It’s That Time Again: Mindless Press Releases, 2005 Edition
The April 6 release’s headline, “New Poll Shows Bryant Leading GOP Field,” isn’t the problem. It’s the sub-head: “Corker’s Growth in Polls Stalled by Record of Higher Taxes.”
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Sonoma Sneak Peek
A mariachi band will play at Rosa Mexicano from 6 to 10 p.m., and the menu will feature special family-style dishes designed to serve large groups.
Meadow Lark
Former Vice President Al Gore will be honored with a lifetime achievement award at the Webby Awards in New York on June 6. Weapons of Misdirection will be named best political Web site.
No Plans Yet for Hospital
The selection committee was formed by the Office of Property Management, which has been working closely with the mayor’s office and Councilmember Sharon Ambrose (D-Ward 6) throughout the entire RFP process
Tauzin’s Prescription
The 6-year-old nonpartisan Women Under Forty Political Action Committee will host a discussion Wednesday on “Running the Country and a Family,” which will feature Members of Congress who will give advice
Kooser Closes Literary Season With Lecture
The lecture will be held at 6:45 p.m. in the Montpelier Room of the Library of Congress’ James Madison Building.
Ten Bills That Really Mattered
6. National Defense Education Act (1958). Passed in response to the Soviet launch of the satellite Sputnik, NDEA provided $575 million for education and low-interest loans for students.
Chambers Set to Move on Budget Resolution
Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) said House conservatives could live with mandatory spending cuts that total about $35 billion, nearly $6 billion less than they had sought in the talks between Senate Budget Chairman
Operative Transported to Administration
Training Day. 21st Century Democrats, a liberal group that helps candidates for public office at various levels of government, will hold its seventh annual campaign training seminar June 3-6 at American
Pssst: Here Are the Real Rules for Congressional Travel
6. Don’t smile in any photos when traveling. Smile when you’re on vacation, not when you’re working. If you’re smiling, you must be having fun, and constituents don’t want you to have fun.
Loophole in 527s Shields Donors
But donations to 501(c)(4)s, (5)s and (6)s are taxed at nearly 50 percent, making it a less efficacious route for political money.
Lincoln Home Marks Facelift
The restoration project, expected to be completed by early 2008, is still about $6 million short of its estimated $12.1 million capital budget — though a $1 million matching grant from a private
The ‘Girl’ Who Shattered Barriers
I was 32 years old when I was elected in 1972, and I had a 2-year-old and a 6-year-old. That was the year of the Nixon landslide. Everyone was shocked that I won — including me.
‘Speaking Freely’ Highlights Abrams’ Top Cases
NW, and at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday he will be at the National Press Club for an event that will include a discussion, question and answer session and a book signing.
Norton Seeks Balance
Norton introduced “The United States Commission on an Open Society with Security Act” on April 6, and it was referred to both the Transportation and Infrastructure and Homeland Security committees
Library Seeks Interns to Help Copyright Process
The internship begins June 6 and ends August 12. Applications for the internship are due Sunday. Interested students must apply online at interns05@loc.gov.
A Happy Birthday
This might seem small when compared to as many as 6 million visitors that annually visit the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History on the National Mall, but the museum’s size could never handle
Missouri Poll Gives Democrats Hope
Last November, President Bush won the state by 6 points over Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry (D), double his 2000 victory margin.
Hastert Draws … Gathering
Angling for those religious night owls, Hall said, “We always have space available, especially from midnight to 6 in the morning.” (We bet.)
Brother and Sister Powerbrokers in Chicago and D.C.
“Here were 200 people giving up their Saturday at 6 a.m. and they were all listening to my brother. I was like, ‘Wow, my brother is a pretty big deal.’”