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Better Than Wesley
</p> Chuck Be a Lady, Tonight. Sen.
Judiciary Republicans Wary of ‘Fishing Expedition’ Object to Probe
Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee have raised objections to the investigation into Democratic allegations of leaked internal memos, prompting a meeting Monday morning with Sergeant-at-Arms Bill
End-of-Session Rush Provides a Lesson in Capitol Hill Politics
</p> 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
Did Northeast Doom Energy?
</p> After Friday’s setback, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (Tenn.) was still trying to figure out ways to revive the bill as of press time, and the Senate was not expected to bring the measure back
SUV Owners Find Hill Ally in Fight Against ELF
</p> With no plans of hiring a lobbying group or getting involved with the politics of the legislation, Vines said he’s conducting a pure grassroots effort to support Chocola’s bill.
Baird Formally Introduces Amendment
</p> Last week the House Administration Committee reported out on a party-line vote a bill that would expedite states’ special elections if the Speaker were to declare more than 100 Members had been killed
Doubting Thomas
</p> “One hundred percent behind him,” Crist said of the leadership’s support of Thomas. “The people of the 22nd district will always know that Bill Thomas is ‘Mr. Chairman.’”
Senate Seizes Judiciary Data
</p> Sergeant-at-Arms Bill Pickle said the four servers and computer backup tapes would be examined by an “outside forensic team” to see if the memos were in fact stolen from the server.
K Is for Kandahar
</p> Conda, now a lobbyist with the newly created Navigators, says he will work to “promote their market-based competition policy agenda.” </p> HealthSouth Gets Help.
GOP Group Joins Soft-Money Fray
Bill Paxon (N.Y.) and Susan Hirschmann, a former chief of staff to House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (Texas) and is aimed at raising soft money for House campaigns.
McCarthy Lawyer Rebuts Grammy Trip Allegations
</p> The Kansas City Star reported Friday that a former scheduler in McCarthy’s office, Cindy Vansickle, provided the paper with travel and credit card records showing a $2,916 bill for a four-day stay
Presidential Funding Reform Proposed
</p> It would also increase the requirements to qualifying for public funding in a primary.
AFL-CIO Fails on Disclosure
</p> Bill Samuel, the organization’s top lobbyist, said the lawyers told him that they had been unable to collect all the information they needed from the AFL-CIO’s numerous departments, and “rather
Filibuster Saga
</p> This new, sad chapter presents an opportunity leaders in the White House and Senate should not squander.
Balancing Act
</p> In addition to Tauzin’s expected departure, Sen.
Richardson Casts Huge Shadow
Bill Richardson (D) is a larger-than-life presence in his state’s Feb. 3, 2004, presidential caucuses.
Democrats Offering Huge Gift to GOP on Medicare Drugs
</p> The AARP’s president, Bill Novelli, told me that backing the GOP bill was “a hard decision,” but that “we are a nonpartisan organization. We are lined up behind seniors.
Retreat From Kingsmill
</p> “I’m very, very pleased,” said Rep. John Lewis (D), who introduced the bill with fellow Georgia Rep. Jack Kingston (R) this week. “It’s been a long and tedious struggle.”
Time to Load Up The Omnibus
</p> “Early on I asked that if that was going to happen, that I be advised,” House Appropriations Chairman Bill Young (R-Fla.) said of the expected legislative add-ons.