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Noriega backs offshore drilling in energy plan
Democratic Senate candidate Rick Noriega provided details Tuesday of his energy proposal, saying America needs to use renewable energy and find new sources of oil in part through offshore drilling.
Melanie Scarborough: Pelosi & Co. enabled Bush’s failures
H ouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently pronounced George W. Bush a “total failure,” which is like Jesse Jackson criticizing someone for not controlling his tongue. While it is true that the majority of the American people have lost confidence in Bush (his approval rating has fallen to 29 percent), their opinion of Pelosi and her ilk is even worse. Congress now has the lowest approval rating ever recorded: nine percent.
Pelosi steps back on lobbyist reform
Less than one year ago, the Democratic majority in Congress noisily enacted widely heralded ethics reforms requiring significantly increased disclosure by lobbyists of the money spent in the care and feeding of senators and representatives. Now we learn that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, has approved new administrative guidelines relaxing the heart of the reforms — the requirement that the influence-peddlers make public their political contributions and event sponsorships.
Pelosi's two cons of a kind
Less than a year ago, the Democratic majority in Congress noisily enacted widely heralded ethics reforms requiring significantly increased disclosure by lobbyists of the money spent ib tge care abd feeding of senators and representatives. Now we learn that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, has approved new administrative guidelines relaxing the heart of the reforms - the requirement that the influence peddlers make public their political contributions and event sponsorships.
Sen. debate in Va. focuses on trust, energy policy
Democrat Mark Warner and Republican Jim Gilmore feuded Saturday over energy policy and trustworthiness in a debut debate in their race for the U.S. Senate, but neither former governor scored a breakthrough.
7 congressional candidates visit Arctic Refuge
Seven congressional candidates from across the country visited the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge this week, hoping the unusual campaign stop would draw support from voters battered by high fuel prices and a lethargic economy.
Warner airs new ad with fat cash edge over Gilmore
Democrat Mark Warner entered the final four months of his U.S. Senate race with a lopsided cash advantage over his Republican rival, and used it to broadcast a new television ad Tuesday.
Text of President Bush's news conference
Here is a text of President Bush's news conference Tuesday, as provided by the White House:
Bush wants more oil drilling, but sites not clear
More oil production suddenly has become the mantra for Republican and Democratic politicians alike as voters seethe over $4-plus gasoline - and the most powerful people in Washington can't find any way to provide relief.
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