Today in history - Nov. 16

"Today is Thursday, Nov. 16, the 320th day of 2006. There are 45 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: Two hundred years ago, on Nov. 16, 1806, Moses Cleaveland, the land surveyor for whom the city of Cleveland is named, died in Canterbury, Conn., at age 52. On...

Inside Pelosi's Power Play

"Working the phones and unleashing her top aides, Pelosi is trying to turn the Murtha-Hoyer battle into a powerful statement of her authority — and what the Democrats stand for. For a moment there it looked as if incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was making the mistake...

CREW BLASTS PELOSI ENDORSEMENT OF UNETHICAL MURTHA FOR MAJORITY LEADER

"Washington, DC – Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) questioned soon-to-be House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) commitment to eradicating corruption with her endorsement of one of the most unethical members in Congress, Rep. John Murtha...

Behind the Democrats' Leadership Battle

"The last thing the Democrats want to do as they regain control of Congress is get caught up in an internal power struggle. So why is incoming Speaker Nancy Pelosi backing the dark horse in the race to be her number two? There's a long list of reasons why the presumptive...

My Mother, My President

"So they've called each other names. These two are pros. And they get along fine. Alexandra Pelosi is uniquely positioned to judge how the President and the future Democratic House Speaker will get along. At 36, she is the youngest of Nancy Pelosi's five children, and her...

After the Triumph, the Tribulations

"Actually running Congress may make winning it look like the easy part. Herding cats. Pushing a string. Making yourself heard in a preschool where no one has had a nap. The analogies that have been used to describe what it's like to be in charge of Congress have always...

Palestinians slam IDF strike in UN forum - Jerusalem Post

" UNITED NATIONS The Palestinians denounced the Security Council's silence on Israel's offensive in Gaza, urging the United Nations' most powerful body to condemn the killing of 18 family members and demand a withdrawal of IDF troops from the coastal strip. Israel again...

Can the Republicans Recapture the Spirit of '94?

"The battle for leadership of the new minority party in Congress reflects the soul-searching going on after an election drubbing. After taking a drubbing in this week's congressional elections, the G.O.P. has a plan: rediscovering the Spirit of 1994, the year when the...

Allahu Akbar

"This is what is being shouted by terrorists everywhere now that the Dems were blindly elected into power, in the House. (Thanks to all the kool-Aid Drinkers, and Lemmings that have no common sense). The Money and communist propaganda from people and organizations such as...

Rep. Ney of Ohio resigns from Congress (AP)

" WASHINGTON - Rep. Bob Ney ( news , bio , voting record ) of Ohio, who pleaded guilty last month in the Jack Abramoff influence-peddling investigation resigned his seat in Congress on Friday. The Ohio Republican, who had been pressed to quit by fellow lawmakers, sent a...

Hastert Fires Himself

"Those in glass houses.....Hastert Vows to Fire Anyone Who Hid Page Info"

Hastert Vows to Fire Anyone Who Hid Page Info

"WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Speaker Dennis Hastert said Tuesday he'll dismiss anyone on his staff found to have covered up concerns about ex-Rep. Mark Foley's approaches to former pages."