Senators Slam Transfer of Prisoner
— Last month, the House and Senate separately passed bills barring detainee transfers to the U.S. until Oct. 1 at the earliest.
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Heard on the Hill: Bumps and Bruises
[IMGCAP(1)]The Senate hallways resemble an infirmary this week, with several high-profilers sporting canes, slings, casts and splints while they heal from an array of injuries.
Congress Needs to Beware of Growing Populist Anger
[IMGCAP(1)]One can make a case that the early stumbles of the Clinton White House, including the excruciating delay in enacting an economic plan along with the failure to get health care through,
Dodd Juggles Triple Challenge
[IMGCAP(1)]Meetings with Republicans will begin today and continue this week.
New Toy Regulation Act to Further Protect Children
The Mission Ahead piece “Congress Should Return Toy Safety Regulation to the CPSC— (June 1) illustrated amply why the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 is so necessary.
Morning Business: Byrd Still Sidelined
[IMGCAP(1)]“Senator Byrd continues to recover from a staph infection in the hospital,— the statement said.
HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Gone to the Dogs
[IMGCAP(1)]The $12 black cotton (and union-made, natch) scarves are a bit of a departure from the usual T-shirt/bumper sticker fare available from most campaigns.
Obama’s Stimulus Spending Plan Gets Mixed Reviews
—Since January, the Obama administration has “muscled through a $1 trillion stimulus bill, taken over the banking and car industries and are now attempting a Washington takeover of the health care industry
The American Taxpayer’s Global Investment
[IMGCAP(1)]GM cannot succeed solely as an American car company. Its industry is among the most competitive in the world.
Smart Steps to Prevent a Cybersecurity 9/11
[IMGCAP(1)]While Americans have integrated cybertechnology into virtually all aspects of their business and personal lives, they remain ignorant of just how vulnerable that system is.
Road Map: Supplemental Spending Bill Faces Major Hurdles
[IMGCAP(1)]Three issues — a massive $108 billion loan to the International Monetary Fund, restrictions on pictures of detainee abuse and closing the military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba — are
Heard on the Hill: When in Rome …
[IMGCAP(1)]The out-of-the-way cupcake nirvana is a favorite of in-the-know residents.
There’s a Better Way to Handle the Torture Controversy
[IMGCAP(1)]Armey’s reply was short and to the point: “You can’t get ahead while you’re trying to get even.— The Republicans had their own 100-day legislative agenda to worry about.
The Bond Market Vigilantes Need to Chill Out
[IMGCAP(1)]Based on the advice of then-National Economic Council Director Robert Rubin, early in his first term of his presidency, Clinton realized he had to pay attention to the big impact his budget
Politics & Poker: Redeeming Clinton’s Brand in Obama Age
[IMGCAP(1)]Good to have you on the team — just don’t want you too close.
Living Aloud on the Hill
[IMGCAP(1)]“It’s a race to get through the day, and get through the piles of stuff.— Often, she stayed at the office until around 8 p.m. and worked a couple of hours at night.
Cutting Room Floor: All Smiles
[IMGCAP(1)]Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor laughs during a photo op before her meeting last week with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Basketball Diaries
[IMGCAP(1)]But Reps. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) and Corrine Brown (D-Fla.) took the good-natured smack talk to a whole new level on Thursday afternoon.
K Street Files: Fundraisers Target iPhone
[IMGCAP(1)]Bellwether Consulting Group’s Monica Notzon believes her firm has the answer: an iPhone app that will allow users to track all of the events that their clients have on any given day.
Controlling Health Care Costs Requires a Heart
Heart disease is the No. 1 killer in America, responsible for about 865,000 deaths per year.