Congressional Quarterly
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Congressional Quarterly (CQ) produces a number of publications that report primarily on the United States Congress. CQ was founded in 1945 by Nelson Poynter and his wife, Henrietta Poynter, with the aim of providing a link between local newspapers and the complex politics within Washington D.C. CQ has the largest news team covering Capitol Hill, with more than 100 reporters, editors and researchers. CQ's readership includes 95 percent of the members of Congress, academic and media outlets, as well as members of business and nonprofit organizations, government affairs and the executive ... More » (Source: Wikipedia)
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Lobbying From The Great Beyond
With a little planning, you can lobby Congress from beyond the grave. Every year, hundreds of Americans continue to make campaign contributions, lobby Congress and in some ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
What To Watch For At Sotomayor’s Hearing
The Republicans’ theme will be that the judiciary faces a “fork in the road” that requires judges to choose between hewing to the law or allowing their experiences to ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Senators Debate ‘Public Plan’ Health Care Option
A government-run insurance program would be an “obstacle” to health care overhaul, a top Senate Republican said Sunday, and such “unfair competition” would lead to ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Debating the Options on Paying for Health Care
While President Obama has left the details on health care overhaul to the congressional committees charged with writing the bills, one top Senate Republican said Sunday it’s ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
What the Latest Polls Show on Health Care
On one hand, Americans believe that the health care system needs fundamental change. But on the other hand, they’re happy with the quality of their own care and don’t want ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Putting Students on the Same High-Performance Page
What happens when you have a law that’s supposed to improve performance among the nation’s school children but instead it creates confusion, lowers expectations and can ...Posted by Kristin Gorski -
What Obama Has Shown, So Far, About His Style of Governing
in the case of Barack Obama , who will mark his 100-day milestone on Wednesday, the benchmark is being treated with unusual significance. As the first new president in eight ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Tax Code Changes: Wealth Transfer — Aggressively Progressive?
But trying to achieve fairness through the tax code is neither simple nor economically risk-free. The income tax is a crude, imperfect tool that doesn’t address the ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Tax Code Changes: Industry in the Cross Hairs
Energized by a global summit meeting two weeks ago where world leaders called for a crackdown on abusive tax havens, Congress seems likely this year to debate significant ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
G-20 Summit Communique: Implications for the Global Poor
The problem, as many Europeans see it, is that the U.S. stimulus package had to be as large as it was, and so much of it had to be devoted to social safety-net programs simply ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala
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In the Right - Keyes and Birthers, Buckley and Birchers
"Dear Birthers, "Stop! "Sincerely, "Serious Conservatives."Posted by Joey Baker -
Smiling GOPers Ought to be Frowning
Craig... you got that right.... Hell... Kyl couldn't even bother to say "good day" or "hello".... Sotomayer had to remind him of civil manners.... Republicans..... the only ...Posted by Joey Baker -
Little Airports Rely On Political Clout To Stay Aloft
... the Murtha airport is one of many small-town airports — in districts represented by members from both parties — that have been heavily subsidized though federal grant ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Sources: Wiretap Recorded Rep. Harman Promising to Intervene for AIPAC
Harman was recorded saying she would “waddle into” the AIPAC case “if you think it’ll make a difference,” according to two former senior national security officials ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Playing Political Chicken with the Estate Tax
Tax wonks with a macabre sense of humor are having a field day with the game of chicken now being played out on Capitol Hill over the estate tax. At either end of the ...Posted by Leo Romero -
Obama Seeks to Delay Tanker, Cancel Bomber
The White House has given the Pentagon guidance to delay procurement of aerial refueling tankers by five years and cancel plans for a new long-range bomber, according to three ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
GOP Moderates See Political Benefits in Opposing Obama’s Economic Agenda
So far, Obama has little to show for his charm offensive. Dent, Upton and their allies in the 33-member, moderate Republican Main Street Partnership opposed the House-passed ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
CQ Politics | Liberal Thinkers Encourage Spending on Ambitious Projects to Revive Economy
With the economy looking bleaker by the week, it has seemed as if Barack Obama might have to wait on some of the ambitious initiatives he proposed during his campaign, such ...Posted by Doug Greer -
Obama’s Operation May Become the Model of Fundraising
Opponents of fundraising restrictions say Obama’s financial success is proof that campaign finance laws don’t work and, moreover, aren’t necessary. But supporters of ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Want to Lobby? Register with the President
President-elect Obama is already backing off his pledge not to hire any lobbyists to serve in his administration. But one prominent hired gun — Stuart Pape, managing partner ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala
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U.S. Congress (74), Republican Party (20), Obama Administration (19), Presidential Election 2008 (17), Democratic Party (15), Money and Politics (13), John McCain (11), U.S. Economy (8), Bush Administration (8), Health Care (7), Congressional Elections (7), U.S. Senate (6), Taxes (6), Congressional Earmarks (5), Sarah Palin (5)...
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Jonathan Allen (8), Jeff Stein (6), Greg Giroux (6), Shawn Zeller (5), Richard Rubin (4), David Nather (4), Bart Jansen (4), Josh Rogin (3), Marie Horrigan (3), Craig Crawford (3), Kathleen Hunter (3), Keith Perine (3), Emily Cadei (2), Bob Benenson (2), Susan Ferrechio (2)...
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