Frank James

by Frank James The Senate Republican leadership has requested that Sen. Larry Craig step down, temporarily they say, as the senior Republican on several Senate committees. This comes a day...

by Frank James We're seeing an excellent example of what the general election campaign has in store for us if Sen. Hillary Clinton wins the Democratic presidential nomination. The Republican...

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by Frank James Most Americans don't want presidential candidates accepting campaign contributions from Washington lobbyists though most don't seem to mind candidates receiving contributions that collected by wealthy contributors from...

by Frank James A quick guided tour of some of the morning's most important or interesting (or both) Washington-related stories. Iraqis who've worked for the American military and government are...

by David Lightman The International Association of Fire Fighters Wednesday will endorse Connecticut Sen. Christopher J. Dodd for the presidency, an important boost to his underdog campaign. The 280,000-member union,...

by Frank James The Census Bureau released its annual report on income, earnings and poverty today. It contained no surprises. The one statistic some Democratic presidential candidates might seize on...

by Frank James A quick guided tour to some of the morning's most important or interesting (or both) Washington-related stories. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales surprised the nation's capital by announcing...

by Frank James Well, that didn't take long. A Democratic fund-raising communication has gone out which uses Attorney General Alberto Gonzales's resignation as a rallying cry to drum up more...

Frances Townsend at a July press conference. AP Photo/Ron Edmonds. by Carol Eisenberg Frances Townsend, White House homeland security advisor, said she declined the offer to consider job of Homeland...