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Tailors to the Presidents

He looks good in anything.” On de Paris’ wall, there are notes from former White House Chief of Staff Andy Card and former President Bill Clinton.

Senate’s Bad Blood May Ebb

Democratic leaders hope to use the first several months of 2009 warming Republicans to the idea of working with a Democratic White House and solid majorities in the House and Senate.

Pot Lobby Aims High Next Year

But after eight years of playing defense against an inflexible Bush White House, they’re confident that there will be at least some relaxation in the federal government’s attitude that marijuana

Keep People Warm, Fed and Working

But even at $70, the price is nearly quadruple the spot price on the day back in 1995 when President Bill Clinton vetoed exploration in Alaska.

Members Offered Many Bills but Passed Few

The 104th Congress — the first time in 40 years that Republicans held a majority in the House — passed 337 bills, and only 35 were ceremonial naming bills, or just over 10 percent.

First Step to GOP Recovery: Fire Rush Limbaugh

In recent years, Republicans have let right-wing talk show hosts whip the GOP base into frenzies — over immigration, brain-damage victim Terry Schiavo and same-sex marriage — that have branded the

NRSC Fundraising Top Priority in 2010

Earlier Wednesday, current NRSC Chairman John Ensign (Nev.) reviewed his two years at the helm, noting that fundraising and candidate recruitment fell short of his expectations, even as significant

Hess Pens Transition Guidebook

Pfiffner said one significant difference is that the Obama transition period, at least so far, isn’t disorganized the way it was for former President Bill Clinton.

Democrats Look to ’34, Not ’94

Democrats, who will soon hold the House, Senate and White House for the first time since 1994, say they have learned the lessons of President Bill Clinton’s first two years and are desperate not to repeat

A Six-Point Plan to Restore Respect for Congress

The Republican leadership under then-Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) passed the “Contract With America” in 1995, and the Democratic-led House under Pelosi and Hoyer passed virtually every promised bill in