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Kerry won't run for president in '08
2007-01-25 03:12:03 WASHINGTON --Senator John F. Kerr y plans to announce today that he will not run in the 2008 presidential race, and will instead remain in Congress and seek reelection to his Senate seat next year, according to senior Democratic officials. » original news More About: President , Side , Resident
Minnnesota Congresswoman Can't Keep Her Hand Off President
2007-01-25 03:12:03 Minnesota Congress woman Michele Bachmann (R-MN), the only newly elected Republican representative in the nation, seen grabbing hold of President Bush at the State of the Union. See the video: http://www.kstp.com/article/stories/S2630 4.shtml Bachmann has been a controversial figure in Minnesota, inspiring a website dedicated to her antics, including photographs of Bachmann appearing to hide behind bushes (not the President this time) to watch a gay rights rally: dumpbachmann.blogspot.com » original news More About: Woman , Oman , Keep
Bush State of the Union Speech: 'America Must Not Fail in Iraq'
2007-01-25 03:12:03 WASHINGTON - President Bush will warn America ns Tuesday night that the United State s "must not fail in Iraq " because "the consequences of failure would be grievous and far reaching." In his sixth State of the Union address, Bush, reeling from a war-weary nation and public opposition to a plan to increase the number of U.S. troops in Iraq by 21,500 to more than 150,000, will acknowledge the tensions in Washington, D.C., and around the country, but will plead for cooperation and another chance to find an end to the sectarian violence in Iraq. » original news
Anyone but a Bush or a Clinton
2007-01-24 09:10:01 HAVING REFUSED a third term as president, George Washington offered the nation a farewell address in 1796, urging Americans to cherish the Union and to avoid the "baneful effects" of political partisanship. Successors such as Thomas Jefferson warned against the formation of an "unnatural" aristocracy of men who inherited great fortunes and political office. Both of these warnings have been overlooked in the debate over Hillary Rodham Clint on's 2008 presidential run. But if she secures the Democratic nomination, wins and serves two terms, by 2017 the United States will have been governed by either a Bush or a Clinton for 28 years. That's three decades governed not just by the same two families but much of the same supporting staff. As Dick Cheney is a name familiar to both Bush presidencies (as George H.W. Bush's secretary of Defense and his son's vice president), so too may a Hillary Clinton presidency resuscitate familiar names such as Harol... More About: Anyone , Linton
Black Caucus: Whites Not Allowed
2007-01-24 09:10:01 As a white liberal running in a majority African American district, Tennessee Democrat Stephen I. Cohen made a novel pledge on the campaign trail last year: If elected, he would seek to become the first white member of the Congressional Black Caucus. Now that he's a freshman in Congress, Cohen has changed his plans. He said he has dropped his bid after several current and former caucus members made it clear to him that whites need not apply. "I think they're real happy I'm not going to join," said Cohen, who succeeded Rep. Harold Ford, D-Tenn., in the Memphis district. "It's their caucus and they do things their way. You don't force your way in. You need to be invited." » original news More About: White , Lowe , Whites , Lack
Google gives up the ghost
2007-01-23 21:09:01 I am having a great deal of difficulty getting a story submitted to my own site. Why is this I wonder? Shouldn't I see an actual submit button on step three? » original news More About: Google , Ghost , Host , Give , The Ghost
Colbert's take on DC
2007-01-23 21:09:01 Colbert's unique perspective on Washington DC. » original news More About: Take , Colbert
Poll: 22 percent want Bush setting policy
2007-01-23 21:09:01 NEW YORK, Jan. 23 Only 22 percent of U.S. citizens in a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll published Tuesday think President George Bush should set national policy. The nationwide telephone poll of 1,007 adults was conducted during the three days before Bush's annual State of the Union address Tuesday nights. It showed 57 percent want Congress rather than the White House to set policy for the country. » original news More About: Cent , Poll , Policy , Want
Sen. Biden is no fan of Dick Cheney
More articles from this author:2007-01-23 21:09:01 Senator Biden is pretty harsh on Dick Chen ey 's record. » original news 1, 2 |
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