Peach State Promises
John Nichols : Georgia
Obama should make a serious campaign swing through Georgia to get out the vote for Senate hopeful Jim Martin.
House
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2008
2006
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Murtha's No Leftie: He's Right
As Democrats choose between a stalwart critic of the Iraq War and a proponent of Bush policies for Majority Leader, Fox News gets in the act, casting centrist Pennnsylvania Rep. John Murtha as a partisan extremist. Huh?
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Wanted: A Real Leader
David Sirota : Democratic Party
Steny Hoyer spouts Beltway conventional wisdom no matter what the cost to his party; Jack Murtha has the potential to help revise our national security and economic priorities. Is there really a choice here?
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Pelosi's Moment
William Greider : Democratic Party
If Democrats take control of the House, they could revitalize national politics by convincing reluctant senators and presidential candidates to embrace a more progressive agenda.
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DC Edges Closer to Representation
The residents of the District of Columbia go to war and pay taxes, but they have never had a member of Congress to call their own. A measure has been introduced in the House that could change all that--maybe.
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What DeLay Left Behind
To repair the damage Tom DeLay left in his wake, the November elections must be a referendum on the political machine he created, which continues to drive this Congress.
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On Roy Blunt's Promise to Reform Lobbying Rules If He Becomes House Majority Leader
With plenty of friends on K Street, Roy Blunt is not as forthright as his name suggests.
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Ethics-Go-Round
The House Ethics Committee has been defunct for a year: If now is not the time for both parties to get serious on Congressional ethics, when will it be?
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Kickback Mountain
Cleaning up Congress after the Abramoff scandal involves far more than limits on gifts and perks. It requires barring the 'legalized bribery' of major campaign contributions.
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Do the Crime, Do No Time
There ought to be a law about bribery in America, but there isn't--not a real one. Bribery is so central to our political culture that it's virtually impossible that any politician ensnared in the Abramoff scandal will actually be convicted of the corruption that makes Washington work.
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Ruling Class Warriors
House Republicans rammed through a budget bill in December that cuts $40 billion from domestic programs. Is there anyone of conscience in the Senate to defeat this?
2005
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Prelude to an Exit Strategy
As a handful of maverick lawmakers hold unofficial hearings on an Iraq exit strategy, how long will it take Democrats and Republicans on the Hill to recognize the growing distaste for this war?
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Waxman: Democrats' Eliot Ness
His headline-grabbing investigations are enough to give the GOP heartburn.
2002
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Chill on the Hill
The sprawling intelligence-gathering apparatus that existed pre-9/11 likely will survive unscathed.
2000
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A Democratic House: Why It Matters
Robert L. Borosage : Democratic Party
A Democratic majority will get a few decent things done but how much Congress does depends on where the public is: Significant changes will occur only if an aroused citizenry can overcome entrenched interests and force Congress to move.
This week: Imagining a new new deal, with Howard Zinn, Frances Moore Lappe, Andrea Batista Schlesinger, Eric Schlosser and...FDR himself. Plus: Ennis Carter and Stephen Duncombe on the political propaganda legacy of the WPA. (13mb mp3)
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