Jill Zuckman – Page 18

A collection of campaign oddities, observations, grotesqueries and even the occasional wry observation from around the nation.

August 20, 2021 at 4:04 a.m.

Governing is easy "What is so complex about providing health care for 44 million who are uninsured?" -- Democrat Mike Miller for U.S. House in Delaware, responding to an editorial...

Congress likely to OK Bush’s use of force against Iraqis

August 20, 2021 at 3:00 a.m.

Congress is expected to hand President Bush a substantial, bipartisan victory Thursday, authorizing him to use military force against Iraq to rid it of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons materials....

Senate OKs 9/11 probe panel

August 19, 2021 at 8:48 p.m.

A year after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to create an independent commission with broad powers to investigate how and why Al Qaeda operatives were...

Pressure mounting on Pitt

August 20, 2021 at 1:56 a.m.

A growing chorus of critics is calling for the top cop of the nation's financial markets to step down. With lawmakers and the public increasingly outraged over the accounting irregularities...

D.C. protests are sweeping but peaceful

August 20, 2021 at 1:09 a.m.

Thousands of protesters massed in the nation's capital Saturday bearing messages of support for the Palestinian people, opposition to America's war on terrorism and unhappiness with the International Monetary Fund....

Midwest is imperative to control of Senate

August 20, 2021 at 2:09 a.m.

More than any other region of the country, the Midwest could make the difference between Democrats keeping control of the U.S. Senate or Republicans taking it back in the November...

‘GOP Taliban’ tag riles Armey

August 21, 2019 at 4:28 p.m.

House Majority Leader Dick Armey erupted Tuesday after finding himself labeled part of "the Republican Taliban" in a U.S. News & World Report gossip item. The item said some Democratic...

Lawmakers grappling with preparedness bill

January 30, 2019 at 11:38 a.m.

Three weeks after anthrax was discovered in Sen. Tom Daschle's mail, Republicans and Democrats in the Senate are ready to unveil legislation to help the nation prepare in the event...

DeLay’s arm-twisting won airport security fight for GOP

January 30, 2019 at 11:39 a.m.

In the days before the House of Representatives rejected turning over airport security to federal employees, House Democrats watched in dismay as Majority Whip Tom DeLay rounded up the precise...

Senate OKs Ashcroft’s wish list

August 21, 2019 at 4:28 p.m.

On a resounding 98-1 vote, the Senate Thursday cleared sweeping legislation to help federal law-enforcement officials track down suspected terrorists. The bill was sent to President Bush, who is expected...

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