Hometown senator boosts unneeded office
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The Army Corps of Engineers doesn't necessarily need a new field office in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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On a recent weeknight, Kansas Rep. Jerry Moran spoke to nearly 10,000 of his constituents at once &#151; from the comfort of his Capitol Hill office.
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By Rex Springston, Richmond Times-Dispatch  Feb. 5--When W. Shelton Miles dropped a bomb on the state Senate subcommittee, you could almost see the blood drain from one lawmaker's face.  "This is extraordinarily unusual," said Sen. John Watkins, R-Powhatan.
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By REX SPRINGSTON  When W. Shelton Miles dropped a bomb on the state Senate subcommittee, you could almost see the blood drain from one lawmaker's face. "This is extraordinarily unusual," said Sen. John Watkins, R- Powhatan. "It is extraordinary," Miles replied.
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Rep. Robert Brady, a Pennsylvania Democrat, became the new "Mayor of the Capitol" yesterday, after Speaker Nancy Pelosi tapped him to chair the House Administration Committee.
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As Washington is riveted by the potential political fallout from Sen. Tim Johnson's brain surgery, some people in South Dakota remember when one of its Senate seats sat empty for three years.
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Sheldon Silver, speaker of the New York State Assembly, is barely known to the general public but wields tremendous power over many bills.
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The Illinois senator's wife is a big draw for her husband's fans - and a thorn in the side of his rivals
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Announcement a remarkable twist for a candidate who raised more than $100 million last year.
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Until he helped craft the state's groundbreaking healthcare overhaul law, state Senator Richard T. Moore wasn't exactly in demand as a national speaker.
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The freshman Senator from New York has emerged from Bill's shadow as a politician in her own right. But if she runs for President, he could hurt as well as help her
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A powerful southern New Jersey politician was paid for a no-work job at a scandal-ridden state university while helping the school garner millions of dollars in new state funding, according to a report released Monday.
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Representative William J. Jefferson of Louisiana went from helping a small company to trying to take it over for his familyÂs benefit.
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Jim Ogonowski admits he has an uphill climb to persuade the voters of Massachusetts' 5th Congressional District to send a Republican to the House of Representatives for the first time in more than three decades.
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No one is giving him much of a chance, but the former Senator with the populist message insists he can outlast his more prominent rivals
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John Breaux, a Louisiana Democrat, will be one of the busiest recently retired senators, with four new positions.
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Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton campaigned with her husband in the state for the first time this election season.