Staking Their Future on Voters
This time, Reid is counting to votes to save his career, and possibly a Democratic majority in the Senate, in a tossup battle with tea party favorite Sharron Angle (R).
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West: Can M-u-r-k-o-w-s-k-i Write-In Make History?
19th district Open seat: George Radanovich (R) is retiring Outlook: Safe Republican State Sen.
Judge Throws Out Suit Challenging Engravings in CVC
District Judge William M.
Road Map: Senate Democrats Eager to Exit — After Flashy Finish
As for the outsourcing measure, Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) dismissed the vote as a last-ditch attempt by Democrats to save their own jobs.
K Street Files: HBO-Disney-NASCAR Coalition Zooms to Capitol
Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) are expected to appear at the coalition’s Fourth Annual EXPOnential on Capitol Hill.
Murkowski Launches Write-In Bid; GOP Leaders Embrace Miller
Murkowski took a shot at Sarah Palin (R), saying she, not the former governor, is “one Republican woman who won’t quit on Alaska.”
Moderates See Castle Defeat as Part of Purge
Lincoln Chafee (R-R.I.) and ex-Reps. Wayne Gilchrest (R-Md.) and Christopher Shays (R-Conn.) could live in the political middle, Barron said.
DeMint: Kingmaker or Just GOP Spoiler?
George Voinovich (R-Ohio) said.
Road Map: Democrats Thank Boehner for Tax Cut Remark
Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), the ranking member of the Budget Committee, told Sean Hannity on his radio show Monday that Republicans should be insisting that the Bush tax cuts are fully extended.
Lord and Kliman: Ambassador to Turkey Should Be Confirmed
Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) has nevertheless put a hold on the nomination of Francis Ricciardone, accusing the former U.S. ambassador to Egypt of failing to uphold the Bush administration’s democracy promotion
Heard on the Hill: Harry Reid Is a Literary Critic (Again)
Arlen Specter get out of a car near 26th and M streets and “start walking forlornly” across the M Street bridge.
Even Veteran Members Will Struggle to Win
Jim Leach (R-Iowa) and Sue Kelly (R-N.Y.). [IMGCAP(1)]Kelly, first elected in 1994, had only one tough race (in 1996) before she was upset in 2006.
Black Robe Appears Fit for Kagan
Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) accused Kagan of being a partisan who would use the bench to further her political views.
Manchin Appoints Goodwin as Temporary West Virginia Senator
George LeMieux (R-Fla.), “for the sole purpose of protecting his own desire to run for the U.S. Senate seat.” David M. Drucker and Bob Benenson contributed to this report.
Hall of Fame Inductees
1993: William M. Wheeler (D-Ga.) “Cannonball” Wheeler, a pitcher, served four terms and helped his team win five straight games.
Oil Spill Hearings Bring Out the Political Drama
CEO of Transocean; and Tim Probert, president of global business lines for Halliburton — were forced to sit quietly for 90 minutes while the lawmakers first heard from a petroleum engineer at Texas A&M
Hill Climbers: Louie Gohmert’s Staffers Take It All in Stride
Louie Gohmert (R-Texas). From helping the lawmaker lead his famous night tours around the Capitol, to high-heeled rescues, Gohmert staffers take it all in stride.
No Love Lost Between Crist and the GOP
Jeff Miller (R), who endorsed former State Speaker Marco Rubio in the GOP Senate primary in June 2009, said Crist’s decision was selfish.
Senate Democrats Lose Reform Vote, but Smell Victory
Bob Corker (R-Tenn.). Shelby said he had not seen the agreed-upon language yet.
Financial Reform Momentum Building
Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) broke with his party Wednesday to support a derivatives bill sponsored by Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Chairman Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.).