For First Time, Scholars Link Voting, Religion
“What we were surprised with, to some extent, is that we anticipated that religion would have more of an influence in what we call a ‘composition effect,’” said James Guth of Furman University, a
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Hate the Filibuster? You Might Want to Nuke the Entire Senate
As most Roll Call readers know, under the Senate’s “cloture” rule, it takes 60 affirmative votes out of 100 Senators voting to pass most pieces of legislation, including approval of presidential nominees
Legislator Raising Cash for Possible House Bid in Wisconsin
An American Viewpoint benchmark survey obtained Monday by Roll Call showed DeWine well ahead of other possible and likely Republican challengers with 29 percent.
TV Profit, Public Loss
Each election cycle, the Norman Lear Center at the Annenberg School for Communications of the University of Southern California analyzes the amount of time major TV stations around the country devote
Burns Won’t Duck Tribal Controversy
Montana Democrats have filed an ethics complaint against Burns following news reports in Roll Call and The Washington Post detailing his ties to Abramoff.
Boehner’s Allies Key to Ambitions
Roll Call spoke to dozens of Members, staffers and lobbyists to determine who belonged on a list of Boehner’s closest allies.
Greenberg Traurig in Talks With Mich. Tribe
Roll Call and The Washington Post reported last month that Abramoff steered more than $130,000 in campaign contributions to political committees controlled by Burns.
Burns Goes on Offense Against Ethics Charge
Earlier this month, Roll Call and The Washington Post reported that Burns received more than $130,000 in hard and soft money during 2001 and 2002 from Abramoff, his colleagues and several American
Suite Deals in D.C.
School Pride Package: A special rate of $99 per night is available for students, parents and alumni of Howard University, Catholic University and Trinity College.
DOT Director’s on the Move
Fewer still could ever call it their bedtime reading. But such is the world of Dan Tangherlini, the director of the District Department of Transportation.
In Md., Mfume’s in, Wynn Is Out
But some Republican leaders in the state are touting Anne McCarthy, dean of the Merrick School of Business at the University of Baltimore, as a political newcomer with plenty of potential.
McCain Won’t Target Members
As Roll Call and reported last Wednesday, Burns and his political committees received at least $134,000 in contributions from Abramoff and his tribal clients in 2001 and 2002, during which he had
FEC May Restrict Choctaws
The Choctaws also gave $1 million to a school that Abramoff founded, and millions more to other political organizations run by Abramoff’s allies.
Turning Up the Heat on Burns
Call and The Washington Post, prompting state Democratic Party Chairman Bob Ream to call for a Senate ethics investigation into his conduct.
Members Flee Fallout From Abramoff
Carl Levin (D) and Debbie Stabenow (D) also succeeded in placing $3 million in the bill for a school operated by the Saginaw Chippewa tribe, another Abramoff client.
Clinton’s Top Aide Learns From Tragedy
“Very good things can happen when very bad things happen,” she said last week in an extensive interview with Roll Call.
Doris Matsui Unlikely to Face Much Opposition
With just hours before the filing deadline, it appeared highly unlikely at Roll Call press time Monday evening that Doris Matsui (D) was going to get significant opposition in her quest to replace her
Hastert Rolls On as Speaker, But for How Long?
He has compared himself to a school principal, but he sometimes has to play the role of therapist, calming the nervous and steadying the wavering, pressuring the stubborn and rewarding the loyal.
Ex-Senate Staff Director Bill Cochrane Dies
In 1979, Cochrane was honored for his public service with the Roll Call Congressional Staff Award. Cochrane is survived by his wife, Shirley, two sons and three nieces.
Searching for a Dream Team
In a recent conversation about the Senate with Roll Call, Schafer, who has been mentioned again as a possible candidate in 2006, said: “I just don’t have any kind of interest in it. … I am an executive