Word: capitol
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...month ago, Jack Abramoff had just been indicted, and the talk all over Capitol Hill was about how Congress should change its rules, stopping lobbyists from getting too close to lawmakers, and vice-versa. But even then, there were signs that lobbying and ethics reforms might be yet another Washington fad that would soon pass. Republican Roy Blunt, then running for the post of House Majority Leader, defended earmarks-money doled out for specific projects in congressional districts. And House Speaker Dennis Hastert, unable to blame the powerless Democrats for the growth in earmarks, found the next best scapegoat, saying...
...have the facts, argue the law. And that may be as good a way as any to understand the latest developments in the Bush administration's controversial "terrorist surveillance" program. Perhaps administration officials have now quietly demonstrated to lawmakers behind closed doors on Capitol Hill that its warrantless wiretapping has yielded valuable national security tools and tips. It may be days before we know for sure. While we wait, here are a couple of mysteries that well-informed lawyers who have worked in the murky world of secret snooping say are worth exploring...
...largely behind the scenes when her husband was alive, Mrs. King went on to become a symbol of his legacy after his death, to the point that upon her passing last week she became the first woman and the first African American to lie in State in the Georgia capitol. At a funeral of 10,000 mourners, including four presidents, President Bush praised her as "one of the most admired women of all time?.Having loved a leader, she became a leader, and when she spoke, Americans listened closely...
...Capitol Hill prepares to battle the White House over George W. Bush's expanding war powers, moderate Senators on both sides of the aisle are quietly considering a range of options that would attempt at the very least to delineate the President's authority, if not roll it back. Bush's claims of wartime license are so great--the White House and Justice Department have argued that the Commander in Chief's pursuit of national security cannot be constrained by any laws passed by Congress, even when he is acting against U.S. citizens--that some Senators are considering a constitutional...
Fashion statements can be risky, as antiwar activist Cindy Sheehan, below, and a Congressman's support-the-troops wife learned last week when they got booted from the Capitol for sporting political T shirts. Here's a look at other wearable agendas...