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The article examines Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama's chances of winning the November 2008 election against his Republican opponent John McCain in Idaho. The paper provides information on the state's congressional politics and number of delegates and electoral votes for the presidential election.

The article examines Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama's chances of winning the November 2008 election against his Republican opponent John McCain in Georgia. The paper provides information on the state's congressional politics and number of delegates and electoral votes for the presidential election.

The article examines Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama's chances of winning the November 2008 election against his Republican opponent John McCain in District of Columbia. The paper provides information on the state's congressional politics and number of delegates and electoral votes for the presidential election.

The article examines Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama's chances of winning the November 2008 election against his Republican opponent John McCain in Delaware. The paper provides information on the state's congressional politics and number of delegates and electoral votes for the presidential election.

The article examines Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama's chances of winning the November 2008 election against his Republican opponent John McCain in California. The paper provides information on the state's congressional politics and number of delegates and electoral votes for the presidential election.

The article examines Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama's chances of winning the November 2008 election against his Republican opponent John McCain in Alabama. The paper provides information on the state's congressional politics and number of delegates and electoral votes for the presidential election.

The author reflects on issues surrounding the construction of the Newseum in Washington, D.C. She mentions several criticisms directed to the structure from several media men. She points out that the criticism is caused by the decreasing performance of the news industry, including the decline of circulation and news reports of print news papers and magazines.

The author speculates whether the remaining U.S. candidates will take on the challenge of eradicating poverty now that fellow candidate John Edwards was beaten at the polls. Through his campaigns, Edwards has focused the public's attention to the plight of the poor. While candidates Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama have position papers that address poverty, they rarely invoked the word poverty in their campaign speeches. The poverty rate in the U.S. according to the Census Bureau is presented.

The article reports on the effort of the U.S. government to find opportunities to foster research and development initiatives to keep the country competitive despite fiscal constraints. Funds are being allotted for innovation that continue to survive and grow, amid all the governmental budget cuts. The U.S. Congress and the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama are promoting risk-taking in the private sector, with increased prize money for corporate and academic innovators.

The article discusses the importance of promoting domestic manufacturing and the possible role the U.S. government should play in such event. President Barack Obama proposes a strategy to boost domestic manufacturing, including a proposal to increase spending on workforce training and research into advanced manufacturing technologies and tax cuts on manufacturers. Employment trends amplify the concern about manufacturing and obstacles to implementing a pro-manufacturing strategy remain.

The article presents the complete U.S. House and Senate rosters for the 112th Congress, second session, and offers a guide to the committees and subcommittees. It outlines the responsibilities and jurisdiction of the Senate and House committees including the Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Appropriations, Armed Services, and the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. Also presented are the House Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, Ethics, and Financial Services.

The article discusses the U.S.-China relations. It is said that despite U.S. President Barack Obama's promises of tough trade enforcement, the administration as well as Congress have been careful with their approach toward China. It is said that the economic future of the two countries remain interdependent on each other and American legislators cannot attack China's policies without having an impact on U.S. firms. U.S. corporations reportedly make 150 billion U.S. dollars a year in China.

The article reports on the announcement of U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. that the department would be issuing a series of papers on Social Security and Medicare entitlement overhaul to depoliticize the debate. It cites that Paulson initially announced plans to tackle the overhaul of Social Security and Medicare. Also mentioned is the warnings about the fiscal health of the programs. According to the author, Paulson seems very pleased with his decision to enter economic policy making.

The article reports on the dismissal of criminal charges filed against Phillip F. Thompson, an executive assistant to U.S. Democratic Senator Jim Webb of Virginia, who carried an unlicensed firearm into the Russell Senate Office Building on March 26, 2007. A spokesman for the attorney's office for the District of Columbia stated the assistant did not plan to bring the handgun into the building. According to papers filed with the court, Thompson cited that he had the weapon for safekeeping.

The article states that despite intense calls for deficit reduction the scrutiny of the Department of Defense's budget will likely be hindered the scope and complexity of activities and the related concerns. Mentioned are the major candidates for review which include the U.S. troops in Europe, anti-narcotics missions in rich European nations, diplomatic posts, the redundancies in functions and equipment and the large Marine Corps.

The article discusses the disagreement between U.S. President Barack Obama and Congress over economic policies amid high unemployment rate in 2011. Republicans have rejected the call of Democrats for more spending and targeted tax cuts to improve employment and growth. Treasury securities were downgraded by Standard & Poor's due to the debt ceiling debate. Also cited is the indication of the unwillingness of Republicans to compromise regarding jobs.

