Scramble Begins for GOP Appropriations Seat
</p> At this point there appears to be no clear favorite to succeed Wicker on the committee. </p> Three Southern Republicans — Reps.
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Kondracke: Moderate Graybeards Need a Top 10 Agenda. Here’s One
Bill Brock (R-Tenn.), also a former GOP national chairman; former New Jersey Gov. Christie Todd Whitman (R); retiring Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.); and ex-Sens.
Dead Heats In Iowa With An Edwards And Huckabee Twist
Read the full poll stories from Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby and McClatchy-MSNBC</p> A pair of new Iowa polls show the frontrunners in dead heats in both races, although one of the surveys indicates that John
Edwards Moves Into A Three-Way Tie In Iowa
</p> Edwards and Obama were tied with 29 percent to lead Democrats, followed by Clinton with 28 percent. Bill Richardson was fourth with 7 percent. Joe Biden was fifth with 3 percent.
Obama, Clinton Tied In New Hampshire; Romney Has Slight Lead
Read the Gallup Polls on the Democrats and Republicans</p> A USA Today/Gallup poll of likely New Hampshire Democratic primary voters, conducted Dec. 17-19, shows Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in a
House GOP Is Pleased
</p> “While I can be critical of this bill, it’s still better than anything I’ve seen at the end of the year since I’ve been here,” Boehner said.
Democrats Put ‘Faith in Future’
</p> Both Reid and Pelosi said they were proud of their ability — in the face of a record number of filibusters by Senate Republicans — to pass measures such as an energy bill that raised automobile fuel
Term Limits Revisited
</p> The bill was referred to the House Judiciary Committee.
Minnesota: Ramstad Will Ponder Future Over Holidays
</p> In a brief interview just off the House floor, Ramstad lamented that Congress had not been able to pass the mental health parity bill that he has championed with Rep.
A Very Good Year
We noted that news of Vitter’s dalliance came after the family-values guy had declared himself to be pro-abstinence outside of marriage, as one of the chief backers of an abstinence education bill.
Reviewing the Best and the Worst of Politics in 2007
</p> [IMGCAP(1)]The Worst Political Idea of 2007 </p> Nominees: </p> • Bill Clinton asserting that he opposed the Iraq War from the start • Tom Tancredo for president • The House’s Armenian Genocide
FCC Chief Shops for Opportunity
</p> Martin declined to discuss his political future with Roll Call.
Ex-Aide May Take on Kildee
</p> Gleason said he received e-mails from Dan Kildee about a year ago asking if he was going to run.
New Year’s Resolve for Political Class: End ‘Hyperpartisanship’
</p> Is it all fantasy? Perhaps it is, given the hyperpartisanship of contemporary politics.
Democrats Wishing Upon a Bright Star
Bill Dickinson (R), he won a regional battle that pitted his Dothan and rural southeastern “Wiregrass” base of support against a career politician who was based in the city and suburbs of Montgomery.
Taking Aim at Schwartz
</p> One D.C.
Longer Recess
</p> Senators added two technical amendments to the bill, which passed the House by voice vote earlier this month.
Congress on Path to Adjournment After Senate Passes Omnibus
</p> Dividing the vote on the omnibus spending bill ensured that Democrats opposed to war funding would not have to cast a vote for the overall bill with that funding included.
‘Airdrops’ for the Vulnerable
</p> A Roll Call analysis of the earmarks added to the omnibus appropriations bill indicates that more than half of “airdropped earmarks” — provisions that had not previously been approved in either chamber
What a Mess
At best, it will be with passage of a half-trillion-dollar omnibus funding bill that President Bush will sign — a mighty monster rolling together 11 unpassed appropriations bills and larded with dozens