Blue Dogs’ Objections Could Delay Release of Health Care Bill

Senate Armed Services Chairman Offers Tough Scrutiny of Military

May 24, 12 a.m.

In November 1978, Donna Summer topped the music charts with “MacArthur Park,” the original “Lord of the Rings” — the animated version — made a big splash at the box office and Johnny Carson dominated late-night TV. Jimmy Carter was president, Barack Obama was a senior in high school and Carl Levin had just gotten a big promotion from former president of the Detroit City Council to junior Senator from Michigan. Read Full Article

Menendez: Lift the Liability Cap on Oil Firms

July 26, 12 a.m.

For three months, we all watched in disgust as oil gushed freely into the Gulf of Mexico — and many families became motivated to change our energy ways. Three months from now, will that feeling of disgust be a distant memory? Will the push for oil company accountability be placed on the back burner? Will the motivation to change the way we produce energy have subsided? Read Full Article

O’Keefe: Is Obama Doomed to Repeat Past Economic Blunders?

July 30, 12:41 p.m.

Although George Santayana’s observation that those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it is generally viewed as wise counsel, political leaders often think themselves immune. The late Barbara Tuchman validated this phenomenon in “The March of Folly,” which chronicles examples of leaders who acted against their own self-interest by ignoring information and counsel that conflicted with their preconceptions. Read Full Article

Tax and Trade: 10 Staffers to Know

Sept. 23, 12 a.m.

Sure, health care is sucking up much of the oxygen on Capitol Hill these days, but issues like tax and trade are never far away — or far from the minds of the movers and shakers on the Hill and the people who seek to influence them. Here are 10 staffers who play important roles in shaping tax and trade policies. Read Full Article

Blue Dogs’ Objections Could Delay Release of Health Care Bill

Senate Armed Services Chairman Offers Tough Scrutiny of Military

Menendez: Lift the Liability Cap on Oil Firms

O’Keefe: Is Obama Doomed to Repeat Past Economic Blunders?

Tax and Trade: 10 Staffers to Know

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