First Run

Reagan Aids Pence’s Initial Quest for Congressional Seat

May 12, 2004, 12 a.m.

In 1988, three years into his law career, Mike Pence (R) turned his focus on ousting Democratic Rep. Philip Sharp (Ind.). Pence relied heavily on negative campaigning, including attacks on Sharp for his reliance on political action committee contributions. The 29-year-old Pence even earned a Blue Room photo opportunity with then-President Ronald Reagan — “I felt like I was talking to Mt. Rushmore,” Pence would later say — that August. And yet, Pence fell to Sharp, who defeated the Republican again two years later. He finally won a seat in the House on his third try, in November 2000.

The Costs of the Cap-and-Trade Bill

Stier: Detecting a Bad Breast Cancer Bill

July 1, 11:28 a.m.

Who could blame hundreds of Members of Congress for joining with a colleague and breast cancer survivor, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), in co-sponsoring legislation aimed at promoting breast cancer education? The problem, according to leading breast cancer scientists and advocacy groups, is the bill would do more harm than good. Read Full Article