Dennis Hastert

Clinton’s appointment pleases Armenian diaspora

An influential Armenian diaspora organization, the Washington-based Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA), has voiced its pleasure over US President-elect Barack Obama's announcement that he will nominate Senator...

Reach Exceeds Grasp -- Again -- for Most Rematch Candidates (CQPolitics.com)

CQPolitics.com - Losing an election by just a little can create a lot of temptation for a candidate to try again, figuring that an earlier start, a change in strategy or some other campaign tweak will produce a victory on the...

Letters to the Editor: Nov. 26

How many other people out there agree with me that Gov. Rod Blagojevich must not have access to radio, television or the Internet?For the last two years it has been widely known (around the globe, I might add) that there was a...

Anita Dunn won't join White House

Anita Dunn, a top adviser to President-elect Obama, is returning to her consulting firm — Squier Knapp Dunn — rather than take a post in the Wing Wing, the firm announced. Dunn was the campaign’s transition liaison to the White...

Pelosi’s “Bigger” Plane Vs. The Big Three CEO’s Private Jets - With Video

So, you know how you read or hear or see something one day, and then a day or two later you actually make a connection that you didn’t actually make at the exact moment of the initial exposure? You sleep on it, and things...

Conrad Black asks Bush for pardon: Reports

Karen Hawthorne , Canwest News Service Published: Thursday, November 20, 2008 Conrad Black is pursuing clemency from outgoing U.S. President George W. Bush in a bid to be released early from his 6 1/2-year prison term, media...

NEWS -- Boehner re-elected House GOP leader

WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Republicans on Wednesday re-elected John Boehner as leader of their depleted ranks while putting together a more conservative team to represent them in the next, Democratic-controlled, Congress.

Boehner re-elected House GOP leader

Rep. John Boehner of Ohio was re-elected Wednesday as House Republican leader, tasked with reviving a party diminished in numbers and fighting to stay relevant as Democrats take over the White House and strengthen their...

House chaplain urged release of convicted priest

CHICAGO — Before his appointment as chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Rev. Daniel Coughlin pushed for the early release from prison of a priest convicted of sexually abusing two teenage boys.

Group formed to fix Illinois' public schools

09:42 AM CST on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Several prominent Illinois politicians are working together to try to fix the state's public school system. They've formed a bipartisan group called Advance...

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