Word: capitols
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Hutchison told Capitol Hill reporters she would not announce her departure date because "I am trying to fulfill my responsibilities here before I leave." Besides, she suggested, things would work out a whole lot better if Perry would just declare he is not running, and then she could stay in Washington and still run for governor. Some reporters interpreted her remarks to mean she might not quit if Perry insisted on running, but Hutchison's political staff quickly stepped in to say that her earlier statement on Texas talk radio ruled. (Watch TIME's video "Will Democrats Get Kinky...
...Davis. In 2006, she had indicated she might challenge him and then backed off. "No one expected him to run again, and I stepped back last time," she told Davis. But this time, she said, there would be no "free pass" for Perry. Later, she told reporters in a Capitol presser: "He can really help in many ways if he doesn't run, in which case I could then be able to stay in the Senate...
...ideological divisions in our Congress and, frankly, in our society." They are also the ones that have defeated Presidents who have tried to solve the problem, going all the way back to Teddy Roosevelt. But what looked like shrewd politics early in the process is increasingly being viewed on Capitol Hill as a failure to lead. As a senior Democratic congressional aide put it, "The President is going to have to step forward and start making decisions - soon...
...most important was really to lay out the broad principles and let Congress figure out how to get there. Could you talk to me a little bit about how and when you made that decision, and why you decided, because there are a lot of people right now on Capitol Hill who are saying, We need more from him; he's got to tell us what - where his bright red lines are on this. The truth is we've actually, I think, provided more guidance than has been advertised. I mean, if you think about how we've moved this...
...most important was really to lay out the broad principles and let Congress figure out how to get there. Could you talk to me a little bit about how and when you made that decision, and why you decided - because there are a lot of people right now on Capitol Hill who are saying, we need more from him; he's got to tell us what - where his bright red lines are on this. The truth is we've actually, I think, provided more guidance than has been advertised. I mean, if you think about how we've moved this...