Yesterday | Worcester Telegram & Gazette
“In many ways, a lot of the skills that you get being a member of Congress are applicable to higher education”
He's been out of Congress for nearly a year, but Martin Meehan hasn't forgotten his political friends. via Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Yesterday | Alabama Live
New Foreign Affairs chair shirks spotlight
“The media is a conduit of information to the people who wouldn't like what I was doing.”
Rep. Howard Berman keeps a big Thermos behind his desk. That way, he never has to ask anyone to fetch coffee for him. via Alabama Live
Sunday | Washington Times
House approves $290 billion farm bill
“While I would have preferred additional commodity reforms, the bill does improve upon current law.”
The House yesterday easily passed a massive farm bill that will increase subsidies for farmers, food stamps and renewable energy development, despite White House objections that the five-year, $290 billion ... via Washington Times
Sunday | Victoria Advocate
Pelosi visits Israel for 60th anniversary events
Photo Credit: AP Photo U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, right, and Israeli Parliament Speaker Dalia Itzik, left, visit the Hall of Names during a tour of the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, Friday, ... via Victoria Advocate
Saturday May 17 | Broadcasting & Cable
Cross-Ownership Reversal: It's House's Turn
By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 5/16/2008 12:16:00 PM Now that the Senate voted to repeal the Federal Communications Commission's loosening of the ban on newspaper-broadcast cross-ownership , Rep. via Broadcasting & Cable
Saturday May 17 | The Associated Press | Posted by The Associated Press
US House speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Iraq
“Operations will continue and the Iraqi army will not leave Mosul until security and stability have been accomplished”
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a top Democratic critic of the U.S.-led war in Iraq, met with the Iraqi prime minister Saturday during a visit to Baghdad.
The visit comes amid complaints the Iraqi government is not contributing enough financially to the reconstruction of the oil-rich country.
Pelosi went into the meeting with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki shortly after arriving in the Iraqi capital, a government official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to release the information. Read more
Saturday May 17 | Town Hall
“Elect us and we will produce a common-sense plan to help bring down the price of gasoline at the pump.”
That was Sen. John Cornyn, Texas Republican, reminding his colleagues this week that it was 751 days ago when the soon-to-become House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, running for re-election in California, said: " 'Elect ... via Town Hall
Friday May 16 | Bloomberg.com
Bernanke Seeks Pelosi's Consent to Begin Paying Interest on Bank Reserves
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke asked Congress to give the Fed immediate authority to pay interest on reserves deposited by commercial banks, seeking to streamline efforts aimed at alleviating credit ... via Bloomberg.com
Friday May 16 | About.com
Gay Marriage Legal in California
“Limiting the designation of marriage to a union 'between a man and a woman' is unconstitutional and must be stricken from the statute”
Twice has the California state legislature attempted to legalize gay marriage in California. via About.com
Friday May 16 | The Morning Call
Obama warns Republicans about critical ads
“I mean, they did everything they could, right? They ran Wright. They ran Obama. In Louisiana, they ran Pelosi. The same way that in previous election cycles they had run Hillary or other folks they thought would scare off voters. It didn't work.”
Perhaps no one took greater comfort in the Republican Party's third straight loss of a long-held House seat this week than Barack Obama, who says the results point to clear limits in the effectiveness of attack ... via The Morning Call







