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  • December 2007

    • Dems Finish Frustrating Year in DC

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Dec 20, 07 5:45 PM CST

      Dems Finish Frustrating Year in DC

      Democrats are leaving Washington with a decidedly unsatisfactory taste in their mouths after their first year back in charge of Congress in more than a decade, the LA Times reports. Though they can count successes with the energy bill, the minimum wage, and ethics reforms, they failed to put a timetable on the Iraqi war and conceded on a raft of domestic issues. More »

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      Nancy Pelosi  • energy  • Harry Reid  • ethics  • S CHIP

    • House Page Program Under Fire Again

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Dec 13, 07 3:07 PM CST

      House Page Program Under Fire Again

      House leaders called for an independent investigation yesterday into “allegations” related to teenage pages after two Republican resignations from the House Page Board. The Republicans faulted House Clerk Lorraine Miller, a page program administrator, for not “immediately” alerting them to misbehavior. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite, who resigned, said four pages have been ejected this year due to shoplifting and sexual misconduct. More »

    • Bush Vetoes Kids' Health Bill Again

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Dec 12, 07 6:49 PM CST

      Bush Vetoes Kids' Health Bill Again

      President Bush today vetoed for the second time expansion of a federal program that provides health insurance to poor and middle-class children, the New York Times reports. Bush called the proposed overhaul fiscally irresponsible, because it would cover too many undeserving recipients and raise taxes. Democrats will now try to push through a one-year extension of the bill at its current funding. More »

    • $16K on Flowers Accents Pelosi's Spending Spree

      newser  |  The Hill  |  Dec 12, 07 1:00 PM CST

      $16K on Flowers Accents Pelosi's Spending Spree

      Nancy Pelosi spent 63% more in her first nine months as House speaker than Dennis Hastert did over the same period last year—including $16,000 on flowers, the Hill reports. Republicans said the $3 million figure gave the lie to Democrats’ promises of fiscal responsibility; Pelosi aides say the costs of the transfer to a new speaker are behind the uptick. More »

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      Nicolas Sarkozy  • Nancy Pelosi  • Tom DeLay  • government spending  • flowers  • Dennis Hastert

    • Cheney: Iraq Self-Governing in 1 Year

      newser  |  Politico  |  Dec 6, 07 12:24 PM CST

      Cheney: Iraq Self-Governing in 1 Year

      Politico sits down for a rare interview with Dick Cheney, where the vice president once again predicts that Iraq will be fully self-governing—this time, he says, by January 2009. Cheney also cautions against an early withdrawal of American forces from Iraq, which for him sends the message that "if you kill enough Americans, you can change US policy." More »

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      Dick Cheney  • Nancy Pelosi  • John Murtha  • John Dingell

    • Congress Set to Require 35mpg on US Autos

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Dec 1, 07 8:35 AM CST

      Congress Set to Require 35mpg on US Autos

      Lawmakers have hammered out a deal to force US automakers to improve fuel efficiency, the New York Times reports. The measure requires cars and SUVs to get 35mpg on average by 2020, an improvement of 40%. It is expected to pass Congress and be signed into law as part of a larger energy bill by the end of the year, the Detroit Free Press notes. More »

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      Congress  • auto industry  • Nancy Pelosi  • fuel efficiency  • energy bill

  • November 2007

    • General's Anti-War Turn Thrills Dems

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Nov 27, 07 4:50 PM CST

      General's Anti-War Turn Thrills Dems

      Nancy Pelosi has made one of her strangest alliances yet with ousted Iraq commander Ricardo Sanchez, and their bring-the-troops-home alliance thrills Democratic leaders but baffles others, the Washington Post reports. Sanchez, forced to retire over the Abu Ghraib scandal, delivered last weekend’s Democratic radio address and blasted President Bush’s "failure to devise a strategy for victory in Iraq." More »

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      Nancy Pelosi  • Abu Ghraib  • Lindsey Graham  • Ricardo Sanchez

