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More Than 46,000 Pages of Kagan’s Clinton-Era Memos Released to the Public
Political reporters in Washington are preparing for a late night at work sifting through the National Archives’ just-released trove of memos and correspondence written by Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan. The document release — available for public consumption here — is estimated to encompass about 46,500 pages, dating More…
Reid’s Energy Bill Letter: The Case of the Missing Word
When Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) asked major committee chairmen yesterday to offer “recommendations or report legislation” on clean energy before July 4, with an eye to considering a post-oil spill bill later that month, several news outlets interpreted the letter as boosting momentum for a climate change More…
How the Bush Administration Handled Its Romanoff/Sestak-esque Dilemma
Republicans are working overtime today to make political hay out of Colorado Senate hopeful Andrew Romanoff’s revelation that the White House suggested three jobs that might be open to him should he abandon a Democratic primary challenge to appointed Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) — following a similar unpaid job More…
Fiorina and Climate Change: What a Difference Eight Months Make
The latest campaign ad from Carly Fiorina, who has pulled ahead of her opponents in the California GOP’s Senate primary race, is getting a fair share of attention for its breezy dismissal of the link between national security and climate change.
“Terrorism kills … and Barbara Boxer is worried More…
You’ve Met the Gulf Oil Spill Lobbyists — How About the Lawyers?
The Huffington Post’s Sam Stein tallied lobbying disclosures yesterday to find BP snapping up more than two dozen new lobbying hires with previous congressional or White House experience — an eye-popping total even for a corporation that has quickly become the nation’s most infamous.
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Has Lobbying Derailed the DISCLOSE Act?
As House Democratic leaders raced to round up votes before the Memorial Day recess for a pivotal economic aid bill, trimming it by more than $70 billion to avoid a revolt by members of the conservative Blue Dog Coalition, the party made another concession on its agenda to far More…
Who Is Sarah Palin’s Pick for Alaska’s Contested Senate Seat?
Not sitting Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), as Palin made clear in a Facebook message to her supporters this morning that began: “Contested primaries are so good for America’s political process! Competition makes everyone work harder, be more efficient, debate clearer [sic], and produce more.”
Palin experienced the value of More…
Obey, Miller Chide WaPo Editorial Page for Rapping Education Jobs Bill
The Washington Post editorial page is a perennial bugaboo for progressive blogs and think tanks — with editor Fred Hiatt taking fire for, among many choices, his selection of Sarah Palin to opine on climate change, his defense of George W. Bush’s handling of prewar intelligence and his More…
DoJ’s Environmental Enforcer in the Gulf: Experienced at Protecting … Polluters?
As Attorney General Eric Holder announced this afternoon that the Department of Justice (DoJ) has begun a criminal and civil investigation into the catastrophic Deepwater Horizon oil spill, he took a moment to name-check the officials leading his team in the Gulf.
The chief of DoJ’s Environment and Natural More…
Pivotal Climate Change Test Case Dismissed — For Now
A test case for climate change litigation was dismissed by a federal appeals court on Friday in a little-noticed afternoon ruling, leaving the door open for a Supreme Court appeal by plaintiffs who aim to link major industrial emitters with the environmental consequences of the greenhouse gases they produce.
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