Obama: Court Pick Must Have Practical Sense’ as Well
</p> Obama’s conversation with Scully, which will air on C-SPAN again at 10:30 a.m.
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Making the CVC More God-Conscious
</p> The bill is the latest response to criticism that the largest-ever expansion to the Capitol does not sufficiently recognize the role religion played in the forming of the nation’s government.
Campus Notebook: Marital Discord
</p> [IMGCAP(1)]Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) held a rally last week to announce his bill, the D.C. Defense of Marriage Act.
Democrats Plan an Offensive
But that bill — like the health care overhaul — faces a messy road ahead.
Obama Stands Up for Dodd
</p> “I want to give a special shout-out to Chris Dodd, who has been a relentless fighter to get this [credit card bill] done,— Obama said to supportive applause.
Editorial: Imperfectly Clear
</p> Bill Allison, senior fellow at the Sunlight Foundation, spent a weekend searching 435 House Web sites and found 111 listings of earmark requests on Members’ home pages.
Georgia: Graves Latest to Enter Race to Succeed Deal
</p> Former state transportation board chairman and former state Rep. Mike Evans is already in the race as is former state Sen. Bill Stephens and conservative activist Jeremy Jones.
Burris’ Flight Home Makes Emergency Landing
</p> He said no injuries were reported and that passengers were directed to board other flights headed to Chicago.
Campaigning Explained
</p> Sabato said the new edition is a far cry from the first that he oversaw on the race between President Bill Clinton and Sen.
History Offers Playbook for GOP Return to Power
</p> This momentum started with Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison’s special election victory to fill the Senate seat vacated by Lloyd Bentsen (D), who had been nominated by President Bill Clinton to be
House Leaders Throw Blue Dogs a PAYGO Bone
</p> PAYGO originated as part of the Budget Enforcement Act in the 1990 reconciliation bill.
Cuba Too Dicey an Issue for CHC
</p> Instead, she said, it is up to individual Members to stake out their positions.</p> “This is an issue where there’s no consensus among Hispanic Members,— Velázquez said.
Politics & Poker: Paul’s Group Plans to Be Involved in 2010 Elections
</p> [IMGCAP(1)]Something.</p> But will that something ever amount to anything?
Chu’s Quiet Rise in California Politics Speaks Volumes
</p> Chu said her top legislative priorities are unemployment, education and transportation.
Ensign Heads to Iowa to Press for a GOP Renewal
</p> Feel free to draw your own conclusions.</p> “Something like [running for president], first of all, is unrealistic for, I think, almost anybody to think about.
Despite Concerns Over Detainees, Reid Backs Obama’s Guantánamo Plan
—</p> The Senate moved earlier in the week to remove funding for the facility’s closure from the $91.3 billion supplemental spending bill.
Bronson Steers Clear of Florida Governor Race
</p> Charles Bronson </p> Florida state Agriculture Commissioner Charles H. Bronson , a Republican, announced Thursday he will not be a candidate for governor in 2010.
Hoyer: House Likely to Adjourn Thursday
The House will probably adjourn for the Memorial Day recess Thursday without having resolved differences with the Senate on the war funding bill, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said in an interview
Peterson Threatens to Block Climate Change Legislation
</p> “In my district, a no vote is a good vote,— he said. “This is not something that I need to do.
House Kills GOP Resolution Seeking Probe of Pelosi
</p> Democrats along with Republican Reps. Walter Jones Jr. (N.C.) and Ron Paul (Texas) voted to kill the motion.</p> Pelosi was not in the chamber during the vote.