IBM Hires Ex-Bush Aide for Lobbying
Correction: April 1, 2009 The article erroneously stated that Citigroup Executive Vice President Nick Calio was under consideration for the IBM job. He was not.
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Health Care Reform Could Actually Take Place This Year
[IMGCAP(1)]But there are many reasons to believe that this is the year for serious change in the health care system.
Heard on the Hill: Flying Blind
[IMGCAP(1)]Patti Solis Doyle, the longtime staffer to Hillary Rodham Clinton whose ties to the New York Democrat span her years as first lady, Senator and presidential candidate, sent such a missive
The Hot Plate: A Restaurant’s Beginning
[IMGCAP(1)]“We saw this building from 1911 and thought, This is a phenomenal site!’
Hill Credit Unions Chip In for Bailout
That still leaves relatively low reserves, with both unions carrying a cushion of less than 1 percent of all loans.
Hill Climbers: Starting With Empty Rooms
[IMGCAP(1)]Despite having disparate professional backgrounds, the group seems to have bonded pretty quickly since moving into the office in January.
Sherman Seeks Harsher Tax on Executive Pay
A handful of House Democrats are rallying behind legislation that would tax executives at bailed-out firms whose compensation totals more than $1 million per year, a proposal that goes even further than
Off-Year Specials Often Provide No Tea Leaves
Democrats held a 2-1 voter registration edge in Oklahoma’s 6th district but lost the seat when Rep. Glenn English (D) left for the private sector, and then-state Rep.
All Options Must Remain on the Table, Even Reconciliation
[IMGCAP(1)]Most, but not all, Democrats would like to see President Barack Obama’s top policy priorities enacted sometime this year.
Obama Tilts Power Balance
campaign as someone who lacked executive experience, Obama has moved decisively in areas such as rejecting GM and Chrysler restructuring plans, deploying 21,000 extra troops to Afghanistan, injecting nearly 1
Strike Up the Band: 3 Budget Resolutions in 3 Straight Years
— [IMGCAP(1)]Please understand. I’m not complaining about having the opportunity to write the column.
Heard on the Hill: Moore to Love?
[IMGCAP(1)]The controversial filmmaker (paunchy, wearing his trademark baseball cap) was shooting on Capitol Hill on Monday, interviewing Rep. Marcy Kaptur on the East Front of the Capitol.
Road Map: Conference Will Host the Real Budget Drama
[IMGCAP(1)]And it appears part of the problem is the Senate doth protest too much.
Cutting Room Floor: Those Who Wait
[IMGCAP(1)]A lineup of apparently unimpressed staffers listened to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner as he testified last week before a House Financial Services Committee hearing about the government
Campus Notebook: Cops Honored
[IMGCAP(1)]The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies evaluated the department in early January, scoring it on a set of 350 standards, according to a Capitol Police press release
The Road to Civil Rights
The official opening for the trail will be at 1 p.m. on Saturday at the Riverside Center, located at 5200 Foote St. NE.
K Street Files: Patent Proliferation
[IMGCAP(1)]The more than five-year-old legislative battle to overhaul patent law has long been framed as a debate between the high-tech, business and software industries, which support the Leahy-Hatch
For North Dakota’s Kent Conrad, the Time Is Now
[IMGCAP(1)]Conrad, after all, chairs the Senate Budget Committee, making him a key player in President Barack Obama’s effort to pass a budget, and ultimately to move forward with expensive, expansive
Heard on the Hill: A Colbert-NASA Truce?
[IMGCAP(1)]HOH reported last week that lawmakers were divided on the issue, with some siding with NASA, which sponsored a contest to name a new area in the International Space Station.