House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey, 71, today announced he would not seek reelection after more than 20 terms in office. The Wisconsin Democrat’s departure is the latest example of veteran Democrats deciding to withdraw rather than face tough reelections — a troubling sign for House speaker Nancy Pelosi for whom
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UPDATE: Double posted on Jay, see above.
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There is a back story to this NRSC ad. Lee Fisher, who is running for Senate, was filmed in a 2008 documentary by his son, working shirtless late at night.
The lesson here is either not to work shirtless if you ever want to be a Senator, or not to let your son film …
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This is, I know, a sore subject–the Washington party circuit. It’s a guilty pleasure I don’t indulge too often–I live in New York, and travel overseas and around the U.S. too frequently to be a regular on the cocktail weenie circuit. And yes, yes, tsk, tsk, I know that private partying with government officials can lead to slavish …
In the final week of the 2004 campaign, President Bush was barnstorming across Florida. During the last of six Sunshine State speeches Karl Rove was joking with a group of reporters about Osama bin Laden’s October surprise and how the videotape had boosted Bush’s poll numbers. Yes, Rove told us, I’ve been keeping bin Laden in my …
Workers gather oil-soaked algae near Gulfport, Mississippi. (Ben Gruber/Reuters)
–No surprises in Indiana GOP Senate candidate Dan Coats’ or Ohio Dem Senate contender Lee Fisher’s primary victories last night; Elaine Marshall and Cal Cunningham head to a runoff in North Carolina’s Democratic Senate contest.
–Chris Dodd and …
If this were a normal week in Washington, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs would not have been reading alerts about an attempted car bombing in Times Square during the White House Correspondents Association Dinner. (The president only found out after his comedy act was finished.) President Obama would not have spent his Sunday in a …
With 14 days until their respective primaries, Blanche Lincoln and Arlen Specter are up with two new ads trying to encapsulate their candidacies in a concentrated dose and carry the bloodied incumbents into the general. Both Senators have flagging approval ratings, but are currently polling (plurality) leads against their primary …
At a press conference Tuesday afternoon, Attorney General Eric Holder, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano, FBI Deputy Director John Pistole and New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly updated reporters on the ongoing investigation into the attempted bombing in Times Square.
They said the suspect, Faisal Shahzad, was interviewed by the FBI …
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It is gratifying to see the often-lockstep conservatives in a tussle about the Times Square bomber’s Miranda rights. I don’t think there’s much question about this: under current law, as an American citizen, Shahzad has them. But there is a larger question here: whether the Miranda principle should be modified to exclude terrorism cases. …
Back in 2007, comedian Sarah Silverman hosted the MTV Music Awards and told a joke about Paris Hilton going to jail. “I heard that to make her feel more comfortable in prison, the guards are going to paint the bars to look like penises,” she said. “I think it is wrong, too. I just worry she is going to break her teeth on those things.” …
In an unusual move, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell today endorsed his long time protege Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson for forced out, er, retiring Jim Bunning’s Senate seat.
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With two weeks to go before the Bluegrass State’s first …
