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Baker Finalizes Hedge Fund Deal
Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.) amid quiet gripes from top House Republicans that he sometimes bucked leadership and didn’t raise enough money for the party.
Mukasey Tries a New Approach to Hill
New Attorney General Michael Mukasey is aggressively trying to mend fences on Capitol Hill following a bruising confirmation battle and the savaging of the Justice Department’s senior command during Democrats
Department of Defense Bars Gitmo Lawyer From Testifying
The Senator told Roll Call that the Pentagon’s decision, however, “sets a very bad precedent” similar to the White House refusing to provide witnesses and testimony to Congress in the U.S. attorneys
Surging Market For Democrats
The House and Senate both have similar new rules for senior-level staffers negotiating with the private sector.
Iraq Document Kept From Hill
After persistent requests from House Armed Services Chairman Ike Skelton (D-Mo.), the issue has moved up the Congressional chain of command to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
French Kisses
Sarkozy addressed a joint session of the House and Senate, touting the bonds between France and the U.S. and making nice by thanking the country — again — for its help during World War II.
Republican Recruiting
In the previous cycle, it was the Democrats who gained hordes of media attention for recruiting military veterans to run for the House.
Have the Republicans Picked Another Losing Fight on SCHIP?
All that’s left is for someone — President Bush, House Minority Leader John Boehner (Ohio) or Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) — to yell the appropriate command: “Fire!”
Navy Day Marks D.C.’s Maritime History
The Expeditionary Combat Command also will bring a remote robot used to detonate bombs. So why was Oct. 13 chosen to dedicate the memorial and for this weekend’s event?
Is U.S. Waging War With Radical Islamists Aggressively Enough?
[George] Casey was not much for media engagement,” a White House aide told me, referring to Petraeus’ predecessor as U.S. commander in Iraq, “but Petraeus understands the need to communicate in all kinds
Clock Is Ticking for ?08 Hopefuls
Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) and Barack Obama (Ill.), continue to command the spotlight and shore up their war chests. Republican pullouts remain less predictable given the party?
Race for Pickering’s Seat Tops ’08 Political Agenda
[IMGCAP(1)] Even with one of its two GOP House Members set to retire at the end of this Congress and one of its two Republican Senators up for re-election next year, it appears that the Magnolia State
Petraeus Buys Time for Bush, but a Stable Iraq Is Hard to See
And, despite a $12 million ad campaign mounted this summer by an anti-war coalition headed by MoveOn.org, only one House Republican, Rep.
Unprepared
As Roll Call reported on Tuesday, there’s a dispute among security officials whether a lack of unified command will hamper Congress’ ability to cope with the immediate aftermath of an attack.
House Security Plan Draws Fire
In the House, responsibility is divided between Livingood and other officers.
With Goodwill From Fellow Republicans, Hastert Leaving on His Own Terms
Hastert largely was able to avoid the kind of partisan fights and verbal attacks lodged from and against his second in command, then-Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas), but it took Hastert years
Finalists for AOC’s Top Job Delivered to President Bush
Correction Appended The search for the next Architect of the Capitol is in the hands of the White House after a commission of Congressional leaders forwarded the names of three finalists to
Capitol Police Boost Security to Deal With Threat of Pre-Sept. 11 Attack by al-Qaida
The Capitol Police department has a liaison from the Homeland Security Department working in its Capitol Hill command center.
Theater From the Fringe
And apparently in line with the spirit of its host city, Capital Fringe will feature two original political satires: “A White House Tale” and “I (Heart) U.S.