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11:20:53 PM Ethics Office Probes Wall Street Giving Before US House Vote
BusinessWeek - USA

The House ethics committee rebuked then-House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, a Texas Republican, in October 2004 for giving “the appearance that donors were ... [more]

10:56:56 PM Boxer shows vast fundraising advantage over Fiorina
Did White House fake link between Saddam and Al Qaeda?

Barbara Boxer in recent polls, but reports released Thursday show the three-term incumbent with a clear advantage in one area: money. ... [more]

10:45:03 PM Senate to invite BP to Lockerbie bomber hearing
The Associated Press

John Kerry says the July 29 hearing will deal with what he calls "the mistaken release" of the only person ever convicted in the bombing. ... [more]

9:51:31 PM Fraud gets ex-Obama, Clinton fundraiser 12 years
The Associated Press

John Kerry's New York finance chairman during his failed 2004 presidential run. Prosecutors said he used some of the proceeds from his crimes to make .... [more]

8:12:43 PM The gridlock option
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA

By Howard Kurtz The essential zinger that President Obama is using against the Republicans is that they ran the car into the ditch and voters shouldn't give ... [more]

7:09:49 PM Boxer enters re-election bid with financial edge
San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco,CA,USA

By KEVIN FREKING, AP Writer Democrat Barbara Boxer will begin the defense of her US Senate seat with a healthy financial advantage over her Republican ... [more]

6:58:16 PM HP Alliance Receives Congrats from Senator John Kerry
Hollywoodnews.com

The latest comes from Senator John Kerry, who represents the state of Massachusetts, which is where the HPA is based. On his Facebook page, ... [more]

3:55:45 PM JP Morgan names new chairman
Trading Markets - Los Angeles,CA,USA

JP Morgan Chase & Company has named Mel Martinez as its chairman of Florida, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean region. Mr Martinez will serve on JP ... [more]

3:47:58 PM Utilities, Signaling Support for Carbon Caps, Want 'Relief' on Other Air ...
New York Times - New York,NY,USA

John Kerry (D-Mass.) today, its first high-level meeting in the Senate since the chamber narrowed its climate aspirations to regulate only the electricity ... [more]

2:53:37 PM Obama White House and House Democrats search for peace
Motors ...

It sounds like the Obama White House has a new peacekeeping mission -- with House Democrats. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic leaders ... [more]

2:46:28 PM Redford will attend Boxer fundraiser
St. Helena Star - St. Helena,CA,USA

Barbara Boxer at 4:30 pm Saturday, July 31 at Dick and Sue Wollack's restored 1890 farmhouse in St. Helena. Local guests will include Rep. ... [more]

2:33:13 PM Sen. Bingaman's Practical Approach Places Him at Center of Energy,
New York Times - New York,NY,USA

New York Times Eric Ueland, who served as chief of staff to former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.), praised Bingaman's ability to report out bipartisan .... [more]

1:35:01 PM District Attorney investigating GOP/Green Party scandal
shooting ...

The money-laundering case against fromer House Majority Leader Tom DeLay and two associates stemming from the use of corporate money to influence .... [more]

1:16:49 PM Ambassador Holbrooke Grilled by Skeptical Senators, Vietnam Brought Up
War On Terror News

Democratic Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry began the hearing by saying that last month, the US war in Afghanistan surpassed Vietnam ... [more]

10:27:33 AM Former vice president Dick Cheney has pump implanted in his heart
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA

By Michael D. Shear and David Brown Former vice president Richard B. Cheney, who has long suffered from cardiac issues, underwent surgery last week to have ... [more]

9:58:22 AM Chesterfield Historical Society to launch 'Tavern Talk'
Progress Index

George Allen who will do a book signing and a question and answer with a moderator. Presented on the last Monday of the month, "Tavern Talk" will offer ... [more]

9:10:03 AM Pollution fight cools climate talks
The Free Lance-Star

John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) that covered other industrial sectors, too, including major manufacturers and transportation. .... [more]

8:39:13 AM Today on PolitiCal: Boxer-Fiorina a tossup. Feinstein just says no.
Did White House fake link between Saddam and Al Qaeda?

Los Angeles Times (blog) Barbara Boxer's reelection bid is now officially considered a tossup by Congress-watchers in Washington. The state's largest public employee union has made ... [more]

7:51:05 AM New documents from Vietnam era resonate even now
The Associated Press

John Kerry, D-Mass., a decorated Vietnam War hero who later emerged as a forceful opponent of the war. "It is incredible to read through these papers and ... [more]

7:12:26 AM Former President Bush's boat beached in Kennebunkport
Hampton Union - Hampton,NH,USA

Jody Pearley photo Former President George HW Bush was with family members when his boat ran aground at Gooch's Beach on Monday. By Casey Sullivan KENNEBUNK ... [more]

5:19:37 AM Area officials decry state disconnect
News Virginian

McDonnell's reform push is arguably the biggest by a Virginia governor since George Allen's more than a decade ago. During Allen's term from 1994 to 1998, ... [more]

5:18:11 AM Fiorina leads in senate race, Boxer campaign says
Examiner.com - San Francisco,CA,USA

AP Photo Carly Fiorina has taken the lead in the US Senate race in California, incumbent Barbara Boxer's campaign said Tuesday. ... [more]

4:10:28 AM Republicans Blocking Unemployment Extension and Economic Progress
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA

In 2005, then Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist threatened to end Democratic filibuster of judicial nominees by something called the "nuclear option. ... [more]

3:05:45 AM Still knotted with Boxer, Fiorina goes off on SF as sanctuary city
San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco,CA,USA

Barbara Boxer. This comes last week's Field Poll showed the same knotting. Carleton is now calling out the Obama Administration for not suing San Francisco ... [more]

3:04:38 AM Inquiry Looks at Fund-Raisers Before Votes in Congress
New York Times - New York,NY,USA

In 2004, the House ethics committee admonished the majority leader, Tom DeLay, for attending an energy industry fund-raiser just before an important ... [more]

2:23:38 AM US Chamber of Commerce, White House at odds
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA

By Michael D. Shear The fragile detente between the White House and the US Chamber of Commerce appears to have crumbled. Relations have soured so much, ... [more]

12:43:22 AM McInnis: I knew nothing about Fischer's past problems
Grand Junction Sentinel - Grand Junction,CO,USA

... his first reported “charity” was a $5000 contribution to the DeLay Legal Expense Trust, the legal defense fund for ex-Majority Leader Tom DeLay. ... [more]

12:38:41 AM My Biggest Mistake in the White House
Wall Street Journal - USA

The next morning, Democratic presidential candidates John Kerry and John Edwards joined in. Sen. Kerry said, "It is time for a president who will face the ... [more]

12:24:18 AM President Obama meets with Democratic members of Congress
89.3 KPCC - CA,USA

Last night,he met with Democratic Senators, including California's Barbara Boxer. The goal was to identify three bills the senators thought they could pass ... [more]



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