Rove: Cheney’s fight ‘overblown’
February 17, 2009
Former aide disputes an account claiming former veep was outraged at not pardoning “Scooter” Libby.
Poll: NY voters prefer undecided
February 17, 2009
Poll shows Gillibrand trailing possible Dem rival McCarthy 34 percent to 24 percent; rest undecided.
The GOP’s secret plan to save its future
February 17, 2009
America’s 19% party has a problem. Actually, it has several problems. Just when it should be celebrating the 200 yr birthday of its most popular leader, the man who put the GOP on the map, today’s GOP split its time attacking a popular president on one hand, and demanding top level income tax, capital gains tax, and corporate tax cuts on the other.
Reid brings $1.5B to Nevada
February 17, 2009
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who faces reelection next year, delivers big for his home state.
Gun-shy Gillibrand moves rifles
February 17, 2009
The New York senator decides to lock up her two rifles after sparking a mini-firestorm.
The White House’s stimulus slideshow
February 17, 2009
The White House releases a behind-the-scenes photo gallery of Obama’s efforts to sell the stimulus bill.
A setback for Obama’s promise of open government
February 17, 2009
Despite President Obama’s promise of more open government, the Justice Department is resisting pressure to release documents the Bush administration kept secret about domestic wiretapping, data collection on travelers and U.S. citizens, and interrogation of suspected terrorists.
In half a dozen lawsuits, Justice lawyers are defending Bush administration decisions to withhold records from the public. They have opposed formal motions or spurned out-of-court offers to merely delay these cases until the new administration rewrites Freedom of Information Act guidelines and decides whether the new rules might allow the public to see more.
More troops, more combat in Afghanistan
February 17, 2009
Close to 3,000 American soldiers who recently arrived in Afghanistan to secure two violent provinces near Kabul have begun operations in the field and already are seeing combat, the unit’s spokesman said Monday.
The new troops are the first wave of an expected surge of reinforcements this year. The process began to take shape under President George Bush but has been given impetus by President Barack Obama’s call for an increased focus on Afghanistan.
Restore intelligence to intel gathering
February 17, 2009
In an Ideas piece, the senator argues that congressional oversight is fundamental.
Rahm’s immigration turnabout
February 17, 2009
In an Ideas piece, Martinez says Emanuel’s embrace of immigration reflects a change in the party elders.