Former Astronaut Paints the Moon
“If I had known I was going to do this, I would have had [my fellow astronaut] Pete rub dust all over me,— says Bean, referring to his dwindling supply of moon dust.
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Flight Club Soars in D.C.
[IMGCAP(1)]With butterflies in my stomach, I climbed the ladder 23 feet into the air to a tiny platform, which I was to leap from.
Health Care Ads Could Pick Up After the Break
The intensifying health care debate is following Members of Congress home to their districts during this week’s recess.
A Time for Patriotism
“I started it because my personal experience is that the World War II veterans are without question the most humble, most appreciative, most stoic patriotic people you will ever meet, and here they
Defense: 10 Staffers to Know
“The whole idea of a representative democracy is that you have citizens come in and air grievances.— But lobbyists, he said, not ordinary citizens, are the ones usually familiar with the arcane language
Ensign to Face the Music
However, this aide said, Republican Senators remain by and large supportive of their beleaguered colleague. “I think he’s made the appropriate steps. Now it’s all personal,— Sen.
Small Businesses Need a Stronger Energy Bill
So I understand first-hand the importance of investing in clean energy and the importance of Congress strengthening the Clean Energy and Security Act.
Tauscher to Cede Her House Throne
In the midst of a heated budget debate this spring with Rep.
Carnahan: Efficient Buildings Cut Emissions
This week, I had the opportunity to visit a building that has undergone these very transformations.
Heard on the Hill: Play Ball Like a Girl
“And every year, I do a fabulous job of warming up the bench,— she joked to HOH.
McKeon Takes Armed Services Slot as Work Begins
“This is an important time of the year, no doubt about it,— said McKeon, a nine-term lawmaker who has served since 1995 on what became the Armed Services Committee.
Reid Launches Campaign to Unlock Stalled Nominees
Health care and the Supreme Court may be sucking all the oxygen out of the Senate’s air, but that hasn’t stopped Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) from kicking off a personal campaign to unlock dozens
Obama Rebuts Criticism of Public Insurance Option
“I don’t know how clearly I can say this,— Obama declared, noting his contention that people will be able to keep their private plans.
Delgado: Health Care System Must Reflect the Values Of American Society
Walking away from the Spanish Steps in Rome recently, I passed former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) and realized how times have changed. I mean, here we both were in Rome for Pentecost Sunday.
Heard on the Hill: Intern-al Affairs
Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) relayed an amusing tale during a Tuesday hearing, the moral of which is welcome news to all fans of brevity: This year’s highway bill is mercifully not going to follow in the tradition
Heard on the Hill: Family Affair
A photographer snapped a shot of the clan — “like little ducklings,— Michelle Duggar recalled — and that led the Discovery Channel to air a one-hour televised special on the family.
Murtha Apparently Moved Earmark Between Brother’s Clients
The bill included a “technical corrections— section, which transferred $8.2 million to “other procurement, Air Force— for a project called the “mobile common data link gateway.— This project — later
Watchdog Groups Renew Call for Hearings on Burris
“Recent published reports strongly confirm the need for the Committee to clear the air on this matter in a public setting.— In late May, U.S.
McHugh Launches Two Races
subcommittees, including his current post on the Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces.
Road Map: GOP Laying Out the Opposition to Sotomayor
“One of these is a statement she made a few years back that the court of appeals is, Where policy is made.’ I think that’s a tough statement to square with Article III of the U.S.