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  • May 2008

    • Clinton Asks Superdelegates for Private Commitment

      newser  |  Politico  |  May 9, 08 2:46 PM CDT

      Clinton Asks Superdelegates for Private Commitment

      Hillary Clinton wasn’t asking anyone to stand up and be counted as she met with superdelegates on Capitol Hill yesterday. Instead of trying to lock in public endorsements—with political risks for the supers involved—Clinton was just trying to get a private headcount, Politico reports. "We have to know where our numbers are,” said one Clinton staffer, “and there’s no other way.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Obama 2008  • superdelegates  • Clinton 2008  • Capitol Hill

  • April 2008

    • Site Discloses Salaries, Riles Capitol Aides

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Apr 9, 08 12:22 PM CDT

      Site Discloses Salaries, Riles Capitol Aides

      A site posting the financial records of highly paid Congressional staffers is coming under fire on Capitol Hill. LegiStorm publishes salaries, travel logs, and personal data on aides with six-figure federal incomes—a matter of public record, the Washington Post reports. But some charge the site crossed the line when it started publishing financial disclosure forms, which can carry Social Security numbers and other private info. More »

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      Congress  • Washington  • Capitol Hill

  • March 2008

    • Bernanke's Home Is Case in Slump's Point

      newser  |  Bloomberg  |  Mar 20, 08 12:51 PM CDT

      Bernanke's Home Is Case in Slump's Point

      Federal Reserve boss Ben Bernanke’s own home illustrates the very crisis his organization must fight—in the midst of a national housing slump, it’s worth roughly the same as when he bought it in 2004, Bloomberg reports. Values peaked just after that; the fact that his Capitol Hill pad is still worth about $839,000 suggests the downturn is reaching the country’s richest neighborhoods. More »

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      Ben Bernanke  • housing crisis  • subprime crisis  • Capitol Hill  • home values

    • Letters Linked to NYC Bombing Claim 'We Did It'

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Mar 6, 08 9:25 PM CST

      Letters Linked to NYC Bombing Claim 'We Did It'

      As many as 10 Capitol Hill offices received letters today with a photo of a man standing in front of the Times Square military recruiting office before it was struck by a small bomb. A message with the photo reads, “Happy New Year, We Did It,” the AP reports, but it remains unclear who sent the letters. Also in the envelopes were an apparent manifesto against the Iraq war and an unidentified booklet, a Democratic aide says. More »

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      Iraq war  • New York City  • bombing  • explosion  • letters  • Dianne Feinstein  • Army recruiting  • Capitol Hill  • Times Square  • Afghan Army  • aide  • military recruits

  • January 2008

    • Capitol Police Arrest Man Carrying Gun

      newser  |  WUSA 9News Now  |  Jan 18, 08 7:56 PM CST

      Capitol Police Arrest Man Carrying Gun

      Police in Washington arrested a man today who was carrying a loaded shotgun and had a samurai sword strapped to his back just blocks from the US Capitol building, WUSA-TV reports. Michael Gorbey also wore a combat-style bulletproof vest and had a tactical bow and arrow in his backpack when authorities spotted him after being alerted by a suspicious witness. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • gun  • Washington DC  • Capitol Hill

  • December 2007
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  • July 2007

    • Minimum Wage Rises Today

      newser  |  USA Today  |  Jul 24, 07 7:09 AM CDT

      Minimum Wage Rises Today

      After being frozen for a decade, the federal minimum wage jumps today from $5.15 to $5.85 an hour. It rises to $6.55 a year from today and to $7.25 when the hike is completed in 2009. The change affects only the 20 states that haven't already boosted their minimums, but opponents still worry it could hurt small businesses. More »

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      Congress  • Democrats  • Republicans  • money  • Capitol Hill  • small businesses  • minimum wage

  • March 2007

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