Congressman in the Cockpit
“I’ve been flying since I was 17,” the Indiana Republican told Roll Call in an interview. “It’s always been a passion of mine since I was a little boy.”
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Canadian Director Highlights Washington’s Film Scene
“Monsieur Lazhar,” his fourth feature, is the story of an Algerian immigrant to Quebec who is hired to be a long-term substitute for an elementary school class whose teacher has committed suicide
Republicans Find Fresh Voice on Gender Issue
I’m not seeking that phone call” and that it’s “just not on my radar screen.”
Underdog in Giffords Special Positioned to Be Force in Arizona Politics
(Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call) Who is Martha McSally? That’s the question being asked in GOP political circles in Arizona and Washington, D.C., over the past several months.
The Hill’s Dirty Secrets
He didn’t attend an Ivy League school or decide in his youth that he was destined for a life of studying history.
Tim Kaine Looks to State Elder in Quest for Senate
Warner is three years older than Kaine, preceded him as governor and now is working to help his fellow Harvard Law School graduate join him in the Senate.
Gates Foundation Will No Longer Make Grants to ALEC Nonprofit
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, the powerful Washington lobby for prescription drug manufacturers, told Roll Call it would continue to support the organization.
Washington Whiskey Weekend
(Warren Rojas/CQ Roll Call) During the off-season, this working gristmill distills spirits using the same recipe that our first president did.
IE Director Is ‘Clear-Eyed and Cold-Blooded’
Getting a paycheck was an added bonus, particularly when it was more than the $10 he earned for loading live turkeys into a truck, a high school job that Lowe also has on his résumé.
For Martha McKenna, All Politics Is Personal
“She had a lot of confidence for someone with such little experience, but I picked up that she wasn’t overconfident,” Jordan told Roll Call recently.
The Jedi Knight of Congress
In an interview with Roll Call in his office, located just off the Speaker’s Lobby and lined by mahogany shelves filled with aging volumes of the House Journal and procedural reference tomes, Sullivan
Hill Climbers: Alaskan Is Begich’s Eyes and Ears
“I always knew that I wanted to work for Alaska in some capacity,” she said in an interview with Roll Call.
A Foot in the Door
“Our main function was to open the doors when there was a vote, announce the vote and be sure that it was the Member that was going through the door,” Clay told Roll Call.
Trailblazer Mikulski Celebrates a Milestone
“I think the challenges have just changed,” Mikulski told Roll Call about her years on Capitol Hill.
Rep. Jean Schmidt’s Defeat Serves as Warning
Wenstrup’s campaign manager, law student Brian Shrive, had never worked on a Congressional campaign before, except when he put together yard signs for Portman’s 1992 campaign while in high school.
Nebraska and Hawaii: Studying Senate Handicapping
(Roll Call also rates the contest as Leans Democratic.) Kerrey’s candidacy, in some respects, is similar to Lingle’s.
Majority Makers: Justin Amash Isn’t Afraid to Walk Own Path
Few Members, if any, instruct their staffers to cold-call hundreds of Congressional offices to schedule one-on-one meetings for their boss with other lawmakers.
Race Ratings: Handful of Seats for Grabs After Fla. Reshuffle
The Federal Election Commission has closed one investigation of Buchanan, a fact his attorneys trumpeted to Roll Call.
Report: Bob Kerrey Will Run for Nebraska Senate Seat After All
After he left the Senate in 2001, Kerrey moved to New York City to serve as president of the New School University in Greenwich Village.
Nebraska’s Hamlet Moment
Call it the Cornhusker question mark. Word leaked Monday that former Sen.