November 21st, 2008 ·
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By: Patrick o'Connor
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Chris Van Hollen is asking colleagues for money to help Democrat Paul Carmouche pick up a Republican seat in Louisiana early next month.
Carmouche faces Republican John Fleming in the state’s Dec. 6 …
November 21st, 2008 ·
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By: Amie Parnes
Ask Hillary Rodham Clinton’s senior advisor and mouthpiece, Philippe Reines for confirmation that the senator has accepted the Secretary of State position, and here’s the response you’ll get:
"Article 17 of the Third Geneva Convention ("relative to the Treatment of Prisoners …
November 21st, 2008 ·
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By: John Bresnahan
A government witness who testified against convicted Sen. Ted Stevens has accused federal prosecutors of presenting false evidence during the Alaska Republican’s corruption trial.
In a Nov. 15 letter to Judge Emmet Sullivan, David Anderson, who worked on Stevens’ home in …
November 21st, 2008 ·
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By: Patrick o'Connor
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) promised Friday that Democrats would spend the first week of the next Congress moving an massive economic stimulus package that should include a permanent tax cut for middle-income Americans.
"Our focus for the first …
November 21st, 2008 ·
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By: Ryan Grim
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) called a press conference earlier today to emphasize that the minority intends to be a part of the legislative debate, faulting Democrats for a "recornd number of cloture petitions." He also sent a letter …
November 21st, 2008 ·
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By: Patrick o'Connor
House Republican Leader John A. Boehner hasn’t wasted any time positioning himself and his GOP colleagues for future fights with the next chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee.
On Friday, the Ohio Republican, who opposes this latest …
November 21st, 2008 ·
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By: Patrick o'Connor
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) plans to renew her select committee to address global warming next year, ending speculation that she would terminate the panel to clear the way for the next chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee.
"It …
November 20th, 2008 ·
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By: Martin Kady II
It’s been less than a week, but it seems we’re on chapter 37 of the will-she -or-won’t-she Secretary of State saga.
Bill and Hillary Clinton have apparently turned in all the paperwork the Obama team has requested and the Secretary of …
November 20th, 2008 ·
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By: Victoria McGrane
If Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel’s outlook is any indication, President-elect Barack Obama will get along just fine with House Democrats on some of his biggest priorities.
On health care reform and tax code changes, the New …
November 20th, 2008 ·
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By: Victoria McGrane
What is Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel looking for in the next Treasury Secretary?
“Him sharing with me whether [Henry] Paulson makes any sense at all,” the New York Democrat said when a reporter asked him that …