That could happen as soon as next week, as the legislature adopts a greater sense of urgency.
Despite talk of due process, impeachment is centrally a political, not a judicial, act, and there's no reason they can't act fast if they want to. read more »
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Roland Burris, embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's choice to replace Barack Obama in the Senate, will unlikely have his certification papers in order by the time the 111th Congress convenes on Tuesday.
Burris filed an emergency lawsuit in the state Supreme Court Wednesday to force Illinoi read more »
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Burris filed an emergency lawsuit in the state Supreme Court Wednesday to force Illinoi read more »
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When the 111th Congress convenes Tuesday, Norm Coleman may be out of an office even though his Senate race remains far from settled.
Coleman’s first term officially expires at noon on Saturday, and he is locked in one of the closest Senate races in history, with Democrat Al Franken clinging to a read more »
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Coleman’s first term officially expires at noon on Saturday, and he is locked in one of the closest Senate races in history, with Democrat Al Franken clinging to a read more »
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The months-long battle over Prince William County's crackdown on illegal immigration has largely subsided, but not before giving rise to a potent new force in local politics: stay-at-home moms.
About a dozen mothers who banded together to battle the county's hard-line position on imm read more »
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An early partisan skirmish is likely in the House next week, when Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to move a rules package that would curb the GOP’s ability to derail legislation through a parliamentary maneuver it has used over the past two years.
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Political circuses just don't get any better than this--unless you happen to care about a new administration taking power in the midst of national and international catastrophes.
Gov. Rod Blagojevich knows how to make life hell for his enemies, who now encompass almost everyone in the Democrati read more »
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A top Senate Republican said Friday his caucus would block any attempt to seat the winner of Minnesota's close election until an anticipated court case is finished and an official election certificate is issued.
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Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter (D) will announce tomorrow who he is appointing to the Senate seat of Democratic Sen. Ken Salazar, the Rocky Mountain News reports, which Salazar will be leaving to become Barack Obama's Secretary of the Interior.
There are many names out there as to who could get it: read more »
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n an editorial, economic Paul Krugman describes the Republicans as a "party of whiners":
As the new Democratic majority prepares to take power, Republicans have become, as Phil Gramm might put it, a party of whiners.
Some of the whining almost defies belief. Did Alberto Gonzales, the former read more »
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As the new Democratic majority prepares to take power, Republicans have become, as Phil Gramm might put it, a party of whiners.
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President-elect Barack Obama’s plan to overhaul the nation’s roads, bridges and transit systems has local officials clamoring for their share of those federal dollars despite concerns that creating millions of jobs won’t deliver the intended jolt to the economy.
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Earlier this month, I wrote about the prospect that Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D) would be leaving the statehouse to run for the Senate in 2010. Democrats believe they would have a chance at winning a Senate seat in Kansas for the first time in over 75 years if she jumped in the race.
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The Ultimate Bob Herbert column on the Bush Presidency - Add Up the Damage
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ABC’s Jake Tapper predicted this week that Barack Obama will be "the Britney Spears of 2009."
Considering that Obama was deemed by some to be the Britney Spears of 2008, it wasn’t much of a leap.
But a funny thing happened on the way to the cover of Us Weekly. While Obama’s political oppone read more »
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Considering that Obama was deemed by some to be the Britney Spears of 2008, it wasn’t much of a leap.
But a funny thing happened on the way to the cover of Us Weekly. While Obama’s political oppone read more »
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Roland Burris went to the Illinois Supreme Court on New Year’s Eve to try to get his Senate appointment certified, but Senate leaders back in Washington have a Plan B to keep from swearing him, regardless of what the court decides.
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White has said he will not ce read more »
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Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White has said he will not ce read more »
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Senate committee chairmen expect to begin confirmation hearings for Barack Obama's Cabinet picks shortly after Congress returns to work next week, with only one — Attorney General nominee Eric Holder — expected to face any significant opposition from Republicans.
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