Ex-PM Blair Expected to Address Prayer Breakfast

Annual Gathering of Lawmakers, Clerics Draws Many Who Want to Meet New President

By Tricia Miller
Roll Call Staff

Feb. 4, 2009, 12 a.m.

At the 56th annual National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday at the Washington Hilton, a bevy of lawmakers, religious leaders and foreign heads of state will listen to a keynote speaker whose name hasn’t yet been officially revealed. But sources confirm that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair will speak.

Cardin: U.S. Needs to Keep Pace Developing Energy Technology

Feb. 8, 12 a.m.

Today, too many Americans are out of work. Today, we will send $1 billion overseas to satisfy our appetite for foreign oil, while the Chinese will continue their massive investment in clean energy technology. Today, our nation faces an economic crisis, an energy crisis and a global climate crisis. Read Full Article