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Another April 15th is here and yet another year has gone by where the Congress has made no headway on the issue of tax reform.
With the Congress back in town after a two week Easter break, it isn't taking long for leaders of both parties to start throwing their weight around on issues that will certainly play a big role in this year's elections.
... continue reading Congress Flexes Its Election 2008 Muscles. It is important to remember something very important as you think about what role Washington, D.C. plays in a Presidential election year.
... continue reading Absolutely Everything Is Political This Year. Like the yearly change of the seasons, the arrival of a Presidential election year tends to bring certain subjects to the fore, only to see them quickly recede and then lay dormant for, oh another four years.
... continue reading Longshot Odds For New Election Reform Plans. Already fighting a playing field that's heavily tilted against them this election year in the Congress, Republicans lost the Illinois seat of the former Speaker of the House over the weekend in a special election that again raises red flags about GOP fortunes in 2008.
After several days of at times snippy back and forth on the Senate floor, Democrats pulled a bill that would have ended combat operations in Iraq within 120 days of being signed into law.
... continue reading Senate Debate on Iraq Fizzles For Now. In a quiet finish to a case that blew up in the face of Senate Republicans last year, the Senate Ethics Committee has found that Senator Larry Craig (R-ID) acted wrongly in the matter of his arrest in an airport sex sting operation in Minneapolis.
... continue reading Sen. Larry Craig Gets His Knuckles Rapped. While the Presidential primaries held the spotlight on Tuesday, the results of Congressional primaries in the state of Maryland may make some in Congress shake their heads this morning.
It's not often that a sitting member of Congress loses in a primary.
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