GOP Frets on Immigration
Acting House Majority Leader Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) said immigration was the No. 1 issue that arose in a trip he took to 10 House districts around the country in August.
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GPO Seeks Radical Overhaul
requirements, the agency will spend the rest of the month collecting feedback from the private sector on the digital content system project and hopes to release a formal request for proposals by Dec. 1.
California: Bilbray Won’t Rule Out Political Comeback Try
Krinkie reported raising about $90,000 from July 1 to Sept. 30, according to the paper, and had $225,000 in the bank. State Sen.
GOP Governors Thrive in Northeast, Despite Regional Trendlines
[IMGCAP(1)] Five of the Northeast’s seven states have Republican governors: Donald Carcieri in Rhode Island, Jim Douglas in Vermont, George Pataki in New York, Jodi Rell in Connecticut and Mitt Romney
Democrats Call for Special Counsel to Review DOJ’s Abramoff Investigation
According to e-mails dated Oct. 1, 2001, and now on file with the House Judiciary Committee, Abramoff wrote to a client regarding an effort to lobby then-Attorney General John Ashcroft over the Guam
Brussels Sprouting
[IMGCAP(1)] The office, branded as Cassidy & Associates Europe, is designed to influence the creation of public policy overseas.
Not Just Any Beatles Album
[IMGCAP(1)] “I thought it was a great idea for learning about the world,” Parkes recalled, reached by phone at his home in Scotland earlier this week.
New and Improved
Start out at Rumors or Mackey’s, where you can register from 1 to 6 p.m. Tickets are $10 with a donation and $13 without.
Despite Outreach, Bush Lost Black Goodwill Even Before Katrina
[IMGCAP(1)] In each of these years, fewer than 10 percent of blacks identified themselves as Republicans, while their identification with Democrats exceeded 60 percent each year.
I Never Read ‘Informed Ballots.’ You Shouldn’t Either
[IMGCAP(1)] I realize that people generally want more information rather than less, no matter how misleading and useless it is.
Will Bush Step Up — or Let Immigration Issue Fester Further?
[IMGCAP(1)] This sort of delay has happened before: Bush planned to announce an immigration plan shortly before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
The DeLay Indictment: Rather Than the End, a New Beginning?
[IMGCAP(1)] But that isn’t the only view. Here is another: House Republicans should see this “problem” as an opportunity.
A Boy Named Sue Myrick?
[IMGCAP(1)] There they are, looking all spiffy in their photos in the North Carolina delegation section.
Harman PAC to Boost Security Focus
“It was public enemy No. 1. Across the board, this has been the constant criticism of the party.”
In Small States, Close Ties Often Trump Bitter Partisanship
[IMGCAP(1)] Some of it has to do with the typical advantages of incumbency — high name recognition, the ability to do favors for constituents and ready access to donors.
Another Jefferson Subpoena
[IMGCAP(1)] Under Rule VIII of the House, the existence of subpoenas issued to Members and staff must be reported on the chamber floor.
Allard’s Announcement
[IMGCAP(1)] Colette Williamson, of Washington, D.C., will aid in coordinating the Senator’s day-to-day activities following her promotion to assistant scheduler.
The Next Court Fight: Just What the Doctor Ordered for the GOP?
[IMGCAP(1)] And it isn’t only a rare opportunity to change the direction of one of the three branches of government, though that is hugely important to the president’s core supporters.
Associates Program Turns 40
[IMGCAP(1)] The program’s current acting director, Barbara Tuceling, who has been with the Smithsonian for 30 years, said the Institute was an “inward looking” organization when Ripley started his
Despite Woes, GOP Sees Opportunities to Recoup Before ’06
[IMGCAP(1)] Just after his indictment, DeLay told me, “the Democrats have peaked too soon.”