January Popular Month To Announce Retirement From Congress
(R-S.C.) didn’t waste any time in the new year to disclose that the current 111th Congress would be his last.
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Johanns’ PAC Gives Generously in November
Mike Johanns (R-Neb.) last month used his leadership political action committee to donate to the 2010 re-election campaigns of eight Republican senators.
Running For Congress With Family In The White House
Beau Biden as is widely expected Joseph R. Biden Jr Hillary Rodham Clinton Edward M. Kennedy John F. Kennedy Benjamin A.
Liberals Find Coal in Stocking
John McCain (R-Ariz.). A few Senate liberals, such as Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.), have yet to sign on to the bill. More senior liberals such as Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sens.
Lieberman Sets Off a Scramble
Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) or trying to use restrictive budget reconciliation rules would likely require extending the debate into next year.
Texas Rep. Hall Would Set Age Record On Christmas 2012
Ralph M. Hall (R-Tex.) has filed to run for re-election in 2010 shouldn’t be much of a story. After all, it’s more newsworthy if a member of Congress retires than if he or she runs for re-election.
Coakley Easily Defeats Capuano, Others in Senate Bid
Martha Coakley won the Democratic primary in the Massachusetts Senate special election, putting her on track to assume the seat long held by the late Edward M.
Fiorina Has Much to Prove in California Race
The key word there is potential,— said Dan Schnur, director of the Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics at the University of Southern California and a former Republican political strategist.
Kratovil Navigates Different Shores
John McCain (R-Ariz.) in the presidential race and had been represented by a Republican for nearly two decades before Kratovil, the freshman Democrat is going to have to win over more than a few conservative
Inhofe’s Second Senate GOP Primary Endorsement
James M. Inhofe, R-Okla., endorsed a second candidate in another GOP Senate primary, picking Rep. Todd Tiahrt over Rep. Jerry Moran in Kansas’ open-seat Senate race.
How to Stay the Course
Al Cederberg’s (R-Mich.) simple poem, “Remember the Congressman’s Lament.
Hill Climbers: Texas-Sized Changes
Joe Barton (R-Texas), you ought to at least poke fun. [IMGCAP(1)]Six staff shuffles have taken place in Barton’s office this year.
Rage Over College Football Sparks Political Action
Joe Barton (R-Texas) has quarterbacked anti-BCS action in the House as ranking member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and as, of course, a disgruntled Texas A&M alum.
Reid Floats Public Option Compromise to Moderates
Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) has been holding meetings with a small group of moderates, said he has serious reservations about creating a national public insurance option, regardless of the potential for states
Kennedy Legacy in Limbo
The group honored his legacy Saturday, establishing the Edward M. Kennedy National Leadership Award.
Society Honors McGovern and Baker
The first Freedom Award went to Gilbert M. Grosvenor of the National Geographic Society in 1993, and recipients since have included historian Robert Remini, C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb, former Rep.
Hill Climbers: Summer in the City
Louie Gohmert (R-Texas). After graduating from Texas A&M University in 2007 with a degree in agricultural journalism, Yeiser worked for then-Rep.
Heard on the Hill: Work of Art
All include the picture of a moon with an “M— written over it, which is Traficant’s tribute to actress Mae West, the descriptions add.
Road Map: Finance Negotiators Refuse to Leave Table
Asked whether the gang of six negotiators was making progress, Finance ranking member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said: “Well, that’s obvious. We’re all six at the table.
Take Me Out to the Opera at Nationals Park
Todd Akin (R-Mo.), Norm Dicks (D-Wash.), Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) and Don Manzullo (R-Ill.). Most are expected to attend either the show’s premiere at the Kennedy Center or the simulcast, Alpert added.