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    Nov 26, 2012 |Story| RedEye

  1. Will the Grover Norquist Insurrection Work?

    As the so-called &ldquo;fiscal cliff&rdquo; nears, prominent Republicans have recently been <a href=&quot;http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2012/11/26/grover_norquist_bob_corker_latest_to_break_with_americans_for_tax_reform.html">making some noise about abandoning Grover Norquist&rsquo;s anti-tax pledge</a>. Tennessee Senator Bob Corker, Georgia&rsquo;s Saxby Chambliss, South Carolina&rsquo;s Lindsay Graham, and New York Rep. Peter King have all, to varying degrees, broken with or at least raised doubts about the pledge.
    As the so-called “fiscal cliff” nears, prominent Republicans have recently been making some noise about abandoning Grover Norquist’s anti-tax pledge. Tennessee Senator Bob Corker, Georgia’s Saxby Chambliss, South Carolina’s...

    Tags: Fiscal Cliff, Lobbying, Edward G. Rendell, Politics, Jack Abramoff

    2. Nov 27, 2012 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  2. Cracks in the anti-tax wall

    WASHINGTON -- Maybe the fever is breaking. Maybe the delirium is lifting. Maybe Republicans are finally asking themselves: <em>What were we thinking when we put an absurdly unrealistic pledge to a Washington lobbyist ahead of our duty to the American people?</em>
    WASHINGTON -- Maybe the fever is breaking. Maybe the delirium is lifting. Maybe Republicans are finally asking themselves: What were we thinking when we put an absurdly unrealistic pledge to a Washington lobbyist ahead of our duty to the American people?...

    Tags: Lindsey O. Graham, Fiscal Cliff, Personal Income, Politics, Bob Corker

    3. Nov 27, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Republicans to Grover Norquist: We're just not that into you

    Was the big loser of this month's election Grover Norquist? It's starting to look that way, as an increasing number of Republicans in the House and Senate are announcing that they could be willing to violate the pledges they signed at the behest of the...

    Tags: Lindsey O. Graham, Politics, Medicare, Dick Durbin, U.S. Senate

    4. Nov 16, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel

  4. Sunday guest list: Bill Gates, Scott Walker, Nancy Pelosi

    The TV Guy - Orlando Sentinel
    The Sunday morning guest list: CNN's “State of the Union” features Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., discussing the fiscal cliff. The program starts at 9 a.m. and noon. Discussing the fallout from Benghazi will be Sen. Roy...
    5. Nov 16, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  5. Petraeus Testifies Libya Attack was Al Qaeda Terrorism

    CNN
    WASHINGTON -- Former CIA Director David Petraeus testified on Capitol Hill on Friday that the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, was an act of terrorism committed by al Qaeda-linked militants. That's according to U.S. Rep. Peter King of New...

    Tags: FBI, Harvard University, Armed Forces, Police Investigations, Libya

    6. Nov 14, 2012 |Column| WXIN-LTV

  6. FBI, CIA officials to brief House committee on Petraeus scandal

    FBI and CIA officials were to travel Wednesday to Capitol Hill to brief the House Intelligence Committee's chairman and its top Democratic member on the resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus and the investigation that led up to it, according to a committee staffer.
    FBI and CIA officials were to travel Wednesday to Capitol Hill to brief the House Intelligence Committee's chairman and its top Democratic member on the resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus and the investigation that led up to it, according to a...

    Tags: News Agency, FBI, Board of Directors, Police Investigations, Libya

    7. Oct 24, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  7. Tunisian Man Arrested in Deadly Attack on Benghazi Consulate

    The Tunisian government on Wednesday confirmed it has arrested a 28-year-old Tunisian reportedly linked to the U.S. Consulate attack in Libya, according to the AP.
    The Tunisian government on Wednesday confirmed it has arrested a 28-year-old Tunisian reportedly linked to the U.S. Consulate attack in Libya, according to the AP. Tunisian Interior Ministry spokesman Tarrouch Khaled said Ali Harzi was in custody in...

    Tags: FBI, Separation of Church and State, Missile Systems, Benghazi, Joint Chiefs of Staff

    8. Jun 25, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Congress zooms in on drone killings

    WASHINGTON -- Once a month, a group of staff members from the House and Senate intelligence committees drives across the Potomac River to CIA headquarters in Virginia, assembles in a secure room and begins the grim task of watching videos of the latest drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen.
    WASHINGTON -- Once a month, a group of staff members from the House and Senate intelligence committees drives across the Potomac River to CIA headquarters in Virginia, assembles in a secure room and begins the grim task of watching videos of the latest...

    Tags: Politics, Defense Intelligence Agency, Police Investigations, Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. Senate

    9. Jun 17, 2012 |Story| Aberdeen News

  9. Bigger programs, bigger boondoggles

    In mid-June, the best guessers on Capitol Hill handicapped a probable 2012 Farm Bill this way: either the Senate passes its version by the Fourth of July to push the House to act by late summer or no farm law will pass until after the November general...

    Tags: Agricultural Research and Technology, Politics, Pat Roberts, Tea Party Movement, Mitch McConnell

    10. Jun 4, 2012 | Allentown Morning Call

  10. Former Gov. Ed Rendell: Why we're wusses.

    Capitol Ideas with John L. Micek
    In case you missed it, this ran in The Grown-Up Paper over the weekend. In the final days of December 2010, as he prepared to put a cap on two terms as Pennsylvania's chief executive, then-Gov. Ed Rendell made national......
    11. May 11, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. U.S. lawmakers want Pakistan network to be dubbed terrorists

    World Now
    Democratic and Republican leaders of the congressional oversight committees are urging the Obama administration to formally designate Pakistan’s Haqqani Network a terrorist organization....
    12. Jul 3, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Cardin leads fight over pesticides

    Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin, a longtime advocate of the Chesapeake Bay, is wading into the high-profile debate over the federal regulation of pesticides -- instantly putting him at odds with fellow Democrats while potentially raising his national profile on environmental issues.
    Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin, a longtime advocate of the Chesapeake Bay, is wading into the high-profile debate over the federal regulation of pesticides -- instantly putting him at odds with fellow Democrats while potentially raising his national profile on...

    Tags: Regional Authority, Michigan, Board of Directors, Chesapeake Bay, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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