Rationing Wolves in Public Servants’ Clothing
[IMGCAP(1)]It’s known as comparative effectiveness research. Doesn’t that sound positive?
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Home Care: A Critical Health Care Reform Solution
[IMGCAP(1)]When policymakers struggle with how much to cut home care, they overlook another, quieter debate held around dinner tables throughout the country: What is the best way to care for a family member
Heard on the Hill: King to King of Pop — Beat It
[IMGCAP(1)]But after his rant (in which he called Jackson “a pervert— and suggested the media should instead be lionizing members of the military and other ordinary Americans) was picked up by gossip
Climate Change Bill Wins on Political Energy Boost
[IMGCAP(1)]While I’m always wary of trying to apply the laws of physics to the laws of politics, that hasn’t stopped me yet.
Let’s Decipher the ABCs of CBA, GRH and BEA
[IMGCAP(1)]We should applaud all of this activity. The discussion is healthy and much needed. But applause doesn’t mean we’re close to a new process being put in place.
Murtha Earmarks Funded Garment Company’s Sonar Project
— According to slides of that presentation, Herbener said he already had a $1 million earmark for 2005 “supported by Congressman John P. Murtha … funding is earmarked for KDH Systems.
K Street Awaits Mr. Franken
[IMGCAP(1)]Still, Franken’s general agenda, which he laid out Monday, includes many liberal code words at which business industry lobbyists are likely to recoil.
There’s Plenty to Do on the Fourth
The Washington Nationals will be playing the Atlanta Braves at 1:05 p.m. The first 20,000 fans at the game will receive a free miniature American flag.
Schwarzenegger Sets Dates for Tauscher Seat Special
The all-party special primary will take place on Sept. 1. If, as expected, no candidate tops 50 percent of the vote, the top vote-getters from each party will advance to a Nov. 3 runoff.
Cutting Room Floor: In Need Of a Trim
[IMGCAP(1)]Beth Ahern, a gardener with the Architect of the Capitol, trims a leyland cypress tree Wednesday at the Botanic Garden.
Liberals Likely to Call for Another Stimulus
The Progressive Caucus initially wanted a $1 trillion package focused mostly on spending, but in a deal to get the support of three Senate Republicans, the package came in at $787 billion with tax
K Street Files: Not Long at MPAA?
[IMGCAP(1)]“He’s very much an insider, a popular figure,— one K Street source said. Bates could not be reached for comment. Of course, Glickman’s departure from the MPAA is not a sure deal.
Campus Notebook: Still Working for You
[IMGCAP(1)]The storefront, in room B244, sells phones, accessories and data plans. Employees will also be able to help staffers with troubleshooting.
GOP Blasts Stimulus Success as Unemployment Rate Rises
Updated: 1:20 p.m. House Republicans on Thursday ripped Democrats over their economic recovery plans as the national unemployment rate climbed to 9.5 percent in June, the highest in 26 years.
Longtime Hill Worker Crowe Dies at 92
[IMGCAP(1)]“She will be remembered for her sense of humor, her strong work ethic and her unwavering commitment to serving the House of Representatives,— House Administration Chairman Robert Brady
HELP Bill to Include Government Insurance Option, Cost $611 Billion
Last week, Baucus announced that the Finance bill — whatever it looks like in the end — would come in deficit-neutral and under $1 trillion over 10 years.
HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Happy 233rd, America
[IMGCAP(1)]HOH has the rundown on this year’s “A Capitol Fourth— celebration, which will be hosted by actor Jimmy Smits and headlined by Barry Manilow.
Card Check’ Compromise Still Elusive, but Fight Continues to Heat Up
The Employee Freedom Action Committee flooded the Nebraska media market this week with a $1 million ad-buy urging moderate Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) to vote against any compromise bill.
Post-War Artists Depict the Body
For example, Leon Kossoff’s “Cathy No. 1— employs layers of caked-on paint that resemble the wrinkles and ridges of human flesh. Pieces run the gamut when it comes to abstraction versus realism.
Hill Climbers: Triumphant Return
[IMGCAP(1)]But Washington, D.C., is not always that simple.