Remembering the Little Paper That Could
</p> For hours we just share a stare </p> A happy unproductive pair </p> Economists we might impress </p> With our total uselessness. </p> Still it’s the G-N-U for me.
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How to Succeed on K Street Without Really Trying
</p> Debate on a bill to update the nation’s telecom laws actually began in 1984.
While Fewer ‘Oddballs’ Remain, Those Who Challenged Norms Defined, Defied Institution
</p> Flood even brought musical comedy to the floor when a Chicago-area lawmaker offered an amendment to an appropriations bill to bring federal dollars to his district. As former Rep.
Sid Yudain, the Man Who Started It All
Bill Ayres (R), that would provide Yudain the spark to finally produce a newspaper.
Clashes of the Titans
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) won his post after Trent Lott (R-Miss.) stepped down under fire for comments he’d made about the segregationist past of then-Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.).
The Divisions Are Worse Now. Or Are They?
</p> Policy fights have clearly turned personal. But has the partisanship reached an all time high in the stately chamber? </p> It depends.
Heard on the Hill: Gossip From Kazakhstan to the House Lounge
John Baldacci (Maine), Robert Brady (Pa.), Mike Doyle (Pa.), John Larson (Conn.) and Bill Pascrell (N.J.).
Paper Has Changed, But Focus Remains the Same
</p> From Poetry to Politics </p> Likewise, Roll Call’s content has changed in the past 50 years.
Not Every Tom, Ted and Nancy Lives in D.C.
They include former House Speakers Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) and Tip O’Neill (D-Mass.), Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) and former House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt (D-Mo.).
A History of Congress, by the (Rule) Book
</p> Former Sen.
Senators Offer Tightly Focused FOIA Bill
be stated explicitly within the text of the bill.
MTBE Looms as ’08 Issue
</p> House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) is adamant that liability protection for MTBE manufacturers be part of the energy bill.
Workplace Diversity
</p> The bill, whose co-sponsors include Reps.
DCCC Begins Stem-Cell Web Push
</p> On Wednesday, the DCCC launched an Internet initiative, taking to task Republican Members who voted against a bill aimed at promoting federal stem-cell research funding earlier this month.
Portman Key to CAFTA?
</p> On the Hill, House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Chief Deputy Whip Eric Cantor (Va.) have named a task force of Members to lobby their colleagues on specific trouble spots on the bill and are
Chad Hanging in Florida
Bill Nelson (D-Fla.).</p> According to Democratic sources, Clanton is poised to lead Nelson’s 2006 re-election campaign.
Under Par
</p> Instead of voting on Hyde’s bill, Burton chose to play in the Booz Allen Hamilton pro-am golf tournament at Congressional Country Club.
Health Care Reform Should Top 2006 Campaign Agenda
</p> In the past 14 years, the need for comprehensive reform has become ever more compelling.
New Dems Try to Refine Message
</p> The NDC will hold a companion session in the coming weeks to work more specifically on its communications effort.
Democrats Assail Justice Dept. Shift on Tobacco
Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.).