Another Arkansas Governor Eyes Presidential Run
Huckabee told me that he won 49 percent of the African-American vote during his 2002 re-election contest with then-State Treasurer Jimmie Lou Fisher, a weak candidate whom he managed to beat by only a
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Immigration Pressure Too Much for States
Between 1986 and 2002, the Border Patrol’s budget increased ten-fold from $151 million to $1.6 billion per year and the number of Border Patrol officers tripled.
Frist Braces for Stock Probes
(Cleland lost his 2002 Senate race to Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.), whose campaign was run by Tom Perdue, who spearheaded Frist’s first campaign in 1994.)
Education Can Help Social Security
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, only 29 percent of young adults ages 25-29 held a bachelor’s degree in 2002.
Congress Should Get Busy Promptly on Election Reform
Congress did pass the 2002 Help America Vote Act to upgrade voting machines and to train election workers, but the 2004 election was still marred by confusion, long lines, allegations of fraud, confusion
Data Case Rankles
When he was first running for lieutenant governor in 2002, Steele, then a lawyer and chairman of the Maryland Republican Party, acknowledged that he had had financial troubles — a potential goldmine
New York State of Mind
advantages of 10 terms in Congress, Slaughter’s base has always been Rochester, and she’s still not terribly well known in the Buffalo portion of her district, which she picked up after redistricting in 2002
Lincoln Names Chief of Staff
Lambiotte graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2002 with a degree in American studies. She then received her master’s in political management from George Washington University in 2003.
Pioneering Black Member to Be Honored
Blanche Bruce (R-Miss.), the first black American to serve a full term in the Senate, has adorned the Senate side since late 2002.
Ex-OMB Official Hit With Charges
Beginning in May 2002 until after the August 2002 trip, Abramoff reportedly tried to “acquire approximately 40 acres of land controlled by GSA” at the Naval Surface Warfare Center-White Oak, a federal
FEC Slaps Lawsuit on Club for Growth
The use of soft money was banned following the 2002 elections.
New York Delegation Had Weiners, Losers in Primary Last Week
Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), ran for the position of House Caucus vice chairman in 2002, Crowley and Weiner counseled him to defer to the top finisher, Rep.
Congress Blasé About Carter-Baker
Ney was a key player in drafting the Help America Vote Act, which went into effect in 2002, and he noted that lawmakers had not yet had an opportunity to see all the provisions of that legislation put
Thune Announces Press Office Changes
After graduating from the University of Florida in 2002 with degrees in journalism and Spanish, Ferguson landed her first job on Capitol Hill, working in the office Rep. Ric Keller (R-Fla.).
CVC Delayed Again, Until Late 2006 or Even ’07
While once long ago — back in late 2002 and early 2003 — officials had hoped to at least partially occupy the CVC in advance of the January 2005 inauguration, more recent timetables have set the
‘Coordination’ Difficult to Prove
Wertheimer’s group believes the commission has created many loopholes that have allowed candidates and nominally independent groups to operate outside of the contribution limits Congress set with the 2002
Katrina Weighs on Lott’s Decision-Making
Ever since Lott was forced to step down from his post as Republican Leader in December 2002, there has been widespread speculation he would retire at the end of 2006 to cash in on his 30-plus years
Does He Know The Aristocrats?
Turnham, who narrowly lost a 2002 open- seat race to Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), returns to the helm of the party he once led.
A Colorado GOP Split?
Beauprez won re-election last year with 55 percent of the vote after an extremely narrow victory in 2002, but the district’s demographics and leading Democratic candidate, former state Sen.
New Season for Art
(Since 2002, the Orsanmichele has been closed to the public, but it is slated to reopen after the National Gallery show concludes at the end of the year and the statues are returned to Florence.)