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...conservatism, but a history of rollicking working-class populism has been a persistent theme. The West was the birthplace of the Wobblies (International Workers of the World) in the late 19th century and the scene of some of the great unionizing battles of the early industrial age. The state capitol in Montana is filled with statues of famous Democrats. More recently, the Rocky Mountain states were equal partners with the South in the rise of the Democratic Leadership Council. The region was filled with creative, moderate Democratic Governors in the 1980s--people like Dick Lamm and Roy Romer in Colorado...
...conservatism, but a history of rollicking working-class populism has been a persistent theme. The West was the birthplace of the Wobblies (International Workers of the World) in the late 19th century and the scene of some of the great unionizing battles of the early industrial age. The state capitol in Montana is filled with statues of famous Democrats. More recently, the Rocky Mountain states were equal partners with the South in the rise of the Democratic Leadership Council. The region was filled with creative, moderate Democratic Governors in the 1980s--people like Dick Lamm and Roy Romer in Colorado...
NANCY PELOSI, Speaker of the House, after banning the age-old practice of smoking in the Capitol lobby. Smoking is, however, still allowed in Representatives' private offices and other places on Capitol Hill, including a cafeteria in the Senate building...
...days of smoke-filled rooms in the United States Capitol are over...
...easy to understand why people underestimate Harry Reid. He doesn't leave much of an impression, and in all the hoopla over the ascension of Nancy Pelosi on the other side of the Capitol, the new Senate majority leader has been pretty much invisible. When Reid began mumbling something in the chamber a few minutes after the new Senate was sworn in, his colleagues were too caught up in their own conversations to notice that he was giving his inaugural address. "Please," presiding Senator Frank Lautenberg implored, tapping the gavel, "the majority leader is speaking...