The Domino Effect
She spent eight years in the Assembly before being elected to the Senate in 2001.
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Democrats, in Fits and Starts, Showcase Governors
For the Republicans, the paradox is easy to resolve: They already hold the White House, the Senate and the House.
Brother and Sister Powerbrokers in Chicago and D.C.
After serving as Clinton’s scheduler during her days in the White House and key adviser to her 2000 campaign, Doyle currently runs Clinton’s fundraising machine as the executive director of HillPAC.
Kennedy’s View of Senate Filibusters Mangles Tradition
Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) warned against action that would “explode 200 years of Senate practice.” But he’s two years too late.
White House ’08 Hopefuls Step Out
Senators are mulling potential bids for the White House even as they attempt to move the GOP agenda. (A sixth, Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum (R), must defeat state Treasurer Bob Casey Jr.
Russ Never Sleeps
Russ Feingold (D-Wis.), could have a legitimate shot at the White House in 2008 — if he’s interested.
CFI Offers Plan for WH Campaign Funding
Future White House campaigns could well be limited to frontrunners and rich people unless Congress acts quickly to change the 30-year-old system of financing presidential nominations, a bipartisan task
On Fiscal Policy, the Republican Jig Is Up
For years, Republicans vowed that, if they controlled the White House and Congress at the same time, they would reduce the size and scope of government by cutting taxes and restructuring the major
Comedian Sighting
No joke: Gannon, the faux White House reporter whose real name is James Guckert, is a key guest on a morning panel titled “Who is a Journalist?”
No Splitting the Baby
That bill would also extend the program for the next two years, keeping it on track with the the Farm Bill.
W.H. Liaison Unfazed by Social Security
Howard Paster, the first Hill liaison to then-President Bill Clinton, likened Wolff’s challenge on Social Security to the one he faced in trying to sell Clinton’s controversial economic plan to Congress
In New Hampshire, State Rep. Files Papers to Challenge Bradley
Chuck Espy, the nephew of former Rep. and Clinton administration Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy (D), may be gearing up to challenge Rep. Bennie Thompson in next year’s Democratic primary.
Ameriquest Could Gain From Bill
Neither the Ney-Kanjorski nor the Miller-Watt bill has been scheduled for a hearing in the House Financial Services Committee, according to a committee spokeswoman.
In Md., Mfume’s in, Wynn Is Out
Although his name has not been aired publicly, Marc Ginsberg, a one-time ambassador to Morocco under then- President Bill Clinton, told Roll Call Monday that he has been urged to consider the race
Can One Word Fix Line-Item Veto?
Despite that stinging rejection, the White House, encouraged by language in the decision that left an opening for reconsideration, has quietly spent years trying to restore the budget-trimming device.
Long Odds, ’04 Results Fail to Discourage Ford’s Senate Bid
While President Bill Clinton (D) carried Tennessee in each of his presidential victories, he did so with only 47 percent in 1992 and 48 percent in 1996. George W.
Where Are the Nominees for Appellate Courts?
Nearly two months ago, the White House press secretary announced that President Bush intended to renominate 12 appeals court nominees whose confirmation Democratic Senators had opposed in the first term
Centrist Democrats Search for Direction
Tauscher said her mission is to “revitalize, refocus and rebuild” the coalition, which has lost much of its clout since then-President Bill Clinton left the White House and leading New Democrats
RNC Beefs Up Staff
He is a former RNC deputy research director and has also worked in the Bush White House.
Democrats Are Fighting to Strengthen Social Security
However, this president, after a perfunctory nod to bipartisanship, has done little to reach out to Democrats while holding several Republican-only meetings at the White House.