Endangered Species: Few Competitive House Races in 2006
[IMGCAP(1)] The top targets are likely to come from those Members of Congress who won squeakers in November.
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Frist’s New Digs
[IMGCAP(1)] Frist’s office is being nonchalant about the move. Frist spokesman Nick Smith said his boss chose to move simply because 509 Hart is roomier.
GOP Will Deploy Bush’s ’04 Army to Sway Congress
[IMGCAP(1)] Yet, Mehlman sees mainly opportunities in the challenges: to exercise and build the party and to win support from all-important constituencies like young people and Hispanics.
Reid, Pelosi Ready to Bookend Bush SOTU Speech
[IMGCAP(1)] On the Capitol campus, Members’ non-inaugural party activities will be largely confined to Tuesday and Wednesday’s back-to-back Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearings on National
Schumer Blasts Bush in First DSCC Mailing
Schumer has already announced that thanks to $1 million contributions from Massachusetts Sen.
Rothenberg: Can Rahm Take Back the House?
[IMGCAP(1)] Consider the 2004 election cycle.
Senior Kerry Campaign Aide Joins Mehlman, Vogel at New Firm
On Dec. 1, Covington & Burling signed up Mehlman, Vogel to work on IBM’s effort to sell off its personal computer division to China’s Lenovo Group Ltd., according to reports filed with the Secretary of
District Seeks Input on Comprehensive Plan
.-1 p.m. Jan. 29 at Shaw Junior High School in Northwest. For registration information, visit www.inclusivecity.org. — John McArdle
1982: Our Other Contributors
[IMGCAP(1)]While Roll Call will always be the Newspaper of Capitol Hill, the editorial page used to say that Roll Call was “the only newspaper written for, by and about the United States Congress.”
Policy Change
[IMGCAP(1)] Though Shadegg appears to be the only candidate for the position, he is not taking any chances.
Democrats Contest Ohio Electoral Vote, But Bush Officially Re-elected
The House voted it down, 31-267, while the Senate defeated their version 1-74.
Democrats Slam Bush On ‘Propaganda’ Efforts
The Government Accountability Office, the independent investigative arm of Congress, is already looking into a $1 million contract the Education Department had with Ketchum, a public relations firm
Compliance Board Asserts Self in CAA Case
dramatically different position on the meaning of the statute within the constraints of the Constitution than are two Senators, a House Member, and now the entire House of Representatives (see story, pg. 1)
The Republicans Face Big Obstacles to Enacting Big Changes
In the Senate, Finance Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) suggested he opposes a key piece of Bush’s emerging Social Security proposal — to use borrowing to cover the entire $1 trillion or so in transition
Are the Democrats Really Ready for Howard Dean?
[IMGCAP(1)] Say what you will about Dean — he has chutzpah, and that’s something the party needs right now.
Walk With a Purpose
He said he would again meet with the principal, who previously agreed that the gate would be locked starting Jan. 1. One recent success story for the area is the forced sale of 707 Seventh St.
The Politics of the Flu, an Rx for the FDA and Judging Jury Duty
[IMGCAP(1)] When Harris Interactive and the Wall Street Journal Online asked in mid-December 2004 whether respondents had gotten a vaccination this flu season, about half as many people said they
Bush Is Right to Push Jan. 30 Elections in Iraq
[IMGCAP(1)] A delay would only reward the savage insurgents who want to reduce Iraq to utter chaos.
House Brief Endorses ‘Speech’ Shield
The brief seeks to convince the court to tweak the pre-1995 legal standard so that a Member is entitled to immunity if two conditions are met: “(1) the employee’s duties were directly related to the due
Facelift
[IMGCAP(1)] “Yeah it was pretty tough,” Simpson joked. “Not a bad way to recover. About as good as it gets.” Asked why he did it, the Congressman paused and said, “Why? Because I’m old!”