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...Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., addressed a packed crowd at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum on Friday afternoon, presenting a new “Innovation Agenda” and speaking about the importance of women in politics. Pelosi, who as House minority leader is the highest ranking woman in congressional history, laid out a five-point plan that included a call for improved public education, more funding for research and development, universal broadband access, energy independence, and a better regulatory climate for small businesses. Each proposal was further broken down into specific planks, with provisions such as universal health...
...want you to know that they have eight semesters of UC experience between them. Eight...I’m in thrall.But wait: it turns out that the strength of the Haddock ticket is that Annie R. Riley ’07, his running mate, is actually a former UC rep who became disillusioned with the student government and is now an “outsider.” That’s what’s called a “blend of experience with a critical perspective”—a phrase that leapt from Haddock?...
...Jersey governor, Tom Keane, said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press." The 9/11 group is composed of members of the 9/11 Commission, who wish to follow up on the recommendations made in their July 2004 final report. Keane, who chaired the commission, and his vice chairman, former Democratic Rep. Lee Hamilton, lamented the absence of a national crisis-command structure. They also charged Congress with making decisions about homeland-security dollars based on politics instead of determinations of risk and vulnerability. "We've had some of this money spent to air-condition garbage trucks. We've had some...
...Washington, the season of giving takes on special meaning in years ending with odd numbers. Politicians seeking election or re-election raise money for their most treasured federally regulated charities: their campaigns. Vice President Dick Cheney headlines a fundraiser in Houston tonight for Republican Rep. Tom DeLay, the former House Majority Leader forced to step down an indictment for conspiracy and money laundering. Tomorrow, former President Bill Clinton stumps for his wife's 2006 Senate campaign at a swanky New York nightclub. Presidential potentials, such as McCain and Democratic New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, sign their new books, which, like...
...implicitly condemns their sexual orientation. Opposition to gay marriage is written into the Republican party’s official platform and the supposed tension is only perpetuated through high-profile “outing” incidents involving conservative public figures like former Virginia congressman Ed Schrock and Rep. Jim Kolbe, R-Ariz...