Pelosi: Cruel’ to Oppose Jobless Benefits
</p> She predicted that the unemployment bill would eventually become law.
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</p> She predicted that the unemployment bill would eventually become law.
</p> The move comes days after the release of a House Inspector General report that cited low morale, miscommunication and turnover in the CAO’s Office of Payroll & Benefits and Office of Financial Counseling
</p> Kagan worked for Michael Dukakis and Bill Clinton. Her current employer is Barack Obama. Neither is she a moderate nor is her judicial philosophy a mystery.
</p> In West Virginia, a procession that will end at the Capitol is scheduled this evening.
</p> Boehner said the president should focus his energies elsewhere.
</p> Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she accepted the resignation and praised his service in a statement.
to press the bill.
Changes were made to the conference report Tuesday to address objections from Republican Senators who voted for the bill last month.</p> The death on Monday of Sen.
</p> In a statement Wednesday, Brown said he does “appreciate the conference committee revisiting the Wall Street reform bill” and removing a $19 billion tax on banks and hedge funds.
</p> In a vote intended to break a GOP-led filibuster of the unemployment bill, Democrats fell one vote short of the 60 needed. Nebraska Sen.
was concerned the bill went too far.
</p> Within a day, Democratic leaders were forced to carve their bill nearly in half in a mad scramble for votes.
Congress has the power to change this course by passing a strong child nutrition bill this year.
</p> For two Democratic incumbents, the attacks will be personal.
</p> </p> Sophisticated Sno-Cones </p> As the oppressive D.C. summer heat threatens to sink your mood, take a moment to swing by Art and Soul (415 New Jersey Ave. NW).
</p> It nearly happened.
</p> But coordinated expenditures can also serve an important purpose.</p> “In Senate races, coordinated expenditures are almost always on TV,” GOP direct-mail consultant Dan Hazelwood said.
</p> Joe Barton’s Jeering Section </p> At first glance, it seemed Rep.
</p> The Congresswoman has hardly been known as a reliable vote for Democrats.