07/15/11 Democrats called him "childish." House Speaker John Boehner deemed him "helpful." A look at the ambitious, anti-tax advocate at the center of the debt-ceiling stalemate.
07/13/11 AARP Launches Next Wave of Efforts to Protect Programs, New National Television Ad, Grassroots Activities, & National Lobby Day Tell Lawmakers "Seniors are not Pushovers." BOISE, Idaho, July 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, carrying the voices of hundreds of thousands of concerned Idahoans with them, AARP Idaho state leaders are hitting Capitol Hill to urge the state's Congressional ...
07/12/11 Michael J. Ferrell, a recognized government affairs lawyer and lobbyist, has joined the law firm of Williams Mullen to launch its Washington, D.C.-based Federal Government Affairs practice. ? Ferrell brings extensive experience across a wide range of legislative and political issues.
07/12/11 Former First Lady Betty Ford asked Cokie Roberts, ABC News political commentator and NPR analyst, some five years ago to be one of the speakers at her funeral. Today in Palm Dessert, California, Roberts delivered the eulogy below for Ford,...
07/09/11 US President Barack Obama takes part in a meeting with congressional leaders, including House Speaker John Boehner, R-OH, July 7, 2011 in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC.
07/08/11 WalkingTown DC and BikingTown DC expands this fall to a new ten-day journey into the history and culture of Washington, DC, September 23 - October 2 . Presented by Cultural Tourism DC, this citywide event presents more than 100 free guided walking and biking tours through all eight wards of the city. From the well-known to the unfamiliar, tour topics explore all things...
07/08/11 Former US First Lady Betty Ford, the widow of former President Gerald Ford and founder of a renowned rehabilitation centre, dies at the age of 93.
07/08/11 Victoria Nuland Spokesperson Daily Press Briefing Washington, DC July 8, 2011 Index for Today's Briefing DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton's Travel to Turkey / Contact Group Meeting on Libya / Meetings with Turkish Officials / Turkey - Israeli Relations Secretary Clinton's Travel to Greece / Meetings with Greece Officials Secretary Clinton's Travel to India / U.S. Strategic Dialogue / Trip to Tuni ...
06/24/11 (06-23) 23:31 PDT Albany, N.Y. (AP) -- New York's Senate ended its session late Thursday night for the "health of members" after its latest marathon session, but will try again Friday. The Republican majority plans to...
06/24/11 WASHINGTON, June 24, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) today announced Alice Johnson Cain will lead the organization's federal policy and communications initiatives as vice president for external relations.
06/24/11 WASHINGTON -- The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) today announced Alice Johnson...
06/23/11 New York's Republican Senate again failed to take up Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo's bill to legalize gay marriage after another marathon session Thursday and protests by hundreds of demonstrators.
06/23/11 ALBANY, N.Y. -- The fight over legalizing gay marriage in New York is getting ugly online as the Republican Senate plans to finally consider the bill in closed-door conference Thursday.
06/23/11 A New York Republican state senator who opposes gay marriage says the bill is likely to pass if it comes to a full senate vote.
06/23/11 The fight over legalizing gay marriage in New York got ugly online as the Republican Senate planned to finally consider the bill in closed-door conference Thursday or Friday.
06/15/11 Pinehurst K-8, founded 40 years ago as Alternative School No. 1, is working to stay open by making changes to its nontraditional program while remaining true to some of what has distinguished it over the years.
06/15/11 Local high school Junior Kristine "Krissy" Boyle, 16, of Marietta, will travel to Washington, D.C. next week as a state delegate to the upcoming national diabetes conference on Capitol Hill. Boyle, along with 149 other children from around the country, will talk to lawmakers from both houses of Congress about the challenges of living with Type 1 diabetes.
06/13/11 Despite their benefits to national economies, reefs around the world are at risk, including in the United States.
06/13/11 Federal spending, a congressman and Twitter, gridlock, golf and shorts dominate the week on Capitol Hill.
06/13/11 Both the President and the former Massachusetts Governor face foes in the political realm today. | 
