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Committee votes for Rove contempt
The Swampby Katie Fretland and updated The House Judiciary Committee this morning voted in favor of finding former Bush advisor Karl Rove in contempt of Congress for his refusal of a subpoena to testify before the panel. The committee voted along......Tags: Justice System, Karl Rove, Corporate Crime, Republican Party, Crime, Law and Justice
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Bush positively spins weak economic data
The Swampby Frank James Maybe the economy will pick up during the rest of the year. Optimism is healthy, isn't it? But the economy certainly had a poor first half in 2008, growing 1.9 percent in the second quarter, the Commerce......Tags: Economy, Metal and Mineral, National Government, Government, Mining
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Stupid John McCain?
The Swampby Frank James More evidence that Sen. John McCain is giving fits to many conservatives, like those who comprise The Wall Street Journal's editorial board: they're asking aloud if he's stupid. What triggered this question? Recent comments by the...Tags: Elections, State Budgets, National Government, Government, Wages and Pensions
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Doubletake: Don't be afraid of the dark!
The SwampThis week marks the debut of Doubletake,a recurring feature here on The Swamp. Each weekday morning, Tribune correspondents James Oliphant and Jim Tankersley will talk about the news of the moment, with the goal of starting a conversation--or even better,...Tags: Elections, Same-Sex Marriage, Parliament, Lindsay Lohan, National Government
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Historic House protest is actually historic
The Swampby Amanda Erickson When a group of House Republicans decided to continue discussing offshore drilling on the floor of a darkened Congress after the August recess started, they said they were making history. They're right, according to researcher Anthony...Tags: National Government, Newt Gingrich, Government, Bill Clinton
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Republicans keep pushing for energy vote
The Swampby Amanda Erickson Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Ill.) was sitting in his family room Sunday afternoon when his BlackBerry went off. Urgent, it read. Come back in Washington. Roskam packed up his four children and drove through the night to speak......Tags: National Government, Government
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Boehner to Dem. rank and file: Join us
The Swampby Matthew Hay Brown The recent exchange of letters between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader John Boehner occasioned by the debate over drilling has been typical for the two leaders when they have been divided over an issue.......Tags: Kay Granger, Parliament, National Government, Natural Resources, Government
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Let them eat...higher energy prices
The Swampby Amanda Erickson Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) took a major swipe at Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) when she compared the House Speaker to infamous French queen, Marie Antoinette. Like Antoinette, who said starving French peasants should eat cake if they......Tags: North Carolina, Energy, National Government, Newt Gingrich, Government
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More offshore drilling shenanigans
The Swampby Amanda Erickson Welcome to Swamp Clearing, an occasional feature in which we will dissect one or two of the most-discussed, outrageous, or otherwise fascinating talking points of a particular news cycle, analyzing the claim to figure out how accurate.....Tags: Elections, Peter Brown, National Government, Government, John Boehner
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Boehner: They're 'gonna hang' Pelosi
The Swampby Matthew Hay Brown, updated with Boehner aide response House Minority Leader John Boehner used some vivid language last week to describe the political consequences House Speaker Nancy Pelosi would face for refusing to hold a vote on expanding offshore.....Tags: Parliament, Medical Specialization, National Government, Mike Pence, Energy Saving
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Pelosi may allow a vote on energy
The Swampby Amanda Erickson It's a partial win. That's what House Republicans called the announcement that Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) may allow a vote on offshore oil drilling...if it is packaged with funding for renewable energy projects, tapping strategic...Tags: National Government, Government, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Laws
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Newsday Op-Ed piece gets 'Rush' of responses
Spin CycleSome rightward commentators and fans are in a tizzy over this piece on Newsday's op-ed page by Jenna Kern-Rugile. A member of the Unitarian church herself, she speculated on a causal link between radio talkers like Rush Limbaugh and Sean......Tags: Sean Hannity, National Government, Government, Long Island, Tennessee
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