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...However, many politicians believe that Rangel is not serious about instating the draft, and is instead trying to force the public to reconsider the reasons why the Bush administration took the country to war. “I do not support the draft and do not think that Congressman Rangel really does either—he is just trying to make a point,” said Rep. Michael E. Capuano, D-Somerville, in a statement. “It is my hope that we focus on the Bush Administration’s failed policies in Iraq and on ways...
...ground she lost with her endorsement of Murtha, who said he thought her reform measures were "total crap." It was bad enough that Murtha's candidacy turned the cable-news networks into a film festival of the grainy tapes from the Abscam sting in 1980, in which the Pennsylvania Congressman told an agent posing as an Arab sheik that he couldn't be bribed "at this point." But on ethics reforms or any other tough issues that lawmakers like to publicly support and privately fight, Pelosi might now lack the backroom clout needed to get results. "When key votes like...
...Pelosi has also found a way to make her gender a weapon in political combat. She was one of the loudest voices demanding an investigation into what G.O.P. leaders knew of the sexually explicit instant messages that Congressman Mark Foley, who has since resigned, was sending to congressional pages. While Republicans booed her on the House floor, Pelosi insisted "as a mother and a grandmother" on putting the question to a recorded vote...
...look on her face, she meant it. Pelosi went to Hoyer's party that night but retreated afterward to the downtown- Washington restaurant Tosca with a dozen or so of her closest allies. They entertained one another with stories about an old rivalry between Phil Burton and Texas Congressman--ultimately Speaker-- Jim Wright that had divided the Democrats decades ago. Pelosi seemed cheerful and relaxed--anything but war weary. It was a reminder of something else that is true about Capitol Hill: what really matters in a fight is whether you're standing...
...onetime Redskins QB returns to Washington in a Congressman's uniform. We pick Shuler to captain the House Dems' football team vs. a G.O.P. squad led by wrestling coach Jim Jordan (R., Ohio...