Washington and Lee is all about politics with mock convention Roanoke Times By Duncan Adams Since 1948, the student-run Mock Convention at Washington and Lee University has erred but twice when predicting who will be the presidential nominee for the party out of power — whether Democratic or Republican.
Van Hollen's path from political strategy to budget wonkery Washington Post A top lieutenant to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, the Maryland Democrat had led his party's attacks on GOP candidates in 2008 and 2010. ¶ So some Republicans were surprised when Van Hollen proved to be a committed negotiator who tried to forge ...
Funding for transit in peril-groups, Democrats Chicago Tribune WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican-sponsored transportation legislation that would radically change funding for public transit advanced in the House of Representatives on Friday, leaving Democrats, city leaders and transit groups concerned that commuter ...
If elected to Congress, Heck says he'll work for jobs The Olympian Democrat Denny Heck formally kicked off the Thurston County leg of his congressional campaign today, playing up his three-decade-old connection to Olympia and pledging to work for a “Chevy truck economy – built to last” in America.
Special Report: Bloomberg reloads in push for gun control Reuters "We have to face the fact that both Democrats and Republicans have for a while viewed this as the third rail of American politics," said John Feinblatt, who helps run MAIG as Bloomberg's chief advisor for policy and strategic planning.
New political maps chalk up Tampa Bay winners, losers Tampabay.com Bilirakis' father, Mike Bilirakis, spent more than two decades in Washington, representing large portions of Pasco for much of that time. Bilirakis plans to run for re-election, and Fasano said he doesn't plan to challenge him.
Washington state Senate passes gay marriage bill Reuters Both legislative bodies are controlled by Democrats. But the political dynamic on the issue shifted after Governor Christine Gregoire, a Democrat in her final year in office, announced last month she was backing the gay marriage bill.