The article examines the impact of the response of the U.S. to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta predicts the imminent defeat of al Qaeda. The success of al Qaeda in portraying the U.S. as a country at war with Islam considering its goal to delegitimize the country through its own actions is noted. Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee Chairman Joseph I. Lieberman mentions the difficulty facing the U.S. in regaining its popularity.

The article discusses the latest developments in the U.S. Congress as of May 2011. It claims that the focus of the legislators have shifted to budget policy from energy policy. The Pew Charitable Trusts' SubsidyScope reported that the U.S. government provided a total of around 25 billion dollars on energy grants and tax breaks in 2009. The opinions of Republican senator Olympia J. Snowe and Georgetown Public Policy Institute's Edward Montgomery on the issue are also cited.

The article discusses a cap and sequester mechanism being proposed to control spending of the U.S. federal government. It cites the enactment of the short-lived 1985 Gramm-Rudman-Hollings anti-deficit law during the administration of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan in order to control the increasing federal debt. It stresses that the fiscal problems being faced by the nation could not be solved by automatic budget controls.

Focuses on buyout packages being offered by the newspaper "Washington Post" to its full-time editors and reporters who had been at the paper at least 10 years and would be older than 54 by the end of 2006. Decision of political writer Thomas B. Edsall to accept the Post's offer of a voluntary buyout package of close to 2 years' salary and assorted other benefits; Other incentives on offer as part of the buyout package; Impact of financial pressures on the process of employee transitions in newspapers.

Addresses the possible sale of Knight Ridder, the second-largest newspaper chain in the U.S. Efforts of Knight Ridder staffers and alumni to save the chain's newspapers; Proposal being crafted by the Newspaper Guild-Commissions Workers of America to buy the nine Knight Ridder papers that have collective bargaining; Impact of the sale on the U.S. newspaper industry.

Focuses on the efforts of women's groups and activists to demand for a review of the approval of Mentor Corporation's silicone implants for sale by a U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) advisory panel. Request of the group for a Senate investigation of an electronic mail sent in March 2005 by FDA director of scientific policy Susan Bond to acting commissioner Lester M. Crawford along with a pro-implant briefing paper; Initiative of Representative Gene Green (D.-Tex.) to encourage the FDA to reconsider the evidence; Action taken by Mentor in response to the investigation.

Reports on the bills introduced by several Republican legislators in the U.S. Congress that aim to memorialize former President Ronald Reagan who died on June 5, 2004. Paper currency and coins which the legislators want to bear the likeness of President Reagan; Comments from legislators; Challenge from the Democrats to the proposals of Republicans.

Focuses on the appointment of Paul C. Tash as chairman of Congressional Quarterly Inc. starting May 16, 2004. Career background; Background on the executive succession at Times Publishing Co., the parent company of Congressional Quarterly; Action taken by Nelson Poynter, who founded Congressional Quarterly, to ensure that the Times would remain locally owned paper and outside the clutches of publicly traded newspaper chains; Mission of the periodical "Congressional Quarterly."

Reports on the decision of the U.S. Senate to clear a legislation that will allow banks to process checks electronically. Provisions of the legislation; Implications of the legislation for banks.

Discusses issues related to public administration in the U.S. Action taken by Representative Marge Roukema of New Jersey to study issues associated with plant closings and worker dislocation in the manufacturing industry in 1985; Cost of the rapid deployment of U.S. troops to the Middle East in 1990; Problems faced by Representative Don Young of Alaska with regard to transportation bills.

Reports on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee's approval of HR 2086, a bill reauthorizing the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy, on July 9, 2003. Funding for the office under the bill; Issues on the bill that are subject of the debate; Responsibility of the office.

Deals with the approval of a bill by the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, on June 18, 2003, involving the electronic processing of bank checks. Details of the legislation; Information on digital images of checks; Provision of the bill.

Provides an update on a bill governing bank expansions, checks and swaps in the U.S. as of May 2003. Approval of the House Financial Services Committee on the bill; Effect of the bill on bank mergers; Statement issued by supporters of the bill on the importance of the bill to the financial services industry.

Reports on the approval given by the U.S. House Government Reform Committee on a legislation to countermand the decision of U.S. President George W. Bush to put a protective cloak over the papers of his predecessors. Reason for the probability that the bill would not pass the 107th Congress; Sponsors of the bill; Details of the bill.

Reports on the confirmation hearing conducted by the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee for Miguel A. Estrada, a judicial nominee who is seeking a seat in the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Washington, D.C. Circuit. Views of Democratic legislators on his testimony; Professional background of Estrada; Opinion of his critics.

