Morning Business: Legal Advice
[IMGCAP(1)]Young, who faces legal scrutiny for his relationship to an oil services company and a transportation project in Florida, has paid more than $1 million in legal fees during the 2007-08
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Photo of the Week: When the Treetops Glisten
[IMGCAP(1)]This years Capitol Christmas Tree, hailing from the Bitterroot National Forest in Montana, was officially lit on the West Front lawn of the Capitol Tuesday night.
Mixed Financial Bag for Would-Be Senators
Ron Klein and Allen Boyd are believed to be seriously considering the contest, and both men are sitting on more than $1 million in their campaign accounts.
Heard on the Hill: Dumpster-Diving With Broke Staffers
[IMGCAP(1)]Then join the throngs of House staffers who are snapping up all those goodies for free.
Inauguration Plan Offers Revels for the People
Staffords private foundation already has donated $1 million to reserve a block of 300 rooms at the downtown JW Marriott, as well as spaces for the two balls one for adults, one for young people
In This Case, It’s Fair to Blame the Messenger
[IMGCAP(1)]David Winston argues in his Dec. 1 column that Republicans lost in November, and will lose again, if they continue to rely on the issue-less, relentlessly negative campaigns that party
Health Insurance Plan Deadline Extended
Starting Jan. 1 barring any changes during negotiations federal employees under the Standard Option will have to pay the entirety of nonemergency surgical procedures, up to a $7,500 co-pay, if
House to Return on Tuesday
We dont have everybody at the table, No. 1. Thats causing a lot of problems, a senior House Democratic aide said.
Botanic Garden Celebrates in Green
.-12:30 p.m. and 1:30-3:30 p.m. Saturday. Participants should register in advance and the cost is $40. The conservatory will also stay open late for holiday music concerts throughout December.
Pot Lobby Aims High Next Year
And the plants current status as a Schedule 1 drug, in the same category as heroin, LSD and Ecstasy, also bars most research on its medical benefits, which include relief for the nausea that accompanies
Push Back Against the Dead Hand of a Lame Duck
by White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten in May announced the end of midnight regulations, stating that except in extraordinary circumstances, final regulations should be issued no later than Nov. 1,
K Street Files: Inaugural Influence
[IMGCAP(1)]Nobody knows whats going to be happening with inauguration tickets, admitted Rich Gold, a former Clinton administration official who runs the lobbying practice at Holland & Knight.
Keep People Warm, Fed and Working
Similarly, by exploring just 2,000 surface acres that amount to less than half of 1 percent of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, we could recover 10.4 billion barrels of oil, more than twice the
A Review of 2008: The Year in Congressional Ethics
[IMGCAP(1)]Its appearances have usually been triggered by a spike in public concern about misconduct in Congress because of some conspicuous event.
‘Stimulus’ Not the Way To Reboot the Economy
If the Democratic Congress passes its additional spending package reported to have ballooned to between $500 billion and $750 billion the deficit will likely blow right through the $1 trillion mark
Hutchison Sets Up Committee to Run for Governor
Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) announced Thursday morning that she was opening up an exploratory committee to run for Texas governor in 2010 and transferring $1 million from her Senate campaign account into
Entire Mall to Be Open for Inauguration
Washington, D.C., officials have estimated that from 1 million to 4 million people will be in town for the inauguration, but only 240,000 tickets are available for spots inside the security area.
We Must Support CCS Technology
The bill will advance the development and demonstration of carbon capture and storage technologies by creating a $1 billion annual fund supported by small fees on electricity generated from coal,
Fossella Lawyer Rebuts Prosecutor’s Plea for Jail Time
Fossella was arrested in Alexandria, Va., on May 1, after an officer pulled him over for running a red light.
Obama Should Keep Bush’s Commander in Global ‘War of Ideas’
[IMGCAP(1)]In just six months in office, Glassman has invigorated and modernized U.S. programs to not just improve Americas image in the world, but confront radical ideologies, including on the