White House to government: Continue to open up
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Cleaning up the way Washington works and providing a transparent, open government was one of President Obama's key pledges upon taking office.
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.
Recently I was rather dismayed when I read of a movement to require a "Purity Test" for GOP candidat ...
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.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
Senator Max Baucus acknowledged having a relationship with a woman whose name he had submitted as one of three candidates for a United States attorney position.
Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), the powerful chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, acknowledged Saturday that he was involved in a romantic relationship with a senior staff member at the same time he recommended her to be U.S. attorney for Montana.
Sarah Palin is bringing her book tour for "Going Rogue" to Minnesota. The former Vice Presidential Candidate and former Alaska Governor will sign copies of her new book at the Mall of America.
Baucus benefiting his girlfriend by nominating her to a plum government job may or may not end up hurting his effectiveness as a leader on Democratic efforts to pass health care overhaul. But it certainly won't do much to improve the public's low estimation of Congress.
I spent a considerable amount of time this week trying to determine exactly what certain members of the GOP were thinking when they attempted to institute a new Conservative Purity Test to judge political candidates across the country.
Democratic congressional aides told the Wall Street Journal that Democrats are moving forward with a $170 billion package to spur jobs growth and emergency unemployment assistance.
A spokesman for U.S. Sen. Max Baucus says the Montana Democrat was in a romantic relationship with the woman he nominated for U.S. attorney.
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus found himself the center of a scrum of reporters Saturday as the Senate worked through the weekend on health care reform, though not for the usual reasons.
Listen carefully dear reader, can you hear music in the air? Barry Manilow, Dave Matthews Band, John Tesh; but where could it be coming from? Wonder no longer, the Masticator has discovered the latest source of whiteness in our area; Chipotle has come to town.
Officials are in the early stages of deciding if Salt Lake City wants to compete for the 2012 Republican National Convention...