Word: capitols
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...Repulblican Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee wants to get a second opinion on how the war in Iraq is going, where does he turn? To the Pentagon, but not to the top brass this time. In an unusual closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill last week, Virginia's John Warner, joined by Democratic Senators Carl Levin of Michigan and Mark Dayton of Minnesota, sat across the table from 10 military officers chosen for their experience on the battlefield rather than in the political arena. Warner rounded up the battalion commanders to get at what the military calls "ground...
...wanted the view from men who had been on the tip of the spear, and we got it," said John Ullyot, a Warner spokesman who declined to comment on what was said at the meeting but confirmed that some Capitol Hill staff members were also present. According to two sources with knowledge of the meeting, the Army and Marine officers were blunt. In contrast to the Pentagon's stock answer that there are enough troops on the ground in Iraq, the commanders said that they not only needed more manpower but also had repeatedly asked for it. Indeed, military sources...
...Circuit. These two popular emocore bands will be joined by I Am the Avalanche and Hit the Lights for a night of poppy delights. The Middle East Downstairs. 8 p.m. 18+. Tickets available from the Middle East box office or through Ticketmaster. $12. (PRC)Saturday, Nov. 26The Capitol Steps. This group of musical political satirists return for their annual—or, at least, nearly annual—Thanksgiving weekend show. Sanders Theatre. 8 p.m. Tickets available through the Harvard Box Office, (617) 496-2222. $30/27/22. (KAF) Sunday, Nov. 27Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston presents...
...world stage, was becoming less essential. He disappeared to a new weekend place in Maryland, and friends fretted about his weight. Katrina hit, and he tarried at his home in Wyoming, checking in by videoconference. Harriet Miers was picked for the Supreme Court, and he found out secondhand. On Capitol Hill last week, the Republican Party was coping with an impasse over spending cuts and the fallout from an embarrassing loss in the Virginia Governor's race, and he was in South Dakota for a week of pheasant hunting. "I just haven't seen him around as much lately," said...
...washy 2004 presidential run. This time the model is Newt Gingrich's Contract with America campaign of 1994, in which Republicans across the country ran on the same 10 reforms and took control of the House after 40 years. "We're going to have all our candidates on the Capitol steps" just as Gingrich did, Emanuel says, "and we're going to put ad money behind...