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Politico: House Republicans will get more involved in primaries
Washington, D.C. (Politico.com) By Patrick O’Connor: House Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) unveiled a series of changes at his party’s campaign committee on Wednesday, including a declaration to avoid bitter primary fights and the launch of an internal audit of three special election losses that have cast a dark cloud over the party this [...]
Politico: GOP questions Boehner’s leadership
Washington, D.C. (Politico.com): House Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) has put to rest questions about the future of NRCC Chairman Tom Cole (R-Okla.), but he hasn’t quelled concerns of Republican members, aides and lobbyists who say Boehner lacks the “killer instinct” necessary to fend off an electoral disaster in November.
Although Cole has presided over [...]
Fossella Is Said to Be Ending Re-election Bid
New York, NY (NYT.COM) by JONATHAN P. HICKS: After more than two weeks of damaging and scandal-filled headlines, Representative Vito J. Fossella of Staten Island has decided not to seek another term in Congress, according to several people close to him.Mr. Fossella, 43, has been the object of intense scrutiny since he was arrested in [...]
Politico: New GI bill moves through Congress
Washington, D.C. (politico.com):he House voted Thursday to endorse a greatly expanded GI education benefit for veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan to be financed by a proposed .47 percent surtax on the wealthy.
The action pushes Democrats into new political territory for this Congress: raising income taxes outright on the rich to pay for new spending - [...]
Politico: No Changes at the NRCC - Yet
Washington, D.C. (politico.com) by Patrick O’Conner: House Republican leaders on Wednesday tried to quell internal dissent following the party’s third special election loss this year in a race in Mississippi yesterday.
National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Tom Cole of Oklahoma accepted blame for the loss during a closed-door meeting with his GOP colleagues, according to members [...]
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