    • Bush Domestic Spending Veto Stands

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Nov 16, 07 5:29 AM CST

      Bush Domestic Spending Veto Stands

      President Bush's veto of a major domestic spending bill yesterday withstood a challenge by the House after it failed by just two votes to muster a two-thirds majority to override it. The $606 billion labor, health and education measure is the largest of 12 spending bills that have pit Congress and the White House against each other in a showdown over the federal budget. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Congress  • Nancy Pelosi  • House Appropriations Committee

    • House OKs War Funds Tied to Troop Withdrawal

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Nov 14, 07 9:45 PM CST

      House OKs War Funds Tied to Troop Withdrawal

      The House tonight defied President Bush and tied a $50 billion bill to fund the war in Iraq to a timetable for troop withdrawal. The measure, which passed 218-203, is not expected to make it out of the Senate. If it does, however, Bush has promised to veto it. The bill requires troop withdrawals to start within 30 days, with a goal of completing the redeployment by December 2008. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • Nancy Pelosi  • war funding

    • Grand Jury Calls Spill Ship Crew

      newser  |  San Francisco Chronicle  |  Nov 13, 07 4:38 AM CST

      Grand Jury Calls Spill Ship Crew

      The crew of the container ship that rammed a San Francisco Bay bridge and dumped 58,000 gallons of oil have been served subpoenas to appear before a federal grand jury, reports the San Francisco Chronicle . The US attorney's office is investigating whether crimes were committed in the disaster and are examining reports that the ship captain may have downplayed the extent of the damage. More »

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      Nancy Pelosi  • oil spill  • Coast Guard  • Gavin Newsom  • Cosco Busan  • San Francisco Bay

    • House Passes Alternative Minimum Tax Bill

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Nov 10, 07 6:23 AM CST

      House Passes Alternative Minimum Tax Bill

      The House passed a sweeping tax-reform bill yesterday—shifting some $78 billion in taxes from middle-class families to the super-rich—that is expected to get little traction in the Senate and has already drawn the promise of a presidential veto. The bill would exempt middle-income families from the Alternative Minimum Tax and offset the cost by closing loopholes that benefit private equity and hedge fund managers. More »

    • House to Battle Bush on Troops

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Nov 8, 07 7:18 PM CST

      House to Battle Bush on Troops

      The House could vote as soon as tomorrow on a bill that would provide $50 billion for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars—a quarter of President Bush's request—and tie the money to a troop-withdrawal timetable. Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the money is intended to fund about four month months of current operations levels. Bush vetoed a similar proposal in May. More »

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      Iraq  • Afghanistan  • Republicans  • Nancy Pelosi

    • House Bans Bias Against Gays at Work

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Nov 7, 07 10:14 PM CST

      House Bans Bias Against Gays at Work

      It took more than 30 years, but House Democrats today passed a bill banning workplace discrimination against homosexuals, the New York Times reports. Thirty-five Republicans joined 200 Democrats to pass the legislation, which would amend the Civil Rights Act and safeguard workers against discrimination because of their “actual or perceived sexual orientation.” Ted Kennedy says he will introduce it in the Senate. More »

  • October 2007
  • August 2007

    • Congress' Feminine Mystique May Wane in '08

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 15, 07 3:57 PM CDT

      Congress' Feminine Mystique May Wane in '08

      If Hillary Clinton is elected president next year, she could be deilvering her State of the Union before a dwindling number of women, the Journal reports. Many female governors and congresswomen face either tough re-election campaigns or term-limit boundaries in 2008, and after a surge in the early 1990s, the number of female office-holders could tumble. More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • Iraq war  • Congress  • women  • Nancy Pelosi  • female politicians  • Kathleen Blanco  • Mary Landrieu  • Elizabeth Dole  • Susan Collins

    • Mayhem Erupts in the House

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 4, 07 10:22 AM CDT

      Mayhem Erupts in the House

      Shouting, jeering, paralysis and a power outage marred what was to be the last session before summer recess for the House of Representatives yesterday, the LA Times reports. House Democrats had hoped to resolve several key pieces of legislation, but the floor descended into tumult as leaders struggled in vain to recover decorum after Thursday night's furious GOP walkout. More »

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      Congress  • House of Representatives  • GOP  • Nancy Pelosi  • voting

  • July 2007

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