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Sunday talk show tip sheet
(20 Mar 2010 02:37)
... W. Bush political guru Karl Rove, former Senate Republican Leader Trent Lott of Mississippi; and former Senate Democratic Leader ... Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the assistant majority leader. ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Karl Rove vs David Plouffe this Sunday
(19 Mar 2010 14:19)
... Health Care and the 2010 Elections Plus Trent Lott and Tom Daschle Join George Will and ... Trent Lott, two veteran leaders of the Senate, join George Will and Sam Donaldson to ...
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How to become the Senate parliamentarian.
(18 Mar 2010 23:41)
... in 1928, and five have held the Senate job since 1935. While the majority leader ... him to man the parliamentarian's station while Sen. Wayne Morse railed against the Vietnam War ... majority leader. When Dove ruled that Sen. Trent Lott in 2001 could not add a $5 ...
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Senate parliamentarian under a microscope (Today)
(14 Mar 2010 07:13)
... Senate parliamentarian could determine the fate of Obama's ... an honest man, but we'll see," said Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, R-Utah. "Some people buckle ... shrugged. "I'm sure he's a Democrat," the senator said, "but I think he's an honest ...
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Morris: Negative ads to hit Dems who vote 'yes'
(17 Mar 2010 12:52)
... my 40 years of experience at winning elections: Sayonara. Morris, a former adviser to Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) and President Bill Clinton, is the author of Outrage and Fleeced. To get ...
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U.S. Census Data Not So Confidential After All
(18 Mar 2010 15:04)
... as a threat to national security in the future. Remember, for example, the 1976 Senate Report in which 26,000 Americans were slated for roundup by the FBI in the ...
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Senate's rule referee out of obscurity, into spotlight
(18 Mar 2010 02:55)
... Senate parliamentarian Alan Frumin, walking toward the Cannon ... his role is pretty low-key. When rookie senators utter with confidence things like "The motion ... dictated by a rule written by Democratic Sen. Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia, which ...
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Ex-Sen. Simpson tackling debt as pragmatic Republican (Today)
(18 Mar 2010 06:33)
... Ex-Sen. Simpson tackling debt as pragmatic Republican By ... stinging humor during 18 years as a senator from Wyoming. But this is no joke: ... and U.S. senator, he was the second-ranking Senate Republican leader for a decade, until he ...
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Alan Frumin: Health Reform's Reconciliation Ref
(15 Mar 2010 19:32)
... you've never heard of Alan Frumin, the Senate parliamentarian. But when it comes to the ... the jury and he's the hangman," says Senator Judd Gregg of New Hampshire, the top ... until 2001, when he was fired by Trent Lott over his advice on the budget resolution. ...
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Deficit Hawk Returns, Much to His Party's Dismay (Today)
(18 Mar 2010 06:33)
... The New York Times WASHINGTON -- Former Senator Alan K. Simpson, the co-chairman of President ... States senator, Mr. Simpson was the second-ranking Senate Republican for a decade, until he was ... 1994 by one of the new guard, Trent Lott of Mississippi. Mr. Lott won by a ...
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Deficit Hawk Returns, Much to His Party's Dismay
(18 Mar 2010 10:13)
... 2010 at 5:15 a.m. WASHINGTON — Former Senator Alan K. Simpson, the co-chairman of President ... States senator, Mr. Simpson was the second-ranking Senate Republican for a decade, until he was ... 1994 by one of the new guard, Trent Lott of Mississippi. Mr. Lott won by a ...
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Parliamentarian in Role as Health Bill Referee (Today)
(14 Mar 2010 09:32)
... Mr. Frumin's decisions are not binding. But Senate leaders almost never overrule the parliamentarian, so ... and the hangman in this scenario," said Senator Judd Gregg of New Hampshire, the senior ... leader; in 2001, he was reinstalled under Trent Lott, a Republican. The parliamentarian's job requires years ...
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Parliamentarian in Role as Health Bill Referee
(14 Mar 2010 11:56)
... Mr. Frumin’s decisions are not binding. But Senate leaders almost never overrule the parliamentarian, so ... and the hangman in this scenario,” said Senator Judd Gregg of New Hampshire, the senior ... leader; in 2001, he was reinstalled under Trent Lott, a Republican. The parliamentarian’s job requires years ...
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Pots o' Green
(15 Mar 2010 04:55)
... pocketbooks Wednesday at St. Patrick's Day fundraisers. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is starting the day ... Patrick's Day breakfast at the National Republican Senatorial Committee. While it's unlikely that the teetotaler ... the associations nearly $1.1 million, according to Senate lobbying disclosure reports. Patton Boggs reported earning ...
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Backstage job suddenly in spotlight in health care fight
(16 Mar 2010 13:21)
... Just five men have served as the Senate parliamentarian since the position was created in ... Dove came on board, he said, most senators knew the rules and precedents pretty well, ... hands of the majority party. Then-Majority Leader Trent Lott dismissed Dove in 2001 after rulings he ...
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