Dodd, Corker to work together on financial reform
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on February 12th, 2010 5:35 am by HL
Dodd, Corker to work together on financial reform
The marbled hallways of the Russell Senate Office Building were silent and empty Wednesday afternoon when a veteran Democrat and a freshman Republican met to plan their unlikely partnership.
3 House retirements spur debate on whether Republicans are losing momentum
A trio of House Republican retirement announcements over the past 10 days have sparked a debate between the leaders of the two major parties over whether the GOP is losing momentum in its quest to score major gains at the ballot box this fall.
Harkin and Shaheen seek to change Senate filibuster rule; Reid dismisses effort
Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) on Thursday dismissed the effort by some Democrats to limit filibusters, saying that the chamber’s procedures were designed to prevent the majority party from unilaterally changing the rules.
The Fix: GOP Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart to retire
Florida Republican Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart will call it quits today, retiring after nine terms representing a heavily Cuban-American district in the Miami area, according to a source briefed on the decision.
Obama will help select location of Khalid Sheik Mohammed terrorism trial
President Obama is planning to insert himself into the debate about where to try the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, three administration officials said Thursday, signaling a recognition that the administration had mishandled the process and triggered a political backlash.
