Comity in Congress  -  for How Long?
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The strange sound of bipartisanship has gripped the returning Congress, thanks to fears of recession. But the two parties will be battling over other issues soon
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Gyurcsany needs coalition support to keep his career alive The Hungarian parliament is due to hold its first full debate on the events of the past three weeks in Budapest followed by a vote of confidence.Comment
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The Christian Science Monitor - When she became House speaker in January, Democrat Nancy Pelosi pledged to put forth &quot;energy independence&quot; legislation no later than the Fourth of July. The idea was to cut American dependence on foreign oil while reducing the harmful climate-change effects scientists say result from burning fossil fuels.
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A growing number of lawmakers in Congress are voluntarily giving up one of the biggest perks of office Â at the risk of alienating their constituents.
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Congress returned this week to a lengthy list of unfinished business and a late election-season opportunity to build on its meager record.
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When Republicans took control of Congress in 1994, it was widely hailed as a revolution. Now, 10 years later, it is looking more and more like a coup dâetat that only changed the leadership while leaving everything else unchanged.
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The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is trying to fend off the DemocratsÃ¢ÂÂ determined campaign to score a net gain of at least 15 House seats in the Nov. 7 elections Ã¢ÂÂ which they need to take control of the House. And Republican leaders have been pressing their politically Ã¢ÂÂsafeÃ¢ÂÂ members who have surplus campaign funds to ante up ever more money for the GOPÃ¢ÂÂs effort to extinguish the Democratic threat.
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WASHINGTON - Even as congressional leaders draf
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With only a few weeks until it adjourns for the election campaign, the Republican-controlled U.S. Congress has agreed to take up the politically polarizing issues of same-sex marriage, "God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and flag burning.
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Lawmakers look to strengthen their role after the most polarized term in a half century.
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Casual observers might expect corporate political donors to be giving Democratic candidates a significantly bigger slice of the pie this fall Ã¢ÂÂ to reflect the distinct possibility that Democrats could gain control of one or both houses of Congress five weeks from now.
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President Bush isn't the only lame duck in our nation's capital. All 435 Congressmen are up for re-election next year, and so are 34 of our senators. That's a total of 469 lame ducks, the way I see it.
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In the world of political fundraising, a calendar year is roughly divided into four three-month quarters. And political party leaders like to end each quarter with a bang, with big money numbers that show off their fundraising prowess Ã¢ÂÂ and, they hope, raise confidence among their partyÃ¢ÂÂs supporters and encourage them to pour even more cash into the coffers during the next quarter.
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With only a few days to go before a ban on Internet taxes expires, the Senate approved a measure to extend the prohibition for seven years. The House approved a similar bill last week, but the differences must now be ironed out in a final bill submitted to President Bush before the current law runs out on November 1.
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HereÃ¢ÂÂs how fast the money chase has accelerated in the still-early contest for the 2008 presidential nominations: The amounts raised individually between April and June by each of the two leading aspirants for the Democratic nomination appear likely to match or exceed the totals raised in the parallel period by the top five contenders for the partyÃ¢ÂÂs 2004 nod Ã¢ÂÂ combined.
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Sometimes in Washington it takes a while for issues to ripen. Sometimes decades.
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Proposed legislation for overhauling the U.S. patent system would either hurt a system that's worked for 200 years, or fix a badly broken mess, or cost more money, or save more, or raise intellectual-property values, or lower them... yes, the lobbyists have been busy on Capitol Hill as the reform debate continues.