George W. Bush
Conservative Federalist Society Can Expect Its Status to Shrink
Last year, there was a candlelight dinner at sold-out, shut-down Union Station to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Federalist Society, with President Bush on stage and three Supreme Court justice ....... read more
1 day ago
As Investment Banking Keeps Changing, SEC Regulators Keep Moving
The usual bureaucratic response to adversity is to rearrange the deck chairs as the ship goes down. But the Securities and Exchange Commission, whose task had been to regulate the now-defunct -- okay, ....... read more
3 days ago
Obama Could Reverse Erosion of Federal Service by Restoring Funding and Reducing Political Appointees
As The Washington Post reported this week, President-elect Barack Obama wrote American Federation of Government Employees in October promising that he would do everything in his power to rebuild the f ....... read more
3 days ago
Obama Team Cautious on Homeland Security Appointment
As Democrats for the first time take over the five-year-old Department of Homeland Security, the watchword for Obama transition aides is caution.
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5 days ago
Hillary Clinton as Mrs. Foggybottom?
There's increasing chatter in political circles that the Obama camp is not overly happy with the usual suspects for secretary of state these days and that the field may be expanding beyond Sen. John F ....... read more
8 days ago
Latinos and the Obama Cabinet
Latino political advocates, citing the importance of Latino votes in President-elect Barack Obama's victory, are pressing him to appoint at least two and as many as four Latinos to his administration' ....... read more
10 days ago
Group Seeks Web-Savvy, More Open Government
The incoming Obama administration needs to use the Internet to publish reams of new information about federal spending, policies and performance as well as other records that have been increasingly sh ....... read more
10 days ago
In a New Administration, Some Brand-New Jobs?
The intense competition among Democrats for top jobs in the incoming Obama administration assumes there are a fixed number of posts worth having. But it's looking likely that some extremely choice, ev ....... read more
11 days ago
Less Room for Breakthrough Ideas
President-elect Barack Obama is currently mulling one of the largest legislative agendas in modern history. He promised it, and the public expects it. But if the past is prologue, his agenda is likely ....... read more
11 days ago
Bye, Partisanship?
Okay, enough euphoria. The first true test of whether President-elect Barack Obama will keep his promises to reach across the aisle will come long before he's sworn in. We'll know when we see how many ....... read more
15 days ago
Under Obama, the Envoy Convoy May Screech to a Halt
You'd think everyone on the Obama team would be celebrating today. But you'd be wrong.
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16 days ago
Transition Memo to the President-Elect
The first time you are addressed as Mr. President, you will realize that your tomorrows are never again going to be like your yesterdays. Take the simple matter of words, for instance.
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16 days ago
The Sport of Spoils
The endless, bitter race for the White House is over. But it's hardly the time for the winners to bury the hatchet. On the contrary, today is the official start of the truly ugly infighting and backst ....... read more
17 days ago
White House Treads Gingerly on the Campaign Trail
With President Bush in virtual hiding through Election Day, it was up to Vice President Cheney and first lady Laura Bush to pick up the slack on the campaign trail.
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19 days ago
What's the Opposite of 'Mainstream'?
State Department spokesman Sean McCormack has long had it up to here with some in the mainstream media -- the regulars who cover the department and travel with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice -- c ....... read more
22 days ago
In a Raucous Political Year, a Little Low-Key Fundraising
P resident Bush ended his political fundraising season last week with a closed-door, $1 million event for the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
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Sun,
26 Oct 2008
Opponents Find Agreement in Bashing Bush
No matter how hard he tries, President Bush can't keep his name out of this year's presidential campaign.
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Sun,
19 Oct 2008
Where Prescription Drugs and Doctor's Appointments Don't Mix
K en Johnson , senior vice president for communications and public affairs at the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), the giant drug lobby, is trying to clamp down on what he ....... read more
Thu,
16 Oct 2008
The Congressman Most Likely to Accept Your Friend Request
Rep. Jose Serrano (D-N.Y.) is really into Facebook. We're talking about a guy who turns 65 later this month, and he doesn't even call it "the" Facebook, the way a certain other person, in the very hig ....... read more
Wed,
15 Oct 2008
Beware the Angry Wolverines
When the McCain campaign abruptly pulled out of Michigan two weeks ago, some Obama aides and top Democrats in the state's congressional delegation dismissed it as a ploy and argued that the GOP would ....... read more
Tue,
14 Oct 2008