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Hawaii Congressman Neil Abercrombie kicks off run for Governor

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: March 10, 2009 · Comments (1)

He hopes to replace incumbent Governor Laura Lingle in 2010. From the Honolulu Advertiser- As a campus radical at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa, a dissident at the state Legislature and a progressive in Congress, Neil Abercrombie has often been among those who have challenged power and questioned authority. Abercrombie long... [Full Story]

Rating: 1.3/5 (3 votes cast)

Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski hurt in skiing accident

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: March 10, 2009 · Comments (2)

She'll be all right unlike what happened to Congressman Sonny Bono. From the Anchorage Daily News- U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski is back in Washington, D.C., and using a wheelchair while recovering from a knee injury suffered in a skiing accident Sunday at Alyeska Resort in Girdwood. A spokesman for the... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (1 votes cast)

Nebraska Senator Mike Johanns has surgery

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: March 3, 2009

He is having part of one lung removed. From AP- The office of Nebraska Sen. Mike Johanns says the senator is having surgery on his left lung following the discovery of a spot. Spokeswoman Sarah Pompei (POM-pay) said the senator was having the surgery Tuesday at Virginia Hospital Center in... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

Congressman wants to overhaul college bowl system

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: December 10, 2008 · Comments (2)

I'd give Joe Barton a Knucklehead award for this, except he has won one already. Taking aim at a BCS system he said "consistently misfires," a member of Congress planned to introduce legislation Wednesday that would force college football to adopt a playoff to determine the national champion. Rep. Joe... [Full Story]

Rating: 3/5 (2 votes cast)

Rep. Linda Sanchez expecting her first child

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: November 20, 2008

There's a baby boom going on in Congress. California Democratic Rep. Linda Sanchez is pregnant with her first child. Sanchez, 39, is due May 21 and plans to marry her boyfriend of a year and a half, consultant Jim Sullivan, her spokeswoman Marsha Catron said Thursday. The two met through... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

Henry Waxman topples John Dingell for committee chairmanship.

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: November 20, 2008 · Comments (1)

Dingell had been the ranking democrat on the House Energy and Commerce committee for 28 years. From AP- WASHINGTON - Rep. Henry Waxman -- a liberal ally of Speaker Nancy Pelosi -- has wrested the chairmanship of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee from veteran Rep. John Dingell when... [Full Story]

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Incumbent Tenn. congressman loses primary

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: August 8, 2008 · Comments (1)

The last time this happened in Tennesseee politics was 1966. From AP- JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - Being linked to "big oil" turned into a big problem for Tennessee freshman Rep. David Davis, who became the first congressman from that state to lose in a primary in more than four decades.... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler to lease apartment in his Florida district

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: July 29, 2008 · Comments (3)

This news comes barely a week after allegations were made accusing Wexler of not having a Florida residence. From the Palm Beach Post- Stung by claims that he doesn't really live in Florida, Democratic U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler said today that he will lease an apartment in his congressional district... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

Obama's $1 million earmark

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: March 13, 2008 · Comments (7)

Barack Obama finally released his list of earmarks, and one that jumps out is the 2006 request for $1 million for a new building at the University of Chicago Hospital, reports Dan Riehl (visit link for details and sources). It sure is a small world, isn't it? You are NOT... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Jack Kevorkian to run for Congress

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: March 13, 2008 · Comments (1)

He plans to run as a candidate with no party affilition. Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian, who spent eight years in prison for second-degree murder, says he's running for Congress. Kevorkian, who will be 80 years old in May, picked up petitions from the Oakland County Clerk's Office on Tuesday... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

2nd ever Muslim elected to Congress

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: March 12, 2008 · Comments (1)

Will Dennis Prager's head do a 360 if and when Carson gets sworn in on a Quran? From AP- INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Democrat Andre Carson won't have much time to bask in his special election victory. In just eight weeks, he faces another vote for the same congressional seat. Carson,... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Republican Congressman Rick Renzi indicted in Arizona land deal

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: February 22, 2008 · Comments (4)

The Federal charges against Renzi and a business associate include extortion. WASHINGTON - Republican Rep. Rick Renzi was charged Friday with extortion, wire fraud, money laundering and other crimes in an Arizona land swap that authorities say helped him collect hundreds of thousands of dollars in payoffs. A 26-page federal... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

Rep. John Shadegg won't seek re-election

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: February 12, 2008

He has represented the Arizona 3rd Congressional District since 1995. From the Arizona Republic- Saying he never intended to be a professional politician, Rep. John Shadegg announced Monday that he will not seek re-election to an eighth term in Congress. Just weeks ago, Shadegg spoke confidently about his ability to... [Full Story]

