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Armed Services Committee to be briefed on Fort Hood

The Senate Armed Services Committee will have a closed briefing today to review the personnel records of Army Major Nidal Hasan, the alleged shooter in the attacks at Fort Hood. Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) released a statement announcing the 2 p.m. ...

From GLENN THRUSH, The Politico,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Carl Levin

Cha-ching: Landrieu hosts fundraiser for Reid

From the department of convenient timing: Fresh off the inclusion of $100 million for Louisiana's Medicaid program in Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's health care bill comes word from the Times-Picayune that Mary Landrieu will host a New Orleans ...

From GLENN THRUSH, The Politico,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Harry Reid,  Mary Landrieu,  Barack Obama,  James Carville

Hampton accuses Ensign of ethics violation

Doug Hampton continues his one man media crusade against the man who had an affair with his wife: Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.). The latest allegations came in a Nightline interview aired last night on ABC, when Hampton, a former Ensign aide, accused the ...

From GLENN THRUSH, The Politico,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Doug Hampton,  John Ensign

"Read the bill" advocate didn't read the bill

Former Rep. Dick Armey testified before the House Oversight Committee Thursday morning about the "stinkin' dead cat" he believes was the economic stimulus bill—only problem? He's never read the legislation. Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) had a heated ...

From GLENN THRUSH, The Politico,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Dick Armey,  Chris Van Hollen

Just don't call it a 'stimulus'

At her weekly press conference this week, Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed a wide range of economic ideas, but she she said afterward that she did not expect the House to pass another singular stimulus bill. "It really doesn't matter so much to us so much ...

From GLENN THRUSH, The Politico,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Nancy Pelosi,  Ways and Means Committee

Liberals and conservatives gang up on Geithner

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is taking fire from both sides of the aisle, as liberals and conservatives are now pushing for him to resign. In a tense exchange before the Joint Economic Committee this morning, Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas) asked ...

From GLENN THRUSH, The Politico,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Timothy F. Geithner,  Kevin Brady,  Peter DeFazio,  MSNBC,  U.S. Republican Party

Boehner still hates 'garlic milkshakes'

The garlic lobby isn't going to be happy. After checking out the Senate's 2,074 page health care bill released last night, Minority Leader John Boehner has reprised his now famous (infamous?) punch line. "The American people have soundly rejected this," ...

From GLENN THRUSH, The Politico,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  John Boehner

GOP skips Byrd tribute

My POLITICO colleague Chris Frates reports that only a single Republican Senator was on the floor this afternoon to hear Sen. Robert Byrd's historic speech commemorating his service as the longest tenured federal lawmaker in U.S. history. The day has ...

From GLENN THRUSH, The Politico,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Robert Byrd,  Harry Reid,  Orrin Hatch

The Spirit of '26

The year 2026 will mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, that historic act that sparked the flame of democracy in our nation and throughout much of the world. In order to fully commemorate this important ...

From GLENN THRUSH, The Politico,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Alexander Graham Bell,  Gerald Ford,  Queen Elizabeth II,  Bob Brady

Was Jersey Jewish poll trayf?

I noted that the sample size -- 72 voters -- was pretty small. But the Jewish Telegraphic Service says it was so tiny, it had a error margin of more than 11.5 points and was, therefore, useless. It makes sense to me, Lakewood and Passaic have large ...

From GLENN THRUSH, The Politico,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Democratic Party

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