SOUTH DAKOTA: GOP House Contest Is Getting Very Crowded
Bill McCollum, state House Speaker Johnnie Byrd and state Sen. Daniel Webster are considered the leading GOP contenders currently in the race.
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Record 7,000 Bills Dropped
Of 588 individual “civilian” nominations sent by the White House to Capitol Hill, roughly 62 percent (326) were confirmed before the Senate’s sine die adjournment.
Bald Truth
Bush stole the White House” from Democrats. The letter added that “George W.
FLORIDA: McCollum Wastes No Time Attacking Martinez
House favorite.
Bill’s Blog
Watts … Bill Clinton.” She also noted another first for that evening’s event. “The other speaker is Lincoln Chafee,” she said. “This is the first time you’ve had two Democratic speakers.”
SBC Dials Texas for Help
While at the State Department, Berry was caught up in a bitter partisan feud when he was accused of digging up negative information on Bill Clinton when he was running for president.
End-of-Session Rush Provides a Lesson in Capitol Hill Politics
One Democratic strategist told me recently that if the current Medicare bill had been proposed by a Democratic president — for example, by Bill Clinton — it would have garnered near unanimous support
2004 Has 50-50 Chance of Being a Productive Year for Congress
Not since the Lyndon Johnson landslide of 1964, with Democrats controlling the White House and Congress, has one party felt so emboldened to expand its control over the levers of federal power.
Fork in the Road, er, Windshield
Ironically enough, Roy’s near-death experience was caused by the Medicare reform bill — which is supposed to make people healthier.
Pryce Declares White House ‘Dropped the Ball’
One senior House GOP aide said administration officials suggested the outcome was the result of a clash in priorities between the White House legislative affairs shop and the White House communications
Midwest
He was pardoned by then-President Bill Clinton during Clinton’s last days in office.
Plains
A potential hurdle for Boswell is his vote for the Republican Medicare prescription drug bill that passed the House by just one vote.
South
Hutchinson had met earlier in the year with White House senior adviser Karl Rove but maintained that he was not interested in a Senate bid. Lt. Gov.
Mid-Atlantic
The White House and Senate GOP leaders are publicly supporting Specter and working on his behalf.
Solid South for the GOP
Reynolds added that Democrats don’t have a standard-bearer to carry their message across the South since former President Bill Clinton left office, and suggested that none of the nine Democratic
Senate Moves on Election Commission
Appointments to the commission are made by the president based on recommendations by the Senate Majority Leader, the House Speaker, the Senate Minority Leader and the House Minority Leader.
He’s a Card
Everyone from liberal author Al Franken toting a Dean campaign sign (four of diamonds) to White House adviser Karl Rove with his fingers crossed (jack of clubs) and Sen.
It’s Time to Consider Ending Lifetime Judicial Appointments
This was a worse record by far than President Bill Clinton had in his first two years (but better by far than Clinton did in his last two years, when more than 40 judicial nominations were left hanging
French Kiss
He may “look French” to his critics at the White House, but Sen.
Friends in High Places
George Bush to a key regulatory post, has earned nearly $1 million lobbying on behalf of just three corporate clients since Bush entered the White House.