The Steele Deal in Md.

Black Republican Could Scramble the Free State’s Senate Race Math

By Josh Kurtz
Roll Call Staff

Feb. 16, 2006, 12 a.m.

CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md. — This is what a nightmare looks like for Senate Democrats: a roomful of black people, most of them lifelong supporters of the Democratic Party — and many of them committed to, or seriously considering, voting for the Republican in a close election.

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