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Dodd allegedly used his influence to help his friend Edward Downe obtain a presidential pardon from Bill Clinton without undergoing the normal vetting process.
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Dodd allegedly used his influence to help his friend Edward Downe obtain a presidential pardon from Bill Clinton without undergoing the normal vetting process.
This is the kind of solution that should attract strong bipartisan support.
We’re grateful to God that he’s taken him without suffering. He passed peacefully,— James Kemp said, adding that his father died “in the presence of his pastor, my mom and his daughters.
Without lobbyist or PAC donations it will be interesting to see if the Congressional campaign committees will be able to raise as much as their Republican counterparts did at dinners under former
Van Hollen responded that while he strongly supports a comprehensive energy bill, he believes House Democrats should move first on health care reform — an easier legislative lift — and see whether
This is an action that Republicans and Democrats should support; however, such a decision should not be made in a vacuum.
Without going into details, 25 percent of our legislation goes beyond the Levin-McCain proposals. We actually will have, as a result, people who will be independent from the process.
In that way, he could claim to maintain his independence without rebuffing Obama.
Arlen Specter (Pa.) should not expect dinner invitations from his GOP colleagues anytime soon, but Republicans said it is unlikely his decision to bolt from their party will have long-lasting effects on
Senate Republican leaders on Tuesday signaled that their Conference would both accelerate its outreach and step up its rhetorical pressure on moderate Democrats in a bid to shape policy without the
Without this program, all loans would instead come directly from the government, with the estimated $94 billion in savings redirected to the Pell Grant program that serves the neediest students.
If a government’s budget should fail, the government would likely fall.
In many of those years, Congress either didn’t try or completely failed to put a budget resolution in place and so had to jerry-rig the process to debate appropriations without violating the law.
was Obama who — perhaps unintentionally — fanned the flames by releasing the Bush Justice Department memos used to justify harsh interrogation tactics and then appeared inconsistent on who he believes should
Our country should work toward providing universal access to health care.
The large House Democratic majority should ensure passage of the measure.
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs can be a masterful performer on the podium, redefining tough questions into ones he likes better, responding to others at length in his Alabama cadence — without
Everett Koop noted, “You are not healthy without good oral health.— Good oral health has proven to be essential to general health and well-being.
“I believe we should and will do Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ next year,— said Frank, a co-chairman of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Equality Caucus.
“We should have won,— Rep. Joe Baca (Calif.) said when he overheard Rep. Jim Marshall (Ga.) talking about their most recent showing.