Reports on the approval of a legislation by the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on July 18, 2002 which would help combat piracy of movies and recorded music. Prohibitions of the measure; Importance of the bill to copyright owners; Limitations of the measure.

Reports that Senator Dianne Feinstein, wants the U.S. Senate to not discriminate in its hiring based on sexual orientation and want to extend federal employment anti-discrimination laws to cover gays. Plan of supporters of a legislation of Edward M. Kennedy; Views on the legislation.

Reports the decision of U.S. Representative Dan Burton (R-Ind.) to challenge an executive order penned by President George W. Bush that restricts public access to presidential papers. Information on the amendment of the Presidential Records Act; Restrictions set by the president under the executive order.

Reports that the U.S. Senate has confirmed the nomination of Doctor Elias Zerhouni to be director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health. Zerhouni's duties.

Reports the political party membership of Virginia Representative Virgil H. Goode Jr. Campaign conducted by the legislator for the Republican Party; Discussion on the classification of the politician as an independent candidate.

Profiles Wisconsin's Grand Old Party Representative F. James Sensenbrenner Jr. Sensenbrenner's personality; Background on Sensenbrenner's career in legislature.

Reveals that the court order to shut down the Web connections of the U.S. Interior Department on December 5, 2002 was concerned with a hacker that could get into the Indian trust fund accounts which the Interior has managed since 1887. Description of the accounts; Implications of resolving the amount that Indians should get from funds that were lost over a hundred years.

Focuses on the resolution posed by the United States House demanding that Iraq allow United Nations weapons inspectors to verify the development of weapons of mass destruction. Concerns over cooperation between Iraq and international terrorists; Views of several legislators on the bill.

Focuses on the approval by United States (U.S.) President George W. Bush in November 2001 of an executive order restricting the release of presidential records. Aim of the move; Impact of the move on the release of papers relating to former U.S. President Bill Clinton; Various reactions on the move.

Reports on a complaint filed by legislator Peter Deutsch (D-Fla.) against Steve Buyer (R-Ind.) regarding the disqualified absentee ballots of several service members in the United States. Details of the story published in 'The New York Times'; Response of Buyer to the charges.

Deals with the investigation on the nomination of John D. Graham to head the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. Nature of his job; Questions asked by Senate Democrats during the investigation; His views on the possible anti-carcinogenic properties of dioxin.

Reports on the passage of a bill sponsored by Representative Dan Burton (R-Ind.) in the House of Representatives on March 15, 2001, which aims to reduce paperwork requirements for small businesses in the United States. Provisions of the bill; Significance of the bill.

Focuses on various publications of the `Congressional Quarterly' (CQ) magazine. `CQ.com On Congress'; `CQ Weekly'; `CQ Daily Monitor.'

Efforts of the negotiators from both chambers of the United States Congress to narrow their differences on the use of electronic signatures to seal business and legal transactions. Bill crafted by the legislators for the use of electronic signatures to seal business and legal transactions; Discussion on the issue; Highlights on the bill.

Reveals that a proposed United States (U.S.) Department of Transportation's rule on the working hours of truck drivers will trigger debates in the U.S. Congress on the economics of improved highway safety. Number of deaths from truck accidents; Overview of the rule; Reactions from the American Trucking Association on the proposal.

Highlights the dispute among United States legislators about the potential remedies to link online stock trading systems. Legislation linking stock exchanges and electronic networks; Views of Senate Banking Chairman Phil Gramm (R-Tex.) on a centralized system for stock exchanges and electronic networks; Forecast on changes in stock exchanges.

Deals with the ethical implication of the move of Bill Sublette, Republican Party legislative candidate in Florida to hire Tribune Interactive to launch a Web site for his campaign. Connection of Tribune Interactive company to publishing company Tribune Co.; Decision of Tribune Interactive not to give service to Sublette's rivals.

Reports on the strategy of the Republican Party to use the voting records of Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) in the U.S. Congress against his candidacy in 2004. Views of political scientists on incumbent public officers participating in a presidential election; Voting records of Kerry on other issues and legislation; Effort of Kerry to raise the Corporate Average Fuel Economy standard.

Discusses the efforts of U.S. President George W. Bush to make tax cuts permanent despite the opposition of his Grand Old Party (GOP) allies. Totals from the fiscal 2005 budget proposal; Reasons for the weak foundation of the deficit reduction; Administration estimate on the deficit reduction by fiscal year 2009 from the proposed spending cuts and economic growth; Gap between spending and revenue in the fiscal 2005 budget.