Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine may have been crying tears of joy on Election Night, but his impassioned work on behalf of Barack Obama is not likely to move him away from Richmond before his term expires in January 2010. Kaine spokesman Gordon Hickey reiterated today the Virginia Democrat is not seeking any job with the …
WASHINGTON — “Grandma” Carol Castagnero’s name has been on a ballot more times than she can remember. And she’s never won. The 69-year-old retired teacher and Lakeland, Fla., resident has run for Florida governor, state senator and school board member. “One, two, three,” she begins to count during a telephone interview. “I think it’s been …
WASHINGTON – Pending global warming legislation could create serious problems for South Carolina because of the state’s dependence on coal-fired power plants, a report released Wednesday warned. State lawmakers who ordered the report came to Washington to tell South Carolina’s congressional delegation Wednesday that harsh restrictions could cause regular brownouts by 2016 and make electricity …
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WASHINGTON – Florida’s largest National Guard unit has been alerted that it may be deployed again to Afghanistan in 2009. The 3,400 soldiers of the 53rd Infantry Brigade will “assume battle space in Afghanistan” to perform a range of operations starting in the summer of 2009, the Pentagon announced today. More than 1,200 members of …
WASHINGTON-Rep. Eric I. Cantor’s personal ties to the mortgage industry helped him play a leading role in this month’s congressional debate over the $700 billion bailout of Wall Street. Cantor, who handled real estate law at his family’s Richmond law firm before running for Congress, still has a $250,000 to $500,000 stake in TrustMor Mortgage, …
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Sen. Barack Obama today called on President Bush to lift U.S. travel for and other restrictions on family remittances, visits and humanitarian care packages to Cuba because of damage to the island country for 90 days because of Hurrican Gustav. “I wish to express my deepest sympathies for those affected by Hurricane Gustav, particularly the …
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WASHINGTON – When it comes to earmarks, one man’s pig stink is another man’s bacon. No kidding. The massive, $410 billion spending bill that will pay for the federal government until Oct. 1 contains 8,500-plus earmarks, according to a study by Taxpayers for Common Sense. Critics say the earmarks – projects added by members of …
WASHINGTON-Virginia Supreme Court Justice G. Steven Agee won unanimous approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday on his way to becoming a federal appeals judge. Agee, 55, now awaits approval from the Senate before joining the Richmond-based Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Republican Sen. John Warner and Democratic Sen. Jim Webb recommended Agee to President …
WASHINGTON — Dennis Morgan had a problem with Washington. His company needed Environmental Protection Agency approval to sell a controversial lumber treatment chemical, but the EPA had delayed acting on his request. Then he hired Bob Dole. Suddenly, the EPA started moving. “They were ignoring us,” Morgan, president of Oregon-based Forest Products Research Laboratory, said …
Read moreOnce a Powerful Lawmaker, Bob Dole Transitions into Top Lobby
A senior adviser to John McCain says the Republican presidential candidate’s campaign is now talking with senior White House staff everyday. President Bush and McCain, former GOP rivals, “have an excellent relationship,” Charlie Black said at a lunch hosted by the Christian Science Monitor. Black said McCain is “not a protégé” of President Bush and …