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Oregon 5th Congresswoman Darlene Hooley announces her retirement

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: February 8, 2008

This marginal district could be a possible pickup for the GOP in November. From CQ Politics- Democratic officials have an urgent candidate recruiting job on their hands in Oregon's 5th District. That's because Thursday's surprise announcement by Democratic Rep. Darlene Hooley -- that she will retire rather than seek a... [Full Story]

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Do you really want to know what I think Congressman Robert Wexler

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: January 29, 2008 · Comments (3)

I don't live in the Florida 19th Congressional District but I got a email from Robert Wexler today. Here it comes- Dear WILLIAM, I have been a member of Congress for 12 years, representing Palm Beach and Broward Counties in Congress and speaking on behalf of Floridians and progressives throughout... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Richard Baker to leave Congress February 6th

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: January 15, 2008 · Comments (1)

The Republican, who respresented the LA 6th district for 22 years is just following the money. WASHINGTON - The dean of Louisiana's congressional delegation, Rep. Richard Baker, has decided to step down from Congress after 22 years to take a lucrative job in the private sector representing investors he has... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Congress finally passes Alternative Minimum tax legislation

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: December 20, 2007 · Comments (7)

This is only a temporary fix for 2007. From AP- More than 20 million taxpayers will escape the alternative minimum tax this year, thanks to a stopgap measure Congress approved Wednesday. But lawmakers waited so late in the year to vote that many early filers could have to wait until... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (2 votes cast)

Rep. Alcee Hastings thinks Christmas resolution a plot

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: December 17, 2007 · Comments (8)

Apparently the congressman hasn't noticed how commercial Christmas has become. From the Palm Beach Post- U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Miramar, was one of only nine House members last week to vote against a resolution "recognizing the importance of Christmas and the Christian faith." A Hastings statement said the resolution was... [Full Story]

Rating: 2.7/5 (7 votes cast)

Congresswoman Mary Bono marries Congressman Connie Mack IV

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: December 16, 2007

The new couple had their nuptials yesterday. ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Mary Bono, who was married to late singer-turned-politician Sonny Bono and replaced him in Congress after his death, has married U.S. Rep. Connie Mack. Bono's sister, Katherine Whitaker, told The Associated Press the couple were married Saturday in a private... [Full Story]

Rating: 3/5 (1 votes cast)

Congresswoman Julia Carson dead at 69

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: December 15, 2007 · Comments (1)

She served in Congress a little over 10 years. Today she passed away from lung cancer. RIP. Note- The Indiana 7th, which Carson represented, is comfortably Democratic. While a Republican is certain to run in a special election, their chances of winning are next to nil. INDIANAPOLIS - Rep. Julia... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.3/5 (3 votes cast)

How to pass a stem cell research bill? Congressman Robert Wexler says indict VP Cheney

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: December 10, 2007 · Comments (6)

First I have to admit Wexler was my congressman for 6 years. The district I then resided in hadn't seen a serious Republican candidate for the seat since 1988 and still hasn't till till today. From the Palm Beach Post- What do higher fuel-efficiency standards, expanded children's health care and... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.4/5 (5 votes cast)

NJ Senator Lautenberg blames airport near misses on Bush Administration

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: December 7, 2007

There have been at least three close calls at US airports in the last six months. From AP- WASHINGTON - There is "a high risk of a catastrophic runway collision occurring in the United States" because of faltering federal leadership, malfunctioning technology and overworked air traffic controllers, congressional investigators concluded... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

Maria Cantwell aide arrested in sex sting, fired

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: December 4, 2007 · Comments (3)

James Michael McHaney was charged in court last Saturday. A member of U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell's staff has been charged in federal court after a sting operation in which he allegedly solicited sex from what he thought was a 13-year-old boy. James Michael McHaney, 28, was charged Saturday in U.S.... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Former Congressman Henry Hyde dead at 83

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: November 29, 2007

Hyde will most likely be remembered for his abortion stance and his work on Bill Clinton's impreachment. Controversial stands, but Hyde was called by the Almanac of American Politics 'one of the most intellectually honest members of Congress.' You could agree or disagree with Hyde, but either way he was... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

Cong. Alcee Hastings doesn't think much of Harry Reid's political skills

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: November 27, 2007 · Comments (2)

From the Palm Beach Post- Hastings told a Democratic Professionals Council lunch in West Palm Beach last week he's frustrated when bills passed by the Democrat-controlled House stall in the Democrat-controlled Senate, where filibustering and the narrow partisan split give Republicans more clout. "I like Harry Reid, but Mitch McConnell... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.7/5 (3 votes cast)

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