'Back-Door' Base Closures
Biden Talks Loss With Fallen Troops' Families
Neely Out at GSA
More USPS Buyouts
Gimme My Discount! Deals for Feds
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AUTHOR ARCHIVES
Minnesota governor holds fire on war policy
July 26, 2010 Minnesota GOP Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a prospective candidate for his party's 2012 presidential nomination, this morning called for a renewed U.S. commitment to Afghanistan to win the mission, a day after he returned from his fifth trip there. Pawlenty said President Obama and the rest of the U.S. leadership must ...
WeGov.com pushes Internet activism in new direction
July 22, 2010
FROM NEXTGOV
Now that politicians and lawmakers have embraced Facebook and other Web services for outreach, the newest game in town, WeGov.com, goes the other direction. WeGov.com will move from testing status to a full launch by the end of this month. It bills itself as "the most comprehensive, nonpartisan platform for ...
Dems take harder fiscal stand than Obama
February 22, 2010 In a reaction to the emergence of spending as a top campaign issue this year, some Democratic Senate candidates are positioning themselves as more fiscally disciplined than President Obama. With the majority now facing defending up to 10 seats that have become competitive, several dyed-in-the-wool Democrats like New Hampshire Rep. ...
Congress returns to nominations, finance, water bill
April 16, 2009 Senators will start next week with nominations before moving on to financial issues while the House will bring up a water research and development bill to capitalize on Earth Day. The Senate will vote Monday on three Justice Department nominees for assistant Attorney General posts: Tony West, Lanny Breuer and ...
House set to work on budget, supplemental next week
April 15, 2009 When Congress returns from recess on Monday, Democratic leaders will push for conference committee approval of the fiscal 2010 budget resolution, with votes on final passage to follow in both chambers. The House will then turn to an $83.4 billion supplemental spending bill to cover military operations in Iraq and ...
Strategists attempt to sell e-campaign tricks to wary GOP
November 18, 2008
FROM NEXTGOV
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- For many political operatives who make their living electing Republican candidates, what has injured the party extends far beyond the message. Comment on this article in The Forum.Tactically, operatives are warning that if the GOP does not systematically change campaign infrastructures to reflect the American electorate's ...
Gaining Momentum
June 26, 2007 It's become quite the conundrum for Democrats: Ahead of 2008, some polls show Americans leaning toward supporting a generic Democrat for the White House over a Republican. The problem has been that when actual names are pitted against each other, many of the Democratic candidates aren't faring so well. Even ...
