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White House to government: Continue to open up

CNN - Tue Dec 8, 6:48 pm ET

Cleaning up the way Washington works and providing a transparent, open government was one of President Obama's key pledges upon taking office.

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CAL THOMAS: Bob McDonnell: New Face for the GOP?
The Indiana Gazette - Tue Dec 8, 12:13 pm ET
RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia's governor-elect, Bob McDonnell, may be the future of the Republican Party, if he can translate his substantial electoral victory into policy victories following his Jan. 16, 2010 inauguration as the state's first GOP governor in eight years.
News briefs for Dec. 8
The Danville Advocate-Messenger - Tue Dec 8, 11:25 am ET
Businesses planning first responders banquet
POLITICS ASIDE COLUMN
Queens Courier - Tue Dec 8, 10:38 am ET
Calls for party purity misguided A friend of mine who is a Republican Party officer recently wrote on the popular New York City Republican blog, UrbanElephants.com, to sing the praises of former Mayor Rudy Giuliani and urge him to run for Governor or United State Senator next year.
Calls for party purity misguided
Queens Courier - Tue Dec 8, 10:38 am ET
A friend of mine who is a Republican Party officer recently wrote on the popular New York City Republican blog, UrbanElephants.com, to sing the praises of former Mayor Rudy Giuliani and urge him to run for Governor or United State Senator next year.
Senate down to big obstacles
Contra Costa Times - Tue Dec 8, 12:45 am ET
n Abortion, public option still contentious issues as lawmakers haggle, bicker and trade barbs
Political fallout unlikely for Baucus
The Montana Standard - Tue Dec 8, 7:23 am ET
HELENA — Sen. Max Baucus' disclosure last week that he recommended his girlfriend as a possible nominee for U.S. attorney earlier this year may not cause him much political heartburn, a pair of political scientists said Monday.
Wyoming GOP to elect new national committeeman
KIFI Idaho Falls - Tue Dec 8, 7:17 am ET
Associated Press - December 8, 2009 7:15 AM ET CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - The Wyoming Republican Party intends to elect a new committeeman to represent the state on the Republican National...
GOP hits Reid on slavery comments
The Hill - Mon Dec 7, 9:55 pm ET
Republicans attacked Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Monday after Reid compared opponents of healthcare reform to those who opposed the abolition of slavery. Read more...
GOP sees brighter future in S.J. races
Courier-Post - Mon Dec 7, 11:15 pm ET
The Republican Party's days of putting benchwarmer candidates on the ballot in South Jersey may soon be over.
Reaganomics is dead
The Week - Mon Dec 7, 9:57 pm ET
Sworn into office facing similarly high levels of unemployment, Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama pursued starkly different policies. A comparison of their results should put the final stake in voodoo economics.
Reid ties GOP health care opposition to slavery supporters
The Salt Lake Tribune - Mon Dec 7, 5:09 pm ET
Washington » Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid equated Republican attempts to delay health reform to politicians who argued against ending slavery or giving women the right to vote.
A house divided
Hutchinson News - Tue Dec 8, 12:12 am ET
Recently I was rather dismayed when I read of a movement to require a "Purity Test" for GOP candidat ...
Whitworth steps down from Lancaster city council
The Danville Advocate-Messenger - Mon Dec 7, 8:55 pm ET
LANCASTER - Councilwoman Emily Whitworth announced Monday night at the city council meeting that she will be stepping down because she is moving outside the city limits. The city council has voted to elect Maggie Morris in Whitworth's place.
The Aftermath of Baucus’ Admission
Flathead Beacon - Mon Dec 7, 6:11 pm ET
As is often the case when a politician releases this sort of information, Montana Sen. Max Baucus waited for the weekend to announce that he had nominated his girlfriend for appointment as Montana’s U.S. attorney. To be clear, Baucus has maintained that he did nothing wrong, calling Melodee Hanes, whom he now lives with in Washington, D.C., “highly qualified” – although she later withdrew from ...
Ethics Investigation
KULR-8 Billings - Mon Dec 7, 12:54 am ET
The Republican National Committee Chairman is calling for a Senate Ethics Committee Investigation after Senator Max Baucus nominated his girlfriend for a position as Montana's U.S. Attorney.
Students can act as pages for the day | LEGISLATIVE NOTEBOOK
Evansville Courier & Press - Mon Dec 7, 12:05 am ET
INDIANAPOLIS —Southwestern Indiana teenagers once again will be able to make the Statehouse their classroom for a day when the Indiana General Assembly returns to session in January. State lawmakers are inviting those in middle school and high school — you must be 13 to participate — to apply to become a page. Those selected spend a day working with lawmakers and their staffs, learning about ...
Baucus recommended girlfriend for job: aide
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sun Dec 6, 8:27 am ET
Senator Max Baucus, chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, nominated his girlfriend to serve as a federal prosecutor earlier this year, the Democratic lawmaker's spokesman said on Saturday.
Orchids & Onions 12/5
Mesabi Daily News - Mon Dec 7, 12:36 pm ET
Onions: To Gary D., owner/publisher of the Range Times for his Nov. 19 “Notes”. You insinuate that the attack at Fort Hood was the fault of the “New” Administration.
Letters to the editor: Dec. 7, 2009
Naples Daily News - Sun Dec 6, 5:03 pm ET
Here are letters to the editor from Daily News editions of Dec. 7, 2009:The way I see it ...Editor, Daily News:“Your World” photo/essay contributor Kathleen McCarthy DeStefano writes that eagles are a species that mates for life.It is amusing to compare their habits to those of people.In the photo (at left) with her article, I see papa eagle (on the lower branch) must have stayed out too late ...
Levi Johnston, sorry your 15 minutes are just about up
Fort Worth Business Press - Mon Dec 7, 6:11 am ET
Times are hard, but the pathway to fame in America has never been easier. No talent is required – you can go on a shooting spree, give birth to octuplets or launch a homemade balloon from your backyard and tell the cops that your little boy is trapped inside.