August Recess Still Sacrosanct, but Next YearÃ¢ÂÂs House Schedule Otherwise Dramatically Different
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As promised, House Democrats have constructed a 2007 schedule that presumes the chamber theyÃ¢ÂÂll be leading will have a lot of legislating to do.
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CANTON -- Keeping track of Veronica Boyle's summer schedule, and notable achievements, leaves one quite winded.
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Despite a flurry of last-minute offers between the House and Senate, chances of Congress enacting the Sept. 11 commission's terror-fighting recommendations before Election Day are all but gone.
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By Avian Carrasquillo  acarrasquillo@@dailyherald.com  Teachers often hear about what students did on their summer vacation at the beginning of the year, but at Jack London Middle School in Wheeling this fall, the tables will turn.
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Less than a month into a new, two-year Congress, the line is forming among House members considering their next career moves.
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Variety - HOLLYWOOD -- April may be the cruelest month, but Hollywood still considers August to be the       worst month at the box office.
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MOVE TO EASE ETHICS RULES: After Tom DeLay is snared in an ethics probe, House Republicans consider ways to make it harder to discipline members of Congress.
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WASHINGTON - Congress returns from its August recess Tuesday vowing to rush through a bundle of important bills before the November election.
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August presented a challenge for yet another retailer.
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In their new role as the House majority, the Democrats so far this year have shown overwhelming unity on legislative votes. There are some exceptions, though Ã¢ÂÂ and they mostly come from members of the big and decisive House Class of 2006 who prevailed last year in politically competitive districts and could face difficult re-election contests in 2008.
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The milestone schedule is reset, and the first beta is unlikely until mid-September.
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Timed stock market trades will go awry. Manufacturing lines will grind to a halt. Perplexed executives will hold court before empty conference rooms. These are just a few of the doomsday scenarios that have been tossed out in advance of Daylight Savings Time, which has been bumped up by two weeks this year by order of the U.S. Congress.
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Hurricane Frances is still messing up the major league baseball schedule.
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For players, any trip is a lesson in unintended consequences. Ivy League trips, with back-to-back games scheduled on Friday and Saturday so players donât miss as much class, are even more so.
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With the indictment of Rep. William J. Jefferson throwing a spotlight on congressional behavior, House Democrats will try next week to change the chamberÃ¢ÂÂs rules to let outsiders file ethics complaints.
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WASHINGTON -- I'm so disorganized that I missed the chance to celebrate Get Organized Week.
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Whether this season's meager collection of new plays is simply a quirk of scheduling or the beginning of a larger trend is uncertain.