The Rose Garden: Obama Has Some Rowdy Capitol Hill Allies
[IMGCAP(1)]Obama held a positive session last week with Senate Democrats on the budget and other issues. He is scheduled to chat up the House Democrats today.
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Democrats’ Call for Regular Order Signals Problems for Leaders
[IMGCAP(1)]It all started with a draft letter to Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) signed by 68 members of the Blue Dog and New Democrat coalitions (plus the ousted Energy and Commerce chairman
Latinos Urge Leaders to Take Strides on Climate Change
[IMGCAP(1)] Job creation invested in green technologies will not only create a healthier environment but will also create new relationships between the public and private sector.
Agassi: Let’s Lead the Green Industrial Revolution
In so doing, we believe that such policies will allow the United States to significantly outperform President Barack Obama’s goal of 1 million plug-in hybrid vehicles on the road by 2015.
Slocum: Beware of Polluters Claiming to Have Converted to Green
Heck, even the Bush administration’s Department of Energy concluded in the summer of 2008 that America could generate 20 percent of its power needs from the wind by 2030 (up from the current 1 percent)
Photo From the Attic: Picture of Serenity
[IMGCAP(1)] This photograph was taken of the White House on March 23, 1929, months before the stock market crash that ushered in the Great Depression.
K Street Files: Lights, Camera, Trade
[IMGCAP(1)] “Crude,— a documentary made by supporters of a group of Amazon rain forest residents who have waged a 15-year legal battle against Chevron for alleged dumping of oil waste, will debut
Specter Asks for More Time to Consider Obama Court Pick
The aide maintained that the April 1 hearing will continue as planned.
A Changing Environment
.— Towns defeated Powell by a 2-1 ratio in the primary, but could once again be the target of another primary challenge in 2010.
House Budget Closer to Obama Than Senate
The Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and Labor committees would each have to produce a net $1 billion savings in their jurisdiction by the end of September.
Will Obama Match Bush for Fiscal Irresponsibility?
— [IMGCAP(1)]This week, reflecting on the possibility that Barack Obama could nearly redouble the debt, Walker said that Bush holds the irresponsibility record “to this point.
Chief Counsel: Chief of Staff Sets Tone in Office/Spouse Relationship
[IMGCAP(1)]A: There are no standard operating procedures between a Congressional staff and the spouse. Each situation is different, based on the individual spouse, the staff and the Member.
Shop Talk: School of Hard Knoxville
[IMGCAP(1)]Ingram’s first big venture, according to well-placed sources, will be to serve as general consultant to Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam (R) in his gubernatorial bid. Tennessee Gov.
Democrats Face Internal Senate Battle in Kentucky
In 2004, another Republican year, Mongiardo, then a state Senator, came just 2 points shy of beating Bunning in a race in which he was outspent by a nearly 2-1 ratio.
It’s All in the Family
[IMGCAP(1)]While staffing is her passion, it is not Van der Heide’s sole responsibility. A typical day in the life of Honda’s chief of staff is an ever-changing parade of issues.
Is the New York Race a Referendum on the Candidates or Politics?
[IMGCAP(1)]It’s about both. Republican Jim Tedisco initially appeared to possess the most important qualities for the brief campaign.
Judiciary GOP Perfecting the Pass
Specter asked Leahy in a letter to postpone Hamilton’s confirmation hearing, set for April 1, to give committee members more time to ask questions of the federal court pick.
Card Check War Perseveres
The chamber’s next step includes a fly-in on April 1, with about 100 people from Connecticut, Delaware, Alaska and Colorado expected to lobby on Capitol Hill.
N.Y. Special Headed to Photo Finish
Both candidates have raised more than $1 million for the two-month battle; Murphy dropped $250,000 of his own wealth into the campaign, Tedisco $200,000.
Heard on the Hill: Star Wars
[IMGCAP(1)]Colbert won NASA’s contest to name a section of the International Space Station, after an aggressive campaign on his show, “The Colbert Report.— NASA, though, is hinting that it could