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Scott Brown and the Palin Path: Will He Choose Brassy or Boring?
Democrats Leave Health Care Behind for Jobs, Toyota, Gays in Military
Murtha Turned Against War, but Not Grab-While-You-Can Politics
Rep. John Murtha, Advocate for Pa. District, Pentagon, Dies at 77
Liz Christman, Enemy of the Passive Voice, Who Rocked Some Jaunty Hats
Is Obama's Search for 'Common Ground' Real?- Tim Tebow's Brilliant Fake Leads to Pro-Life Score
'Snowmageddon' in D.C. -- The Politics, Talk Shows and Snowball Fights Go On
Sarah Palin Serves Tea Party Delegates Red Meat and Certainty
My Left Breast Put Fancy TSA Scanner to the Test
From a Grass Roots Tea Party, a PAC Blooms
At Nashville Tea Party: Saving the Country, Waiting for Palin
Washington in 60 Seconds: Who Needs Scott Brown When There's Ben Nelson?
By Patricia MurphyGood morning, Capitolists! Once derided by Barack Obama as not "flinty" enough to handle a few inches of snow like the tough Chicago crowd, the capital region has more than handled the three feet dumped on us Saturday and is braced for the foot or more on its way tonight. The Senate has several ...
Democrats Leave Health Care Behind for Jobs, Toyota, Gays in Military
By Patricia Murphy
With their 60-vote Senate majority officially kaput and their health care reform efforts stuck in limbo, Democrats in Congress will complete a pivot away from health reform Tuesday to begin work on a bill designed to chip away at the nation's stubbornly high unemployment rate. But instead of going ...
Republicans May Skip White House Health Summit
By Patricia MurphyHouse Minority Leader John Boehner and the Republican whip, Rep. Eric Cantor, have notified the White House that Republicans may not participate in the president's bipartisan health care summit unless the ground rules of the meeting are changed. In a lengthy letter to White House Chief of Staff ...
Rep. John Murtha, Advocate for Pa. District, Pentagon, Dies at 77
By Patricia Murphy
U.S. Rep. John Murtha died Monday after a lengthy and sometimes tumultuous career in Congress. The Pennsylvania Democrat was first elected to represent his Johnstown Congressional district in 1974 after returning home from fighting as a Marine in Vietnam. Once elected, he rose through the ranks of ...
Washington in 60 Seconds: Another Landrieu for New Orleans
By Patricia MurphyGood morning, Capitolists! It's a joyous day in Who Dat nation, and a cold one in the capital. Here's what's making news in Washington today: * New Mayor of Who Dat. Did you know that New Orleans had an election over the weekend? Neither did most Nola residents, who were so obsessed with their ...
Scott Brown Sworn In To U.S. Senate: 'I Want to Get to Work'
By Patricia MurphyScott Brown, who stunned Democrats with his victory in the race to replace the late Ted Kennedy in the U.S. Senate, was sworn into office Thursday. By becoming the 41st Republican in the Senate, Brown erases the Democrats' 60-vote filibuster-proof majority.Vice President Joe Biden was on hand to ...
Pelosi Announces Vote to Yank Health Insurors' Anti-Trust Exemption
By Patricia MurphyHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that the House will vote to repeal the health insurance industry's anti-trust exemption as early as next week. "We will increase competiton, lower costs and improve choices for American consumers," she said. The vote is the first step of Democrats' efforts ...
Mary Landrieu Defends 'Louisiana Purchase'
By Patricia MurphySen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) gave an impassioned speech on the Senate floor Thursday, defending the deal she struck during the health care negotiations to send $300 million in additional Medicaid funding to Louisiana. Because of the emergency federal aid that flowed into the state following Hurricanes ...
Carly Fiorina Unveils Bizarre Sheep Ad
By Patricia MurphyCalifornia Senate hopeful Carly Fiorina has released what is perhaps the most bizarre campaign video of all time, featuring an actor in brown dress shoes on his hands and knees wearing a red-eyed sheep costume, a label for her opponent that makes little sense, and a tag line more appropriate for a ...
Washington in 60 Seconds: John McCain 'Mugs' GOP Opponent
By Patricia MurphyGood morning Capitolists! It's Scott Brown Appreciation Day for Republicans in the Senate. The Massachusetts centerfold is scheduled to end the Democrats' 60-vote filibuster-proof majority when he's sworn in as Ted Kennedy's official successor late this afternoon. While we get ready for that, why ...
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