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Obama Reserves the Right to Change His Mind on Clinton and Holder
Loop Fans might want to watch for an intriguing pattern emerging in the way President-elect Barack Obama handles some of his potentially controversial nominations. Call it the Best Buy, or contingency ....... read more
2 days ago
Report on Threat From Nuclear Bombs Cites Urgent Need for Global Security
When armed men attacked South Africa's most closely guarded nuclear facility a year ago, they penetrated the detection systems at the perimeter, cut through an electrified fence and broke into the eme ....... read more
4 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
Telecom Warily Waits on 'Wired' President
President-elect Barack Obama famously made the Web a pillar of his campaign, so it is not surprising that the man called the nation's first "wired" president has championed the idea of an open Interne ....... read more
8 days ago
GAO Urges Interior to Speed Oil Drilling on Federal Land
The government isn't doing enough to expedite drilling in federal waters and on public lands, according to a report issued yesterday by congressional investigators.
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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
Agencies Rated on Scientific Candor
The Environmental Protection Agency and Occupational Safety and Health Administration have among the most restrictive policies in the federal government on releasing scientific information to the pres ....... read more
Thu,
16 Oct 2008
Allegation on Billing Rebutted
A close friend of Sen. Ted Stevens denied telling a business executive that he didn't have to bill the Republican lawmaker for extensive renovations to his Alaska house, rebutting a key allegation by ....... read more
Wed,
15 Oct 2008
In Re Our Work on the Bailout: Never Mind.
Lots of law firms, consultants and lobbyists have been working to advise their increasingly frantic clients as profits and balances quickly tumble.
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Thu,
09 Oct 2008
U.S. Policy Is Fuzzy on Arms Purchases From Former Warsaw Pact Nations
What is the U.S. policy about supplying weapons to Afghanistan that come from Russia and former Warsaw Pact countries? Can the U.S. military deal directly with foreign countries that have these weapon ....... read more
Sun,
28 Sep 2008
Josh Bolten, on the Record
J oshua B. Bolten may be one of the most discreet White House chiefs of staff ever, seldom talking on the record to the press or appearing before outside audiences. But he made an exception Thursday, ....... read more
Sun,
28 Sep 2008
Court Seeks Briefs on Rehearing Capital Case
The Supreme Court yesterday ordered briefs on the question of whether it should reconsider its June decision that it is unconstitutional to impose the death penalty on those who rape children.
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Mon,
08 Sep 2008
Help on the Way for Lawmakers Cut Off by Gustav
Hurricane Gustav knocked the wind out of Louisiana members of Congress this week -- or at least out of their district offices -- but help is on the way.
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Wed,
03 Sep 2008
Crises Reveal Limits of Bush's Personal Diplomacy on World Stage
He glimpsed inside Vladimir Putin's soul and found something to his liking. He has also showed off his Texas ranch to Saudi King Abdullah, talked economics with Chinese President Hu Jintao and visited ....... read more
Tue,
26 Aug 2008
Agreement on Drilling Doesn't Yet Mean Action
Republicans are in their third week of House floor protests on the energy issue, and the political terrain appears to have shifted significantly since they launched their efforts Aug. 1.
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Tue,
19 Aug 2008
Mayors Want Federal Focus on Cities
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 6 -- Dozens of mayors and police chiefs Wednesday called on the federal government to focus on fighting crime in cities, saying that the efforts that had driven down urban crime had ....... read more
Wed,
06 Aug 2008
Vote on Journalist Shield Stalled
Senate Republicans yesterday blocked a vote on a controversial law that would protect reporters from having to testify about their confidential sources, refusing to begin debate until the chamber addr ....... read more
Wed,
30 Jul 2008
Not a Green-Letter Day on Capitol Hill
B arbara Boxer (D-Calif.), chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, asked Vice President Cheney on Nov. 1 for documents on the White House's reported watering down of testimony b ....... read more
Tue,
15 Jul 2008
Tough Words From This Cheney on U.S. Mideast Policy
Looks as though another former Bush administration official is off the reservation. But don't expect the kind of fierce counterattack the White House and its friends waged recently against former pres ....... read more
Sun,
08 Jun 2008
Records Could Shed Light on Iraq Group
There is an important line in last week's Senate intelligence committee report on the Bush administration's prewar exaggerations of the threat posed by Saddam Hussein. It says that the panel did not r ....... read more
Sun,
08 Jun 2008