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Republicans press Pelosi for Colombia pact vote
Reuters: Politics. Fri, 9 May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans urged House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday to end her delaying tactics and allow a vote on a free trade agreement with Colombia.
U.S. senators urge Bush to visit Tibet during Games
Reuters: Politics. Fri, 9 May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of senior U.S. senators urged President George W. Bush on Friday to visit Tibet when he travels to China in August to attend the Beijing Olympics.
White House leaves door open on housing rescue
Reuters: Politics. Fri, 9 May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Friday set out terms for a possible deal on a housing market rescue plan, as a sweeping package backed by the House of Representatives was on its way to an uncertain greeting in the Senate.
Obama gathers support as he looks to November
Reuters: Politics. Fri, 9 May 2008
BEAVERTON, Oregon (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama turned his focus to a general election showdown with John McCain on Friday and said the Republican White House candidate would continue the failed policies of President George W. Bush.
McCain and blogger trade barbs over his 2000 vote
Reuters: Politics. Fri, 9 May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Did U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain vote for President George W. Bush in 2000?
House Approves Homeowner-Rescue Legislation
NPR - US News. Fri, 9 May 2008
The U.S. House passed a huge homeowner rescue package Thursday to provide cheaper, government-backed mortgages to a half-million debt-ridden borrowers.
Theater Review | 'Stretch (a Fantasia)': Nixon’s Secretary on Her Days of Glory and After
New York Times - Washington. Fri, 9 May 2008
Kristin Griffith gives a commanding performance in this inventive play about President Richard M. Nixon’s loyal-to-the-end secretary.
In F.E.C. Moves, Some See Effort to Aid McCain
New York Times - Washington. Fri, 9 May 2008
Senator John McCain has an interest in the filling of vacancies at the Federal Election Commission, to which President Bush announced three nominees.
NYC: How’s That ‘Rule of Law’ Work Now?
New York Times - Washington. Fri, 9 May 2008
Vito Fossella, who was so upset about President Bill Clinton’s actions several years ago, now has his own sex scandal and his own rule-of-law problem.
Congress Agrees on Farm Bill as Bush Veto Is Threatened
New York Times - Washington. Fri, 9 May 2008
One of the biggest sticking points on the $300 billion bill has been how much money would be paid to wealthy farmers.
McCain likely to be outspent in election
Reuters: Politics. Fri, 9 May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - He backs an unpopular war in Iraq, represents an unpopular political party and is endorsed by an unpopular president in the midst of an economic downturn.
State Department Asks Congress To Keep Quiet About Details of Deal
Washington Post - Politics. Fri, 9 May 2008
Washington's civil nuclear deal with India is in such desperate straits that the State Department has imposed unusually strict conditions on the answers it provided to questions posed by members of Congress: Keep them secret.
Negotiators Agree on Farm Bill, but Bush Vows to Veto It
Washington Post - Politics. Fri, 9 May 2008
House and Senate negotiators yesterday reached final agreement on a new farm bill that will spend close to $300 billion on nutrition, conservation, energy and farm subsidy programs over the next five years, but administration officials immediately announced that President Bush will veto it.
'Blue Dog' Democrats Join GOP in Opposing War Bill
Washington Post - Politics. Fri, 9 May 2008
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi yesterday postponed consideration of a bill that would continue funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as a bloc of conservative Democrats balked at the high cost of including several of Pelosi's favored domestic spending programs.
39 Republicans Join Democrats As Mortgage Bill Passes House
Washington Post - Politics. Fri, 9 May 2008
The House yesterday approved an ambitious plan to rescue hundreds of thousands of homeowners at risk of foreclosure by helping them trade exotic loans with rapidly rising monthly payments for more affordable mortgages backed by the federal government.
Obama vows to ensure security of Israel
Reuters: Politics. Thu, 8 May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama said on Thursday the U.S. friendship with Israel was "unbreakable" and vowed to ensure the security of the Jewish state if elected president.
Despite Veto Threat, House Passes Mortgage Rescue Bill
Washington Post - Politics. Thu, 8 May 2008
The House today approved an ambitious plan to rescue hundreds of thousands of homeowners at risk of foreclosure by helping them trade exotic loans with rapidly rising monthly payments for more affordable mortgages backed by the federal government.
Bush Criticizes Democrats on Housing Plan
Washington Post - Politics. Thu, 8 May 2008
President Bush vowed yesterday to veto a Democratic plan to rescue hundreds of thousands of homeowners at risk of foreclosure, charging that the measure would "reward speculators and lenders" while doing little to ease the nation's mortgage crisis.
Amendments
Washington Post - Politics. Wed, 7 May 2008
House Democrats, defying President Bush's threat of a veto, will offer a supplemental appropriation bill tomorrow that continues funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan but includes other provisions opposed by the White House. The three amendments include:
Bush Nominates 3 to a Crippled FEC
Washington Post - Politics. Wed, 7 May 2008
President Bush sent three new nominees to the Senate yesterday for confirmation to the Federal Election Commission, but he refused to yield to Democratic objections on another nominee that have left the agency at a standstill.
Democrats Link Wishes to War Funding
Washington Post - Politics. Wed, 7 May 2008
Setting up their last major battle over war policy with President Bush, House Democrats yesterday unveiled a plan to link their favored domestic spending projects and a troop-withdrawal timeline to additional funds for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan requested by the White House.
Panel Will Subpoena Assistant to Cheney
Washington Post - Politics. Wed, 7 May 2008
A House Judiciary panel voted yesterday to subpoena vice presidential aide David S. Addington as part of a broad inquiry into the Bush administration's treatment of detainees.
Builder Group Resumes Campaign Contributions
Washington Post - Politics. Tue, 6 May 2008
The National Association of Home Builders, one of the biggest corporate donors to politicians, has resumed contributing to congressional candidates, declaring that Congress has finally begun to pay attention to the weak housing market.
The Trail
Washington Post - Politics. Tue, 6 May 2008
John McCain denied a report posted late yesterday on the Huffington Post Web site that he did not vote for George W. Bush for president in 2000.
It's About Nothing
Washington Post - Politics. Tue, 6 May 2008
Dispatches from the twilight of a presidency: 7:13 a.m.: The South Lawn. President Bush, determined to dispel doubts about his relevance, grants an early-morning interview to Robin Roberts of ABC News's "Good Morning America." Joined by the first lady, he fields hard-hitting questions about . . ....
Who's More Red, White and Blue-Collar?
Washington Post - Politics. Tue, 6 May 2008
LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- If he weren't so busy waiting tables at O'Charley's or scanning Wal-Mart for discount meat to feed his four kids, Scott Winschief thinks he might make a pretty good candidate for president of the United States. For the past six months, he has watched on television in his double...
In Small Towns, Bill Clinton Finds A Campaign Niche
Washington Post - Politics. Mon, 5 May 2008
LUMBERTON, N.C. -- Bill Clinton swung open the screen door and stepped onto Baxter Williams's front porch, its wooden floorboards creaking beneath him. The former president, a veteran speechmaker used to 50,000-seat stadiums and convention halls, sipped from a bottle of water and took in his latest...
