trial, the case was somehow less than complete exoneration for Hutchison.
Volatility is the Order of the Day for 2006 Governors’ Elections
[IMGCAP(1)] As always, we rank the contests by the likelihood of partisan change, using current factors, not theoretical candidacies.