Some politicians issue pardons as they leave office, while others make last-minute appointments. Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland is instead leaving his constituents with a message: Dangerous wild animals pose a threat to Ohio’s citizens. In an executive order issued yesterday, Strickland restricted the possession, sale and transfer of big cats, bears, wolves, large constricting and [...]
After much hullabaloo, the 112th Congress kicked off its second day as promised: by reading the Constitution aloud on the House floor for the first time ever, per a chamber historian. Except not all of it. The bipartisan recitation omitted several critical passages, including the three-fifths compromise. Both the ceremonial reading and the whitewashing it [...]
In the latest issue of American Speech, the Fall 2010 edition, the editors finally get around to determining the winners for the 2009 Words of the Year. The most fun is undoubtedly “Dracula sneeze,” meaning the type where you achoo into the crux of your elbow to avoid spreading those nasty germs. But beyond adorable [...]
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Thanks to C-SPAN, you can watch the entire day’s worth of swearing in ceremonies. As Massimo notes — it’s highly, um, entertaining. But there are also genuinely funny moments. The Vice President is clearly an experienced Grandpa — witness the horse trading he does with Sen. Wyden’s toddler son. I wonder if he took the [...]
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The Chamber of Commerce declined to comment on William Daley when I wrote Tuesday about his possible appointment as White House chief of staff. But now that Daley is a done deal, a spokesman for the business group that has been an Obama White House nemesis sends over this upbeat statement from Chamber president and [...]
Pete Rouse, who is currently serving as chief of staff, will return to the senior ranks of the administration with the title of senior counselor to the president, according to an administration official. The announcement will be made at 2:30 p.m. by the president.
